The community is invited to hear the story of David Ohannessian, the renowned ceramicist who founded the art of Armenian pottery in Jerusalem, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the International House Davis Community Room, 10 College Park. Ohannessian’s work and that of his followers are celebrated throughout Jerusalem.

 

Sato Moughalian, Ohannessian’s granddaughter, weaves together family memoir, art history and biography in this lecture, based on her book “Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian.”

 

The book was longlisted by the PEN America Literary Awards for the 2020 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. Copies will be available for sale.

 

This free event is sponsored by UC Davis Human Rights and the art history and Jewish studies departments.