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  EMMA LUNA California

  Stack of terry wash cloths

   

  Emma Luna has become increasingly known for her work in ceramic sculpture and mixed media on paper. A native of the Dominican Republic, she has lived from age 14 in the United States. She has a B.S. degree in Art Education from the University of Minnesota. Before moving to California, she lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where, while working as an art teacher, she obtained a B.F.A. in painting at Massachusetts College of Art and was associated with the Radcliffe College Ceramics Studio at Harvard University. There she learned the technique of raku ceramic firing. Her ceramic sculptures have been shown at SOFA New York, SOFA Chicago, and in Los Angeles.

  EMMA LUNA Statement

  My sculpture reproduces everyday fabric objects such as washcloths, socks, and just about anything I can get my hands on to reproduce, utilizing the illusionist possibilities inherent in clay as a medium. However, I render this illusion so that the ordinary object simultaneously produces an impression on the extraordinary. Rows of rolled hands towels, piles of terry cloths whose positions defy gravity, a chaotic pile of laundry frozen in shapes that the fabric itself could never hold, and so forth.

  Mine is a voyage of intimate exploration into a subliminal form shared by both clay and fabric: the fold. At the same time, my work de-familiarizes an anonymous and routine form of ‘women’s work’ whose aesthetic possibilities no one but a woman would be likely to apprehend.

   

  EMMA LUNA Resumé

  Selected Solo Exhibitions
  2006 Mixed-media on paper, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2006 “Art Journey’s Back to the Long, Long Ago and Far Away,” Mixed-media on paper, The International House, Davis, CA
  2004 “Corazones,” Gallery Casa de Chavón, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  2003 Sam Houston State University Art Gallery
  2003 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2003 UC Davis Alumni Center Gallery, Davis, CA
  1999 “Impressions,” Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA
  1986 “Latin American Images,” Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  1985 Gallery 57, Cambridge Art Council, Cambridge, MA

  Selected Group Exhibitions and Galleries
  2013 “Black, White, Red – A Sculpture Show,” A New Leaf Gallery | Sculpturesite, Sonoma, CA
  2013 “Clay & Glass National Juried Exhibition,” Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA), City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
  2013 National Art Competition, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
  2012 Christopher Hill Gallery, St. Helena, CA
  2011-2012 Crocker Museum Shop, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
  2010-2012 Erin Martin Design, St. Helena, CA
  2009-2012 Davis Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Davis, CA
  2007-2012 A New Leaf Gallery | Sculpturesite, Sonoma, CA
  2009-2011 F Dorian, San Francisco, CA
  2010 “Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA),” Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
  2010 “3rd Annual Trompe L’oeil,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2009 “Small Works,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2009 Amoca, Pomona, CA
  2009 “The Uncommon Object,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
  2008 “Women Painting Women,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
  2007 “Biannual Juried Art Show,” Sonoma Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
  2003-2007 Annual Auction Art Show, special invitation, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
  2000-2007 Mostly Glass, Englewood, NJ
  2004-2006 “Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA),” New York City, NY
  2001-2006 “Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA),” special invitation, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
  2005 “One Hundred Socks,” Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
  2006 “The Flatlanders,” special invitation regional show, University of California, Davis, CA
  2006 Ceramics, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2006 Art Foundry Gallery Group Show, Sacramento, CA
  2005 “Realism in Art Juried Art Show,” Mostly Glass, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  2005 “Sonoma County Juried Group Show,”The DiRosa Preserve, Napa, CA
  2004 Amdur Gallery, Glenview, IL
  2004 “Primavera ’04,” Artists-in-Residence show, Fundación Centro Cultural Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic
  2004 “Corazones Perros,” Museo de la Cerámica Contemporánea, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  2003 Gallery Arte Tamburini, La Romana, Dominican Republic
  2003 “Otoño 2003,” Artists-in-Residence show, Fundación Centro Cultural Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic
  2002 “Crocker-Kingsley 73rd Invitational Group Exhibition,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
  2001 “Reality Check,” juried art show, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
  2001 Craft Museum, City of Davis First Juried Exhibition, Davis, CA
  2001 “Small Ceramics Art Show,” Academy of Design, New York City, NY
  2001 “Palm Springs International,” Palms Springs, CA
  2001 “Ceramics 30,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2001 “Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA),” The Armory, New York City, NY
  2001 “All Creatures Great and Small,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2001 “Los Angeles Art Show,” UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
  2001 “Two Decades,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2001 California Conference on Clay Arts, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  2001 Invitational show, Sutter Club, Sacramento, CA
  1999 “Celebrate Ceramics,” Handworks Gallery, Acton, MA
  1999 Blooming Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  1999 California Association of Ceramic Artists show, Jeff’s Objets d’Art, Davis, CA
  1998 Artists-in-residence show, Altos de Chavón Gallery, La Romana, Dominican Republic
  1998 Oannes Gallery, Tiverton, RI
  1996 Craigin-Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA
  1995 Invitational show, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
  1995 “Within Gender,” invitational show at A Conference on Latin American Literature, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
  1991 “Voces Prevalecientes,” group show of Hispanic Artists, Firehouse Multicultural Arts Center, Jamaica Plain, MA
  1990 “The Space,” organized by the Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation (HOPE) as a benefit for AIDS education, Boston, MA
  1986 “Taming the Beast,” three-person show, Cambridge Multi-Cultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
  1986 Dominican artist’s exhibit, Essex County College, Newark, NJ
  1985 Group show of women’s paintings, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

