The DCCA Announces Two Ceramics Exhibitions
WILMINGTON, DE, August 14, 2007. The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA) in Wilmington presents two exciting ceramics exhibitions of work by artists Dale Shuffler and Paula Camenzind.
Shuffler, whose show is open through November 4, creates improbable ceramics that appear to be either new plant forms or invented creatures. The inspiration for his sculptures is the interconnectedness of the natural world. Shuffler rearranges and recombines shapes, patterns, and forms found in plants, insects, and flowers-aspects that he calls "entia" or "abstract beings"-to form something new. This philosophy of interconnectedness evolved from his own life experience: "I moved from the city over twenty years ago to a semi-rural location to reduce the distractions of life. That move slowly refocused my attention on the life around me and reestablished a relationship with the seasons and the rhythm of life, forms emerging from the ground, the skeletons of dry leaves, but most of all the interaction of insects and plants." Shuffler holds a BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. This Spring City, PA artist teaches at West Chester University. His work has been shown nationally and internationally, and is in the Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington), the Noyes Museum (Ocean County, NJ), and the Ed Orten Ceramic Foundation (Westerville, OH).
Paula Camenzind's stoneware and porcelains are timeless, elegant forms with sensual surfaces. Her exhibit is open from September 6 through October 31. Camenzind believes that the form of the pot is primary, enhanced by surface decoration. The shapes of her vessels emanate from Chinese ceramics, with surface decoration inspired by water, gas puddles, lava, shells, and coral, among other things. To create these surfaces, Camenzind uses glazing techniques that require multiple firings with an application of additional glazes or metallic compounds before each firing. Camenzind holds a BFA and an MFA from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has shown her work regionally and throughout the Carolinas, and has lectured and taught at several art schools. She is currently a full-time studio artist based in Newark, Delaware.
The DCCA, housed in a renovated industrial building in the heart of the rejuvenated Wilmington Riverfront, is a non-collecting museum that presents more than 30 exhibitions annually. It also provides individual studios to more than 25 artists, who exhibit regularly within its galleries and throughout the region. The DCCA presents educational and outreach programs for schools and the general public.
For complete information about the ceramics exhibitions or other DCCA shows and programs, visit www.thedcca.org or contact Valerie Jermusyk, 302-656-6466, ext. 7110, vjermusyk@thedcca.org.
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Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Delaware Route 52, Wilmington, DE 19807; www.delmnh.org. Teresa Messmore, 302-658-9111, tmessmore@delmnh.org.
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Historical Society of Delaware (includes Delaware History Museum in Wilmington and George Read II House and Gardens in New Castle), 504 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801; www.hsd.org. Greg Coin, 302-295-2393, gcoin@hsd.org.
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