Woody De Othello

WARES!, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, 2023, courtesy of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, photo by Ian Byers-Gamber

Dwelling, 2023, Canal Projects, New York, installation view, Image courtesy of Canal Projects and Izzy Leung.

Dwelling, 2023, Canal Projects, New York, installation view, Image courtesy of Canal Projects and Izzy Leung.

Hear Me Now: The Black Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 2023, Boston Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA, installation view. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary, 2022, installation view, Hayward Gallery, London. Photo: Mark Blower

Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary, 2022, installation view, Hayward Gallery, London. Photo: Mark Blower



Tools, 2022, bronze, ceramic, and glaze, 48 × 32½ × 61 inches; 121.92 × 82.55 × 154.94 cm

Every last drop, 2022, ceramic and glaze, 47 × 21 × 21 inches; 119.38 × 53.34 × 53.34 cm

Whitney Biennial: Quiet as It’s Kept, 2022, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, installation view, Photo: Raul Valverde

Whitney Biennial: Quiet as It’s Kept, 2022, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, installation view, Photo: Raul Valverde

Some Time Moves Fast, Some Time Moves Slow, 2021-22, Miami Worldcenter, Miami, Florida, installation view

Missed calls, unread messages, 2022, ceramic and glaze, 41 × 22 × 15 inches; 104.1 × 55.9 × 38.1 cm

Fountain, 2021, bronze, 117 × 107 × 54 inches; 297 × 272 × 137 cm, Edition 3 of 3, 2AP. Courtesy the artist and Karma, New York and Jessica Silverman.

Growing Out Of, 2021, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 inches; 127 × 101.6 cm

Still on Hold, 2021, ceramic and glaze, 61 × 29 × 29 inches; 154.9 × 73.7 × 73.7 cm

Sleep Patterns, 2020, oil on canvas, 16 × 20 inches; 41 × 51 cm

Phone Jug, 2020, ceramic and glaze, 43 × 16 × 16 inches; 109 × 41 × 41 cm

Speak Up, 2020, ceramics, underglaze and glaze, 44 × 16 × 16 inches; 111.76 × 40.64 × 40.64 cm

Outward and Bound, 2020, ceramic, underglaze, and glaze, 13 × 12 × 10 inches; 33 × 30.5 × 25.4 cm

Brushing the Kinks Out, 2020, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper, 20 × 14 inches, 50.8 × 35.6 cm; 22¾ × 16⅞ inches, 57.8 × 42.9 cm (framed)

Cool Composition, 2019, painted bronze, 93 × 92 × 32 inches; 236.22 × 233.62 × 81.28 cm, installation view

Cool Composition, 2019 Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Meridians, installation view

Cool Composition, 2019 Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Meridians, installation view

Cool Composition, 2019 Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Meridians, installation view

Cool Composition, 2019 Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Meridians, installation view

DoubleTime, 2019, ceramic, glaze, overall: 37 1⁄2 × 22 × 17 inches

To Live in Hope, 2019, Karma, New York, installation view

Sun Don’t Shine Here, 2018, ceramic, glaze, carved wood, overall: 45 × 29 × 29 inches

Breathing Room, 2019, San Jose Museum of Art, installation view

Breathing Room, 2019, San Jose Museum of Art, installation view

Breathing Room, 2019, San Jose Museum of Art, installation view

At Night I Can’t Sleep, 2018, ceramic, glaze, carved wood, glass, 50 × 28 × 16 inches; 127 × 71.1 × 40.6 cm

Front International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, curated by Michelle Grabner, 2018, Akron Art Museum, installation view

Woody De Othello, Searching, 2018, ceramic, glaze, 11 × 9 × 6 inches; 27.9 × 22.8 × 15.2 cm

Woody De Othello, Listening, 2018, ceramic, glaze, 8 × 7 × 8 inches; 20.3 × 17.7 × 20.3 cm

Woody De Othello, Telling Time, 2018, ceramic, glaze, 8 × 8 × 7 inches; 20.3 × 20.3 × 17.7 cm

Woody De Othello Finding a Way, 2018, ceramic, glaze, paint and carved wood, overall: 54 × 19 × 19 inches; 137.1 × 48.2 × 48.2 cm

Kinder Gentler Nation, 2018, Karma, New York, installation view

Kinder Gentler Nation, 2018, Karma, New York, installation view

Collar and Receiver (alternate view), 2017, ceramic and glaze, 32 × 19 × 19 inches; 81.2 × 48.2 × 48.2 cm

Hanging Light, 2017, ceramic and glaze, 22 × 9 × 12 inches; 55.8 × 22.8 × 30.4 cm

Vamp, 2017, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, lightbulbs, socket, 50 × 17 × 14 inches; 127 × 43.1 × 35.5 cm

Vent, 2017, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 30 × 16 1⁄2 × 13 1⁄2 inches; 76.2 × 40.6 × 33 cm

Wig Holder, 2017, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 50 × 17 × 11 inches; 127 × 43.1 × 27.9 cm

Wig Holder (detail), 2017, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 50 × 17 × 11 inches; 127 × 43.1 × 27.9 cm

No Nose Knows, 2017, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 56 × 17 × 17 inches; 142.2 × 43.1 × 43.1 cm

I Can See You But I Don't Hear You, 2016, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 42 × 32 × 20 inches; 106.6 × 81.2 × 50.8 cm

I Can See You But I Don't Hear You (detail), 2016, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 42 × 32 × 20 inches; 106.6 × 81.2 × 50.8 cm

Faceless Jug, 2016, ceramic, underglaze, glaze and paint, 48 × 31 × 16 inches; 121.9 × 78.7 × 40.6 cm

Faceless Jug (detail), 2016, ceramic, underglaze, glaze and paint, 48 × 31 × 16 inches; 121.9 × 78.7 × 40.6 cm

Time, 2019. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Arts Commission by Ethan Kaplan Photography.

Turn, 2019. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Arts Commission by Ethan Kaplan Photography.

Light, 2019. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Arts Commission by Ethan Kaplan Photography.