Hannah Schelb, "Seems like a Chill Dude…", 2025. Ceramic, cone 5 oxidation, aluminum wire, kanthal wire; 28 x 12 x 10 in. Image provided by the artist.

Logan Reynolds, Like Hell I am (Detail), 2025, Earthenware, underglaze, glaze, plywood, paint, nichrome, luster, 33 x 13 x 5.5 in. Image provided by the artist.

Warren Van Ryzin, Puppi, 2025. Ceramic, Pigment; 14 x 11 x 7 in. Image provided by the artist.

Allyson George, Drop Test (Detail), 2025; Ceramic, Enamel Spray Paint, 7 x 12 x 12 in. Image provided by the artist.

Joel Pisowicz, "Untitled Stela no.23", 2025. Ceramic, Metallic Coating, Patina, Wood; 31 x 18 x 3 in. Image provided by the artist.

Lucky Moe, "what the fox and the hare do in the woods is none of your concern!", 2025. Stoneware, underglaze, wood; 15 x 10 x 10 in. Image by Belger Arts

Shifting Perspective: The Belger Arts’ Twelfth Annual Resident Exhibition

June 6 - September 6, 2024 at Belger Crane Yard Studio
2011 Tracy Avenue Kansas City, MO, 64108

Shifting Perspective features work by Allyson George, Lucky Moe, Joel Pisowicz, Logan Reynolds, Hannah Schelb, and Warren Van Ryzin. The exhibition includes work the artists have completed during their year-long residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Exploring themes of memory, culture, and narrative, the six artists invite viewers to reimagine the familiar, explore existing perceptions, and shift perspectives.

Inspired by cartoons and animation, Allyson George creates ceramic figures, placing them in humorous scenes that portray what it’s like to be a potter and the challenges inherent to the creative process. Drawing from a childhood growing up in Myanmar, the imagery in Lucky Moe’s work depicts memories, stories, and artifacts from Burmese culture. Joel Pisowicz explores themes of memory and memorials. His large-scale ceramic sculptures stand like altar sentinels and invite contemplation. Logan Reynolds finds inspiration in popular culture, media, and romanticized tropes of middle-class America. His distorted yet representational forms stir feelings of nostalgia and collective memory. Hannah Schelb's brightly colored caricature forms entice viewers to delve into the darker side of interpersonal relationships. Inspired by contemporary internet content and his own indigenous heritage, Warren Van Ryzin creates sculptures that reference meme culture while appearing as historical artifacts.

Belger Crane Yard Studios continues to host national and international artists through its Artists in Residence program. A residency provides ceramic artists with the opportunity to expand their body of work or create a special project that may be outside of the scope of their existing studio practice.