June 14 - July 18, 2025
Reception: Saturday, June 21, 5-7pm
Dayton Claudio
I describe my works as, “Clay-formed canvases.” The process involves capturing objects and textures in clay, then casting a solid “canvas.” This composed form presents a textured surface ready for painting. This allows me to use Imagery, color and depth to create a paradox of concrete surface and illusory space.
Dayton Claudio received a B.A. degree in art from the University of California Santa Barbara where studied with James Turell and John McCracken. He received an MFA degree in fine art from San Jose State University. He has enjoyed a successful career in public art since 1995 completing many projects around the country. His work is an investigation into the processes of nature. Using clay as a mold, he captures then casts highly detailed textured composites infused with painterly imagery.
For more information visit daytonclaudio.com
Nora Pineda
Drawing from her Mexican cultural heritage, Nora Pineda's complex ceramics tie together modern abstraction and ancient mythology. Inspired by her Mexican heritage, Pineda's pieces incorporate characters that symbolize the way of life of Mexicans throughout the ages. She brings them to life with deep, undulating lines and stylized faces that are extremely expressive. Everything from the amount of lines used to the size of their bodies, carries significance in the story each piece tells. An important feature of Pineda's pieces is that they are created in the round, with the piece truly operating as a three dimensional object. These are not straight sculptures, but forms inspired by the traditional use of ceramics: the vessel. Pineda's shapes come directly from altered forms and manipulation of clay and many of these forms are functioning vessels.
Sadly, Pineda passed earlier this year in late April. A thoughtful obituary can be read here. Her estate is managed by her daughter, Michelle Beltran. She is currently represented by Agora Gallery, New York City, New York.
For more information visit norapineda.com
