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Michael Lopez (American, b. 1937) is a 1963 alumnus of California College of Arts in Sculpture and received his MFA in Painting in 1970. He taught Ceramics and Ceramics Sculpture at CCA from 1964-1969, and later taught Ceramics at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. He was an exhibiting artist, primarily known for non-functional ceramics that combine wheel thrown and hand building.
Lopez worked with stoneware, lusters, and raku firing. Many of his pieces have an unglazed matt surface.
Lopez studied with Vernon Coykendall and Viola Frey.
“Landscape with Yellow Dots”, Ceramic Sculpture, 15” x 14” x 4.25”, c. 1965-70. Provenance: Property of the Private Collection of Viola Frey.
Derek Lincoln Collection
