About

Irja Bodén's ceramic sculptures feature stacked forms that are both embossed and layered, enhanced by layered glaze surfaces. She creates familiar vessels by cutting and assembling them into new shapes. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at notable venues, including the Al Held Foundation, the Hyde Collection, and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. Her most recent exhibition was her participation in the A.I.R. Gallery's annual National Artist exhibit, titled "phantom charges," curated by Elizabeth Larison. Bodén has received several awards, including the 2024 Puffin Foundation Visual Art 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. She holds a BFA from SUNY Potsdam and is a member of the feminist cooperative gallery A.I.R. in Brooklyn. Currently, she resides and maintains an active studio practice in the Hudson Valley.