Press Release -- Exhibition Opening at City Hall Features Redmond Clay Studio and a New Generation of Artists

Exhibition Opening at City Hall Features Redmond Clay Studio and a New Generation of Artists

Effective Immediately
February 16, 2016

Redmond, WA – The work of Redmond Clay Studio instructors and students will culminate in an exhibition at Redmond City Hall titled “Convergence”, which opens on Friday, February 26, 2016. The public is invited to the opening reception from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. 

Damian Grava, Clay Studio Director, has expanded the studio through progressive ceramic art programming which educates the public in the ceramic arts. The Clay Studio is an open platform for students to learn and develop their voice as artists. Advanced students are encouraged as they are guided by the possibilities the ceramics medium has to offer.

As an artist, Grava’s passion in clay takes form in the utilitarian pot. The process of kiln firing is a principal tool in decorating Grava’s work; essentially he paints his pots with fire. Grava’s work will be exhibited along with the work of three students; Vicky Hattori, Eun Kwak, and Kelly Neu.

Vicky Hattori explored knitting, painting, and drawing before finding the Redmond Clay Studio. Her current pot designs are inspired by nature and animals.

Eun Kwak has drawn from her experience studying photography and psychology. “My attention goes to unspoken, unnoticed ideas, people, and places. My aim is to materialize the layers of those experiences into my work,” stated Kwak.

Kelly Neu was first a student and now an instructor at the Redmond Clay Studio.  “I enjoy working with clay and the many ways I can incorporate my love of drawing and painting into a final art piece, either with sculptural elements or surface design.”

The exhibition will be on display through July 2016 in the lobby of Redmond City Hall, 15670 85th Street, Redmond, WA.

For questions and more information, contact Jessica Rubenacker, Arts Coordinator, at jarubenacker@redmond.gov or 425.556.2367.

This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.

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ARTS PROGRAM
Jessica Rubenacker
Arts Coordinator
425-556-2367
jarubenacker@redmond.gov