  Selected Collections
  Museo de la Cerámica Contemporánea, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
  Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
  Arizona State University Ceramic Museum, Tempe, AZ
  The White House Christmas Tree Ornament Collection, Washington, DC
  Sandy Bessen, Sante Fe, NM
  Edinhurt Gallery, Don Merrill, Beverly Hills, CA
  Barbara Fromm, Palm Desert, CA
  Bea Larsen, Cincinnati, OH

  Selected Honors & Awards
  2013 Third Place Winner, ACGA’s “Clay & Glass National Juried Exhibition,” La Brea, CA
  2009 Honorable Mention, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Biennial, Sonoma, CA
  2007 Second Place Winner, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Biennial, Sonoma, CA
  2003-2004 Fulbright Fellowship, Parsons School of Design, Los Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic
  2002 Invited to create an ornament for the White House Christmas tree, now part of the White House collection
  2002 Woodland Art Council Teaching Award
  1999 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist’s Grant ($10,000)
  1999 Three mixed media on paper works acquired by Canadian artistic design firm D-Zign I.P.P., Inc.
  1997-1998 “Two Collection,” juried selection of arts and crafts selected for WGBH/Channel 2 Auction
  1994 Three monotype prints acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, as part of the museum’s print lending-library

  Selected Publications and Media
  2013 “Clay, glass elevated in Brea,” review of ACGA show by Richard Chang, photo of sculpture “Las Toallitas de mi Abuela,” The Orange County Register, February 2. 2006 “Emerging,” book cover and article by Rita de Maeseneer, Encuentro con la Narrativa Dominicana Contemporanea, p. 230-233, Iberoamericana, Vervuert, Belgium.
  2006 “Memory’s Allure,” review by Suzanne Munich, Davis Enterprise Newspaper.
  2006 Wheel-throwing demonstrations for KCRA TV news, April and June.
  2005 “Working Gender,” Cultural Representation of Women and Labor, Brujula University of California, Davis, Volume 4 Number 1, December.
  2004 “Emma Luna’s Hearts,” article by Stephen Kaplan, Ceramics Monthly Upfront, December.
  2004 “‘Corazones’ de Emma Luna,” El Caribe, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  2004 “Dominican Sojourn,” article and interview by Aldrich Tan, The Davis Enterprise.
  2003 “Taking Artistic Wing,” article by Marilyn Moyle, The Davis Enterprise January 30.
  2002 “Illusionism without Illusions,” article by Neil Larsen and Susan Kaiser, Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 50.
  2002 Article and interview by Janine Tully, guest lecture and presentation to the Hawaii Craftsman Raku Ho’laule’a conference , Honolulu Star Bulletin, May 26.
  2001 Featured on “Modern Masters” television show, Home and Garden Cable Network, May 20
  2001 “Celebrating Clay,” front page photo and article by Paul Dorn, The Davis Enterprise Weekend, May 3.
  1999 “‘Celebrate Ceramics’ Draws a Crowd,” photo and article by Libbie Payne, The Boston Globe, October 10.
