Margaret Keelan Presents Her Ceramic Sculpture

At the El Cerrito Art Association meeting at 7:00 pm on March 14 in the El Cerrito Community Center, East Bay ceramic artist Margaret Keelan, will present a lecture and images on her unique figurative creations. Works over the past few years involve layers of glazes, stains and multiple firings, which create a compelling texture of weathered painted wood on their essential forms. Her current stylized images are inspired by American folk art, “Santos” figures from South and Central America, and utilize molds of 19th and early 20th dolls with other folk art images for expressive metaphors of life and contemplation.

She received her BFA at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and her MFA at the University of Utah, and now teaches full time in the School of Fine Art Sculpture at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Margaret’s work has been featured in several publications, most recently the article “Dark Histories” in Sculpture Review. She won a purchase award at the NCECA National Biennial Exhibition in 2009.

website: www.margaretkeelan.com

The March 14 meeting will be held in the Garden Room of the El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito. The evening begins at 7:00 pm with social time and a “mini art show” of members’ work. A brief business meeting is held at 7:30, followed by the speaker.

El Cerrito Art Association meetings are open to the public, and visitors and new members are always welcome. For further information about this program, contact Barbara Daniell at 510-277-6996 or bdaniell1943@gmail.com. For more information about the Association, see www.elcerritoart.org. The Community Center is handicapped-accessible.

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Calendar listing:

What: Margaret Keelen Presents Her Ceramic Sculpture
Where: Garden Room, El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito
When: Monday, March 14, 2016, 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Barbara Daniell: 510-277-6996 or bdaniell1943@gmail.com