Kevin Umaña - Fired Clay & The Nomadic Way

A jocose Blind Shovel, this one with ceramicist and fine artist, Kevin Umaña. We discuss artist residencies, Kansas City, Frank Stella and Ellsworth Kelly, his hybrid method of ceramics and painting, and much more."​Known mostly for his abstract geometric paintings, Umaña recently expanded his practice to include ceramics. He is The Co-founder of the Ekru Project and in 2021, he completed his first solo exhibition, Wax And Wane with David Richard Gallery in New York. He has exhibited nationally and internationally with Sperone Westwater, Ny. Dc Moore Gallery, Ny. Praise Shadows Gallery, Ma. Lvl 3 Gallery, Il. Sim Gallery, Reykjavik. Koppel Project Hive, London. In Live, Taipei. Bass & Reiner, Sf. He’s collaborated with Condé Nast, Wired Magazine, London College Of Music, and Slowdown Studio, and in 2017 created a permanent installation at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His work is in the collections of the United Nations, Fidelity Mutual Funds, Center For Book Arts, and Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art."Header image: Kevin Umaña, "This Idea of The Wall", 2021