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September 30 - October 31, 2014Info
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http://www.proartsgallery.org/
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(510) 763-4361
Artist Reception: First Friday, October 3, 6-8pm
Cup-Making: Saturdays, October 4 and 11, 11am-4pm
Decal/Stamping: Saturday, October 18, 11-4pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 25, 2pm
2 x 2 Solos is a series of solo exhibitions featuring new work commissioned from four accomplished emerging artists based in the Oakland/Bay Area.
For 2 x 2 Solos, Ehren Tool is bringing his potter’s wheel to downtown Oakland. In a series of live clay throwing events, the Berkeley-based artist will employ his cup-making as an entry point for engaging community members, prompting discussion, and developing a relationship with the place and social time he is in.
Program of Events:
Artist Reception
Friday, October 3
Ehren will be in the gallery exchanging his handmade cups with visitors to Pro Arts.
Cup-Making
Saturdays, October 4, 11am-4pm
Ehren will be setting up his potter’s wheel in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza to share his cup-making with people in downtown Oakland.
Cup-Making
Saturdays, October 11, 11am-4pm
Catch Ehren for another round of cup-making in downtown Oakland! Say hello, ask questions and see him in action.
Decal/Stamping
Saturday, October 18, 11am-4pm
Ehren will be making decals and stamping his handmade cups in the Pro Arts gallery.
Artist Talk/Catalogue Launch
Saturday, October 25, 2pm
Please join us for the 2 x 2 Solos Catalogue Launch Party and Artists’ Talk with exhibiting 2 x 2 Solos artists Ehren Tool and Cate White.
About the Artist: Ehren Tool was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He joined the Marine Corps in 1989, where he served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Gulf War I). Tool was a Marine Embassy Guard in Rome and Paris and was later honorably discharged as a Sergeant. Tool attended Pasadena City College and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California (2000), and his Master of Fine Arts from University of California, Berkeley (2005). Tool has made and given away over 15,000 cups since 2001. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Indiana War Memorial Building (Indianapolis, IN), Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Berkeley Art Center, and Museum of Contemporary Craft (Portland, OR).
About the Curator: Michele Carlson is an artist, writer and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her visual works have been exhibited nationally and her writings have been published KQED, Art in America, Art Practical, and Afterimage, as well as various exhibition catalogues. Carlson is the managing editor for Hyphen, a national publication focusing on Asian American culture and politics and is also a member of the Curatorial Committee at Southern Exposure in San Francisco. She is currently an Adjunct Professor in the MFA Fine Arts and Visual and Critical Studies departments at California College of the Arts. She also teaches courses in Asian American studies, studio arts, art history and visual studies at University of California, Davis and several other San Francisco Bay Area colleges.