Nancy Selvin

Biography to Display:

1953 Born Los Angeles, California

EDUCATION

1961-1965 Sociology, University of California, Riverside, California

1966-1969 BA Design and Ceramics, University of California, Berkeley, California

1969-1970 MA Design and Ceramics, University of California, Berkeley, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1970–1972-- State University of New York, Albany, New York

2007 ----California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California

----Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY

Nancy Selvin is best known for still-lives composed of thrown and altered earthenware vessel forms.The vessels are often arranged on shelves or attached to wall plaques.Bottle forms predominate.She also makes a wide range of stand alone pieces.Surfaces are finished with slips and text transferred to the surface is often an element of the pieces.

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display:

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Arizona State University Research Collection, Tempe, Arizona

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri

Hokkohu Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan

Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Mills College, Oakland, California

Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California

Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

University of Iowa, Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Anable, Anne. “The Art of Drinking.” New York Times, June 26, 1977.

Attie, Shimon. “Nancy Selvin.” Artweek, March 21, 1991.

Baizerman, Susan. “Still Life in Clay.” Oakland Museum Magazine 26 no. 2, Spring 2002.

Bloonfield, Arthur. “Introductions Serve Their Artistic Purpose." San Francisco Examiner, Thursday, June 8, 1976.

Brown, Glenn R. “Locus of a Disseminated Style.” Kansas City Review, May 2004.

Clowes, Jody. “Focus: Nancy Selvin.”American Craft August/ September, 1992.

Donhauser, Paul. History of American Ceramics. Dubugue, IA: Kendall/HurtPublishing Co., 1978.

Ferrin, Leslie.Teapots Transformed. Madison, WI: Guild Publishing, 2000.

Getty, Nilda F.Contemporary Crafts of the Americas. Chicago, IL:Henry RegneryCo., 1975.

Glass, Judith. “Second Annual Cup Show.” Artweek, January 11,1975.

Hammel, Lisa. “Craftsmen Offer Toast... ” The New York Times, June 25, 1977.

Kouvaris, Lindsey. "Clay in the Bay," (Exhibition essay), Santa Clara, CA: de Saisset Museum, 2013.

Lauria, Jo. "Second Generation: Bay Area Artists." Ceramic Art and Perception, March 2005.

Lauria, Jo, et al. Color and Fire:Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2000.

Levin, Elaine. “China Painting.” Artweek, December 10,1977.

___________. “Ceramic Still-Life: The Common Object.”Ceramic Art and Perception,no 32,1998.

.___________.The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms, 1607 to the Present. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1988.

Linger, David. “Nancy Selvin: An Interview.” Ceramic Art and Perception, no 83, March-May 2011.

Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to1979. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015.

Moore, Sylvia, ed. Yesterday and Tomorrow: California Women Artists. New York,NY: Midmarch Press, 1989.

Muchnic, Suzanne."Betty Asher: Her Cups Overfloweth.” Los AngelesTimes, January 5, 198I.

Nigrosh, Leon. Low Fire: Other Ways to Work in Clay. Worcester, MA:Davis Publications,1980.

Peterson, Susan.The Craft and Art of Clay. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall,1992,1997,1999.

______________. Make it in Clay. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1999.

______________. Contemporary Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill, 2000.

______________. Smashing Glazes. Madison, WI: Guild Publishing, 2001.

Pomento, Dawn. “Nancy Selvin at Charleston Heights Art Center Gallery.”Artweek, December 1999.

Roth, David. “NancySelvin.” American Craft 62, no 5, October/November 2002.

White, Cheryl. “Nancy Selvin at Works Gallery.” Artweek 27 no 6, June 1996.

Williams, Gerry. “Interview, Nancy Selvin.” Studio Potter 13 no 1, December 1986.

Zakin, Richard.Ceramics, Mastering the Craft. Radnor, PA: Chilton & Co., 1990.

_____________. Hand-Formed Ceramics: Creating Form and Surface. Radnor, PA:Chilton & Co., 1995.

CV or Resume: Click Here to Download
Source: Elaine Levin Archive, University of Southern California

Website(s):

www.selvinstudios.com

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

Typical Marks

1974

2000

2009

Bowl

Date: 1974

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze

The Forrest L. Merrill Collection

Square Plate

Date: 2000

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Stain

Photo: TMP

Charger

Date: 2009

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Stain

Photo: TMP

Relief

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Slab-Built, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Slip, Stain

Photo: TMP

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified March 14, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/selvin

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