Altadena
del Mano Gallery, www.delmano.com, 626-421-6359
Showroom Open By Appointment Only
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional and sculptural works; Art teapots, contemporary and secondary market pieces | representing 50+ ceramic artists | 2 ceramics exhibitions per year.
Claremont
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, http://rcwg.scrippscollege.edu, 909-607-8090
1030 Columbia Ave. Claremont, California 91711
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural, functional, and figurative works; mid-century ceramics | representing Bengston, Kaneko, Mason, McIntosh, Price, Soldner, Takemoto, Wood, Woodman, and Voulkos | 1 ceramics exhibitions per year.
Davis
John Natsoulas Gallery, www.natsoulas.com, (530) 756-3938
521 First St., Davis, CA 95616
Primarily exhibiting historical and contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, figurative, and installation works.
The Artery, www.theartery.net , 530-758-8330
207 G St., Davis, CA 95616
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural and functional works.
Graton
Art Honors Life | The Gallery at FUNERIA, www.funeria.com , 707 829 1966
2860 Bowen St. #1, Graton, CA 95444-0221
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, figurative, and installation works; new funerary urns, vessels, reliquaries, and personal memorial art | representing 15 ceramic artists | 1 clay exhibitions and 2 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Fullerton
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, http://themuck.org/, (714) 738-6595
1201 W Malvern Ave, Fullerton, CA 92833
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center offers extraordinary exhibitions, performances and engaging educational programs to Orange County’s diverse communities and beyond.
Laguna Beach
coastal eddy a gallery, (Facebook Page) 949-715-4113
1417 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, figurative, and installation works; only dedicated ceramics art gallery in Orange County, CA | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 10 clay exhibitions and 3 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Los Angeles
Craft and Folk Art Gallery, http://www.cafam.org/ (323) 937-4230
5814 Wilshire Boulevard (at Curson), Los Angeles, CA 90036
The Craft & Folk Art Museum engages people through its diverse exhibitions and programs that challenge established ideas about craft and folk art and inspire a sense of inquiry and creativity within all people.
Couturier Gallery, www.couturiergallery.com ,323-933-5557
166 N. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036
Primarily exhibiting contemporary and historical ceramics; sculptural and figurative works; Latin American & American ceramics | representing 6 ceramic artists including Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Rose Cabat, Susana Espinosa, Jay Kvapil, Toni Hambleton, Beatrice Wood, Brother Thomas | 2 ceramics exhibitions and 4 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Edward Cella Art + Architecture, http://www.edwardcella.com/ 323-525-0053
6018 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural and installation works; represents significant established, mid-career and emerging artists, architects, and designers whose practices engage structure and space conceptually, formally, and socially. | representing 2 ceramic artists including Brad Miller, Adam Silverman | 1 ceramics exhibitions and 0 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Freehand Gallery, www.freehand.com , 323-655-2607
8413 W. Third St. Los Angeles, California 90048
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional works; American artists | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 2 clay exhibitions and 1 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, www.lacma.org , 323-857-6000
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Primarily exhibiting contemporary and historical ceramics.
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, http://www.culturela.org/lamag/Home.html , 323.644.6269
Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Founded in 1952, its mission is to promote, interpret, and present to the art of emerging, mid-career, and established artists from culturally diverse Southern California. The curatorial focus of the Gallery includes painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, video, sound, electronic, performance, and installation works. Once a year the Gallery serves as the host venue for the DCA’s City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships exhibitions, featuring the work of the City’s best mid-career artists.
The Brewery Artists Lofts, http://www.thebreweryartistlofts.com/brewery_website_003.htm , (323)222-3007
2100 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
We are one of the oldest and largest artist colonies in the world, celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Covering 23 acres in 14 buildings of live-work spaces, 500-700 artists and businesses call The Brewery their home. Twice a year, we open our doors and invite the public to enjoy our open studios at The Brewery Art Walk.
Mendocino
Mendocino Art Center, www.mendocinoartcenter.org , 707-937-5818
45200 Little Lake Street, P.O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural and functional works; | representing 15 ceramic artists | 4 multimedia exhibitions per year.
North Hollywood
The Noho Ceramic Gallery, http://www.nohogalleryla.com/ , (818) 506-6684
5126 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Contemporary ceramics; 6 exhibitions per year.
Ojai
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, www.beatricewood.com, 805-646-3381
8560 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, CA 93024
Primarily exhibiting contemporary and historical ceramics; functional and sculptural works; permanent collection of Beatrice Wood works | 6 ceramics exhibitions and 8 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Palm Springs
Silica Studios, www.silicastudios.com, 760-325-7007
752 Williams Rd. Palm Springs CA, 92264
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, and figurative works; contemporary southern California ceramic artists | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 3 clay exhibitions and 3 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Pasadena
Pacific Asia Museum (www.pacificasiamuseum.org), 46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena CA 91101; e-mail info@pacificasiamuseum.org; telephone (626) 449-2742; fax (626) 449-2754.
Permanent collection in five ceramics galleries of over 300 pieces from Asia and the Pacific Islands
Norton Simon Museum, http://www.nortonsimon.org/ , 626.449.6840
411 West Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105-1825
The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Over a 30-year period, 20th-century industrialist Norton Simon (1907–1993) amassed an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Modern and Contemporary Art from Europe and the United States, acquired by the former Pasadena Art Museum, also occupies an important place in the Museum’s collections.
