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Hannah Schelb
I am a clown (~35% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)

2025

$11,000
£8,356.30
€9,625.12
CA$15,736.61
A$17,258.88
CHF 8,901.13
MX$206,171.99
NOK 112,893.40
SEK 105,906.81
DKK 71,906.74

About the Item

Hannah Schelb I am a clown (When are you going to start treating me like a joke?) 2025 Ceramic, Glaze, Cone 5 Oxidation, Aluminum Wire, Kanthal Wire 34 x 12 x 14.5 inches (86.4 x 30.5 x 36.8 cm) Signed COA provided *Assembly required. Instructions included. Hannah Schelb (b. 1990s) is a Kansas City–based ceramic artist working primarily in porcelain. In this series, working in bright color and exaggerated form, Schelb draws viewers into deceptively whimsical surfaces that disclose the more troubling realities of interpersonal life. She began working in clay in 2009 while at Augusta University (BFA, 2012) and went on to earn both an MA and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2020–2021. Schelb’s work—small-scale, highly finished porcelain forms and sculptural ceramics—has been exhibited nationally and is informed by residencies and teaching roles that emphasize process, surface, and material research. Selected CV highlights MFA & MA, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2020–2021. Women Working in Clay Fellowship, Richmond, VA (award), 2021. Second Prize, Wichita National Ceramics Juried Exhibition & Invitational, 2023. Red Star Residency — Belger Crane Yards Studios, Kansas City (resident), 2024. Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin–Madison (2022–2024); multiple solo exhibitions including Florescence: Reflections in Porcelain (2021). porcelain, sculptural ceramics, contemporary ceramics, studio ceramics, handbuilt vessels, small-scale sculpture, glaze research, fine art ceramics, material exploration, kiln-fired porcelain, residency artist, MFA ceramics, exhibition artist, ceramic fellowship, teaching artist, surface decoration, Chautauqua residency, Belger Crane Studios, women in clay, juried exhibition
  • Creator:
    Hannah Schelb (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Kansas City, MO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU608317079092

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