Biography from AskART:
| Kathleen Wall is a third generation Pueblo ceramic artist who, out of
respect to her heritage and her own creative talents, blends modern and
traditional methods to creates unique whimsical figures.
A graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, she began her craft at age eight when she made her first
traditional storyteller dolls which her mother would sell to buyers.
She was later encouraged by her father, Chippewa stone sculptor Steve
Wall, and her stepmother, artist Laura Fragua, to make her own artistic
statement.
Wall's statement turned out to be the creation of koshare clowns and
Hopi corn maidens comically performing every day tasks such as making
music, dancing and eating watermelon.
Wall follows century old Pueblo potter traditions when forming her
artwork, but she deviates in that she does fire her pieces in kilns.
In April, 2006, Kathleen Wall presented a ceramic story-teller figure
to First Lady Laura Bush at the Congressional Club First Lady's
Luncheon, an annual social event for Congressional members and their
spouses and other special guests. Wall's gift was in accord with the
theme of the luncheon, which was The First Americans.
Source:
Southwest Art, August 2003
"Art Buzz", ART-TALK, June-July, 2006
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