Individual Support Grant Impact Forum
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First in a series of programs designed to nurture conversation and exchange among Gottlieb Foundation Grant recipients.
Wednesday, July 31 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST​​
"How has the Individual Support Grant impacted recipients’ lives and artistic development? Join five Individual Support Grant recipients for a discussion of opportunities as a result of the award and how can it be sustained."
GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Carnegie Arts Center
Firing Imagination: Contemporary Ceramics & Glass
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A juried exhibition highlighting the demanding technical aspects and the wide variety of creative exploration possible in these challenging media. Works in glass or ceramic technique, including mixed media works that feature glass or ceramics, were considered by well-known artists Susannah Israel and Otto Rigan, with 51 works by 26 artists selected for the exhibition.
In Susannah Israel's sculptures, mythos manifests when water and earth meet to create beautiful clay forms in joyful, kinetic connection.​ =Curator Charles Lee
2024 Archie Bray Visiting Artist
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"Edgy... one of the most fascinating artists working in the field today."
​ - California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
"Allegory" (above) was made and installed in 1994 at CSU Bakersfield. It represents the culture & history of the region. As Faith Ringgold famously tells us, the personal is political. I received an award from the 510.0rg for my work, which challenges notions of race, gender and culture. Most importantly, I have been told hundreds of times that people see their own stories in my work.
"Susannah Israel uses color as a vital part of each composition, and is a master at creating work full of imaginative gesture and meaning." Natalie Nelson, Pence Gallery
"Susannah Israel’s “Le Sacre du Printemps,” is vibrantly hot-hued and textured with saturated color spilling from the figure’s hands onto a piano keyboard. The Oakland artist’s intuitive storytelling approach, is translated into three-dimensions."
Lou Fancher
"The creations of award-winning California artist Susannah Israel reflect a deep understanding of our collective past." Deanna Selene
combustus.com/california-clay-artist/
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"There is a vast landscape over these pieces that required close attention. Each piece (is) an invitation to a long conversation with the viewer. I wanted to hang out with them, pull up a chair, get to know them and hear stories about them - like I feel when I read a good book." Linda Fahey
http://bigoceanblue.blogspot.com /2011/04/susannah-israel-workshopsolo-exhibition.html
"I enjoy the absoluteness of Susannah Israel's clay expression."
Kari Christensen, Fletcher Challenge, New Zealand
Activist from birth, Susannah Israel is an artist, writer and educator on a mission for truth. Israel's expressive work is widely shown and held in collections around the world. Her allegorical sculptures question assumptions of race, gender and culture. Israel began writing art reviews in 2000 to support and showcase the talent being excluded by galleries and museums. While teaching at Laney College (2001-2018), she advocated fiercely for all students, taking on advising, writing curriculum and serving as chair, even though she was an adjunct with no insurance. Israel earned a BA and MFA from San Francisco State University, and is the only artist ftom the US ever to win the Fletcher Challenge Premier Award. She is a longterm resident of Oakland.
