Paul Chaleff

Public Collections

metropolitan museum of art - new york, ny

museum of modern art - new york, ny

museum of fine arts -boston, ma

los angeles county museum of art - los angeles, ca

renwick gallery, national museum of american art/
          smithsonian institution - washington, d.c.

yale university art gallery  - new haven, ct

carnegie institute - pittsburgh, pa

princeton art museum - princeton, nj

brooklyn museum - brooklyn, ny

museum of arts and design - new york, ny

everson museum of art - syracuse, ny

grounds for sculpture - hamilton, nj

amore pacific museum of art - gyeonggi, south korea

longhouse foundation - east hampton, ny

boise art museum - boise, id

One Person Exhibitions

carrie chen gallery - paul chaleff - great barrington, ma - 2021

re institute - chaleff tablets and sculpture - boston corners, ny - 2016

katonah museum - duolith and three tablets - katonah, ny -  2013

morrison gallery - sculpture - kent, ct - 2013

seomi gallery - paul chaleff sculpture - seoul, korea - 2010

watson/macrae gallery - jars - sanibel, fl - 2010

morgan lehman gallery - paul chaleff: j.a.s.s. - lakeville, ct - 2006

gallery pahk / dai ichi arts - paul chaleff sculpture - new york, ny - 2004

skh gallery - sculptural forms - great barrington ma - 2004

snyderman gallery - large constructed works in clay - philadelphia, pa - 2003

arkansas arts center - paul chaleff - decorative arts museum - little rock, ar - 2003

skh gallery - works in porcelain - great barrington, ma - 2003

new arts gallery  - vessels and forms for the garden -  litchfield, ct - 2003

skh gallery - vessels - great barrington, ma - 2002

davis and hall gallery - outdoor works - hudson, ny - 2001

snyderman gallery - paul chaleff - philadelphia, pa - 2000

dfn gallery - ceramic work from the  new studio - new york, ny - 2000

snyderman gallery sofa - new york, ny - 1999

mendelson gallery - paul chaleff -  washington, ct -1998

snyderman gallery - new works - philadelphia, pa - 1998

rosenberg gallery -  ceramic works - hofstra university, ny - 1997

snyderman gallery -  woodfired - philadelphia, pa -1997

mendelson gallery - indoors and outdoors - washington, ct - 1997

wisdom house - wood-fired works - litchfield, ct -1997

tremaine gallery - in parallel and in series - the hotchkiss school -  lakeville, ct -1996

gallery dai-ichi arts, ltd. - paul chaleff - new york, ny -1995

elizabeth harris gallery - recent ceramic work - new york, ny - 1995

the david collection - paul chaleff - new york, ny - 1994

snyderman gallery - crucibles - philadelphia, pa - 1994

elizabeth harris gallery - ceramic works - new york, ny - 1993

snyderman gallery - cauldrons, cogs, cones - philadelphia, pa - 1993

the works gallery - wood fired forms - philadelphia, pa -1993

mendelson gallery - paul chaleff - washington, ct - 1991

five points gallery -  paul chaleff - east chatham, ny -1991

kavesh gallery - recent work - ketchum, id -1991

paula allen gallery - cauldrons, seats  and other forms - new york, ny - 1989

the works gallery - paul chaleff - philadelphia, pa -1988

barrett house - paul chaleff - dutchess county arts association - poughkeepsie, ny - 1988

paula allen gallery - jars and other forms -  new york, ny - 1987

signature gallery - chaleff at signature - boston, ma -1987

the allen/ wincor gallery - recent ceramic work - new york, ny - 1985

susan mcleod gallery - paul chaleff - sarasota, fl -1985

esther saks gallery -  paul chaleff - chicago, il - 1985

the hudson hall gallery - works by nancy meeker & paul chaleff - dutchess community college-
poughkeepsie, ny - 1983

jordan-volpe gallery - fire forms -  new york, ny - 1983

craftsmen’s gallery -  fired with wood - omaha, ne - 1982

gion gallery- paul chaleff - kyoto, japan - 1982

aaron faber gallery - new works - new york, ny - 1982

aaron faber gallery - paul chaleff and shigeyoshi morioka: wood-fired ceramic -
new york, ny -1981

the white house - eighteen centerpieces - washington, d.c. - 1980

aaron faber gallery - paul chaleff: wood fired work - new york, ny - 1980

ringwood manor museum  - new ceramic work - ringwood, nj -1974

ringwood manor museum - paul chaleff - ringwood, nj -1972

Commissions 

three tablets — 2019 - brian and amy olson, rhinebeck, ny.

