Conversation with Bill Abright - A true California clay legend.
June 13th - 4:00m - 6:00pm - $25
Join us to meet Bill Abright for a casual, in-depth conversation full of stories and images.
Bill Abright is an artist who seeks to create beauty in the space between order and chaos. Based in San Anselmo, CA, his journey with clay began at Delta College in Stockton in the late 1960s, leading to a graduate degree in ceramics at San Francisco State in 1974.
For four decades he shaped the lives of countless artists as a beloved instructor of drawing, design and ceramics at the College of Marin, retiring in 2015 after an extraordinary 40-year tenure. Since retirement he has expanded his practice beyond ceramics and drawing to embrace steel, glass and found objects, assembling figurative sculptures from abstract shapes whose titles and content evolve organically throughout the creative process.
His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is held in prestigious collections including the Oakland Museum of California and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bill shares his San Anselmo home and studio of 54 years with his wife and fellow ceramist Claudia Tarantino, a creative partnership that has produced not only beautiful art but two artist sons, sculptor Oben Abright and painter Guston Abright.
Free Event for Ceramic students ages 16 - 25
(High School, College, University) Student Reservation required email: info@cacm.studio
The CACM Clay Talks: Conversations with the Masters is a platform dedicated to bringing top-tier ceramic artists together with our community of makers and enthusiasts. Our goal is to provide you with a rare opportunity to hear directly and learn from experienced ceramic artists.
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Conversation with Bill Abright - A true California clay legend.
June 13th - 4:00m - 6:00pm - $25
Join us to meet Bill Abright for a casual, in-depth conversation full of stories and images.
Bill Abright is an artist who seeks to create beauty in the space between order and chaos. Based in San Anselmo, CA, his journey with clay began at Delta College in Stockton in the late 1960s, leading to a graduate degree in ceramics at San Francisco State in 1974.
For four decades he shaped the lives of countless artists as a beloved instructor of drawing, design and ceramics at the College of Marin, retiring in 2015 after an extraordinary 40-year tenure. Since retirement he has expanded his practice beyond ceramics and drawing to embrace steel, glass and found objects, assembling figurative sculptures from abstract shapes whose titles and content evolve organically throughout the creative process.
His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is held in prestigious collections including the Oakland Museum of California and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bill shares his San Anselmo home and studio of 54 years with his wife and fellow ceramist Claudia Tarantino, a creative partnership that has produced not only beautiful art but two artist sons, sculptor Oben Abright and painter Guston Abright.
Free Event for Ceramic students ages 16 - 25
(High School, College, University) Student Reservation required email: info@cacm.studio
The CACM Clay Talks: Conversations with the Masters is a platform dedicated to bringing top-tier ceramic artists together with our community of makers and enthusiasts. Our goal is to provide you with a rare opportunity to hear directly and learn from experienced ceramic artists.
Go to our STORE Tab to make your purchase
