Kvapil Jay (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. California State University, Long Beach, Department of Art [Published Date: No date listed, circa 2003]. Paper covers, 26 pp. Oblong (19cm x 28 cm). In very good condition with light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. Catalog published in connection with the first exhibition and symposium dedicated to Chinese Art Faculty in the United States, held at California State University, Long Beach. Curated by Yu Ji, this catalog brings together the work of 17 Chinese-American artists who immigrated to the U.S. for graduate education after the Cultural Revolution. Their contributions - spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, printmaking, and mixed media - are showcased alongside biographical notes and contextual essays. Artists featured include notable figures such as Hung Liu (1948 - 2021) and Wanxin Zhang, recognized for his large-scale figurative ceramic sculptures. Contents include: Introduction; Across the Divide; Xiaowen Chen; Zhiyuan Cong; Zhimin Guan; Li Hu; Yu Ji; Linxia Jiang; Ying Li; Juncheng Liu; Hung Liu; Qimin Liu; Xuhong Shang; Ying Tan; Yida Wang; Xiaoze Xie; Baochi Zhang; Wanxin Zhang; Yingxue Zuo; Biography; Acknowledgement.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Covers rubbed; scuffed along edges; small sticker ghost in upper left corner of front cover. Interior is clean and unmarked, pages fine. Illustrated in color. [72] pages. 9'' x 12''. Rare. One copy noted on OCLC (New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University). Color photos throughout showing work by each of the members of the 2003 Art Department faculty at California State University-Long Beach. Includes biographies with photo portrait of each member. Introduction by department chair Jay Kvapil. Faculty featured: Archie Boston, Kendall Brown, Doug Buis, Florian Claar, Domenic Cretara, Tanya Cummings, Linda Adair Day, Constance Glenn, Todd Gray, Jen Grey, David Hadlock, Thomas Hall, Elizabeth Hartung, Peter Holliday, Tor Hovind, Elizabeth Kenneday, Karen Klienfelder, Tom Krumpak, Jay Kvapil, Libby Lumpkin, Tony Marsh, Christopher Miles, Julia Miller, Kristen Morgin, Lara Nguyen, Cynthia Osborne, Catha Paquette, Robin Richesson, Kyle Riedel, Fred Rose, Mark Ruwedel, Roxanne Sexauer, Carol Shaw-Sutton, Fran Siegel, Carlos Silveira, Mathew Simms, John Snidecor, Susanna Spiers, Ann Steinsapir, Craig, Stone, Marie Thibault, Mike Whitlow, and Yu Ji.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Alfred, NY: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 1982. Catalog from the 1982 conference and exhibition. Text focuses on southern California art over the mid to late 20th century. Exhibited items are shown mainly in black and white, some color. Softcover, 12 inches tall, 106 pages. Covers quite rubbed, especially at the extremities, binding firm, pages clean, no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: Good. [Exhibition Catalogue]. Folio. 106 pp. Soft black and color illustrated wraps. Good with marginal chipping and edge wear along spine. Mostly black and white plates. Includes an introduction by Marcia Chamberlain and additional writings by Melinda Wortz, Judith Bettelheim and Peter Selz. Catalogue created to accompany the annual National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference, held in 1982 in San Jose, CA at the San Jose State University. Includes an essay by Peter Selz: "Notes on Funk." Also Includes, laid-in as insert, original annotated and corrected draft of Selz' essay, including his own notes.