Pottery at Gallery 16! Great Falls, Montana

Pottery

Potter Judy Ericksen has been a corporate member of Gallery Sixteen since the early '70's. She works primarily in stoneware creating functional pieces such as sinks and dinnerware but also works in porcelain and raku. Her photography is found on notecards available at the gallery. She operates a studio where she teaches privately in addition to producing her own work. She has received a Governor's Art Award and was inducted into the Montana Circle of American Masters in 2008.

Photo by: Marti de Alva

Paintings, drawings, pottery, fibers, jewelry, sculpture, cards, furniture, original prints, and limited reproductions. Gallery 16 specializes in handling the work of Montana artists and craftsmen. The creations of over 100 artists are on display at the spacious gallery. The large variety of original work includes paintings, drawings, pottery, fibers, jewelry, cards, wood working, photography and original prints. Also some limited edition prints are available.

Shirley Rothwell has been working in clay for over 30 years and has been a member of Gallery Sixteen for the last twenty. She has found that her favorite method of creating art from clay is by hand-building. Taking inspiration from nature (the way it is or the way it might be) Shirley makes tidal pools, petal bowls, shells, leaf plates and leaf jewelry out of stoneware and porcelain. A Master Gardener, she grows many of the plants she uses as molds for her pieces. She has added porcelain angels ranging from three to fourteen inces to her collection. She has won "Best of Show" in numerous juried exhibitions and was a guest artist at the Montana Governor's mansion in Helena. Just for fun, Shirley also plays with fiber - spinning yarn (including dog hair!) knitting and weaving.

Pam Cornelius - "PV" Pottery
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Linda Walters

Kay Feist

Kay Feist

Nancy Armstrong

Other Potters include:
Linda Walters

Bi-monthly shows featuring the work of two or three well know artists from Montana is an additional activity at the gallery.

For information on shows call the the gallery at:
406-453-6103.

The gallery is a co-op run by 16 local artists and was founded 40 years ago to promote interest in contemporary Montana art work. Workshops in water color and weaving are also conducted at the gallery.

Gallery 16 - Great Falls, Montana
(*not in the photograph above)

Shirley Rothwell, Mercedes Brown, Nancy Armstrong, Kay Feist, Carol Spurgeon, Maude Knudsen, Judy "JR" Gurnsey, Pat Erickson, Cathy Marquard, Marcia Hocevar, Judy Ericksen, *Linda Walters, *Pam Cornelius, *Hallie J. Wilson,*Joyce Ranum, and Diane Rae.