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Wesley Wright is a Northern California-based ceramic artist and educator known for his highly detailed and eccentric imagery which addresses environmental and existential issues with humor and imagination. In 2017 he completed a public/private collaborative project with Youth Spirit Artworks and the City of Berkeley. National exhibition venues include the Glassell Fine Arts Museum in Houston, and the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Collections include the Crocker Museum in Sacramento. His work has appeared “500 Figures in Clay Volume 2” and other notable publications. Wright received a BA from Humboldt State University and an MFA from San Jose State University. After teaching at a variety of Colleges and Universities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for 10 years, he now heads the ceramic department at Mendocino College in Ukiah California.  

 

Website: www.wesleytwright.com

 Instagram: @wesleytwrightart­