There is an exhibition of Peter Callas’ sculptural woodfired ceramics at Armstrong’s Gallery through April 8, 2008. The gallery is located at 150 East 3rd Street, Pomona CA 91766.

From the press release: Abstract expressionist painterly concerns and three decades of wood firing experience have created this meritorious collection of work by one of America’s foremost expressionist sculptors working in clay. New Jersey-born Peter Callas communicates his intuitions concerning nature and the human condition with sculpture, vessels and chargers in this mid-career overview of masterfully wood fired pieces. This gathering of forms, fired in a woodfire process, is a profound pronunciation of Peter Callas as a star in American ceramics. Says Peter Grilli, President of the Japanese Society of Boston in the book, “Peter Callas: A Thirty Year Odyssey”, “Freedom does not preclude influence, nor does it mean that an artist cannot learn from other sources. But, instead of being bound to slavish imitation, freedom allows the artist to absorb, digest, integrate, and ultimately to leap beyond his sources and create something dramatically new. This is the creative dynamic that Peter Callas has demonstrated so splendidly.”

Peter Callas sculptures, vessel, chargers and tea wares are on exhibition from February 26th, 2008 to April 8th, 2008 Armstrong’s Gallery, 150 East 3rd Street, Pomona, California 91766 . Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 8th, 2008. Visit Armstrong’s on line at www.armstronggallery.net. For more information, call (909) 623-6464.

On the gallery’s website, there is a slide show of Callas with Peter giving a voiceover about his approach to the creative process.

The American Museum of Ceramic Art will have an exhibition called Into the Woods, A Fiery Tale featuring the work of seven woodfire ceramic artists including Peter Callas and Jeff Shapiro.

The exhibit runs from March 8 to May 3, 2008.
There is an opening reception on Saturday, March 8, 6-9 pm.