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Jacquline Hurlbert

Jacquline Hurlbert resides in Lake Oswego, OR
View OPB's Oregon Art Beat segment on Jackie's work.

Process Statement

"My process involves a combination of quick, aggressive clay manipulation and methodical rendering of detail. This dichotomy gives me the finished look and feel that I want. I love the responsive nature of clay and I use the cracks and stretch marks of a thrown slab to generate tension in the surface. This stretching of the clay lends character and interest to the figures I create. I use few tools and find that my hands suffice for most of the sculpting.  I work quickly and with much gusto. I find that this gives me a finished piece that has energy and life in it. After the artwork is dry, I fire it to cone 05, this prepares it for the final surface treatment. I am rather unorthodox in my finishes. I use everything I can get my hands on, including underglazes, oils, waxes and /or acrylics. What I try to do in clay is to communicate my thoughts and ideas through symbolism. Each piece is a unique expression of my response to my inner world and my world around me. "

Biography

Hurlbert grew up on the plains of Nebraska, a stark yet beautiful landscape that provides fertile ground for the imagination. Always interested in art, particularly the three-dimensional variety, she enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where she earned her bachelor's degree in art with honors in 1976. It was in college that she first discovered the power of clay. "Starting with a kick wheel and a small ball of clay, I became obsessed with the hypnotic spinning process of throwing," says Hurlbert. "Functional forms emerged from the mud, and I was thrilled." After college, Hurlbert began her sojourn west. Her first stop was Vail, Colorado, where she worked as a ceramics instructor at Colorado Mountain College. But the West Coast beckoned. Eventually, she ended up in California, where she returned to college, earning her master's degree in three-dimensional art/sculpture and ceramics from California State University at Northridge. Returning to get her master's degree proved to be a turning point in her history with clay. "I started using the thrown form as a canvas for elements of the human form. Suddenly, pots were sprouting faces, torsos, and legs," she says. "Gradually, the figure superseded the thrown form until the figure stood on its own as sculpture." In 1993, Hurlbert moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she continues to work with sculpting the human form. "The figures I create dramatize the struggle for self acceptance through the continuing exploration of the various aspects of what we call personality," she says. "What is needed is the self-examination of the soul--and that can only be done with the heart."

Exhibitions

ART IN THE PEARL, North Parak Blocks, juried art exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2009.

‘INSIDE-OUT: EDUCATING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES,’ Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon, 2009.

‘NEW WORKS,’ Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2009.

SELECTED WORKS, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2009.

ART IN THE PEARL , North Park Blocks, juried art exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2008.

SELECTED WORKS, Mahonia Hall, State of Oregon Governor’s Residence, Salem Oregon, 2008.

 ‘WHAT’S INSIDE: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE,’ Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon, 2008.

‘HEART/LOVE/RED,’ Mowen Solinsky Gallery, Nevada City, California, 2008.

‘NEW WORK,’ Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2007.

SELECTED WORKS, S.O.F.A., Chicago, Mowen Solinsky Gallery, 2007.

‘FIGURATIVE GROUP SHOW,’ Opus6IX Gallery, Eugene, Oregon, 2007.

ART IN THE PEARL, North Park Blocks, juried art exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2007.

‘NEW SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS,’ Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2006.

SELECTED WORKS, S.O.F.A., Chicago, Mowen Solinsky Gallery, 2006.

LOCAL 14 ART SHOW, Group Exhibition, World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon, 2006.

ART IN THE PEARL, North Park Blocks, juried art exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2006.

‘THREE VOICES: HURLBERT, LIMRITE, WELCH,’ Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2006.

SELECTED WORKS, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2005.

SELECTED WORKS, S.O.F.A., Chicago, Mowen Solinsky Gallery, 2005.

SELECTED WORKS, Skye Gallery, Idyllwild, California, 2004.

SELECTED WORKS, Oswego Lake Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 2004.

‘FEMALE FORM: NEW WORK BY 3 WOMEN ARTISTS,’ White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2004.

‘NEW WORKS,’ Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2004.

‘MASKED AND WRAPPED FIGURES,’ RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, 2004.

‘FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING,’ Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2004.

ART IN THE PEARL, North Park Blocks, juried art exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2004.

LOCAL 14 ART SHOW, Group Exhibition, World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon, 2004.

‘BENEATH THE SURFACE,’ Solo Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2003.

‘AN AFFINITY FOR THE CUP,’ Group Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2003.

SELECTED WORKS, Beppu Gallery, Pacific City, Oregon, 2003.

SELECTED WORKS, Susan Megson Gallery, Cheltenham, England, 2002.

SELECTED WORKS, Silver Creek Gallery, Silverton, Oregon, 2002.

‘GOTHIC CHAMBERS,’ White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2002.

‘CERAMIC FOCUS,’ Onda Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2002.

SELECTED WORKS, River Gallery, Independence, Oregon, 2002.

