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Artist Statement:
My African ancestors work
through my fingers to create
each collectible black art
sculpture. My love of clay,
African people, cultural
traditions, vibrant fabric,
and African art combine to
produce an exciting and unique
form of self-expression.
Each African art sculpture
holds special personal
significance and has its own
positive spirit and
personality. The draping of
African fabric, leather, and
beadwork over the
one-of-a-kind ceramic
sculptures is a mystical,
sensual experience. I want
to impart the beauty and
elegance of
traditionally-dressed Africans
into each Black doll and
infuse a bit of my energy and
positive spirit into each art
piece. I hope you enjoy the
ever-changing Kanika African
Sculptures collection....
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Artist Exhibitions:
2008 Doiron Gallery, North
Sacramento, CA
2007 Nineteen Ten Gallery,
Sacramento, California
2006 Nineteen Ten Gallery,
Sacramento, California
2006 20th Street Gallery,
Sacramento, California
2005 Tarracotta Pottery and
Art Gallery, Elk Grove, CA
2005 Taylor's Nouveau Fine
Art Gallery, Elk Grove, CA
2005 Doiron Gallery, North
Sacramento, CA
2004 ...
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Artist Galleries:
Nineteen-Ten Gallery,
Sacramento, CA
Doiron Gallery, Sacramento, CA
20th Street Gallery,
Sacramento, CA
Crocker Art Museum,
Sacramento, CA.
Fine Arts Gallery, Carmichael,
CA.
Auburn Arts Center, Auburn,
CA.
River Road Gallery, Locke, CA.
Blooming Arts Gallery,
Sacramento, CA.
Barton's Gallery, Sacramento,
CA.
I.D.E.A. Gallery, Sacramento,
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Artist Reviews:
From the Sacramento News and
Review Magazine in 2006:
www.newsreview.com/sacramento/C
ontent?oid=169070
From the 2004 Spotlight
Magazine:
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From the Sacramento Observer
Magazine in 2003: "A
Sculpture of History" seen at
www.kanika.us/zsac%20observer_2
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Collections:
Oregon Youth Authority,
Portland, Oregon, USA: "Shaka,
Zulu Warrior" was purchased in
2002 for their cultural
collection.
City of Elk Grove, Elk Grove,
CA, USA: "Leather Locks and
Five Ancestors" and "Sea
Jellies and River Rock"
ceramic sculptures were
purchased for the City
Administration building in
2004 and 2005....
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Commissions:
New Faze Development,
Sacramento, California, USA:
In 2005, artists Kanika
Marshall, Anne Bradley, and
Chris Kubi were commissioned
to create a substantial art
sculpture for the lobby of New
Faze Development, a real
estate developer whose
headquarters were ensconced in
the redevelopment district on
Del Paso Blvd. in Sacramento,
California. ...
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Kanika Marshall Biography:
| Biographical information for Kanika Marshall can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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50
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Creating artwork, hiking, kayaking, gardening, yoga, and eating chocolate |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Ceramics Handbuilt
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Naive Art - ( - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
not provided
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Even before the story "ROOTS," Kanika began an internal search for her African identity in the early 1970s. Originally dabbling in pen and ink drawings of African American subjects as a teenager, she branched into pottery and ceramic African masks in the 1980s, studying with well-known California potter, Ruth Rippon. In the 1990s, she studied with renowned sculptor, Yoshio Taylor, and began using beautifully-colored, authentic West-African fabric, leather, hair, and beadwork on the hand-sculpted, ceramic figurines. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
As a shy, introverted child, my mother gave me a set of felt pens. Along with pencil and ink, those felt pens took me to worlds undiscovered. A child of the 1960s, there was great civil unrest and self-discovery so my early artworks dealt with the bright colors of the Flower Power era mixed with the pathos of being Black in America. Art became my voice. A way of describing my conflicting feelings. My art evolves constantly, presenting my general optimism through vivid colors and stylistic presentations of figurative work, combined with an environmental flavor. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Kanika has been interviewed on the 'San Francisco Live!' entertainment television show and on television shows in Sacramento, California, as part of Crocker Art Museum's holiday art shows. Her award-winning sculptures have also been featured in the nationally recognized Sacramento Observer and Sacramento Bee newspapers.
Kanika African Sculptures are sold at times at various stores, galleries, and businesses in northern California, and on the Internet. Kanika has been judged Best of Show in Valley Sculpture Artists (VSA) 2004 'Off the Wall' show, Best of Show in VSA's 2000 'No Way to Frame It' show, First Place in the 2000 Northern California Artists (NCA) 'Inner Views' show, First Place in the 1995 California Arts League 'Magic in May' show, Second Place in the 2001 Art on the River show, Award of Excellence in the 2006 California State Fair, Award of Merit in the 2002, 2003, and 2004, 2005, and 2007 California State Fair, Award of Merit in the International Magnum Opus XIV, and Honorable Mention in NCA's 2003 'Bold Expressions' show. The City of Elk Grove has purchased Kanika's 'Leather Locks and Five Ancestors' and 'Sea Jellies and River Rock' sculptures for public display in the City Administration building. She was also commissioned by developer New Faze Development to produce a collaborative sculpture with two other artists, and individual mosaic sculptures, for their building in Sacramento, California.
Kanika enjoys meeting with art lovers in gallery exhibits, stores, and art shows. She delights in the joy her sculptures bring to all ethnic and age groups and enjoys watching customers choose the perfect sculpture for themselves or gifts for friends and loved ones. People often give her ideas for expanding the Collection, such as breast cancer survivor art, mini-mask pendants, lapel pins, angels, Earth Mother goddesses, vases, wall art, and wall sconces.
'I hope the positive spirit of my sculptures enriches the lives of my customers. Please enjoy your visit to our online gallery at www.kanika.us.' |
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