Artist Statement
I use clay to marry the past to the present. Work that feels ancient and powerful. Each vessel is meant to carry it's own life force. The carvings are done almost mindlessly. I think there’s beauty in the absence of clay - potential purpose and meaning in the empty pathways. The process of ceramics itself invites the maker to reflect on life with in its phases: from earth and water to air and fire. Only these lives I’m creating in clay have the ability to exist for thousands and thousands of years after I’m no longer here. That is the power I aim to instill in each piece.
Bio
Roxanne was born in Santa Paula and raised in Fillmore/Piru, CA. She studied painting for most of her education at Ventura College then transferred to California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) in 2017. Finding herself drawn to the ceramics studio more than the painting studio, so far she’s dedicated 4 years to the ceramic arts. She is a member of the 34th Parallel Collective. Currently taking more classes at Ventura College, teaching art at the Cole Creativity Center/Santa Paula Art Museum and Piru Boys and Girls Club. She resides in Piru, CA.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, California State University Channel Islands, 2020 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Research Assistant, M.M., Ventura, CA Student/Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA 2021 - present Teaching Artist Cole Creativity Center/Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Honorable Mention - Award of Excellence, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA Honorable Mention - Ceramics, Ventura College, Ventura, CA 2021 Grad Wall Exhibition Recipient, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA |
RECENT AND UPCOMING GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 30 Under 30, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA 2023 Emergence, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA The 34th Parallel’s Synthesis, Mcnish Gallery, Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA 2023 Annual Student Art Show, Ventura College, Ventura, CA The Human Figure in Clay, Mcgroarty Arts Center, Tujunga, CA Methodical Earth: Clay and the Importance of Creative Processes, Gallery 2, Ventura College, Ventura, CA 2022 The 34th Parallel’s Echoes, ODMD, Oxnard, CA Driftskontoret (Unofficial), Viborg, Denmark The 34th Parallel’s Straight Outta The Kiln, ODMD, Oxnard, CA Ventura Clay, NCECA, Sacramento, CA 2021 Roxanne Casas: Natural Tendencies, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA 2020 Annual Student Show, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA Santa Rosa Island Show, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA 2019 Annual Student Show, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA Santa Rosa Island Show, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA Evolve, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA Buenaventura Art Association’s 12th Annual Collegiate Art Competition, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura, CA 2018 Annual Student Show, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), Camarillo, CA |
The 34th Parallel Artist Collective
Roxanne is a member of the 34th Parallel Artist Collective. Members of this collective are all based in Ventura County and students/alumni of CSU Channel Islands. Our mission is to impact our community with our work and uplift our local artists.
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