  1999 Preview of “Impressions,” Memorial Union Art Gallery, article by Steven Jenkins, Artweek, Issue 7/8.
  1999 “Multi-talented Artist Displays Work at MU,” feature article by Beth Rose Middleton, The California Aggie, UC Davis, August 2.
  1999 Faculty Show, Davis Art Center, reviewed by Kimi Julian, Sacramento News and Review, January 14; By Melissa Leavitt, The California Aggie, January 14; By Marilyn Moyle, The Davis Enterprise, January 28.
  1998 Group Sculpture show, Oannes Gallery, Tiverton, RI, reviewed in Art New England Magazine.
  1998 “Notas Culturales,” taped interview with Luz Vicioso, Channel 19, La Romana, Dominican Republic, August 24.
  1998 “Caña TV,” live interview for the Luisa María Ortiz Show, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Aug. 15.
  1998 “Las Huellas del Caribe en Altos de Chavón,” article by José Bautista, El Siglo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 23.
  1996 Artist’s Profile in Ceramics Monthly Magazine, June-August.
  1995 “The Arts and Craft of Emma Luna,” feature article by art critic Christine Temin, The Boston Globe, March 1.
  1990 “Centro,” interview by the Boston NBC affiliate’s Spanish language public affairs program.

  Academic History and Professional Experience
  Private Art Instruction, home studio (present)
  1998-2013 Research Specialist, Printmaking Lab, University of California, Davis, CA
  2009 Guest speaker and presenter at ceramics workshop at the Crocker Museum of Fine Art
  2005-2006 Freelance Art Teacher, Merryhill School, Davis, CA
  2006 Guest speaker and presenter on KVIE Television Guest Artist Series, Sacramento< CA
  2006 Guest speaker and presenter at the California Association of Ceramic Art Conference, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  1999-2003 Freelance Art Teacher, Davis Art Center, Davis< CA
  2003 Invited to lecture and conduct a three-day ceramic sculpture workshop at Sam Houston State University Art Gallery, Houston, TX
  2002 Presentation and lecture at the Honolulu Academy of Art
  2002 Clay demonstration at the University of Hawaii Windward
  2001 Guest speaker and presenter at the California Association of Ceramic Art Conference, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  1985-1998 Art Teacher (Full-time), Boston Unified School Department, Boston, MA
  1998 Visiting Artist, University of California Davis Craft Center, Davis, CA
  1998 Artist-in-Residence (ceramics and sculpture), Parson’s School of Design, Los Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic, June-August
  1997 Workshop on saggar-firing and terra sigillata techniques, Radcliffe College ceramics studio

  Education
  1986 Massachusetts College of Art, BFA, Painting
  1983 University of Minnesota, BS, Art Education

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  Aaron Bohrod / F. Carlton Ball, Monumental, Hand Thrown Pottery Eve Vase 1952-56

  AARON BOHROD  (1907-1997)  USA
  F. CARLTON BALL  (1911- 1992)  USA

  “Eve” vase 1952-56

  Monumental glazed stoneware vase with a brown and cream beige glaze with sgraffito decoration of four stylized nudes.

