Artist: George Metropoulos McCauley
George Metropoulos McCauley, MONTANA
Artist Statement
I am drawn to work that shows struggle and presence of the hand. Asian pots particularly Korean Punchung and Japanese pots from the Momoyama period have been an influence on my work since I began in the late 60’s. My work is about the immediacy and act of making and has little to do with academia, correctness or technical aspects. I am more interested in the flaws than the flawless.
Biography
Metropoulos McCauley, a Greek/American potter, has had 40 solo exhibitions, been included in over 400 exhibitions internationally and included in collections in 13 countries. He is the recipient of 3 National Endowment For the Arts Grants and numerous state and private grants since he began working in clay in 1967. He has been featured in books, magazines and film, detailed in his resume. Metropoulos McCauley has conducted 450 workshops in the North America, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia. He has 2 films to his credit and his video series, Georges House of Clay Wednesday Night Videos, continues to be a hit. He is an iconoclast devoted to making work that he wants to make in the face of changes in the ceramic field.
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Education1978 · University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Master of Fine Arts Summa Cum Laude, Ceramics; Thesis title: “Vapor Glazing in Saggers”
1971 · East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Post-graduate work
1970 · University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
1968 · University of South Carolina Summer School of the Arts, Hilton Head Island, SC
1965-1966 · Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA
1971 · East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Post-graduate work
1970 · University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
1968 · University of South Carolina Summer School of the Arts, Hilton Head Island, SC
1965-1966 · Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA
Solo Exhibitions
2023 · Recent Work: Oxidation and Woodfired, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 · Woodfire/Majolica and Back, The Hardwick Gallery, Columbia, MO
2017 · Woodfire/Majolica and Back, The Hardwick Gallery, Columbia, MO
· Woodfire, and Beyond, Stillwater Gallery, Whitefish, MT
· Go Low! Making and Firing Work for Low Fire Wood Firing, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
· Go Low! Making and Firing Work for Low Fire Wood Firing, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2016 · Fire ‘Em ‘Til They’re Done, Kolva/Sullivan, Spokane, WA
2013 · George McCauley, All The Work, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red
2013 · George McCauley, All The Work, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red
Lodge, MT
2009 · New Work, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
2006 · Neo Byzantine Redneck, Exhibition and Installation, Paris Gibson
2006 · Neo Byzantine Redneck, Exhibition and Installation, Paris Gibson
Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2004 · From the Barnyard, Ballet and Frog Series, Carroll College, Helena,
MT
2003 · World Tour 2003, Turman Gallery, Helena, MT
2002 · World Tour 2002, Larson Gallery, Austin Peay State University,
2002 · World Tour 2002, Larson Gallery, Austin Peay State University,
Clarksville, TN
2000 · New Works a’ Banff, Exhibition and Installation, The Banff Centre for
the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1998 · Dr. George’s Quasi-Mojo Souvenir Shop, Exhibition and Installation,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
· Souvenirs, Made in Korea, Exhibition and Installation, To Art Space, Seoul, Korea ⋅
· Souvenirs, Made in Korea, Exhibition and Installation, To Art Space, Seoul, Korea ⋅
1997 · Mystic Mojo Urgent Art: Clay, Wood, Metal, and Site Installation,
Margo Brown Gallery, Buffalo, WY
1995 · Rare EarthandWare, ABF Gallery, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena,
MT
1992 · Georgia Clay ’92, The Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1991 · Pots III: Works in Clay, J.H. Webb Gallery, Macon, GA
1990 · Clay and Wood Sculpture, Exhibition and Installation, Upstairs
1992 · Georgia Clay ’92, The Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1991 · Pots III: Works in Clay, J.H. Webb Gallery, Macon, GA
1990 · Clay and Wood Sculpture, Exhibition and Installation, Upstairs
Gallery, Tryon, NC
· New Works in Color, Exhibition and Installation, Trade Street Gallery, Tryon, NC
