Viola Frey Ceramics: The Dinner Plates
Dates
In the 1960, California artist Viola Frey became associated with a movement known as California funk art, a style with wild color, outrageous imagery and disregard for stablished techniques. Using funk as a foundation, Frey built a mode of expression all her own, which has brought her national acclaim as a ceramic sculptor. The exhibition concentrates on Frey’s plates, which she has used since the late 1960s as a format for uninhabited, visceral images that are painted, molded, sculpted and piled on. The plates on view incorporate a wide variety of psychological and social themes ranging from childhood memories, family dramas, theater of the absurd, to death.
Hours
The gallery is open during exhibition dates and events. Events may occur outside regular hours.
- Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday: noon to 4 p.m.
- Closed during university holidays and breaks
- Visit the outdoor sculptures at any time!
Admission is free and open to the public unless stated otherwise.