colossal jar form with calligraphic strokes — 2019 - stanley cohen, carrie chen, copake, ny.

auger #3 — 2019 - dr. rajiv gupta, copake, ny.

three tablets — 2018 - saltzman residence, central park west, ny.

intention — 2018 - large sculpture in two parts made as a permanent installation for the city of Changwon, Republic of Korea.  Installed as part of the Changwon Sculpture Biennale

david —2014 – glazed ceramic sculpture- hila richardson, millerton, ny

black force i – 2012 – glazed ceramic- won dharma center, claverack, ny

left,right – 2010 – glazed ceramic -  kenneth and marabeth tyler, sharon, ct

sa terma – 2009 – glazed ceramic - , michael gordon, great barrington, ma

black boat cauldron – 2009 - glazed ceramic – fred and lori berliner, pine plains, ny

two cauldrons – 2008 - glazed ceramic – grounds for sculpture, hamilton, nj.

cauldron and jar – 2007, glazed ceraic. jeffrey stark, pine plains, ny.

zabriskie cauldron – 2006 - glazed ceramic. philip and beverley zabriskie, gallatan, ny.

jared branfman memorial fountain –  2006, 192”x 192”x 42” granite. thayer academy, braintree, ma. installation –june 2007.

lying with — 2006. 22”x 96”x 60”, glazed ceramic with steel, copper and lead. evelyn steffanson nef at ultima thule (hugh jacobson architect) great barrington. ma.

colossal jar in greens — 2006.  54” x 33”, glazed ceramic. henry and jane eckert for darryl pottorf

boat-shaped cauldron — 2006 31” x 74” x 34”, glazed ceramic, lori price, new paltz, ny.

sluice — 2003,  60” x 36” x 50”, glazed porcelain.  bettina whyte for merrimac farm, amenia, ny.

fountain # 7 —  2006, 54” x 56” x 36”, ceramic, copper, lead and tin on stone base for gretchen stearns, richard weininger, claverlack, ny.

split form # 1 — 2003, 120”x 74”x 144”, ceramic with copper and lead inlay on a concrete and steel base for john and gwen greene, pine plains, ny.

fountain #4 — 2001, 50”x52”x38”, ceramic, copper and lead on a stone base for harlee manor, springfield, pa.

fountain #1 — 2000, 38”x 38”x 38”, ceramic copper, lead on a stone base for anthony schnelling and bettina whyte, merrimac farm, ny.

duolith — 1999, 96”x 96”x 74”, ceramic, copper, lead on a concrete base for john and robin horn, little rock, ar.

lightbreaker —1997, 96”x 96” x 70”, ceramic, copper lead on a steel base for john and gwen greene, pine plains, ny.

cog, cone, and table with stone — 1996 ceramic and stone. three large sculptures for louis and sharon korman, litchfield, ct.

cauldron with swirl — 1996. 52”x 52” x 31”, ceramic on stone for anthony schnelling, merrimac farm, amenia, ny.

cog, cauldron and auger — 1995. three pieces in outdoor setting for jerry and dina wind, gladwyne, pa.

three cogs — 1995. three cogs in outdoor setting for jane and leonard korman, fort washington, pa.

Films

potter’s will – film by ben hagari –
sculpture center, long island city, ny - 2015
tel aviv museum of art, rose museum of art. israel - 2016
brandeis university - 2016

paul chaleff at the noguchi museum –film – noguchi museum – 2013

paul chaleff – hofstra university - 2017

die hard - large jars featured - 2oth century fox - 1987 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2000 - Present

