Late Autumn Featured Artists

About the Artists:

Selina Chen
Jingdezhen, China

Selina Chen graduated from Central Saint Martins (London) with a degree in jewelry design. Chen studied ceramics and glass making at Sheridan College (Toronto) She has worked as a furniture designer in Guangzhou, China and also has product design experience. Chen is currently based in Jingdezhen, China where she has her own ceramic and art shop. She is the co-founder and co-director of The Kiln Room Studio and Residency program (Jingdezhen, China).

Leila Denecke
Scandia, MN

Leila Denecke received her MFA degree from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) after four years of study in Japan at the Tekisui Museum of Art and the ceramic Art Research Institute. She is a 2013 recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. In 2004, and again in 2008, she received the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists. Denecke’s work ranges from small informal tea bowls to large freestanding sculpture and installations. She works in stoneware and porcelain and uses various atmospheric kilns, such as wood and soda.

Daniel Velasquez
Aptos, CA

Before graduating with a degree in ceramic sculpture from San Francisco State University (CA), Daniel Velasquez was welding and concrete-casting at the artist studio 5 Feet from the Moon since age 16. After graduating, Velasquez worked with large-scale ceramic artist Mattie Leads, whose practice inspired him to consider the scale, scope, and environmental implementation of his own art. Velasquez now incorporates new technologies, like CNC-operated machines and 3D modeling programs, into his studio process. Through combining them with more physical and ancient materials like clay, Velasquez aims to accentuate the mediums and their humanity. Community, wonder, and public art are important to Velasquez, who has been working as an international muralist the past few years, and these values find their way into his ceramic practice as well. 

Judith Yourman
Plymouth, MN

Judith Yourman’s artwork crosses media, from ceramic sculpture to multimedia installation, prints, and animation. Her “ceramic wall drawings,” figurative shaped clay wall forms, explore the boundaries between ceramics and drawing, paper and clay. Yourman is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight and Jerome Foundations. Her work appears in permanent and private collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. She has taught in the art departments of the University of Wisconsin (Madison), Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges (Northfield, MN), and has created arts programming for public schools around the Twin Cities. Yourman received her BFA from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY) and an MFA from the University of Minnesota. 

Jewelry Spotlight: Earrings

Don’t miss our spotlight on our favorite jewelry piece; earrings! We’re highlighting a vibrant range of colorful earrings that’ll add a personality to every outfit. From everyday wear to bold options for special occasions, you’ll find the perfect pair for any style.

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Image: Selina Chen