KALEID Gallery is proud to present:
Misprints Andrew Irvine Solo Exhibition
Artist’s reception: Friday February 6th 5pm–9pm
part of the First Fridays ArtWalk SJ in SoFA District
“Misprints” marks a new chapter in Andrew Irvine’s ongoing exploration of uncertainty, following his previous solo exhibitions at KALEID Gallery, Atomic Number 92 and Quantum Foundations. While earlier work examined uncertainty through chemistry and physics, this exhibition turns toward process itself as the central subject.
The work brings together clay 3D printing, hand-building, and raku glazing, processes that promise control yet consistently resist it. Digital models initiate the forms, but gravity, moisture, heat, and chance ultimately shape the outcome. Layer shifts, visible seams, collapses, tears, and unpredictable glaze effects are left intact, not as mistakes, but as records of how each piece came into being.
These objects reflect the tension between intention and outcome, where the artist can define conditions but cannot dictate results. Misprints embraces imperfection as an essential part of making and as a reflection of the human experience, suggesting that meaning and connection emerge not from enforcing an ideal vision, but from
remaining open to uncertainty.
About the Artist:
Andrew Irvine graduated from Brown University in 2003 with a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. minor in Visual Arts. While at Brown, he also studied ceramic material science at the Rhode Island School of Design, beginning a lifelong
relationship with clay, glaze, and glass. This unique academic background allows him to bridge the ways of thinking between science and art, creating work that is both technically informed and creatively expansive.
Andrew worked out of Black Bean Ceramics Studio in San Jose until its closure in 2018. Since 2024, he has been working from his home studio in Boulder Creek, California, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains. His current work continues to explore both wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramic art, now expanded through clay 3D printing techniques that push the limits of sculptural ceramic form. He incorporates local materials—like redwood needles and oak leaves from his home—into his firing processes, and is actively experimenting with wild clay harvested from the Boulder Creek area. These elements help infuse his work with the chemistry, texture, and spirit of his mountain town environment.
Andrew has shown his work at KALEID Gallery in downtown San Jose since 2015. His first professional show was in 2012 at the Origins Exhibit at Fibre Art Design Studio in Palo Alto. In addition to his ceramic work, Andrew teaches chemistry at The Harker School in San Jose, where he has inspired students since 2007. Whether experimenting with glaze chemistry, exploring material science through clay bodies, or designing new forms via 3D printing, his work embodies the deep integration of science and art.
Exhibition dates: February 6–28, 2026
Gallery Hours:
Thursdays – *Fridays 12–7pm
Saturdays 12–5pm, and *First Fridays 5–9pm
Free admission.
KALEID Gallery
320 So. 1st St., San Jose
info@kaleidgallery.com
408-947-1785