Xiem Gallery, www.xiemclaycenter.com, 626-794-5833
1563 N. Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, and, and figurative works; Established and emerging local artists | representing 30 ceramic artists | 0 clay exhibitions and 0 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Pomona
American Museum of Ceramic Art, www.amoca.org, 909-865-3146
399 North Garey Ave.,
Primarily exhibiting historical and contemporary ceramics; functional and sculptural works; presenting, collecting, and preserving examples of significant, world-wide ceramic achievements, from ancient times to the present. | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 5 clay exhibitions and 1 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Richmond
Richmond Art Center, http://richmondartcenter.org/ , 510.620.6772
2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, California 94804
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural, figurative, and installation works; emerging and established Bay Area artists | representing 1 ceramic artists | 1 clay exhibitions and 1 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Rolling Hills Estates
South Bay Contemporary, http://www.southbaycontemporary.com/, 310-429-0973
550 Deep Valley Dr., Ste. 151, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
We host multiple events each year including art exhibitions, artist talks and workshops. Each program combines contemporary art with topics related to science and humanities.
Roseville
Blue Line Arts, www.rosevillearts.org, 916-783-4117
405 Vernon St, Ste. 100, Roseville, CA 95678
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, and figurative works; | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 1 ceramics exhibitions and 4 multimedia exhibitions per year
Sacramento
Crocker Art Museum, www.crockerartmuseum.org, 916-808-7000
216 O St., Sacramento, CA 95814
Primarily exhibiting historical and contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, and figurative works; American studio ceramics since 1945, Funk, and contemporary studio practices, and Southwest pottery. International including British, Danish, German, and Japanese. Historic: Korean, Goryeo Period, Early Meissen porcelain, Asian trade ceramics. | representing 800+ ceramic artists including Warren MacKenzie, Rob Barnard, Toshiko Takaezu, Robert Arneson, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Lucie Rie, Roxanne Swentzell, Annabeth Rosen, Richard Notkin, Clayton Bailey | 2 ceramics exhibitions and 1 multimedia exhibitions per year.
San Diego
Mingei International Museum, www.mingei.org, 619-239-0003
Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Primarily exhibiting contemporary and historical ceramics.
San Francisco
deYoung Museum, https://deyoung.famsf.org/, 415-750-3600
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118
Primarily exhibiting historical and contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, figurative, and installation works; The American Art permanent collection galleries integrate decorative arts objects with paintings and sculptures, emphasizing the artistic, social and political context for the works on display. While essentially chronological, the installation also juxtaposes works from different cultures and time periods to emphasize the historical connections between works in the collection. The de Young’s holdings of American art include over 800 sculptures and 3,000 decorative arts objects spanning the seventeenth century to the present. The de Young also features contemporary installation and conceptual works by Andy Goldsworthy, Kiki Smith, and James Turrell. The outdoor Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden houses works by Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, and Claes Oldenburg. The promised gift of the Dorothy and George Saxe Collection will transform the de Young into one of the most important repositories of contemporary studio craft in the United States. | representing 20+ ceramic artists | 1 clay exhibitions and 1 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Hedge Gallery, www.hedgegallery.com, 415-433-2233
501 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, CA 94133
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional and sculptural works; representing Morten Løbner, Espersen Aneta, Regel Paul Philp, Tony Marsh, Erna Aaltonen, Tora Urup Tanya Gomez | 4 clay exhibitions and 0 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Museum of Craft+Design, www.sfmcd.org, 415-773-0303
2569 3rd St. , San Francisco, CA 94107
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics.
SMAart Gallery & Studio, www.smaartgallery.com, 415-962-7877
1045 Sutter St., San Francisco, 94109
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; functional, sculptural, figurative, and installation works
San Pedro
Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery, http://www.angelsgateart.org/art_galleries.php, 310-519-0936
3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, California 90731
Angels Gate Cultural Center galleries are a place for discovery and wonder. The three galleries, located inside Building A, promote cross-cultural and cross-generational understanding by using the Arts to provide new perspectives and insights that enrich our lives. The galleries collectively operate under a yearly theme from which artists, designers and performers are selected to interpret, and thus create fresh and innovative programming that is unique within the South Bay and Harbor region.
Santa Ana
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art and Bowers Kidseum, http://www.bowers.org/, (714) 567-3600
2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
To achieve its mission, the Bowers offers exhibitions, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children’s art education programs, and other special community programs.
Santa Monica
Frank Lloyd Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave. B5B, www.franklloyd.com, 310-264-3866
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; Ceramics from England, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, United States | representing 30 ceramic artists | 10 ceramics exhibitions per year.
TAG (The Art Gallery), www.taggallery.net/ , 310. 829.9556
2525 Michigan Ave., D3, Santa Monica, CA 90404
The Artists’ Gallery or TAG is a fine art gallery in LA featuring 40 diverse fine artists.
Sonoma
A New Leaf Gallery | Sculpturesite, www.sculpturesite.com, 707-933-1300
23588 Arnold Dr. (Hwy 121), Sonoma, CA 95476
Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; sculptural and figurative works; | representing Jane Burton, Mark Chatterley, Kristin Gudjonsdottir, Casey Weigand, John Toki, Kathy Venter | 6 multimedia exhibitions per year.
Topanga Canyon
Topanga Canyon Gallery, www.topangacanyongallery.com , 310-455-7909
Pine Tree Circle, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. #109, Topanga, CA 90290
Artist owned fine art gallery featuring the work of local residents. Monthly show information including annual juried competition
Venice
L.A. Louver, www.lalouver.com, 310-822-4955
45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Founded in Venice, California in 1975, L.A. Louver gallery is committed to contemporary art
through a distinguished exhibition program of Los Angeles based and international artists.