The Philadelphia Museum of Art—in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe—seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasing and increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning.
Inspired by the Presidential China Collection at the PMA, Chau created a collection of tableware with iconography meant to reflect the imagined realities and tastes of the first queer president. The artist worked with Lenox to source blanks that he decorated with custom transfer images.
About the artist
Adam Chau
Adam Chau is an artist and curator in Connecticut. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's 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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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.
