All of the works in this exhibit are pieces that Michael held back over the years. These are Pick of the Kiln pieces, items featured in the "Evolution" book edited by Susan Roberts, and exhibition "Michael Simon: A Life in Pots" put on by the Northern Clay Center, and other pieces from Michael's estate that have never been shown before. A portion of the proceeds from all Michael Simon estate pieces are sent to Haystack Mountain School of Craft to fund the Michael Simon Studio Pottery Fellowship. In collaboration with Ferrin Contemporary, we are happy to present these works of the late potter, Michael Simon. Michael Simon (1947 – 29 August 2021) was an American ceramic artist. He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs.

Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947. He studied under Warren MacKenzie while pursuing his B.F.A. at the University of Minnesota, and would later credit not only MacKenzie's influence in his work, but also the influence of MacKenzie's mentors, the noted ceramic artists Bernard Leach (UK) and Shoji Hamada (Japan).

In 1970, he moved to the pottery community of Happy Valley, Georgia. He would go on to receive his M.F.A. in ceramics from the University of Georgia in 1981.

1. Roberts, Susan Stokes, editor. Michael Simon: Evolution. Foreword by Warren MacKenzie, Northern Clay Center, 2011.