Corning Center for the Fine Arts, Corning Iowa

Left to right: Tracy Shell Blue Vase, Amy Nelson Platter, Tracy Shell Ovary Vase, Amy Nelson Litigation Platter
 

Who: Artists Amy Nelson and Tracy Shell featured in a new exhibition at Corning Fine Arts

When: August 7 - September 2, 2010
Opening reception and porcelain demonstration Saturday August 7, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Where: Corning Fine Arts, 706 Davis Avenue Corning Iowa 50841
Gallery hours Wednesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturdays 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Contact: CCFA Rotating Exhibitions Coordinator at corning.arts@gmail.com or 712-309-5603

About the Exhibition:

CCFA is proud to present the work of Amy Nelson and Tracy Shell, both professors in the Omaha area, Nelson at Creighton University, and Shell at Midland Lutheran, as the inaugural exhibition in our new rotating exhibitions series.  The first Saturday of each month CCFA will open a new dynamic exhibition featuring artwork not seen before in Southwest Iowa. The ceramic artwork of Amy Nelson and Tracy Shell relates to, is derived from, or characterizes living things. The objects, both sculptural and utilitarian, appear familiar yet simultaneously foreign. The artwork of each artist finds its commonality in the abstraction of living systems related to sex and reproduction. Laden with sexual symbolism, the artwork in this exhibition investigates biological processes. Through the use of biological forms to generate dialogue, the “natural” and “organic” intermingle with social structures, influencing and framing their cultural significance.