Yossi Milo is excited to invite the public for a conversation between John Gill and fellow artist Linda Sormin on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
On the occasion of Gill's exhibition WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?, the pair will discuss the potential of clay, and the many ways in which ceramics intersect with process and possibility. With a focus on intuitive practices and the technical expertise that shapes their work, the two will explore the histories of their shared medium and give insights into the role ceramic art plays in a constantly evolving curatorial landscape.
The talk is open to the public and free to attend, but space is limited and RSVPs are encouraged.
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Linda Sormin moved to Canada with her family at the age of five. Sormin's sculptures and site-responsive installations embody the vulnerable and fragmentary nature of her diasporic experience. Recent exhibitions include two large scale installations in Ceramics in the Expanded Field: Sculpture, Performance and the Possibilities of Clay at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, (2021-23); and Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (2023). Her first solo museum exhibition will open in November 2025 at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. Sormin's work is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA; the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada; CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art, Middelfart, Denmark; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ; World Ceramic Exposition, Gyeonggi Province, Korea; and the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY, among others. She holds a BA in English Literature from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI; a Diploma in Craft and Design from Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada; and an MFA in Ceramic Art from Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Sormin lives and works in New York, NY.
John Gill's work has been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Pottery Workshop, Shanghai, China; and Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY. The artist's work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI; and Newark Museum, NJ, among others. In 2008, Gill was inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva and was elected a Fellow at the American Crafts Council in 2014. In 2018, he received the James Renwick Alliance Distinguished Craft Educator Award. The artist lives and works in Alfred, NY.