1988 · New Art Dimensions, Phillips Street Gallery, Athens, GA
· Clay/Statements, Piedmont Crafts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
1985 · Duck Object d’Art, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
· Clay/Statements, Piedmont Crafts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
1985 · Duck Object d’Art, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
· Thrown/Altered Jars, Bishop Pace Gallery, Bishop, GA
1978 · Form, Not Function, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
1975 · Non-Functional Work, Art Department Gallery, University of South
1975 · Non-Functional Work, Art Department Gallery, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC
· Slab Build, Raku Fired, The Studio Gallery, Easley, SC
· Slab Build, Raku Fired, The Studio Gallery, Easley, SC
1973 · New Thrown Forms, The Studio Gallery, Easley, SC
1970 · One Year’s Work, Russell House Gallery, University of South
1970 · One Year’s Work, Russell House Gallery, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC
Periodicals, Exhibition Catalogs, Books
“Mistakes Make the Magic” by Brandon Rentjes, Ceramics Monthly, February 2022
Earthenware wood fire works included in Low Fire Soda by Justin Rothshank, published by Ceramics Art
Network
Low Fire Soda 2019 Calendar, The Potters Council
“Hooked on Earthenware”, my article on wood fired earthenware, The Log Book, #72, Ireland 2017 Calendar, The Potters Council
Western Art and Architecture, “The Narrative Sculpture of George McCauley”, Michele Corriel, September 2014
500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2013
American I Pottery, Kevin Hluch. Internet/Interactive Publication, 2013
Passive Smoking, by Sandy Oitzinger, book cover illustration, Helena, MT
500 Vases, Lark Books, 2010
Kohila Wood Fire 2006-2010, Estonian Ceramists Association, Tallinn, Estonia, 2010
Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring Techniques, American Ceramic Society, 2009
State of the Art 2008, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL, 2008
500 Platters, Plates, and Chargers, Lark Books, 2008
Teapots for China, Shanghai Crafts Museum, Shanghai, China 2007
The Art of Teapot Making: From the Ancient to the Contemporary, Jeng-daw Hwang, Shanghai China,
2007
“Neo Byzantine Redneck”, Janet Henderson, Ceramics: Art and Perception, Sept 2007
The International Lucky Pig Teapot Exhibition, Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum Press, 2007
Catalog, The Archie Bray International Symposium, Helena, MT, 2006
12th Annual Summer Auction, catalog, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2005
11th Annual Summer Auction, catalog, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2004
12th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, catalog, Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, PA, 2004
36th Annual Art Auction, catalog, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 2004
Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques, American Ceramic Society, 2004
21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, The American Ceramic Society, 2003
Contemporary Ceramics, Susan Peterson, Watson Guptil, 2000
Made in Korea 2000, Ilmin Museum of Art, Curatorial Department, Seoul, Korea, 2000
Chinese Potter’s Newsletter, Beijing, China, winter 2000
Earthenware wood fire works included in Low Fire Soda by Justin Rothshank, published by Ceramics Art
Network
Low Fire Soda 2019 Calendar, The Potters Council
“Hooked on Earthenware”, my article on wood fired earthenware, The Log Book, #72, Ireland 2017 Calendar, The Potters Council
Western Art and Architecture, “The Narrative Sculpture of George McCauley”, Michele Corriel, September 2014
500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2013
American I Pottery, Kevin Hluch. Internet/Interactive Publication, 2013
Passive Smoking, by Sandy Oitzinger, book cover illustration, Helena, MT
500 Vases, Lark Books, 2010
Kohila Wood Fire 2006-2010, Estonian Ceramists Association, Tallinn, Estonia, 2010
Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring Techniques, American Ceramic Society, 2009
State of the Art 2008, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL, 2008
500 Platters, Plates, and Chargers, Lark Books, 2008
Teapots for China, Shanghai Crafts Museum, Shanghai, China 2007
The Art of Teapot Making: From the Ancient to the Contemporary, Jeng-daw Hwang, Shanghai China,
2007
“Neo Byzantine Redneck”, Janet Henderson, Ceramics: Art and Perception, Sept 2007