metropolitan museum of art - perfect imperfection in ceramics - new york, ny - 2022 - 2023
changwon sculpture biennale - balance of non-sculpting - curated by bummo youn -
  changwon, south korea - 2018
gallery sala - 30 years - curated by Naoki Uemura - new york, ny - 2018
108 contemporary living with art- the newman collection - curated by holbrook lawson -
  tulsa, oklahoma - 2017
armory art center ceramic mind field – contemporary clay and ceramics - curated by peter callas
west palm beach, fl - 2015
university of colorado art museum - the anxiety of influence - curated by lisa becker and kim dickey
          boulder, co - 2011
crocker museum the vase and beyond, collection of sidney swidler, sacramento, ca - 2010
jingdezhen ceramic institute yu shu benefit - jingdezhen, china - 2010
grounds for sculpture masters in clay - hamilton, nj - 2008
kalamazoo institute of the arts the art of the teapot - kalamazoo, mi - 2006
southwest school of art and craft visceral vessel - san antonio, tx - 2005
national monument to women faces of the fallen - in military service for america
          arlington national cemetery - 2005 - 2009
grimaldis gallery ceramic sculpture: anthony caro, paul chaleff, demetri hadzi - baltimore, md 2005
academy art museum particles and passion: the art of clay easton, md - 2005
arkansas center for the arts celebrating contemporary craft - curated by alan dubois
          little rock, ar - 2003-2004
seton gallery, university of new haven the fire within - new haven, ct - 2004
canzani center gallery 21st century ceramics in the united states and canada - columbus college
of art and design - columbus, ohcurated by william hunt - 2003
the museum of contemporary art clay of georgia curated by rick berman atlanta, ga - 2003
hofstra museum tabletop - hempstead, ny - 2002
time and space limited group exhibition hudson, ny curated by john davis - 2002
yale university art gallery new acquisitions new haven, ct - 2000 - 2001
arkansas arts center living with form, the horn collection of contemporary crafts
          little rock, ar - 2000
baltimore clayworks sublime servers - traveled to: baltimore, md - 2000  
          greenwich house gallery new york, ny 2000,
          james a. michener museum doylestown, pa 2000
 

selected books, reviews and catalogs

2000 - present

changwon sculpture biennale, “the balance of non-sculpting” changwon culture
foundation, 2018
holbrook lawson, “living with art: the newman collection” catalog- 108 contemporary
tulsa, ok - 2017
shawn hancock,“artistic legacy in ancram“ chronogram (arts journal of columbia county, ny) -
           november, 2014
leon graham “letting go and other ideas” compass (dutchess county, ny) - july, 2014
ryo noh ,“a festival of art”, the korea times – westchester edition - july, 16, 2013
lee jae un. “earth, the world of noble silence” wolgang misool (monthly art) korea - january, 2011
kim young-na. “paul chaleff’s clay sculptures” space, korea, pp 102-103 - january 2011
“paul chaleff at gallery seomi” environment and landscape architecture of korea - january 2011
shon jung mi. “do you feel it? the energy of a lion” chosan ilbo, (chosan daily) korea -
november 23, 2010
robert c. morgan, “the point of transition: ceramic sculpture by paul chaleff”, gallery seomi - 2010
“collection of sidney swidler”, crocker museum of art. sacramento, ca - 2010
“anxiety of influence”, university of colorado museum of art, boulder co - 2010
“american artist organizes exhibition to benefit the survivors of the yu shu earthquake”
          wenhua zhoukan (chinese newspaper) - may 5, 2010
wvu – jci international ceramic studios, wenhua zhoukan (newspaper from jingdezhen, china) -
           may 26, 2010
benjamin genoccio. “masterful sculptures formed of clay”, the new york times, arts and
entertainment - july 27, 2008
erika alexia tsoukanelis. “a view to dream”, inside out, july/august- 2008
“masters in clay” grounds for sculpture, hamilton new jersey - 2008
ilene dube, “mystic clay” packet online for central new jersey <packetonline.com> - may 22, 2008
dan bischoff, “exploring the complexities of clay” the star ledger - sunday may 8, 2008
patricia pelehach, “paul chaleff’s re-engineered vision”. ceramics art and perception (australia)
volume 6 - april 2006
laurence bach. “connecting cultures: paros island greece 2005”. ceramics technical (australia)
dan r. goddard. “southwest school’s vessels stress form over function”. san antonio express
news - sunday october 2, 2005
marsha spyridoyannakis, “art and tradition: connecting cultures in paros”. paros life (greece).
          number 84 - august 2005
abigail esman. “shaped by tragedy”, american style, volume11 number 5. june 2005
d. dominick lombardi. “inside out”, new york times, arts and entertainment westchester -
august, 2004
lauren lochetto. “campus close up”, the chronicle (hofstra university) - 29 april 2004.
d. dominick lombardi. “passionate fire 2003:wood fired ceramics”.
new york times arts and entertainment westchester ed.:6 7 december - 2003
nicole edwards. “out of the ashes, artists join forces to exhibit ceramic works”. poughkeepsie
journal, the arts. 31 october - 2003
beth elaine wilson, roy gumpel. “shaping a life”, upstate house - october 2003
lipsey, roger. “passionate fire: woodfirers of the hudson valley”. ceramics: art & perception - 2003
john blee. “artwrap” , the george towner - july 10, 2003
tony moore. “passionate fire” ceramics technical, vol. 16. - may 2003
connie chavez. “artopsy”. the chronicle, (hofstra university) - 5 december 2002
harrision, helen. “art review”. new york times li. ed.:13 -13 october 2002
louise allison court. “a short history of woodfiring in america.” the log book, issue 9 - 2002
ariella budick. “‘tabletop’ items that express our emotions.” newsday - 6 september, 2002
“paul chaleff at skh.” the advocate (berkshire county, ma) - june 26, 2002
gallery shows.” the paper (tri-state) - july 1-15, 2002
“paul chaleff’s vessels.” the advocate (berkshire county, ma) - june 12, 2002
“may is crafts month.” chronogram - may, 2002
tabletop: works from the long island craft guild. emily lowe gallery, hofstra museum - 2002
“crafts in a landscape: a tour of contemporary artisan studios in columbia county.”
          the country and abroad - may 2002
anthony caro, clay sculptures. galerie besson (london) - june 2002
yale university art gallery bulletin. yale university art gallery - 2001
sean springer. “artists working in diverse media, open show at favorite gallery.”
        register star (hudson, ny) - august 5, 2001
“paul chaleff, associate professor of fine arts, art history and graduate humanities.”
        hofstra pride - august 2001
charlotte speight and john toki. hands in clay. mayfield press -1988, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001
jonathan fairbanks, angela fina, and christopher gustin. the contemporary potter,
        rockport publishers - 2000
daniel rhodes and robin hopper. clay & glazes for the potter. great britain:, black publishing - 2000
“the horn collection of contemporary art.” ceramics monthly - december 2000
channing gray. “ric show highlights japanese pottery techniques”. the providence journal -
november16, 2000
barbara campbell-allen. “expanding horizons or tunnel vision." ceramics technical - november 2000
susan peterson. contemporary ceramics. watson guptill - 2000
alan dubois, michael monroe. living with form: the horn collection of contemporary crafts,
         arkansas arts center - 2000
susan peterson. the craft and art of clay, prentice hall - 2000
“paul chaleff: acquisition”, yale university art gallery bulletin - 2000

