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Artist Statement:
Perfect Moment
December
2009
My definition of a Perfect
Moment: when two entities, be
they human, object, animal, or
nature, are able to hold on to
their inner core, to the
integrity of their identity,
yet find a place of connection
where they mold to each other
creating mutual support.
Why vessels? I have been
attracted to vessels since an
early age. I grew up in a
country where archeology is
everywhere, where holding a
piece of clay from a broken
vessel awakens the
imagination. Who was that
person that created that
container hundreds or
thousands of years ago? What
was stored in this vessel?
Food, coins, stories? What
secrets?
To me vessels are a metaphor
for anything that contains a
treasure, be it tangible or
emotional, spiritual. Here are
two entities captured in a
perfect moment of connection
sharing, if only for that
brief moment, their inner
treasures.
Technique
I work with clay as a carver.
I mix various clays, of
different textures and colors,
to achieve the look of an
archeological vessel that has
been reassembled. I begin with
a solid mound of clay and use
my body, a mallet and knives
to rough the form. When I’...
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Artist Galleries:
* Christensen-Heller Gallery,
5831 College Ave., Oakland,
California, USA.
* Art Trip, Sculpting Center
and School, 1136 E. 12th St.,
Oakland, California, USA....
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Artist Reviews:
"I'm writing to express my
appreciation for your work as
a sculptor. The pieces I have
seen...have a quality that
transcends conventional
artistic categories: you have
given them the power to evoke
a rich and productive anxiety
in the viewer, a rare artistic
achievement. You have
expressed the...
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Collections:
Collectors (selected)
UPAYA, Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Dr,.E,.Karpfinger & Dr. A.
Rosselle, Oakland, California,
USA
Ms. Nancy Philips, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. Rani Cochran, Redwood
City, California, USA
Ms. Jesy Goldhammer, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. A Rockwell, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. D. Leavitt, Berkeley,
California, USA
Mr. & ...
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Commissions:
Prawin Parbhuibhai, San Jose,
California, USA
UPAYA Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Design by Gershoni, San
Francisco, California, USA...
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Exhibitions for Zahava Sherez:
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Solo Exhibitions
2006 - Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, “Seen. Unseen.”, California State Building, Oakland, California, USA, Sept-Oct. 2006
2003 - Christensen-Heller Gallery, “Soaring Stone”, Oakland, California, USA, Sept-Oct. 2003
Invitational
2005 - Veriditas, “Dream Quest”, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, USA
2004 - “Sing for Your Life - Altars”, First Congregational Church, Oakland, California, USA
2003 - artSFest 2004, Benefit event, Mill Valley, California, USA
- City of Oakland, Office of the Mayor, Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission, Artist Presentation, California, USA
2002 - ARTSHIP Foundation, Windows on the Water at Jack London Sq., Oakland, California, USA
2001 - Park Day School, "Secret Gardens of the East Bay", Oakland, California, USA
1999 - ARTSHIP Foundation, The Windows on the Water at Jack London Sq., Oakland, California, USA
1996 - The Oakland Art Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday Art Series, Oakland, California, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 – Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, “Future Landscapes Designed by Women/Paisajes del
Futuro Diseñado por Mujeres”, San Francisco, California, USA
2007 - ACCI Gallery, “Obsession – Works of Passion and Fire”, Berkeley, California, USA
- Upstream People Gallery, “9th Annual Faces International Online Juried Art Exhibition”,
www.upstreampeoplegallery.com
- ACCI Gallery, “Somebody”, Berkeley, California, USA
- Orinda Art Center, “Women as Prophets”, Orinda, California, USA
2006 - Prescott-Joseph Center, “Expect Respect”, Oakland, California, USA
2005 - Taking The Leap, “Deciphering the Code”, Emeryville, California, USA
2004 - Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, “California Dreaming”, Juried by John Toki. San Francisco, California, USA
2003 - Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, 600 Townsend, Juried by Brigitte Micmacker & John Dennings, San Francisco, California, USA
- Pacific Rim Sculptors Group at The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California, USA
2002 - Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, "Oakland Portraits Then and Now, 1852-2002”, Oakland, California, USA
- Pacific Rim Sculptors Group at The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California, US
2001 - Clos Pegase Winery & Gallery, “Art for America”, art exhibition and auction benefiting victims of 9/11, Calistoga, California, USA
- Oakland Art Gallery, "Reconstructing Reality, Artists Response to 9/11", Oakland, California, USA
- Mill Valley Sculpture Garden Gallery, "Wind and Water", Mill Valley, California, USA
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