Viola Frey: Making the Self

Viola Frey (1933-2004) is best known for her larger-than-life ceramic figures, which expanded the traditional boundaries of ceramic sculpture. Frey was one of a number of California artists working in clay in the 1950s and '60s who turned away from that medium's conventions to produce works with robust sculptural qualities associated with Abstract Expressionist painting, Pop art and what would come to be known as California Funk. Join scholars, critics and curators as they explore the impact of Frey’s work on the changing face of ceramic sculpture and figuration today, as well as throughout her long and celebrated career