SoCal Critters
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- Location
- Igal & Diane Silber Vault Gallery at AMOCA, 399 N Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767
- Exhibition window
- Feb 8, 2025 → Jun 29, 2025
About
Overview
SoCal Critters presents about 50 of Howard Pierce's ceramic animal sculptures, celebrating the whimsical figures he created throughout his career inspired by local native and urban landscapes. The exhibition encourages visitors of all ages to experience the beauty and diversity of local wildlife through Pierce's ceramic lens.
Exhibition Dates & Location
- February 8–June 29, 2025 at Igal & Diane Silber Vault Gallery at AMOCA, 399 N Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767
- Family Day Opening Celebration: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
- Museum open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 11 AM–4 PM
About Howard Pierce
Howard Pierce (1912-1994) was a Claremont-based artist who later moved to Joshua Tree. He began his ceramic career under the mentorship of William Manker and became Production Manager at Manker Ceramics before serving in WWII. Pierce developed exceptional sketching skills that allowed him to create simple, flowing figures characteristic of Mid-Century Modern aesthetics. In 1968, Pierce relocated to Joshua Tree where desert wildlife deeply influenced his work, leading him to sculpt porcelain animals including quail, rabbits, roadrunners, owls, chipmunks, squirrels, desert tortoises, and coyotes.
Contact
- Phone: 909.865.3146
- Email: [email protected]
- Theme
- Exhibition celebrating Howard Pierce's whimsical ceramic animal sculptures inspired by local Southern California native and urban wildlife, presented in the Mid-Century Modern style.
- Audience
- visitors of all ages
- Contact
- [email protected]
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