Pictured is the artwork "Campfire Stories" by artist Ted
Vogel.

The sculptures of Oregon-based artist Ted Vogel are rooted in tangible material objects (such as tattered suitcases and dictionaries), and yet exude a haunted energy suggestive of memory and the subconscious.

“Object Lessons: The Sculpture of Ted Vogel” will appear at the Kent State University School of Art Gallery on Oct. 8-Nov. 20, with an opening reception Oct. 8 from 5-7 p.m. The gallery also will host an artist discussion Oct. 9 from noon-1 p.m. The exhibit, reception and artist discussion are all free and open to the public.

Vogel is an associate professor of art at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he has taught ceramics since 1994. He also has led workshops across the country, including at the Penland School for Arts and Crafts, Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts and Mendocino Art Center.

“Reflecting the traditions of ceramic and glass figurines and the kitsch ceramic of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, my work explores ideas of storytelling and allegory,” Vogel says. “These stories are derived from sources of mythology, our vast history and family tales that are passed down from generation to generation, and from the so-called ‘true stories’ of our time, often created by ironic public myth.”

For more information about the artist, visit https://college.lclark.edu/live/profiles/194-ted-vogel.

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The School of Art Gallery is located on the second floor of the Art Building at 400 Janik Drive in Kent.

For more information, contact Anderson Turner, director of galleries, at haturner@kent.edu or 330-672-1369.