Elizabeth Scott: Ace of Cups
December 7, 2024 - January 25, 2025
Opening Reception: December 7, 4-6pm
Working in clay, Elizabeth Scott emphasizes the tactile qualities of expression and gesture, exploring the body's relationship to grief and hope and reflecting both personal and collective experiences from a feminist perspective. In her first solo exhibition at Craig Krull Gallery, Ace of Cups, Scott presents more than 50 ceramic face cups, each one a gestural portrait of an emotion, from a passing fear to a quiet yearning. Some faces appear gleeful, others melancholy or deranged. Scott uses a needle tool to cut phrases and references into some of their foreheads: “take me home,” “not long for this world,” or simply, “Led Zeppelin.” In tarot, the Ace of Cups marks a new beginning, or a portal; a card of care and compassion, it is often an omen of new love and burgeoning creativity. Just as a tarot card spread might help you navigate your past, present, and future, Scott’s collection of cups traces a journey through time and feeling, toward tenderness.
Scott grew up in the Bay Area and earned her BFA in Ceramics from California State University, Long Beach. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, and is a 2024 recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant.