W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery

"Ink & Clay 41"

Opening Reception

Date: September 26, 2015
Time: 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery
The W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. Ink & Clay 41 | A National Competition. Exhibition dates: Sat. September 19 - Thurs. October 29, 2015.

Event Info

Date/Time:
     Opening Reception: Saturday, September 26, 2015 - 4-7pm
     Exhibition: September 19- October 29, 2015
Location:
     Kellogg University Art Gallery

 

The Kellogg Art Gallery is pleased to offer $6,500 in cash awards this year. These include: the James H. Jones Memorial Purchase Award, generously sponsored by Mr. Bruce M. Jewett; the University President’s Purchase Award, sponsored by the Office of the University President, Soraya Coley, Jurors’ Choice, and Gallery Curator’s Choice Purchase Awards. Additional awards include $500, $400, and $100 Juror Awards and Honorable Mentions.

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"Ink & Clay 41"

About the Exhibition

Established in 1971, Ink & Clay is an annual competition of printmaking, drawing, ceramic ware, clay sculpture, installation and mixed media utilizing any variety of ink or clay as a material. The exhibition is sponsored by the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and is underwritten by the generosity of the late Col. James Jim H. Jones with additional support from the Office of the University President. This year's Ink & Clay jurors include clay artist Jody Baral, print artist Cathy Weiss and Curator Julie Perlin Lee. After 10 years as an adjunct instructor in various colleges, Jody Baral is currently full-­time at Mount Saint Mary University as Art Department Chair and Director/Curator of the Jose Drudis-­Biada Art Gallery while also maintaining an active clay and sculpture studio for the past 25 years. Cathy Weiss served as Exhibition Chair for the Los Angeles Printmaking Society and was the Founder and Director of LA Print Space at the Pacific Design Center. She has curated and organized numerous exhibitions throughout the world, received many awards for her own print work, and is held in several collections both in the US and abroad. Julie Perlin Lee is the VP of Collections and Exhibition Development at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. She oversees the care and research of more than 100,000 permanent collection objects in the Bowers permanent art collection. She has been instrumental in building the museum's collection of Pacific Island art. Perlin Lee was the director of @Space Contemporary gallery in Santa Ana and is serving as President of the Grand Central Art Forum, a support group for the arts in Southern California.