About

Irja Bodén’s ceramic sculptures feature stacked forms that are both embossed and layered, enhanced by a multi-colored thick glaze surface. She throw familiar vessels that are cut and assembled into new shapes. Bodén’s work has been exhibited in both solo and group shows at notable venues, including the Al Held Foundation and the Samuel Dorsky Museum. Recent exhibitions feature her work in The 74th A-ONE Exhibition at Silvermine Galleries, curated by Lisa Carlson, Senior Director of Jane Lombard Gallery, where she received the Mollie & Albert Jacobson Sculpture Award. She was also featured at BAU Gallery, curated by Mikiko Ino, director of KinoSato Art Center, and was awarded a two-person exhibit scheduled for 2025. Her work has appeared in various other venues, including Kin, Museum of Contemporary Art in Kiruna, Sweden, the Courthouse Gallery, the Hyde Collection, and the Immigrant Artist Biennial. She is the recipient of several awards, including the 2024 Puffin Foundation grant, the 2021 Artist Resource Trust Fund from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation in Massachusetts, and the 2017 Public Art Fellowship from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Bodén earned her BFA from SUNY Potsdam. She is a member of the feminist cooperative gallery A.I.R. in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives and works in the Hudson Valley.