CULTURAL NOMADISM IS A KEY TO INTERGRATING WORLD CULTURES
MICHELLINO
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS & CLAY GODS
claygods™ is an imprint of Michellino Ceramics, which began as an aegis to network public agencies, when I installed my M.F.A. thesis (Trimorphous Didaktikus, 2001) on public walls. Then wedded with the public, I resurfaced the walls of a harbor village creating 29 architectural installations. I also developed artwork for a myriad of patrons upon request. The Ventura Harbor Fishermen’s Memorial (2005) is the last project by Michellino Ceramics, a culmination of eight years in a single artist residency.The pheonix collapsed into the flame... (read more…….)
Education
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, USA 2001 MFA MASTER OF ART IN FINE ART WITH DISTINCTION-SPECIALIZION CERAMICS IN PUBLIC ART CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, USA 1997 BA BACHELOR OF ARTS (HUMANITIES) WITH HONORS-SPECIALIZATION IN EDUCATION/STUDIO ARTS
PAST WORK TRAJECTORY MY FOCUS IS DIRECTED TOWARDS ACTUALIZING A WHOLISTIC ART EXPERIENCE UNITING ENVIRONMENT, ART AND CULTURE INTO A MULTILAYERED PRESENTATION WITHOUT CREATING AN INTELLECTUAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE "PEOPLE" AND THE "ARTWORK". IN EFFECT MY BEST CASE SCENARIO IS TO BRING THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE ART PROCESS ITSELF. WHEN THE PUBLIC BECOME INVLVED WITH THE ART CREATION, THEN THE ART ITSELF TAKES ON MEANING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARTWORK IN AN ONGOING AND UNAFFECTED MANNER.
RELATED WORK IN THE FIELD OF CERAMIC
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT VENTURA HARBOR 1998 THROUGH 2005 THE VENTURA HARBOR MURAL PROJECT SPANNED SEVEN YEARS AND IS THE LARGEST INSTALLATION OF HAND MADE CERAMIC TILE ON THE WESTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES AND WAS CREATED, INSTALLLED, ND FUNDED BY MY INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS
RAISING AN ESTIMATED $250,000 DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND TRADE I INVOLVED FIFTEEN PUBLIC AGENCIES AND RECIVED RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FROM THE US SENATE, THE US CONGRESS, THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE STATE CONGRESS, THE VENTURA MAYORS OFFICE, THE VENTURA BUREAU OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE PORT OF VENTURA NOT TO MENTION THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF CERAMICS
VENTURA HARBOR FISHERMEN'S MEMORIAL ARCH 2005 FREE STANDING MONUMENT VENTURA HARBOR PORT DISTRICT, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
ARCHITECTURAL CERAMIC MURAL 2001-2005 BOULDER CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, CITY OF BOULDER, NEVADA
ARCHITECTURAL CERAMIC MURAL 2003 FRANK LLOYD WRITE TIME SHARE BUILDING, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION 2001 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA
VENTURA HARBOR MURAL PROJECT 1998-2001 VENTURA PORT DISTRICT, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
SELECTED HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS
NATIONAL CONGRESS 2005 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION LOUIS CAPPS, MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SENATE
NATIONAL CONGRESS 2005 CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT ELLTO GALLEGRY, MEMBER OF CONGRESS
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE 2005 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR "...COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY" TOM MccLINNTOCK, STATE SENATOR
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR ASSEMBLY 2005 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR "...INCREIDBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC ART..." PEDRO NAVA, ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATOR
