An exhibition by Aisha Harrison

On view October 4th - November 23rd by appointment

Artist Talk: Friday, October 4th, 6-7PM | RSVP

Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, October 4th, 7-9PM

Workshop: Saturday, October 5th, 2-5PM | Enroll

Aisha Harrison uses the body as a site to explore the lived experiences of racism, ancestral (human and non-human) connection, and the complicated blend of histories held within her body. Her work shows reverence for real bodies while also incorporating elements that are physical manifestations of the intangible. The humans she makes are often interconnected with elements of the natural world, many of whom are native to the Pacific Northwest where her family has lived for four generations. 

Aisha is a studio and public artist working primarily in clay and bronze. She discovered clay in a community studio, while working toward a degree in Spanish at Grinnell College in Iowa. Harrison received a BFA from Washington State University, and an MFA from University of Nebraska- Lincoln. She is currently working on a large-scale outdoor public art commission with The University of Washington Tacoma and the Washington State Arts Commission. Her studio work is shown nationally with recent work at The Whatcom Museum, The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Crocker Art Museum, Northern Clay Center, Wa Na Wari, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Jordan Schnitzer Museum at WSU, and at the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery at South Sound Community College.  She has done residencies at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Women’s Studio Workshop, and Baltimore Clayworks. .

Please call (206) 209-1094 or email shayla@potterynorthwest.org to inquire about purchasing artwork.