Mary Cale Wilson Artist Lecture

detail of part of an unglazed terra cotta clay chandelier form constructed from molded shapes of baking tins and flowers

Date and Time

June 26, 2025
05:00PM - 06:00PM EDT

Location

Office for the Arts at Harvard Ceramics Program

Mary Cale Wilson's sculptures, ceramics, and paintings explore themes of visual culture, memory, and home. She holds BFAs in Ceramics and Art Education from the University of Georgia and an MFA in Ceramics from San Diego State University. Wilson has participated in residencies including the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts as a Windgate Scholar, a winter residency at Penland School of Craft, and as a Windgate Artist in Residence at the American Museum of Ceramic Art. In 2019, she was named a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist. Wilson’s work has been included in exhibitions at the Clay Studio of Philadelphia, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, and The California Center for the Arts. Her pieces have also been featured in the 76th Scripps Ceramics Annual and the 2020 and 2023 NCECA Annuals. Currently, Mary Cale shares her love of clay as the Instructional Operations Coordinator at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.

 

sculptural chandelier made from terra cotta clay by Mary Cale Wilson. it is constructed from recognizable shapes of baking tins and flowers molded in clay.

Chandelier by Mary Cale Wilson

candelabra constructed from unglazed terra cotta clay

Object by Mary Cale Wilson

Mary Cale Wilson wearing a bright red shirt standing against a leafy green backdrop

Mary Cale Wilson

Accessibility

The Office for the Arts at Harvard Ceramics Program is committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for this event, please contact ceramics@fas.harvard.edu at least 2 weeks in advance. Please include the name and date of the program in the subject line of your email.