Sergei Isupov Explained

Sergei Isupov (born August 17, 1963) is a ceramic artist born in Stavropol, Russia, now living in Cummington, Massachusetts, United States, and Tallinn, Estonia. He was educated at the Ukrainian State Art School in Kiev and went on to graduate in 1990 from the Art Institute of Tallinn in Estonia with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in ceramic art. He has since exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions, received numerous awards, and widely collected by museums and private collectors.

Isupov's parents are both artists: his father, Vladimir, is a painter and his mother, Nelli, is a sculptor working in ceramics. His brother, Ilya, is a painter.^[1] Sergei emigrated to the United States in 1993.

Solo exhibitions

• 2018: Directions, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA^[2]
• 2017: Sergei Isupov: Selections from Hidden Messages, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA^[3]
• 2016: Sergei Isupov: Hidden Messages, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA^[4]
• 2016: Head On, de Menil Gallery, Groton School, Groton, MA^[5]
• 2016: FIREFEST, STARworks, Star, NC^[6]
• 2015: Sergei Isupov, Kasher | Potamkin, New York, NY^[7]
• 2014: Promenade, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL^[8]
• 2014: Collection Focus: Sergei Isupov, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI^[9]
• 2014: New Work: Sergei Isupov, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL^[8]
• 2014: Sergei Isupov, Ferrin Contemporary at Independent Art Projects, North Adams, MA
• 2014: Here and There, International Biennial of the Vallauris Institute, Hôtel de Ville, Vallauris, France^[10]
• 2014: Here and There, solo exhibition, HOP Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2013: Call of the Wild, Barry Friedman Gallery Ltd., New York, NY^[11]
• 2013: Here and There, HOP Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2010: He + She, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY^[12]
• 2010: Firmly Standing, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia^[13]
  • 2009: Androgyny, Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, United States^[14]
• 2009: Androgyny: New Work by Sergei Isupov, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri, United States^[15]
• 2008:Androgyny, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts^[16]
• 2007: Ferrin Gallery, Lenox and Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• 2003: Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts^[17]
• 1995: It all started with tea, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States^[18]
• 1995:Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• 1993: Mosabaka Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
• 1993: Vasa Gallery, Falun, Sweden

Awards

• 2001: Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award^[19]
• 1996: Smithsonian Craft Show Top Award for Excellence, Washington, DC^[20]
• 1993: Director’s Scholarship, six-week residency, International Ceramics Center, Kecskemet, Hungary^[20]
• 1991: “Best Young Estonian Artist” (under age 30) by the Union of Artists of Estonia Prize of the Ministry of Culture of Estonia^[20]

Collections

• de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA^[21]
• Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA
• Houston Museum of Art, Houston, TX^[22]
• Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AB^[23]
• Tallinn Museum of Applied Art, Estonia^[24]
• Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Summe, Ukraine
• Museum fur Angewandte, Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
• Arizona State University (Art Museum), Tempe, AZ^[25]
• Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO^[26]
• Sparta Teapot Museum, Sparta, NC^[27]
  • Arkansas Arts Center, Littlerock, AR^[28]
• Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA^[29]
• Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY^[30]
• Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA^[31]
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art^[32]
• Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, NC^[32]
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA^[33]
• Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI^[32]
• Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Estonia^[34]
• The Imperial Center for the Arts & Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC^[35]
• Oslo Museum of Applied Art, Oslo, Norway^[20]
• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia^[36]
• Norwegian Museum of Art, Trondheim, Norway^[32]
• Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY^[37]
• Museum of International Ceramics, Keckemet, Hungary^[32]
• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC^[38]