MAYORS ART AWARD CITY OF VENTURA 2005 "IN RECOGNITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATION OF THE VENTURA HARBOR FISHERMEN'S MEMORIAL" BRIAN BRENNAN, MAYOR OF VENTURA
FIRST BEATRICE WOOD MEMORIAL AWARD 1998 AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, DESIGN CHAPTER WEST SAN FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY
HERNANDEZ, MARGORIE. "SCULPTURE AT VENTURA HARBOR HONORS FISHERMEN LOST AT SEA" SUNDAY STAR WEST COUNTY. FEBRUARY 20, 2005, SEC. FRONT PAGE
SAILIENT, CATHERINE. "ARTWORK HONORS FISHING INDUSTRY". LOS ANGELES TIMES WEST COUNTRY. FEBRUARY 19, 2005. B.P.3
KIDD, SOPHIA. "MICHELLINO'S FISHERMEN'S MEMORIAL". VENTURA LIFE AND STYLE MAGAZINE. APRIL, 2005. P. 45
MALCON, MEL. "COMPLETE FACIAL, VENTURA STYLE". LOS ANGELES TIMES. VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. SEPTEMBER 28, 2003. SEC B, P. 4
REID,NANCY. "WOMEN WHO SCULPT." BLEND MAGAZINE. SOUTHWEST, USA. JULY-DECEMBER, 2003. P. 9
NEWSHAM, RICHARD. "FEATURED ARTIST." THE GUIDE. CITY OF VENTURA COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. SUMMER 2003. FRONT COVER-P.2
KONST, JILLIAN. "WALL MURAL ADDS ART TO TOWN". BOULDER CITY NEWS. BOULDER, NEVADA. MAY 1, 2003, P.4-15
RISTCH, MASSY. "MEMORIAL TAKING SHAPE." LOS ANGELES TIMES. VENTURA SECTION, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. DECEMBER 24, 2002. SEC B, P. 4
SCHEIBE, JOHN. "EFFORT TO HONOR LOST FISHERMEN BEGINS AT VENTURA HARBOR." VENTURA COUNTY STAR. VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. JULY 8, 2002. SEC B, FRONT PAGE
JONES, AMY. "SHEPARD IN THE ART." VENTURA MAGAZINE. VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. SUMMER, 2002. P. 28-29
WOLUSCHUCH, ADRIANA. "PISCES THESIS PIECES." VC REPORTER. VENTURA CALIFORNIA. APRIL 12, 2001. P. 2
LEE, EVEN. "MARINE MURAL UNVEILING." DAILY NEWS. SAN FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA. APRIL 9, 2001. P. 3
VERA, ROB. "DEDICATION MURAL UNVEILING: SEASHELLS ON THE SEASHORE." VENTURA COUNTY STAR. VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. MAY 5, 2000. B.P. FRONT PAGE
SULLIVAN, T.J.. "A LIFE'S JOURNEY: SHEPARD TO ARTIST." STAR NEWS. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. JANUARY 18. B. FRONT PAGE
RISTCH, MASSY. "REALITY ISLAND" LA TIMES, VENTURA SECTION. VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. JANUARY 18, 1999. B. FRONT PAGE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
BOULDER CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA 2002-2005 MASTER ARTIST FOR THE HEMANWAY VISTA TILE MURAL -EDUCATED LOCAL ART TEACHERS AND ARTISTS (FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH COLLEGE LEVEL)ON HOW TO CONSTRUCT A 130 SQUARE FOOT HAND MADE MURAL DEPICTING LAKE MEADE AND LOCAL LONG HORN SHEEP. THE TEACHING INVOLVED ALL ASPECTS OF MURAL MAKING FROM DESIGN TO APPLICATION
VENTURA SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA 2003 INSTRUCTOR "ART IN THE CLASSROOM" -TAUGHT FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS HOW TO CONSTRUCT MURALS WITH PAPER PRODUCTS -INCORPORATED EARLY CALIFORNIAN HISTORY INTERPRETING ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ART, AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE SANCTUARY AND PARK
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE 2000 INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, CERAMICS -IN ADDITION TO STANDARD CURRICULUM, THE STUDENTS CONSTRUCTED AND MOUNTED A 100 SQUARE FOOT HAND SCULPTED MURAL AT THE VENTURA HARBOR VILLAGE USING GLAZES FROM CHINA (MING DYNASTY)
PUBLICATIONS
TRIMORPHOUS DIDAKTIKUS: A PAGAN TRINITY PUBLISHED BY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA 2001
ONCE UPON AN ISLAND PUBLISHED BY THE SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FOUNDATION SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 1998