‘AT THE HEART OF RED,’ Group Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2002.

SELECTED WORKS, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2002.

‘DEGREES OF EMERGENCE,’ Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2001.

LOCAL 14 GROUP SHOW, Forestry Center, Portland Oregon, 2001.

SELECTED WORKS, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001.

SELECTED WORKS, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, 2001.

‘WRAPPED FIGURES,’ First Avenue Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2001.

GROUP EXHIBITION, Contemporary Artists’ Gallery, Sacramento, California, 2001.

WOMEN ARTISTS GROUP SHOW, Berbati’s Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2000.

LOCAL 14 GROUP SHOW, Forestry Center, Portland Oregon, 2000.

‘THE BURDEN OF WINGS,’ First Avenue Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2000.

GROUP EXHIBITION, Anderson Gallery, McMinnville, Oregon, 2000.

‘Walking in my Sleep, I can Finally See Where I am Going,’ First Avenue Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1999.

‘Ni Ange Ni Bête,’ First Avenue Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1998.

‘UNBOUND,’ First Avenue Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1997.

SOLO EXHIBITION, Little Wing, Portland, Oregon, 1996, 1995.

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, ‘Angels,’ Sunbird Gallery, Bend, Oregon, 1995.

RECENT WORKS, Solo Exhibition, Lasater Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 1994.

SOLO EXHIBITION, L.I.C.C. Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1994, 1993.

ANGELS, Juried Exhibition, Second Story Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 1993.

‘NO LIMITS,’ Group Exhibition, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, 1993.

‘THE ARTIST AND THE NUDE,’ Juried Exhibition, Second Story Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 1993.

MATRIX WORKSHOP OF WOMEN ARTISTS, Juried Exhibition, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California, 1993.

WOMEN ARTISTS ‘92, Juried Exhibition, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California, 1992.

GROUP EXHIBITION, South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, Torrance, California, 1992.

STUDENT ART SHOW, Juried Exhibition: First Place, Main Gallery, California State University , Northridge, 1992.

‘DEMONS IN CORNERS,’ Solo Exhibition, North Gallery, California State University, Northridge, 1992.

GROUP EXHIBITION, Brownstone Gallery, Huntington Beach, California, 1987, 1986.

MONTEREY ART FESTIVAL, Monterey, California, 1986.

GROUP EXHIBITION, Gepettos Gallery, Carmel, California, 1986, 1985.

DOANE COLLEGE WOMEN’S INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Juried Exhibition, Doane, Nebraska, 1977.

COLLECTORS SHOW AT VAIL, Juried Exhibition: First Place, Vail, Colorado, 1976.

Education

MASTER OF ART - Three Dimensional Art/Sculpture and Ceramics, California State University, Northridge, 1992 (Honors Convocation for Achievement and Excellence, 1991-92).

BACHELOR OF FINE ART - Three Dimensional Art/Sculpture and Ceramics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1976 (Honors Convocation and Dean’s List, 1972-76; Graduation With Distinction).

Media and Publications

CODA, Book, image of three pieces, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, California, 2008.

WHAT’S INSIDE, Book, image, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon, 2008.

THE UNION, February 7, 2008, Photo, review of Heart/Love/Red.

LAKE OSWEGO REVIEW, August 30, 2007, photo, Art in the Pearl show mention.

PELICAN POST, Fall 2006, page 21-23, Creative Fire, by Rebecca Herren, photo and mention.

NW WOMEN’S JOURNAL, August 2006, page 17, Women in the Arts, by Paula Butterfield, photos and article .

ARTISAN, Summer 2006, page 16-19, Symbols, by Chris Bivins, photos and article .

SACRAMENTO BEE NEWSPAPER, June 9, 2006, Critic’s Pick, photo and review by Victoria Dalkey.

SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, JUNE 1, 2006, photo and review by Saunthy Nicolson-Singh.

OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING, May 19, 2005, Featured artist on ArtBeat, weekly television program dedicated to the arts.

PORTLAND OPERA, 2005 Season, Images of my artwork were chosen for Portland Opera publicity, including program graphics, opera posters, magazine and newspaper advertising.

ARTISAN NORTHWEST MAGAZINE, Spring 2005, photo: collection of works at RiverSea Gallery.

SACRAMENTO BEE NEWSPAPER, Sunday, June 8, 2003, Critic’s Pick, photo and review.

PORTLAND TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER, Tuesday, April 23, 2002, photo, Onda Gallery show mention.

KERAMEIKI TECHNI International Magazine (Poster), Issue 39, December 2001. Ceramic chair photo and show announcement.

THE OREGONIAN NEWSPAPER, Sept. 27, 2001. Feature article and photo.

CERAMICS MONTHLY, March 2002. Up Front column.

Collectors

Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Scott Shields, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California.

Jane Evans, Nelson, New Zealand.

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