Sharif Bey

Sharif Bey (born 1974, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American, artist, ceramicist and professor. He produces both functional pottery and ceramic and mixed- media sculpture, using a variety of forms and textures. His body of work reflects his interest in the visual heritage of Africa and Oceania, as well as contemporary African American culture. With his colorful large-scale bead sculptures, Bey explores the cultural and political significance of ornamentation and adornment.[1][2]

Bey with bead-Inspired sculpture "Louie Bones: Omega"
Bey with Nkisi-Inspired work in progress
Sharif Bey
Born1974 (age 46–47)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
EducationBFA at Slippery Rock University, MFA at University of North Carolina, PhD at Pennsylvania State University
Known forCeramics
Websitehttps://www.sharifbeyceramics.com

Education

As a high school student Bey completed a ceramics apprenticeship at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. The Manchester Craftsmen's Guild played a formative role for Bey throughout his teens, giving him a foundation of skills, extensive ceramics-world connections, and exposure to a who’s who of visiting masters – the likes of, Jun Kaneko, Karen Karnes, Judy Moonelis, Paul Soldner,and Akio Takamori. Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union, Bey studied sculpture at The Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava (Slovak Republic). Later, he earned his BFA in ceramics from Slippery Rock University, his MFA in studio art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and PhD in art education from Pennsylvania State University.[3][4][5][2]

Career

Bey's teaching experience includes appointments at: Winston Salem State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Syracuse University.[5][2] He has held artist residencies at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and Pittsburgh Glass Center[6]

Art career

His work can be found in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Houston , Carnegie Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art, Hickory Museum of Art, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and the United States Embassies in Indonesia, Sudan, and Uganda.[7][8][9]

His work has been exhibited at:

References
  1. "Open Studio". Craft Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. "Smithsonian American Art Museum". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. https://craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/open-studio
  4. "Pittsburgh Glass Center". Pittsburghglasscenter.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. "Syracuse University". Vpa.syr.edu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/invitational-2018/sharif-bey
  7. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/louie-bones-omega-113524
  8. https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/f5e0c390-4e98-4ebd-bed3-23f26a47c33c
  9. https://art.state.gov/personnel/sharif_bey/
  10. https://mccollcenter.org/portfolio/adorned/
  11. https://cmoa.org/exhibition/pittsburgh-anthology/
  12. "Smithsonian American Art Museum". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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