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Bryan Hopkins
"The juxtaposition of glazed and unglazed surfaces combined with industrial textures not typically associated with porcelain produce a tension in the work, and the sometimes violent and rough treatment is at odds with porcelain’s implicit societal qualities such as upper-class association and assumption of purity and preciousness." -Bryan Hopkins Bryan Hopkins is a potter/sculptor who received his professional training at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and Liberal Studies with a Studio Art/Photography minor in 1990 and at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he received his Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Ceramic Sculpture in 1995 . He has worked as an instructor in the Fine Art Department at the Niagara County Community College since 1997 and as a Ceramic Studio Coordinator and Instructor at Buffalo Arts Studio since February of 2000 . Always involved in many of the area's art activities, Hopkins has participated in "Craft in Western New York" at the Burchfield-Penny Art Center, "Porcelain 2000 " at Esmay Fine Art in Rochester, and the " HERD About Buffalo" outdoor sculpture competition, all in the year 2000 . He has also served as a lecturer and demonstrator at Daeman and Buffalo State Colleges. Most recently Hopkins exhibited in a group show Jonesing at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. Hopkins is currently working in clay at Buffalo Arts Studio. 716.830.0155 email address |
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