Monday, August 11, 2014

Brent Pafford, Clemson University MFA candidate (ceramics), Wins Award in The Eleventh Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition

As was previously posted in this blog (June 1, 2014), Brent Pafford was accepted into The Eleventh Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA, which runs from July 18 through August 31, 2014.
Brent Pafford, Clemson University
Skillets, Porcelain, 24" x 24" x 3", 2014, $400
We are pleased to announce that Brent has won Second Place!  Congratulations Brent!  Go Clemson University Ceramics!

Over the past ten years, this exhibition has awarded $15,000 to 30 emerging artists. It has showcased the work of over 150 recent MFA graduates, the majority of whom have participated in additional exhibitions at The Clay Studio. Fourteen participants have gone on to become Clay Studio Resident Artists, two as Shapiro Fellows. This exhibition serves to identify the best emerging ceramic artists as well as to provide support and affirmation to artists just beginning their journey.

Brent Pafford, Clemson University
Colander Set, Porcelain, 10" x 10" x 8", 2014, $400

Participating Artists:

Normandy Alden, Robert Boryk, Danny Crump, Jennifer Degges, Christina Erives, Bech Evans, Jared Gelormino, Forrest Sincoff Gard, Andrew Hoeppner, Nayoung Jeong, Lauren Karle, Robert Kolhouse, Malia Landis, Roberto Lugo, Shalya Marsh, Sarah McNutt, Brooks Oliver, Brent Pafford, Sarah Kate Roberts, Cheyenne Rudolph, Sarah Tancred, Adriel Tong, Bill Wilkey, Shiyuan Xu

To see the entire exhibition, go to: https://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibition/the-the-eleventh-annual-marge-brown-kalodner-graduate-exhibition