_Traudel Prussin
Fine Art Sculptor in bronze, clay and resin
[email protected]
Figurative sculpture has been a passion of mine all my life. In earlier years, sculpting was a hobby while I was employed as a chemist. Then came part-time jobs and the raising of two children, and, finally, came the time when I could delicate most of my time to art.
As a classical figurative sculptor, I thrive to understand and express the dynamics, beauty and emotions of the realistic human form. The challenge of working in three dimensions intrigues me. I hope through my creations, at least in a small way, to bring joy into other people’s lives.
I work directly from models with different groups in the Bay Area, including Carol Tarzier’s. Quite recently, we started our own sculpting group in Oakland. I have studied at the Adult School in Orinda with Anne Fisher, at Studio One in Oakland with Sahava Sherez and Lourdam Kimbrell, and at Fort Mason in San Francisco with Carol Tarzier. My studies continued with hands-on classes in Anatomy for Artists in Berkeley taught by Steven Perkins and Eugene Daub. Most recently, I took a class in Figurative Drawing taught by Stephen Perkins.
The media I sculpt in are clay and plastalina.
I am a member of ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, California
Fine Art Sculptor in bronze, clay and resin
[email protected]
Figurative sculpture has been a passion of mine all my life. In earlier years, sculpting was a hobby while I was employed as a chemist. Then came part-time jobs and the raising of two children, and, finally, came the time when I could delicate most of my time to art.
As a classical figurative sculptor, I thrive to understand and express the dynamics, beauty and emotions of the realistic human form. The challenge of working in three dimensions intrigues me. I hope through my creations, at least in a small way, to bring joy into other people’s lives.
I work directly from models with different groups in the Bay Area, including Carol Tarzier’s. Quite recently, we started our own sculpting group in Oakland. I have studied at the Adult School in Orinda with Anne Fisher, at Studio One in Oakland with Sahava Sherez and Lourdam Kimbrell, and at Fort Mason in San Francisco with Carol Tarzier. My studies continued with hands-on classes in Anatomy for Artists in Berkeley taught by Steven Perkins and Eugene Daub. Most recently, I took a class in Figurative Drawing taught by Stephen Perkins.
The media I sculpt in are clay and plastalina.
I am a member of ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, California
Exhibits ( selected or juried )
2011 “The Gift”, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Focus on Sculpture, 4th Street Studio, Berkeley, CA
2010 National juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2010 Swagger, a Celebration of the Body, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009 National juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009 Somebody Else, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2008 “Rendezvous”- sculptural vessels, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2007 Indoor Sculpture Exhibition at the City of Santa Clara, CA
2007 National Fine Craft Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006 Rendezvous, a Celebration of Eternal Friends, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006 Show at the Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
2006 “The World Today”, show at the Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 “Sacred Images”, at the Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
2005 Annual Members Show, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 Alameda Art Center Members Exhibition, Alameda, CA
2005 “The Shape of Things” at the Artisan Art Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2005 Annual Women’s Festival of the Arts, Long Beach, CA
2004 “A Tribute to the Art Model” - Bay Area Figurative Art Exhibition,
Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA
2001 “Naked”- Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1999 Exhibition at the Bay Area Model’s Guild, San Francisco, CA
1998 – 2007 I participated in the East Bay Open Studios of ProArts, Oakland, CA
2011 “The Gift”, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Focus on Sculpture, 4th Street Studio, Berkeley, CA
2010 National juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2010 Swagger, a Celebration of the Body, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009 National juried Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009 Somebody Else, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2008 “Rendezvous”- sculptural vessels, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2007 Indoor Sculpture Exhibition at the City of Santa Clara, CA
2007 National Fine Craft Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006 Rendezvous, a Celebration of Eternal Friends, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006 Show at the Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
2006 “The World Today”, show at the Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 “Sacred Images”, at the Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
2005 Annual Members Show, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2005 Alameda Art Center Members Exhibition, Alameda, CA
2005 “The Shape of Things” at the Artisan Art Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2005 Annual Women’s Festival of the Arts, Long Beach, CA
2004 “A Tribute to the Art Model” - Bay Area Figurative Art Exhibition,
Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA
2001 “Naked”- Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1999 Exhibition at the Bay Area Model’s Guild, San Francisco, CA
1998 – 2007 I participated in the East Bay Open Studios of ProArts, Oakland, CA