Teaching

professor of art hofstra university, hempstead, ny 2003 - present
associate professor of art hofstra university, hempstead, ny 1997- 2003
visiting associate professor hunter college, new york, ny 1994-1995
adjunct associate professor, hunter college, new york, ny 1988-1990
visiting artist syracuse university graduate school of art, syracuse, ny 1985-1986
visiting artist parsons school of design, new york, ny 1983-1984
lecturer city college of new york, new york, ny 1972-1975
visiting artist ringwood manor museum association of the arts, ringwood, nj 1972-1974
teaching fellow city college of new york 1969 - 1971
teaching assistant city college of new york 1968-1969

Selected Lectures, Workshops and Panels

2000 - Present

lecture - science of clay - casana tea house - copake, ny, 2019
panel participant - changwon sculpture biennale - city of changwon, korea - 2018
lecture/ teaching thinking in clay - bezalel art school, hebrew university, - jerusalem, israel 2016
lecture/ demonstration thinking in clay - benjamini art center, tel aviv, israel 2016
lecture development of a clay artist - hudson, ny artists group 2015
lecture collaborations in clay - wassaic project, new york 2014
artist residency/ lecture- development of a clay artist - noguchi museum, new york 2013
lecture/panel science and art: the source of creativity - won buddhist society, seoul, korea 2010
artist residency/lecture- collaborative work of anthony caro and paul chaleff -
        jingdezhen ceramic institute, jingdezhen, china 2010
lecture- collaborative work of anthony caro and paul chaleff ewha womans university,
        seoul korea 2010
lecture - collaborative work of anthony caro and paul chaleff hongik university,
seoul, korea 2010
lecture - collaborative work of anthony caro and paul chaleff - central academy of fine art –
       beijing 2010
workshop- large scale sculpture with clay - canton clayworks, canton ct 2007
lecture the development of a clay artist - university of massachusetts, dartmouth
       dartmouth, ma 2006
lecture the development of a clay artist - rhode island college providence, ri 2006
workshop paros international pithoi symposium, paros island, greece 2005
workshop advanced methods of throwing 92nd street y. new york, ny 2005
lecture the development of a clay artist - arkansas arts center, little rock, ar 2004
lecture the development of a clay artist - independent schools art instructors
       association conference, ny 2003
panelist / lecture finding one’s own voice: assimilating the japanese experience nceca san diego, ca 2003
visiting artist / lecture university of iowa graduate school of art 2003
lecture talking art .hotchkiss school - lakeville, ct 2001
lecture rhode island college - providence, ri 2001
panelist moderator of aesthetics panel and panelist on education panel, different stokes, woodfire