Sharif Farrag, Sore Eyes, Tasting Strawberries, 2020. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Spring 2021 Ceramics Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presents:
Sharif Farrag
Sharif Farrag merges classic ceramics styles with his own improvisational building techniques, representing his hybrid identities through clay. He was born in 1993 in Reseda, California and received a BFA from the University of Southern California in 2018.
Farrag is currently a candidate for an MFA in ceramics at University of California at Los Angeles. In 2019 he was awarded a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. His solo exhibitions include François Ghebaly, Los Angeles; In Lieu, Los Angeles; The Pit, Los Angeles; and 356 Mission, Los Angeles. Selected group exhibitions include the 2020 Clay Biennial at Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles; Adams and Ollman, Portland; and Matthew Brown, Los Angeles. His work will be featured in upcoming exhibitions at High Art, Arles and Jeffrey Deitch, New York. Farrag lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
The Spring 2021 Ceramics Visiting Artist Lecture Series is organized by Ceramics Lecturer Nick Green, for the courses ART15 and ART137. Open to all UC Berkeley students. For more information and Zoom link, contact nickigreen@berkeley.edu