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Nancy Selvin, teabowl with text, 2015. 3” x 4”. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. When thinking about formative women in California ceramics, Nancy Selvin comes up as an artist […]

Ashwini Bhat, “Alive Series,” 2019. Clay, glaze, paint. Image courtesy of Artaxis.  Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. Bhat is an Indian artist based in Petaluma, California, where she creates

Preparing, Craft Contemporary, 2020.  Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. Nicole Seisler is a contemporary ceramic artist working in Los Angeles, where she also runs A-B Projects, an exhibition space

Beatrice Wood, 1985. Photo by Jim Hair. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. A quick Google search for Beatrice Wood (1893-1998), ties her to the Dada art movement of the

Jenny Hata Blumenfield, Pictograms, 2019. Ceramic with glaze. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. I first saw Jenny Hata Blumenfield’s work at Craft Contemporary’s 2020 Clay Biennial: The Body, The

Anna Valdez, Objects of Affection, 2020. Oil on canvas, 85 x 80 inches. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. An artist that I’ve become super interested in and made a

Kirsten Lepore, Move Mountain, 2013. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. While all forms of film and design are considered art, I connect to claymation in a unique way because

Ruby Neri, Untitled (Dancing Women), 2018. Ceramic with glaze, 34.5 x 42 x 21 inches.  (Jeff McLane / David Kordansky Gallery) Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. As part of