Nuala Creed's Press Release

Nuala Creed
email: nuala@ventrella.com
web site: http://www.NualaCreed.org

Education
1999 BFA in Ceramics, graduated with High Distinction
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California

Core classes in Ceramics and Fiber Sculpture
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts

Nuala Creed has a B.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts. She is a third year recipient of the Artist-in-Residence grant from the California Arts Council and was recently awarded the Energy Education Through Art Grant. Nuala works in ceramics and mixed media and her work has been displayed in galleries around the country and has been published in Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, and Artweek magazines.

Jeffrey Ventrella and Nuala Creed will present public lectures at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS on April 11, 2005 on behalf of: I’mPact: an exhibit exploring the pact between nature and soul to create infinite individuals. The exhibit will open at the Koehnline Gallery, DesPlaines, Il (Chicago), on September 8, 2005 with PSU Faculty member, Stephanie Bowman.

Jeffrey created Self Portraits in Fractal Space for an Art and Technology exhibit at Universidad del Pais Vasco in Bilbao Spain, December 2004. Components of this work will be part of the I’mPact exhibit and is one of the topics Jeffrey will discuss at Pittsburg State University on April 11, 2005 at 3:00 pm.

Nuala will present a slide lecture and talk about her work as a ceramic artist and in particular her ceramic sculptures, the Fledglings, which are featured in the book 500 Figures in Clay, published by Sterling. She will also talk about her exhibit at the Grounds for Sculpture where she featured a version of the Christmas tree ornament she was commissioned to create for the Whitehouse.

2004 Off the Rim, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey to do. My identity is not something I try to discover - it is something I’m trying to remember.

Nuala’s I'mPact Page

Nuala’s Web Site

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