Feb. 6 - April 4, 2010 - "Birds, Beasts & Figures"
Ceramic Sculpture by Robin Murphy

Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 6, 6-8 p.m.

The exhibit will feature ceramic sculpture by Robin Murphy, an artist from Bayfield, Wis. Robin Murphy has shown her work in juried and solo exhibitions throughout the United States for more than a decade. In the past two years, her work has undergone major transitions—from functional ceramics to animal and figurative sculpture. Once she decided to abandon the pots and bowls, a new door opened up artistically for the artist.  Function and decoration were no longer the issue; it was now about the animals and figures and how they exist as objects in contemporary society . . . what are they doing, asking, implying? Those questions became the basis for investigation with the clay. Robin Murphy received her M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has taught in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and various art centers.

The exhibit is free to the public and supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board.