Ian Mcmahon Ceramics

From 2009 to 2013 he was a recipient of a jacob k.

Ian mcmahon ceramics.

Ian mcmahon was born in 1982 in ithaca ny. While kelly s expertise is in clay he s currently an assistant professor of ceramics at western washington university. Cast plaster theater curtain was designed and fabricated into the site constructed with the intention that the work s demise would functioning as the main aspect of the sculpture. I was frustrated by that and the fact that there is already such regimented labor in making ceramics.

Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university. And in 2016. His sculpture challenges the permanence of art and the permanence of place through performative and materially focused temporal constructions. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally including at crane arts philadelphia.

He received is bfa in ceramics from alfred university and his mfa in sculpture from virginia commonwealth university with the jacob k. His sculpture challenges the permanence of art and the permanence of place through performative and materially focused temporal constructions. Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university. Ian mcmahon updated the artwork a momentary event with a sculpture a free standing 1000 lb.

For a while all the work i made was very specifically dictated by the amount of studio space i had. In 2015 he was awarded a new york foundation of the arts artist fellowship. Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including the jacob k.

A new york foundation of the arts artist fellowship. Ian mcmahon sojourn sojourn is a solo exhibition by ian mcmahon comprised of a large scale sculptural installation and video documentation. I ve been making large work since i was a student. Javits fellowship in 2015 he was awarded a nyfa artist fellowship and in 2016 he was a first place.

He earned a bfa in ceramics from alfred university and mfa in sculpture from virginia commonwealth university. Sojourn is a solo exhibition by ian mcmahon comprised of a large scale sculptural installation and documentary video. Currently living in hornell ny he is the co founder and co director of the belfry an artist run exhibition venue. Jingdezhen ceramic institute jingdezhen china.

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