MoCA/NY Ceramic Highlights: The Armory Show 2025
Anina Major, Solitude, 2018, Ceramic and rope, 22 x 22 in. Photo by Sam Jeon.
We are thrilled to share that Anina Major’s Solitude has been featured in MoCA/NY’s recent article “Ceramic Highlights: The Armory Show 2025.” Recognized alongside twenty-six galleries pushing the boundaries of clay at the Javits Center, this inclusion acknowledges the evolving prominence of ceramic art in contemporary practice.
Under the new direction of Kyla McMillan, this edition of the Armory Show brought together more than 230 galleries from 35 countries. MoCA/NY shines a spotlight on a wide range of ceramic expressions—from Elif Uras’s patterned vessels and narrative tablets, to monumental tributes by Zizipho Poswa, surreal figuration by Alejandro Garcia Contreras, and richly textured moon jars by Jane Yang-D’Haene. FAWC’s inclusion in MoCA/NY’s ceramic highlights feels like both affirmation and invitation to further experiment, to connect with new audiences, and to contribute to the ongoing re-visioning of what clay can signify in contemporary art.
Anina Major (Visual Arts Fellow 2019-2020) is a visual artist from the Bahamas. Her decision to establish a home contrary to the location in which she was born and raised motivates her to investigate the relationship between self and place as a site of negotiation. By utilizing the vernacular of craft to reclaim experiences and relocate displaced objects, her practice exists at the intersection of nostalgia and identity. She holds an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including the Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship, and has served as a mentor for the Saint Heron Ceramics Residency Program. Her work has been exhibited in The Bahamas, across the United States, and in Europe, and is featured in permanent collections that include the National Gallery of The Bahamas; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Rhode Island School of Design Museum; and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
