Adrian Almquist

adrian almquist is an artist based in the western hills of Massachusetts, working in sculpture, ceramics, woven textiles, and mixed media.

Work:

2025

2024

2023

2020

“Desert Sunrise”

Handwoven cotton and wool

148" × 50"

Knotted “Wood” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
9" × 5" × ½"

This collection of ceramic works, completed while in residency at High Desert Test Sites, were made with imprints of rocks and wood foraged from the desert surrounding Joshua Tree.

adrian likes to think of these bowls and plates as memories of these found objects, the changes in the landscape over time, the ephemeral nature of our reality, and the grounding nature of earth and open skies.

Rippled “Wood” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
11" × 6 ½" × ½"

Small “Rock” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
6 ½" × 6" × 1 ¾"

Heptagonal “Rock” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
7 ½" × 6 ½" × 1"

Slab “Rock” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
10" × 5" × ¾"

Angular “Rock” Dish
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
10" × 6" × 2"

Round “Rock” Bowl
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
10" × 7 ½" × 3"

Low “Rock” Bowl
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
10" × 8 ½" × 2"

Round “Rock” Bowl
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
9 ½" × 9" × 2 ½"

“Rock” Bowl with Holes
Obsidian clay with
coconut cream glaze
10" × 9 ½" × 3"

Work in process at 
High Desert Test Sites
Fall 2023

adrian would like to thank to Andrea Zittel and High Desert Test Sites for the residency opportunity, Vivian Gay for their glaze chemistry, Ulla Burnham for her generous donation of select handspun and dyed wool from her sheep, and Merchant Modern for their interest in and support of his work. Photos courtesy of Merchant Modern.