ceramic artist

Hadrian Mendoza, a stoneware Potter, works with a fearless and audacious search for unusual and indigenous forms, including expressionistic and abstract shapes. Mendoza was a graduate at Mary Washington College in Virginia and a former student at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC, where he was awarded the prestigious Anne and Arnold Abramson award for Excellence in Ceramics in 1996-1997. He also organized the 1st Southeast Asian Ceramics Festival under the 2007-2009 Toyota Foundation Japan Grant. He curated the 2nd Southeast Asian Ceramics Conference and Exhibition in Fuping Pottery Art Village’s FLICAM International Ceramics Museum in China.

In 1997 he searched for his roots and moved back to the Philippines, where he slowly metamorphosed into an individualistic and nationalistic artist with a keen and hungry eye for Southeast Asia’s indigenous forms. He has made deliberate attempts at achieving heavy cultural undertones for his works. In 2009, Hadrian moved to Virginia, USA with his family and is currently the art director at St. Thomas More Cathedral School. A humble craftsman, Mendoza serves at the feet of his own cultural dilemmas as an artist.

His works are permanent collections in museums in Cambodia, China, Korea, Japan, and 3 renowned museums in the Philippines, which are The Metropolitan Museum Manila, The Ayala Museum, and BenCab Museum.

Fired Earth, Unearthed at Modeka Gallery, January 30- February 20, 2021

January 29, 2021 / Hadrian Mendoza

"One special piece is by US-based Filipino-American artist Hadrian Mendoza. Mendoza has exhibited both in the Philippines and the US and is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva). He is a Professor of Fine Arts at Marymount Unive… — "One special piece is by US-based Filipino-American artist Hadrian Mendoza. Mendoza has exhibited both in the Philippines and the US and is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva). He is a Professor of Fine Arts at Marymount University and at George Washington University’s Corcoran School of Art and Design. He is also an educator at St. Thomas More Cathedral School and the Workhouse Arts Center. In 2009, Mendoza founded SEA Pots: Contemporary Southeast Asia Ceramics and in 2003, co-founded PUTIK: Philippine Potters’ Association. He has had solo exhibitions in Washington DC, New York and Virginia, and in the Philippines at the Ayala Museum, Galleria Duemila, Pinto Museum and BenCab Museum. He has participated in group exhibitions all over the world and is a recipient of several awards and grants in the field of ceramics."
Stephanie Frondoso
Fired Earth, Unhearted is on view from January 30, 2021 – February 20, 2021.
To schedule a private viewing, send us an email at info@modeka.space or contact us at 0956 174 9185.
"Fired Earth, Unearthed" is a group show featuring ceramic works by Rita B. Gudiño, Alan Cabalfin, and Hadrian Mendoza, curated by Stephanie Frondoso. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ "The use of clay as a medium is an ancient practice imbued with diverse history, constantly evolving throughout the centuries. In our digital age, interest in the medium has skyrocketed like never before, partly due to renewed and growing respect for crafts, a result of enlightened “slow living”: deeper appreciation for the home made, the home grown and the hand crafted." - Stephanie Frondoso⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ "Fired Earth, Unearthed" opens on January 30 and runs until February 20. Book your private viewing as early as now via DMs or email us at info@modeka.space.

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