The Art Museum of West Virginia University and The Friends of the Museum announce the first “Art Up Close!” event of the spring semester, focusing on individual works of art from the museum collection. The Feb. 17 presentation will feature WVU School of Art and Design alumnus and ceramic artist Jeff Greenham demonstrating the process of a selected work from the Harry Shaw Ceramics Collection.

Titled “How Was it Made?” the lecture and demonstration involve a lidded bowl by Warren MacKenzie. Greenham will demonstrate the process and techniques that MacKenzie used in the creating the piece.

The event will be held from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Museum Education Center adjacent to the WVU Creative Arts Center. All the events are free and open to the public.

Greenham is associate professor and coordinator of the Art Department at Fairmont State University.

From 1984 to 2008, he served as head of the Ceramics Department at the Chautauqua School of Art, in Chautauqua, New York, and as vice-president of the Visual Arts Advisory Board for the Chautauqua Institution.

He has also been a faculty member at Washington and Jefferson College, Davis and Elkins College, and WVU.

Greenham received his Master of Fine Arts degree from WVU and Bachelor of Fine Arts and Applied Arts and Sciences degrees from the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Prior to his academic career, he worked for many years as an independent studio potter and has also served as director of operations for Bill Campbell Studios, Goebel Porzcelain Fabrik GMBH of North America, Waccamaw Clay Products and Dimeling, Schreiber & Park.

Greenham is a regular organizational, technical and financial consultant for a number of universities, public schools, small businesses, arts organizations and independent artists. His works are a part of numerous private and corporate collections and have been exhibited widely.

The Art Up Close! presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and light refreshments. Audience members will have the opportunity to view the actual work of art.

For more information, contact the Art Museum of WVU at (304) 293-2141 or see the website at: http://www.ccarts.wvu.edu/art_museum.

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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4359, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu

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