| BIO
Ceramic sculptor, Ilena Finocchi, creates personal, metaphorical art that captures moments in time that span between an imaginative childhood and the confinements of adulthood. After having worked as a successful Graphic Designer and Illustrator for 14 years, it was Ilena's love of sculpture that led her back to school to pursue fine art full time. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts degree from the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2005. Ilena's work has garnered the attention of national galleries and museums, from the Museum of Art and Design in New York, to the Lincoln Arts Center in California. Her artwork has been published in several books and international magazines and is part of permanent collections, both public and private across the country. In the summer of 2006, Ilena was a resident at the prestigious Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. In November 2007, Ilena will be part of SOFA Chicago, exhibiting her translucent lighted porcelain pieces and will be represented by the Ferrin Galley. Currently Ilena is back in Ohio, working in her studio focusing on developing a new series of sculptures and completing her latest installation that incorporates hundreds of electrically lit, translucent porcelain bottles.
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RESUME
| EDUCATION |
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School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY • Master of Fine Arts 2005
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH • Bachelor of Fine Arts 1991
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| BORN |
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Youngstown, Ohio, USA in 1969. Maintains studio in North Lima, Ohio.
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| EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2008 |
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Fresh, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA |
| 2008 |
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Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 |
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Dualis, Curate, Participate and Present work of 25 Ceramic Artists, The Grand Arts Center, Tracy, CA, April - June |
| 2008 |
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Shadows of Collected Memories, Solo show, Olin Fine Arts Center, Gallery Washington & Jefferson College, PA, March - April |
| 2008 |
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Greatest Show on Earth, NCECA Exhibition, Co-curate, Participate and Present work 32 Artists, Three Rivers Art Festival Gallery, PA
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| 2008 |
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Palm Beach 3, Ferrin Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL |
| 2007 |
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SOFA Chicago, Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, MI |
| 2007 |
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Woman’s Nature: 3 Person show, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN |
| 2007 |
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Red, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD |
| 2007 |
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Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 |
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2007 Juried Clay Annual, WAD Clay Institute, PA |
| 2007 |
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Feats of ClayXX, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln Arts, CA |
| 2007 |
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Salt and Pepper, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2007 |
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Resident Benefit Auction, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT |
| 2007 |
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On a Pedestal and Off The Wall, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH |
| 2007 |
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Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 |
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Agape, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2007 |
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NCECA 2007 Clay National Biennial Exhibition, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY |
| 2006 |
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Archie Bray Resident Show, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA |
| 2006 |
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40 Under 40, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2006 |
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Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 |
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Archie Bray Resident Show, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA |
| 2006 |
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40 Under 40, The Clay Place, PA |
| 2006 |
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Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, PA |
| 2006 |
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Resident Show, Archie Bray Foundation, MT |
| 4-5/2006 |
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Size Matters, Women Made Gallery, IL |
| 2005-2006 |
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La Petite XIII, Alder Gallery, OR |
| 2005-2006 |
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Good Bird/Bad Bird, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, OR |
| 2005 |
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Visions in Clay, San Joaquin Potters Guild, CA |
| 2005 |
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As the Crow Flies, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, NY |
| 2005 |
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Horizon Award 2005, Museum of Arts and Design, NY |
| 2005 |
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The Second Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, PA |
| 2005 |
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NCECA 2005 Regional Student Juried Exhibition - Tour de Clay, MD |
| 2005 |
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Feats of ClayXVIII, Lincoln Arts, CA |
| 2005 |
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Emergence, Rochester Contemporary, NY |
| 2005 |
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Passages, Wendel Castle Gallery, NY |
| 2005 |
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Harbingers, Bevier Gallery, NY |
| 2004 |
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The Next Generation, Sante Fe Clay, NM |
| 2003 |
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Manchester Ceramics Show, Manchester Craftsman Guild, PA |
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| AWARDS |
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Horizon Award 2005, Honorable Mention, Museum of Arts and Design, NY
Feats of ClayXVIII, Two Merit Awards, Lincoln Arts, CA 2005
Purchase Prize Award, Wallace Memorial Library, Rochester, NY 2005
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| PUBLISHED |
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500 Animals in Clay, Lark Books 2006
China Ceramic Artist 2005 Vol. 1, Self Portrait, Pg. 29
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| RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS |
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Resident Summer, The Archie Bray Foundation, MT, 2006
Don Reitz Workshop/Lecture, Manchester Craftsmens Guild, PA, 2002
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| SELECTED COLLECTIONS |
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Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts Permanent Collection, Helena, MT
Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM
Wallace Memorial Library Art Collection, Rochester, NY
Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland, OR
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