Spit Shine: a solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture and drawings by Ron Nagel
Opening Reception
Friday, July 30th
5:00-7:00 pm
James Kelly Contemporary
1601 Paseo de Peralta
Info: James Jernigan: Info: (505) 989-1601, jernigan@jameskelly.com
Exhibition Dates: July 30 – September 25, 2010

James Kelly Contemporary is pleased to announce "Spit Shine", a solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture and drawings by Ron Nagle. This will be his first solo show with the gallery.

Nagle, whose career spans the past forty years, was a student of the renowned ceramic sculptor Peter Voulkos and currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA. A rigid formalist, Nagle often fires his sculptures up to forty times during the glazing process, and carefully constructs the drip-like features that at first glance appear to be accidental. All of the sculptures originate directly from the artist’s drawings, which are complete sketches of realized and unrealized abstract forms done on legal pads. Several of these drawings will be included in the exhibition as well.