Sigrid Zahner: Croenation Collective: Part the First

September 28, 2024 - February 16, 2025

East Gallery

Sigrid Zahner, Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at Purdue University, is known for her ceramic, sculptural, and figural work.

This collection focuses on utilizing mundane or even discarded materials to underscore the moment-by-moment footprints of our lives. Moreover, to dismantle hierarchal systems using ceramics to challenge perceptions of value and craftsmanship. Zahner's goal is to supply the audience with a source for thought and personal speculation rather than a didactic point of view in an attempt to allow the audience to experience the poetics of ambiguity. Overall, Croenation Collective aims to exemplify the inherent value of the overlooked and unseen.

Zahner has a BFA from the Herron School of Art, an MA from Purdue, and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has shown nationally, including at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, and internationally, and is represented in the UK by Castle Arts Gallery in Canterbury.