At Odds

September 4-26, 2026

Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 5-8pm.

 

Works by Maggie Adams, Salomé Aydlett, Jamie Bates, Daniel Clauson, and Ze Treasure Troll

Curated by Yve Holtzclaw and Kaitlynn Webster

 

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...'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.

― bell hooks

 

The queer body is inherently at odds with the binary systems and histories that make up what has long been the dominant cultural narrative. “At Odds” brings together the work of artists that exist and create beyond these binaries. The work in this show positions clay as body - and body as landscape, territory, archive; site of joy and discomfort, mourning and pleasure. In the act of creating, they preserve the embodied queer experience in a medium that echoes and responds to the queer bodies that handle it, in all of their depth and multiplicity. 

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Maggie Adams was born in small town Missouri and raised in their father's MRI clinic, cementing a fascination with the human body at a formative age. They received their BFA in Ceramics and Fibers from Truman State University in 2021, with a minor in Art History. They are currently a third-year Ceramics MFA candidate at the University of Iowa, continuing to pursue their passions for teaching and making art about queer identity through allegories of digestion and self-cannibalization. 

 

Salomé Aydlett is a sculptural ceramicist based in Missoula, MT and received their BFA in Ceramics and BA in Spanish from The University of Montana in 2025. Originally from Winona, MN and a family of artists, Salomé grew up playing with clay. It is their first language and their child-like relationship to clay remains present in their work. Salomé’s work primarily centers on the human body and its physical connection to language.

 

Jamie Bates is a ceramic artist, educator, and researcher whose work explores identity, mental health, and the intersections of psychology, witchcraft, and mythology. Their sculptures serve as self-portraits, capturing the complexities of the human condition through scale, composition, and surface. Bates holds an MFA in Ceramics and is an Associate Professor of Ceramics at the University of Oklahoma. They have taught workshops and participated in residencies at institutions across the US, and have had their work exhibited and published nationally and internationally. Their research, focusing on collective trauma, has earned numerous awards and grants. 

 

Daniel Clauson is a Queer and Trans Artist focusing mostly in ceramics. Through ceramics they create bodily forms that resist the limitations of biological and systematic structure. Daniel received a BA with Honors in Sculpture and a minor in Art History from the University of Washington, and attended both the University of Colorado (Boulder) and the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) as a Post Baccalaureate in ceramics. They currently live and work among the oak trees of the Miwok, Pomo, and Wappo lands (Sonoma County California).

 

Ze Treasure Troll is a multi-media ceramic artist known for their captivating biomorphic creations that evoke a sense of both visceral emotions and discomfort, yet remain undeniably alluring. Originally from California, Troll received their BFA in Ceramics from Chico State University and went on to earn their MFA from Indiana University. At the heart of Troll's practice is a commitment to amplifying voices within the LGBTQIA+ community and beyond.

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Gallery events are free and open to the public..

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