Notes and References

1. News: Crafts Score a Trifecta . . June 4, 2004 . June 2, 2009 .
2. Web site: DIRECTIONS: SERGEI ISUPOV – Ferrin Contemporary. ferrincontemporary.com. en. 2018-07-22.
3. Web site: Sergei Isupov: Selections from Hidden Messages – Ferrin Contemporary. ferrincontemporary.com. en. 2018-07-22.
4. News: Sergei Isupov: Hidden Messages. The Erie Art Museum. 2018-07-22. en-US.
5. Web site: The de Menil Gallery Archive. www.groton.org. en. 2018-07-22.
6. News: Sergei Isupov finishes building fire sculpture for Firefest. The Courier. 2018-07-22. en.
7. Web site: Sergei Isupov at Kasher Potamkin – Ferrin Contemporary. ferrincontemporary.com. en. 2018-07-22.
8. Web site: Promenade: New Work by Sergei Isupov at Perimeter Gallery – Ferrin Contemporary. ferrincontemporary.com. en. 2018-07-22.
9. Web site: Collection Focus: Sergei Isupov Racine Art Museum. www.ramart.org. en. 2018-07-22.
10. Web site: Sergei Isupov at Vallauris Bienale – Ferrin Contemporary. ferrincontemporary.com. en. 2018-07-22.
11. Web site: Past Exhibitions - Barry Friedman, Ltd.. www.barryfriedmanltd.com. en. 2018-07-23.
12. Web site: Sergei Isupov He + She November 12, 2010 - February 26, 2011 - Barry Friedman, Ltd.. www.barryfriedmanltd.com. en. 2018-07-22.
13. Web site: Estonian Museum Of Applied Art And Design. Laborint. www.etdm.ee. 2018-07-22. 2018-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003900/http://www.etdm.ee/en/exhibitions/naitustekroonika/exhibitions_2010/. dead.
14. News: Sergei Isupov and Kadri Parnamets at Ferrin Gallery . Berkshire Fine Arts . September 12, 2008 . June 3, 2009 .
15. Web site: Androgyny: New Work by Sergei Isupov . Daum Museum of Contemporary Art . October 3, 2009 . February 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224000230/http://www.daummuseum.org/index.cfm?section=exhibitions&page=exhibition&id=108 . February 24, 2014 .
16. News: Openings & events . . September 10, 2008 . June 2, 2009 . fee required .
17. News: Fragile . AmericanStyle . Winter 2002–2003 . June 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007154302/http://www.scrappaper.us/fragile.html . October 7, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
18. News: Sergei Isupov: "It All Started With Tea" . . December 1, 1995 . June 2, 2009 .
19. News: Clay Artists Receive $20,000 Grants . Ceramics Monthly . Jun–Aug 2002 . June 2, 2009 .
20. Book: Morgenthal, Deborah . The Penland book of ceramics: master classes in ceramic techniques . Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott . 2003 . Lark Books . 978-1-57990-338-1 . 185 .
21. News: Search Results. FAMSF Explore the Art. 2018-07-23. en.
22. Web site: Search the Collection The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. www.mfah.org. 2018-07-23. 2018-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062517/https://www.mfah.org/art/search?q=sergei+isupov. dead.
23. News: ABOUT. 2009-02-08. SERGEI ISUPOV. 2018-07-29. en-US.
24. Web site: Estonian Museum Of Applied Art And Design. Laborint. www.etdm.ee. 2018-07-23.
25. News: New Sergei Isupov work added to the collection. 2014-06-26. ASU Art Museum. 2018-07-23. en-US.
26. Web site: Isupov, Sergei (Ukrainian, b. 1963). daummuseum.pastperfectonline.com. 2018-07-23.
27. Web site: Welcome to the Sparta Teapot Museum!. teapotmuseum.org. 2018-07-23.
28. Web site: List of Artists in the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection . . June 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527175655/http://www.arkarts.com/pdfs/aac_artist_list_7-1-2008_km.pdf . May 27, 2011 .
29. Web site: Instinct . Collection search . . June 3, 2009 .
30. News: Top Collection of American Ceramics Makes New York City Debut at The Ubs Painewebber Art Gallery . Ceramics Today . June 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106115400/http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/painewebber2.htm . January 6, 2009 .
31. News: Crafted to provoke: Hot-button issues explode at two exhibits . . March 23, 2006 . June 2, 2009 .
32. News: 'Bridge VI' exhibition spans variety of expressions . . November 1, 2000 . June 2, 2009 . Mary . Thomas.
33. News: New this Month in US Museums . . August 31, 2007 . June 3, 2009 .
34. Web site: Collection of Ceramics and Porcelain . Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design . June 3, 2009 .
35. Web site: Permanent collection . The Imperial Center for the Arts & Sciences . June 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719084534/http://arts.imperialcentre.org/permanent07.html . July 19, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
36. News: Material possessions . . January 21, 2006 . June 3, 2009 .
37. Web site: Chazen Gift . . June 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034422/http://madmuseum.org/INFO/PressRoom/Press%20Releases/ChazenGift.aspx . June 13, 2010 .
38. News: WCU exhibits glass master . . November 15, 2006 . June 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231214/http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/11_06/11_15_06/art_wcu_exhibits.html . July 16, 2011 .