  Signed: A. Bohrod  F.C. Ball (inscribed)

  Illustrated: Aaron Bohrod: Figure Sketches, Edwin E. Elliott and Howard E. Wooden (Dodge City, Kansas:  Gall and Shaull, 1990) p. 17, fig. 32. A Decade of Still Life: Aaron Bohrod (Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1966) p. 41.

  H: 20 3/4 x Dia: 12 1/2″

  Price: $29,000

  ***Aaron Bohrod himself considered this vase his most important work in ceramic. This exact vase is illustrated in “A Decade of Still Life: Aaron Bohrod” in a bisque state. There is a stable firing crack that is visible on the base (see photo) near the Bohrod signature which happened in the firing, but in no way affects the structure of the piece. A letter from Aaron Bohrod himself describing this piece and the history surrounding it also accompanies the vase.

  For more information see: The Potter’s Art in California: 1885-1955, Hazel V. Bray (Oakland: Oakland Museum Art Department, 1980) pp. 56-57.

  A painter of cityscapes, landscapes and trompe l’oeil paintings, Aaron Bohrod lived in Chicago from birth until 1948, when he moved to Madison, Wisconsin. There he was a member of the University of Wisconsin’s art faculty. Bohrod was a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and he also attended the Arts Students League in New York.

  Aaron Bohrod was an American artist who was nationally known in his lifetime. He was the subject of frequent exhibitions and gallery shows in various locations, generally focusing on a particular chronological period of his artistic production. The recipient of numerous prizes and awards (including two Guggenheims and the purchase prize at the “Artists for Victory” exhibition of 1942-43 at the Metropolitan Museum in New York), he was both proficient and prolific as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and as an illustrator. In addition, he was the author of several books on art and an autobiography. Although he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York with a number of well-known and influential teachers, the one who exerted the most profound influence on him was John Sloan, who taught him to value both the Old Masters and the visual reality of the urban American scene. Bohrod returned to Chicago after studying with Sloan in New York “determined to do in my own way with my own city what Sloan had done with New York.” (Bohrod’s stylistic development has been typically characterized in terms of his early relationship to the gritty urban realism of the Ashcan School with which Sloan was associated and his later magic realism style with its virtuoso and meticulous technique and witty visual repartee, almost as if they were two separate and unrelated developments. Although his own description of the origins of his unique still life approach in his autobiographical book, A Decade of Still Life, may have guided critics to look at his oeuvre in this way, a closer assessment reveals clear connections between the earlier and alter periods. Before 1940, for example, he had created a prototype of the still lifes that were to become his hallmark. By the mid 1950s, he began to dedicate himself to the creation of paintings that are by turns resonant, mysterious, evocative and humorous. The studied and careful detail of the bricks on the buildings foreshadow the care that Bohrod will lavish on each of the carefully observed and realized objects in his later still lifes, while the anecdotal detail predicts the accumulation of objects on which his later work depends. The polished and masterful technique of this later work also suggests the Old Masters to whom he was introduced by Sloan.

  F. Carlton Ball (1911-1992)
  F. Carlton Ball was born in Sutter Creek, California, He studied art at Sacramento Junior College before enrolling at USC. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1933. He later did graduate studies under Glen Lukens at USC. He taught at several colleges/universities, such as the CCAC (his first position in 1935), Mills College, University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, USC University of Puget Sound and etc. From our research, we believe his last teaching position was in Tacoma, Washington, at the Tacoma Community College. Primarily known for his throwing, he did combine his pots with the decorative artistry of his first wife Kathryn Uhl Ball and most importantly, the Wisconsin artist, Aaron Bohrod. He exhibited at the Association of San Francisco Potters, 1952 Los Angeles County Fair’s 6000 Years Art in Clay and the Crocker-Kingsley of Sacramento, California, to mention a few locations. Exhibited at the Nationals in 1941-1949, 1951-1960 and 1966.