Dates

April 11–June 27, 2026

Exhibiting Artists

Michael Biello & Adam Chau

 

Exhibiting location

Biello Martin Studio

Biello Martin Studio is the creative sanctuary and gallery of ceramic sculptor/theatre artist Michael Biello and composer/musician Dan Martin. Biello’s visual art has been exhibited worldwide and is in numerous private collections. Martin is an award-winning composer and music producer and, with Biello, has created critically acclaimed musical theatre and performance pieces. Biello Martin Studio presents occasional intimate salons of art, music and theater.

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Biello & Chau

Featuring several bodies of work by artists Adam Chau and Michael Biello. Chau will show a place setting created as part of his new partnership with Lenox China and his “Generated Love” series using AI images of men in intimate poses on porcelain. Biello will show clay postcards of erotic photos from 1976 adult magazines collaged on historic scenes of 1776 Philadelphia. Biello will also pay homage to Philly’s iconic Rocky statue and his own Italian American heritage with iconic images collaged on clay.

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About the artist

Michael Biello

Michael Biello is an interdisciplinary artist who draws inspiration from his Italian American roots, his passion for theatre, and his longtime LGBTQ+ cultural activism. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1973 mentored by William Daley. Biello is one of the artisan/makers who helped create the revivals of Old City Philadelphia in the 1970’s and Noho New York in the 1990’s. His work has been exhibited internationally and is in numerous private collections throughout Europe and the US including many in the entertainment industry. Biello’s unique commitment to collaboration has led him to explore and work in a wide range of artistic disciplines including theatre, dance, songwriting and performance art.

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featured works

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Solo Exhibition

Adam Chau

Adam Chau is an artist and curator in Connecticut. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Designed Objects program, his research combines digital technology with traditional studio ceramics. He has exhibited and lectured internationally, and has completed residencies in China, Taiwan, Ecuador, and the United States. In 2018 he was awarded the NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship and in 2019 became a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, a UNESCO partner. He is the Edith Dale Monson Gallery Director/Curator at Hartford Art School and Director of Exhibitions for NCECA. His podcast, Trade Secret, was produced by the Archie Bray Foundation for two seasons and covered ceramics in the 21st century.

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featured works

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generated love

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Research Location

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Art Museum, formerly the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval.

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Exhibiting partner

Radical Americana

For the Semiquincentennial, The Clay Studio is leading Radical Americana, a series of exhibitions organized by a consortium of Philadelphia’s arts and cultural institutions. Each celebrates how artists today are continuing the city’s robust legacy as a center for art, skill, and civic engagement. The 45 artists researched and were inspired by the art and history of Philadelphia in 1776, and the subsequent commemorations in 1876, 1926, and 1976. The artists' new work will add their voices to current dialogue about our nation’s present and future, inspire civil dialogue, celebrate Philadelphia's diversity, and continue the rich tradition of creativity in our city.

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