The International Lucky Pig Teapot Exhibition, Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum Press, 2007
Catalog, The Archie Bray International Symposium, Helena, MT, 2006
12th Annual Summer Auction, catalog, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2005
11th Annual Summer Auction, catalog, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2004
12th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, catalog, Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, PA, 2004
36th Annual Art Auction, catalog, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 2004
Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques, American Ceramic Society, 2004
21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, The American Ceramic Society, 2003
Contemporary Ceramics, Susan Peterson, Watson Guptil, 2000
Made in Korea 2000, Ilmin Museum of Art, Curatorial Department, Seoul, Korea, 2000
Chinese Potter’s Newsletter, Beijing, China, winter 2000
“A Folk Spirit: The Postmodern Punching Pots of George McCauley,” Rick Newby, Ceramics: Art and
Perception, September 2000
13th Annual San Angelo Ceramic Competition, catalog, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX,
April 2000
The 1999 NCECA Clay National, catalog, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH, March 1999
30th Annual Art Auction, catalog, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 1998
A Ceramic Tradition, catalog, Archie Bray Foundation, 1998
Georgia Clay, Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1998
The Best of Pottery 2, Quarry Books, Rockport, ME, 1998
Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Don Davis, Lark Books/Random House, 1998
“Candleholder and Wall Sculpture,” Ceramic Art Monthly, Seoul, Korea, July 1998
Strictly Functional, catalog, Ephrata, PA, May 1998
12th Annual San Angelo Ceramic Competition, catalog, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, April 1998
Clay Times, September/October 1997
All Fired UP National Clay Juried Exhibition, catalog, Boise, ID, February 1997
Clay on the Wall Exhibition, catalog, Lubbock, TX, February 1997
NCECA 1997 Clay National, catalog, Las Vegas, NV, February 1997
“George McCauley,” Peter Held (Director, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT), Ceramics Monthly,
January 1997
Perception, September 2000
13th Annual San Angelo Ceramic Competition, catalog, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX,
April 2000
The 1999 NCECA Clay National, catalog, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH, March 1999
30th Annual Art Auction, catalog, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 1998
A Ceramic Tradition, catalog, Archie Bray Foundation, 1998
Georgia Clay, Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1998
The Best of Pottery 2, Quarry Books, Rockport, ME, 1998
Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Don Davis, Lark Books/Random House, 1998
“Candleholder and Wall Sculpture,” Ceramic Art Monthly, Seoul, Korea, July 1998
Strictly Functional, catalog, Ephrata, PA, May 1998
12th Annual San Angelo Ceramic Competition, catalog, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, April 1998
Clay Times, September/October 1997
All Fired UP National Clay Juried Exhibition, catalog, Boise, ID, February 1997
Clay on the Wall Exhibition, catalog, Lubbock, TX, February 1997
NCECA 1997 Clay National, catalog, Las Vegas, NV, February 1997
“George McCauley,” Peter Held (Director, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT), Ceramics Monthly,
January 1997
Best of Pottery, Quarry Books, Rockport, ME, 1996
“Steeped in Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, March 1996
Clay Invitational, catalog, Missoula Arts Foundation, 1994
SIUE Clay National, catalog, 1988
Third Annual Monarch Tile National, catalog, 1988
Currents ’82, catalog, Middle Tennessee State University, Memphis, TN, 1982
“Limited Edition Crafts for the Marketplace,” Currents ’82, 1982
Teapots, Rich Berman, 1980
Ceramics Monthly, November 1979
Marietta Crafts National, catalog, MCCN, 1978
Ceramics Monthly, March 1970
“Steeped in Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, March 1996
Clay Invitational, catalog, Missoula Arts Foundation, 1994
SIUE Clay National, catalog, 1988
Third Annual Monarch Tile National, catalog, 1988
Currents ’82, catalog, Middle Tennessee State University, Memphis, TN, 1982
“Limited Edition Crafts for the Marketplace,” Currents ’82, 1982
Teapots, Rich Berman, 1980
Ceramics Monthly, November 1979
Marietta Crafts National, catalog, MCCN, 1978
Ceramics Monthly, March 1970