Spring 2009

Nevada-based artist Rebekah Bogard is a ceramicist who creates immersive environments of colorful, playful -and at times disturbing - scenes of imaginary creatures enveloped in abundant flora and fauna. Each one of Bogard’s figures is a handcrafted earthenware object, finished with acrylic, underglazes, and glazes. Her figurative representations may appear endearing at first, yet upon closer inspection we recognize traits that are associated with the human species more than with the animal variety. While as a material ceramics are often relegated to the applied, or lesser arts, Bogard’s immersive “non-functional” landscapes ground this work in a contemporary domain where issues of sexuality, gender, and role-playing are suggested. Her work is featured in the December 2008 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

Exhibition: 2009 Student Art Show
Juror: Pilar Tompkins, Curator, Claremont Art Museum
Date: May 13 to June 6, 2009
Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 13, 5 to 8 p.m.