Walter McConnell was born in Philadelphia, USA (b.1956), an active and renowned ceramic artist in America as well as abroad. He is a professor, teaching and working at Alfred University, New York, a leading university for higher academic studies. McConnell has won many prizes and awards; his sculptures and installations have been shown in exhibitions at leading museums in the USA and around the world. He has work in many collections and important international institutions. His exhibition Regarding the Curved Earth will show at the same time as his work in a satellite exhibition of the Venice Biennale that opens in May 2019.
In the month of May Walter McConnell will be a guest artist at the Benyamini Center as part of a unique program of International Installation Artist Residencies, made possible through the generous support of AIDA. The purpose of the program (Walter McConnell is our first participant) is to invite leading ceramic artists from around the world to reside in the gallery space of the Benyamini Center and to create site-specific installations that will be an exhibition open to the public.
For more information about Walter McConnell- Regarding the Curved Earth Exhibition at Benyamini center.
