Artist Statement
“My work focuses on juxtaposing elements. A variety of illustrative techniques, imagery, textures and patterns are utilized in my decorative ceramics to create complex and colorful surfaces.
I also have a special place in my heart for the cute and creepy, so you will find a few of these works in my portfolio, especially around Halloween.”
Marcella Kuykendall is a native of Carrollton, Georgia. After earning a BFA in sculpture and a minor in theatre from the University of West Georgia, she began working with art and the community through SCRAP Bin, a creative reuse center that turned discarded items into new artistic projects. Kuykendall also served as gallery assistant at the Cultural Arts Council in Douglasville under a fellowship. She then moved to South Carolina to receive an MFA in Studio Art and a graduate museum management certificate from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Since graduating in 2017, she is now the Visual Arts Coordinator for the Carrollton Center for the Arts.
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