First Year Fellowship Artists Exhibition

first year fellowship artists exhibition

anton alvarez - christina erives - richard w. james - kyle johns- yoonjee kwak

ANTON ALVAREZ

TAUNT FELLOW

Anton Alvarez thinks of his studio practice as having two parts. First, he uses drafting and design techniques to create the tools and processes he needs for his work. Second, he puts the resulting equipment, tools, etc., to use as an artist and craftsperson, exploring the possibilities such tools create and investigating the potential of new materials and techniques. Ultimately, he believes that true innovation can only happen in the moment of making, enabling him to achieve results that are more fantastic than could have been planned or anticipated ahead of time.

Chilean-born Anton Alvarez is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art in London. Alvarez originally studied cabinetmaking before completing an Interior Architecture and Furniture Design course at Konstfack in Stockholm. His work has been exhibited internationally including solo shows at Salon94 in New York, the Xue Xue Institute in Taipei and Gallery Libby Sellers in London.

2021180800 2018 ceramic 12” x 14” x 14”

2105181800 2018 ceramic 23” x 14” x 11”

0105181300 2018 ceramic 16” x 13” x 13”

0206181800 2018 ceramic 25” x 12” x 11”

0705181800 2018 ceramic 33” x 14” x 14”

CHRISTINA ERIVES

QUIGLEY-HILTNER FELLOW Using clay and extreme attention to detail, Christina Erives constructs information rich installations that speak of her experience as a Mexican-American.

Her interest in creating objects arises from a fear of certain processes and techniques being lost and forgotten. Through the use of various objects she hopes to render a narrative that embraces and celebrates rituals for a new generation. In the process of making, she enjoys seeing objects evolve through the use of clay just as the telling of a story can change over time.

Christina Erives was born in Los Angeles, California.

She received her MFA from Pennsylvania State University and both a BA and MA in studio art from California State University of Northridge. Christina has exhibited her work at The American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California; Penland Gallery in North Carolina; and Baltimore Clayworks in Maryland.

Christina was a 2015 summer resident at the Bray and returned as the 2017 Quigley-Hiltner Fellow.

Panza Llena Corazon Contento 2018 earthenware dimensions vary call for pricing

Ceramix 2018 earthenware 2.5” x 3.5” x .25” each call for pricing

Fresa 2018 earthenware 6” x 3” x 4” call for pricing

Eggs 2018 earthenware dimensions vary call for pricing

Untitled 2018 earthenware 6” x 25” x 36”

Planters 2018 earthenware dimensions vary call for pricing

Conchas 2018 earthenware 6” x 6” x 1.5” call for pricing

Cheese 2018 earthenware 5” x 5” x .25” each call for pricing

Limonada (cups) 2018 earthenware 4” x 2.5” x 2.5” call for pricing

ceraMIX 2018 earthenware 8” x 11.5” x 2.5” call for pricing

RICHARD W. JAMES

SPEYER FELLOW

Using a construction method that borrows heavily from traditional doll making, Richard W. James makes contemporary figurative sculptures that incorporate found objects as well as materials/processes that he associates with his rural upbringing. His work explores how the aggregate nature of personality and memory construction affects the sense of self, and by extension, interaction with the world around us.

Richard grew up in rural Tennessee. He earned his MFA in ceramics from the University of Kansas in 2016 and was a 2016-17 long-term artist-inresidence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He has been a summer artistin-residence at Zhenrutang in Jingdezhen, China, a special student in ceramics at Indiana University, and received his BFA from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001. Richard is the recipient of Sculpture Magazine’s 2016 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.

Mannerisms & Proclivities 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 178” x 54” x 18” call for pricing

Mannerisms & Proclivities 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 178” x 54” x 18” call for pricing

The Seeders 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 61” x 56” x 31” call for pricing

The Seeders 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 61” x 56” x 31” call for pricing

Top Dog / Under George 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 62” x 22” x 18” call for pricing

Money Bag Dolls 2018 earthenware, wood, cloth, found objects, underglaze 29” x 15” x 8” each call for pricing

KYLE JOHNS

MJD FELLOW

Kyle Johns uses the vessel to explore various degrees of form, function and sculptural considerations. From his interest in contemporary design, he experiments with new solutions. Using the traditionally rigid process of mold making common in industrial production, he deconstructs and reassembles plaster mold positives to create a multitude of unique forms. Through play, variation and modification, he looks to change simple variables to create new methods and possibilities.

Kyle Johns earned his MFA in ceramics from the Ohio University, Athens, in 2015 and a BFA in ceramics at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, in 2010. Kyle was a summer resident at the Bray in 2015 and returned as the 2017 MJD Fellow.

Color Blend 2018 ceramic 3.5” x 3.5” x 2” each

Small Vessel II 2018 ceramic 5.5” x 7” x 7” call for pricing

Tilt I & II 2018 ceramic 17” x 8” x 8” each call for pricing

Hourglass Form 2018 ceramic 28.5” x 7” x 7” call for pricing

Small Vessel I 2018 ceramic 5.5” x 7” x 7” call for pricing

Double Liner 2018 ceramic 17.5” x 5” x 5” call for pricing

YOONJEE KWAK

MATSUTANI FELLOW

Yoonjee Kwak makes sculptural vessels to represent human beings as iconic symbols from the Korean culture. In Korea, when people talk about someone’s personality, they often use “vessel” as a metaphor of one’s spirit of tolerance. Yoonjee’s interactive conversation with the clay is vital to her process—she slowly builds up clay coils from the bottom, allowing her hand marks to remain on the surface. Through this process of building, memories of patience and time come into her pieces and she is able to create a meaningful record of her practice.

Originally from South Korea, Yoonjee Kwak earned her MFA in ceramics at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2014 and her BFA in ceramics and glass at Hong-Ik University in Seoul, South Korea. She was a resident artist and taught ceramics classes at RIT from 2014– 2017. In 2016, she was named an Emerging Artist in Ceramics Monthly magazine and returns to the Bray after being a 2016 Windgate Scholar summer resident. Yoonjee returned as the 2017 Matsutani Fellow.

Sincerely I & II 2018 handbuilt porcelain, gold luster 17.5” x 7” x 7” (right) call for pricing

More Beautiful than a Flower Vessels 2018 handbuilt porcelain, colored porcelain, gold luster 9” x 3.75” x 3.75 “ each call for pricing

Breathe, Bottomless Pit I & II 2018 handbuilt porcelain, gold luster 22” x 14” x 14” (left) call for pricing

Uncomfortable Hat 2018 handbuilt porcelain, colored porcelain, gold luster 21” x 10.5” x 10.5” call for pricing

Embrace Yourself I 2018 handbuilt porcelain, colored porcelain, gold luster 19” x 16” x 14” call for pricing

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