Opening Reception: Exhibition Neighborly by Yve Holtzclaw

The exhibition Neighborly showcases work by Yve Holtzclaw, an artist-in-residence at the Clay Studio of Missoula since 2024. Drawing on early experiences of urban crawl in the metro-Atlanta area and flooding while living on the Chattahoochee river, Yve’s work focuses on the intersecting forces of wild and domestic through interdisciplinary installations of anthropomorphized climate, animals, and architecture. Interested in giving a face to forces and creatures who blend into our urbanized landscape, their work explores the inescapable enmeshment and interaction of the built and grown environment through portraits constructed from materials which span ceramic, fiber, metal, wood and paint.