A graduate of the Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture and the San Francisco Art Institute, Tara has been an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts, Penland School of Crafts, the Santa Fe Art Institute and received a fellowship to be in residence at the Vermont Studio Center.
To grapple with the sixth mass extinction and climate breakdown, she completed a Permaculture Design Course in 2018, Fritjof Capra’s Systems Thinking course in 2019 and became part of the Earth Regenerators Study Group in 2020
Tara Daly is a Californian sculptor working in ceramics who makes paintings and textiles in material driven processes that explore power, collapse and connection. She has exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Richmond Arts Center, Contemporary Craft Center among other non-profit art centers and galleries nationally.
A graduate of the Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture and the San Francisco Art Institute, Tara has been an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts, Penland School of Crafts, the Santa Fe Art Institute and received a fellowship to be in residence at the Vermont Studio Center.
To grapple with the sixth mass extinction and climate breakdown, she completed a Permaculture Design Course in 2018, Fritjof Capra’s Systems Thinking course in 2019 and became part of the Earth Regenerators Study Group in 2020
Tara Daly is a Californian sculptor working in ceramics who makes paintings and textiles in material driven processes that explore power, collapse and connection. She has exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Richmond Arts Center, Contemporary Craft Center among other non-profit art centers and galleries nationally.
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Juror Statement | Yoonjee Kwak
Congratulations to the Applied Contemporary Gallery and to all the participating artists in the ‘Constructed Ceramic Exhibitions’!
It has been a very great honor for me to jury this exhibit. My sincerest thanks to all the dedicated and inspired artists who created the many beautiful works that were entered into this exhibition.
This show will always be extra special for me. It is my first experience as a juror in my career as a ceramic artist. I have found your commitment and creativity to be an inspiration, and I am grateful for this wonderful opportunity to with all of you. I extend my deepest gratitude to Ian and Mary Catherine Bassett of the Applied Contemporary Gallery for inviting me to be part of this meaningful event at their gallery.
I was deeply impressed with the beauty and artistry of the works, which made the role of juror very challenging. I examined each piece with certain ideas and questions in mind. There was a need for a vision that would establish a cohesive meaningful presentation, an at the same time a need to honor the artistic merit of each individual piece. I was looking for answers to what might be the artistic merit of each piece, what the artist might be wanting to convey in the work, and what unique forms, original thinking and personal creativity guided the artist to choose the specific skills and techniques employed in the making of each piece. I was looking for innovative and personal work that represented a full spectrum of techniques, concepts and artistic sensibilities, to curate an exhibition that truly represented the excitement of Constructed Ceramic Art of today.
Congratulations once again to all ‘Constructed Ceramic exhibition’ artist.
These are strange and difficult time. Let us all continue to be creative and allow all the opportunities and challenges before us continue to guide us on our journey of self-discovery.
Be safe.
Be healthy.
Create.
Thank you.
Sincerely, Yoonjee Kwak. Oct. 2020