"Polka Dots"
Eileen Braun

MudFire Gallery announces an invitational exhibit of functional and sculptural works in clay with a focus on the lovable polka dot.

The artist reception and exhibit opening will be held Saturday, April 14, from 5-9 pm. The exhibit and sale will be on display through May 5, 2007.

Eileen Braun Artist Statement

My ceramic work is based on wheel thrown then altered forms which take a playful biomorphic turn to animate themselves. Many have developed an attitude.

Eileen Braun Bio

Ms. Braun grew up in Massachusetts. Her formal arts training began at C. W. Post College (Long Island New York) and continued on at Indiana University (Bloomington) from which she has a B. A. degree in Sculpture and Education. Ms. Braun has taught in public schools, served as Executive Director of a suburban New York Arts Center, and also has experience as a Museum Gift Buyer and Manager. Recently relocated to Atlanta Georgia, Ms. Braun completes the majority of her work in her home studio.

Eileen Braun Resume

Education

B.A. Indiana University Sculpture and Art Education, K-Geriatrics, Specializing in Alternative Education.

Ceramic Training

Indiana University, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois.

Spruill Art Center, Dunwoody, Georgia.

2006 Exhibition Schedule

Teapots-a-go-go, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA.

1st Annual National Juried Cup Show 2006, Juror Kirk Magus, Professor of Ceramics at Kent State.

Southworks 2006 Juried Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Juror Carla Hanzal -- Curator Contemporary Art at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. Awarded First Merit 3D & Purchase Award.

Kent State 6th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Juror Jason Hess, Professor of Art, Northern Arizona University.

Clayfest 2006, Indianapolis Indiana, Juror Bill Jones, Editor Pottery Illustrated.

Lines into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, CO. Jurors: Dee Clements, Mark Thompson, Tom Lockhart.

Spruill Gallery Holiday Show, Dunwoody, GA.

Swan House Holiday Show, Atlanta, GA.

2007 Exhibition Schedule

The Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Form Spring 2007. Curator Julia Fenton.

Polka Dots, group show, MudFire Gallery, Decatur, GA.

Condensed Related Work History

1996-2004 Manager and Gift Shop Buyer at Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL.

1991-1996 Executive Director Croton-Cortlandt Center for the Arts, Westchester, NY.