Two new ceramic exhibitions open at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings

The Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, Montana, has launched two new ceramic-focused exhibitions: "Folktales and Fanfare" and "Embedded in the Overlap." A central highlight of the new programming is the work of Ukrainian ceramicist Janina Myronova, whose exhibition features whimsical stoneware figures and drawings that explore themes of home, hope, and human connection. Myronova’s work, including her 2023 piece "Two Heads Are Better Than One," blends traditional ceramic techniques with dreamlike narratives.

Kazuhito Kawai & Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka "Tsuitayo: Becoming by Making" @ KOTARO NUKAGA (Roppongi)

川井雄仁&アレクサ・クミコ・ハタナカ「ついたよ：Becoming by Making」@ KOTARO NUKAGA（六本木）

Artists Kazuhito Kawai and Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka are presenting a joint exhibition titled "Tsuitayo: Becoming by Making" at KOTARO NUKAGA in Roppongi, Tokyo. Running from March 14 to April 10, 2026, the show features Kawai’s expressive ceramic sculptures alongside Hatanaka’s textile-based works, including her signature "Noren" and "Tabi" pieces. The exhibition highlights a dialogue between Kawai’s tactile, often grotesque ceramic forms and Hatanaka’s exploration of heritage and craft through traditional Japanese materials.

ARTS AND HUMANITIES: Aiken Center for the Arts exhibition focuses on the shaping of identity

Artist Lucy Bailey is presenting a solo exhibition titled "Roots and Wings" at the Aiken Center for the Arts, running through April 29. The show features nearly 50 mixed-media works created on vintage early 20th-century infant gowns, exploring the complex origins of human identity through themes of genetics, genealogy, community, and nature. Bailey utilizes diverse materials—ranging from DNA-inspired patterns and family photographs to resin-dipped cicada wings—to symbolize the foundational "roots" of selfhood and the "wings" of individual expression.

Clutch City Craft at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston

The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) has opened the exhibition 'Clutch City Craft,' which explores the craft traditions and material cultures that define Houston. The show features a diverse range of making practices, from mosaic street signs and cowboy boot making to fiber artists involved in aerospace design, framing the city's creative density as an extension of its industrial identity.

Bob’s Art Blog: Arts Spring To-Do List—Millworks, the AAH and the JNS Gallery and CALC

The Millworks Art Studios in Harrisburg has introduced a new cohort of resident artists dubbed "The New Guard," featuring a diverse range of local talent. This group includes photorealistic racecar painter Annika Koser, found-objects sculptor and former architect Jeff Scorza, and woodworker Kelly Anoka, alongside the recent addition of narrative artist Marina Radanovic. Each artist brings a distinct material focus—from industrial glass and metal to upcycled local timber—strengthening the collaborative creative community within the studio complex.

GALLERY: Creepy crawlies and plant characters at Okotoks Art Gallery

The Okotoks Art Gallery recently launched two solo exhibitions by artists Neil McClelland and Beany Dootjes, marked by an opening reception on April 11. McClelland’s exhibition, "Earthly Delights," utilizes a multi-layered process of photography, digitization, and painting to personify plants as characters. In the adjacent small gallery, Dootjes presents "Ruin & Reclamation: Re-iterated," featuring oversized sculptures of insects like lice and bed bugs meticulously crafted from repurposed men’s business attire.

Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels

Artist Goran Konjevod creates elegant, functional vases using precise origami techniques, transforming thin paper into forms that mimic the visual weight and presence of porcelain. His works, such as "Grey Curves Vase" and "Artist's Palette Vase," explore the relationship between material, form, and function through organic shapes and nuanced color gradients.

Walk & Talk: ‘Jewelry of the Afrofuture’ at The Walters with Baltimore Jewelry Center

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore has debuted "Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture," a major exhibition dedicated to the self-taught metalsmith known for her costume designs in the film Black Panther. The showcase features large-scale gold and brass pieces alongside a recreation of Fletcher’s original workbench and personal ephemera, such as family photos and her mother’s Bible. The exhibition highlights her journey from working at a social justice nonprofit to becoming an international figure in narrative jewelry.