Ceramist Wayne Higby’s works are inspired by the American landscape but also are a meditation on the relationship between mind and matter.

Internationally recognized for his innovative vessels, sculptures and architectural installations, Higby will lead a free gallery walk of 21 of his works at the The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaii on Tuesday.

The “Earth, Sky, Time, Light, Space: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby” exhibit is on display through Feb. 17. It is being held in partnership with Hawaii Craftsmen, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Higby’s body of work spans four decades and includes innovative techniques in raku-fired earthenware as well as delicate porcelain. He has been traveling to China regularly since 1991, serving as honorary art professor at Shanghai University and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.

His “EarthCloud” at the Miller Performing Arts Center at Alfred University in New York is the largest hand-cut, porcelain architectural installation in the world.

Higby, who fills the Robert C. Turner Chair of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, is the Intersections visiting artist at UH’s Department of Art & Art History this spring.

‘EARTH, SKY, TIME, LIGHT, SPACE: THE CERAMIC ART OF WAYNE HIGBY’

>> Where: The Art Gallery, University of Hawaii at Manoa

>> When: Through Feb. 17

>> Info: Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 956-8634, hawaii.edu/art

>> Note: Walk-through with Higby 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at The Art Gallery; reception 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday at The Art Gallery; public lecture “Light Falling on Grass,” 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Art Building, Room 101