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William Edwards

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Chemical Reaction. June, 2011

“This body of work continues my exploration of the alchemy of ceramic materials. Glazes create textured fields of color often reminiscent of nature. The natural phenomenon of the glaze creates a chaotic surface of patterns. Through the inherent transmutation of chemicals in fire the uncontrollable and unexpected occurs; instability creates a game of chance. Like the toss of a dice, a moment in time is captured.”

“In the newer pieces I have begun to build upon what the kiln has given me by pouring multiple layers of semi-transparent color in epoxy, sometimes completely obliterating what is underneath. These works take inspiration from my youth in Southern California. Days were spent at the beach with the sun sparkling off the sand and water. My process was also greatly influenced by helping my father work on hot rods and surfboards – the chemical reactivity of the applied materials and the end result inform my work to this day.”

Education

2001 M.F.A., University of California Davis, Davis, CA
1998 B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Selected Exhibitions

2011 AQUA Miami Art Fair with Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2011 “Chemical Reaction”, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, (solo) San Francisco, CA
2011 “Fresh Air”, 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA
2011 “RED” Toomey Tourell Fine Art, (group) San Francisco, CA
2010 AQUA Miami Art Fair with Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 Feats of Clay XXII, Lincoln Arts, Gladding McBean Pottery, Lincoln, CA
2008 Toomey Tourell Fine Art, (group) San Francisco, CA
2004 Everything and the Kitchen Sink, BPG Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2003 10th Annual Artists’ Valentines Show, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA
2002 Feats of Clay XV, Lincoln Arts, Gladding McBean Pottery, Lincoln, CA
  9th Annual Artists’ Valentines Show, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA
2001 Master Mind, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
  Present/Tense, University Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
  Seven, MFA 2001, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA
  Juried Student Art Show, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA
2000 Juried Student Art Show, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA
  Mind’s Eye, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA
1999 Keep This Copy for Your Records, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA
1998 Graduate Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Ca
  Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Ca
1997 Spring Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Ca
1994 Dark Living, Darks Art Parlor, Santa Ana, CA
  Rev*a*la*tion, Long Beach, CA
  Spring Show, OCC art Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
1993 Last Glow Before We Go, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
  In the Alley, The Caged Chameleon, Santa Ana, CA
1992 Let There Be Light, The Caged Chameleon, Santa Ana, CA
  Creative Energy: An Exhibition of Neon Art, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
1991 Part of the Art, Nordstrom, Costa Mesa, CA
  Group show, The Caged Chameleon, Santa Ana, CA

Awards

1998 Issac Walter Sculpture Award in Ceramics

Academic Experience

2001 Faculty, Drawing, UC Davis, CA

Bibliography

  San Francisco Art Institute Catalog, 1999-2000, 44
  Spring Warren, “Spring star students,” The Davis Enterprise, May 4, 2000, 20
  Marlyn Moyle, “Odes to joy,” The Davis Enterprise, June 21, 2001, 10, 17
  John A Martin, “Graduate work invokes subtle debate between art, craft,” The California Aggie, June 25, 2001, 3, 6