ST. PETERSBURG — An opening reception for “In Between,” an exhibition showcasing the work of artist Jennifer Schumacher Waller, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 14, 5 to 9 p.m., at the Morean Center for Clay, in the Warehouse Arts District at 420 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg.
Waller uses clay to record moments in-between fixed states. Her upcoming exhibition highlights those liminal places. Viewers are invited to witness a series where meaning wavers and blurs, and certainty dissolves.
“The spaces of transition are places of pause, reflection and perception that reveal the feeling and sense of connection and separation,” Waller explained. She uses clay to capture quiet moments and lived experience, moments of stillness, the space between and the connections that bridge them together.
“These records and relationships explore issues of uncertainty loss, memory and place,” she added. “I am drawn to the presence of what once was there, the fragility of a moment and what we choose to hold onto and release.”
Waller resides and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her BFA from Louisiana State University where she studied ceramics and photography. In 2023, Waller went on to receive a Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She held residency at the International Artist Residency Exchange in Saint-Raphael, France, and the Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana. She has shown at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as Berlin, Germany, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon and around Louisiana.
The exhibition is free and open to the public from Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be on view from Feb. 14 through April 4. Visit www.MoreanArtsCenter.org for more information.
Housed in a historic freight train depot in St. Petersburg’s vibrant Warehouse Arts District, the Morean Center for Clay is the largest pottery studio in the Southeast, and one of the largest in the United States. It is one of four venues operated by the Morean Arts Center, a cornerstone of the region’s cultural landscape dedicated to connecting people with art. Home to more than 50 ceramic artist studios, the Center for Clay supports the creation of both functional and sculptural ceramic art, reflecting the Morean’s mission to foster creativity, accessibility, and community engagement through the arts.