Museum Quality Pottery is highly collectible and grows in value every year. Each piece of this Museum Quality Mata Ortiz Pottery is an absolute masterpiece. Made from the clays of the Casas Grandes Valley and hand coiled with skill and care, this Museum Quality Pottery was made the traditional way. Each pot was hand painted without the use of sketches or pre-planning. The potter improvises the designs acting off of pure inspiration.

Pottery has been made in the southwest for over twenty centuries. Some of the earliest pieces of Museum Quality Pottery were made in South America and Mexico.

In the Casas Grandes valley, Mata Ortiz potter Juan Quezada discovered and collected Indian pottery shards left by the ancient Natives. He often recreated whole pots by piecing shards together. This contact with the ancient Native American styles and designs inspired Quezada. The fusion of ancient designs with contemporary styles originated by Quezada fueled a revolution in Mata Ortiz pottery. This modern wave of Mata Ortiz Pottery has seen new artists emerging with innovative ideas further merging traditional southwestern designs with contemporary tastes.

Mata Ortiz Pottery is now some of the most sought after pottery in the world. Art markets and museums across the globe have Mata Ortiz Pottery in prominent display. We have the largest stock of Mata Ortiz Pottery available online. We have black-on-black, wedding vases, effigies, and more. We have something for everyone in our Mata Ortiz Pottery section.