‘Flow’ exhibition open in NIC Corner Gallery
Mat Rude, a Spokane ceramic artist and associate professor of art at Gonzaga University, has his work featured in "Flow," an exhibition that opened Wednesday in the North Idaho College Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall. Courtesy photo
“Growler with Screw Top Lid” by Spokane artist Mat Rude is soda fired, slip cast porcelain. This, and other works by Rude, will be on exhibit at North Idaho College’s Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall from Sept. 8 to Nov. 5. Courtesy photo
The work of ceramics artist Mat Rude is featured in “Flow,” a new exhibition in the North Idaho College Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall.
"The range of Mat's work in this show represents a beautiful collection of traditional vases and vessels along with wall mounted sculptural work and installation," said Micheal Horswill, professor of art at North Idaho College. "It's a very energizing and enriching experience to spend time with this accomplished artist's work."
Rude lives and works in Spokane, where he is an associate professor of art at Gonzaga University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College in 1998 and a Master of Fine Arts from Montana State University in 2007. Rude worked closely with internationally renowned artist Don Reitz, as Reitz’s studio assistant. He also worked alongside Donovan Palmquist, of Master Kiln Builders.
Before joining the faculty at Gonzaga, Rude was an assistant professor of art at the University of Iowa, and in 2008 he taught for one year at Yavapai College in Clarkdale, Ariz.
In 2010, Rude was selected as a member of a U.S. delegation of ceramic arts professionals who researched indigenous ceramic materials and their uses in China. The following year Rude returned to China as an artist-in-residence at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen.
His work has been exhibited in numerous venues across the U.S. as well as the FuLe International Ceramic Art Museum in Fuping, China.
The Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays for the viewing of “Flow,” which closes Nov. 5. If the gallery is locked, refer to information on the door to contact someone to open it.
