John Toki Solo Exhibition

John Natsoulas Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of legendary ceramic artist John Toki. The exhibition will run from February 1 - March 3 and the  opening reception will be held Saturday, Feburary 10th from 7-9:00 pm. 

John Toki’s large-scale sculptures are inspired by objects in nature will be exhibited at the the John Natsoulas Gallery. Meet the master clay artist John Toki a the opening reception on February 10th from 7-9:00 pm.

John Toki is a Japanese-American ceramic artist born and raised in the Bay Area. He received a BFA from California State University, Hayward, CA and a MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
Toki’s large-scale sculptures are inspired by objects in nature such as mountains, water and sky. He says of working with clay: “It can be used for large-scale works, as well as more intimate pieces, with equal success. You can apply color by painting, glazing, or mixing it into the clay. It’s a quiet activity that you can manipulate with only your hands, you don’t need tools really. You can use it for representational works, as well as abstraction. And I really like the physical presence of clay.”
John Toki has public installments in Richmond, Berkeley, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, and Cincinnati and he has exhibited work throughout the US, the Netherlands and Japan.