About Nora Pineda
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Education
1977 - 1979
CSU, Chico, Chico, California
1974 - 1977
CSU, Chico, Chico, California
1972 - 1974
Feather River College, Quincy, California
Awards
2019
Finalist, 3rd Annual Colors Art Exhibition
2019
Best in Show, 2nd Annual Women Artists Quarterly Art Competition Juried Exhibition
2019
1st Place, 3D Art Category, 8th Annual All Women Art Exhibition
2018
Judges Choice, 2018 Open/No Theme Competition
1998
Best of Show, Taste of Chico
1998
Award of Merit, California State Fair
1995
Best of Show, KIXE Television juried art auction
1994
Best of Show, KIXE Television juried art auction
1993
Honorable Mention, KIXE Television juried art auction
1989
Rising Star Award, Tower Gallery
1988
Best Sculpture, Sacramento Potter’s Group
1987
Best of Show and Popular Vote, Aspiring Artist Debut
1987
Best Hand Built, Sacramento Potter’s Group
1986
Best Sculpture and Potter’s Choice
1985
Potter’s Choice, Sacramento Potter’s Group
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Event: Red Dot Miami
Dates: 4 Dec 2019 - 8 Dec 2019
Pineda's work on display at Red Dot Miami! Discover Red Dot Miami—a modern and contemporary art show in the heart of Miami featuring an international slate of 75+ galleries showing over 500 leading artists. The event attracts over 38,000 visitors, a majority of whom are high-net-worth collectors. Join us for an unforgettable five days of cutting-edge art, entertainment, and special events. Join Nora at Red Dot Miami, December 4–8, 2019!
Event: Art San Diego 2019
Dates: 10 Oct 2019 - 13 Oct 2019
Explore an amazing array of contemporary and modern art at Art San Diego, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center located along the beautiful waterfront setting of San Diego Bay. Entering its second decade this fall, Art San Diego is unique in bringing exceptional artwork from local, national, and international galleries together alongside outstanding show programming, live entertainment, and other exclusive events. Returning for 2019 is the [SOLO] Project, a special section featuring a curated selection of leading independent artists, and the Access to Art program, including IMPACT Night, an exclusive VIP preview reception that benefits our local nonprofit partners.
Learn more: http://art-sandiego.com
Event: Fall Equinox: A Collective Exhibition
Dates: 17 Sep 2019 - 8 Oct 2019
Nora Pineda is headed to New York City for Fall Equinox: A Collective Exhibition held at Agora Gallery. A gathering of 12 accomplished international artists will be featured at this yearly fine art extravaganza. Reception: Thursday, September 19, 2019 6-8 pm. Show dates: September 17 – October 8, 2019. Do join Nora!
Event: FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA - WHAT UNITES US?
Dates: 12 Sep 2019 - 5 Oct 2019
Nora Pineda is headed to San Rafael, California for this wonderful event of featuring an amazing group of seasoned artists! From Sea to Shining Sea is a national juried show sponsored by Marin Society of Artists. Reception: Friday, September 13, 2019 5-8 pm. Show dates: September 12 – October 5, 2019. Do join Nora!
Event: TAG Gallery Exhibit, Los Angeles, California
Dates: 26 Jul 2019 - 24 Aug 2019
Nora Pineda was accepted to the 2019 California Open! Juror, Ruth Weisberg chose 110 artworks for this year’s exhibition from 1,400+ submissions received nationwide. The exhibition runs from August 7 through August 23 and the artists’ reception and awards ceremony is on Saturday, August 10, from 5 to 8 pm. You, along with your friends and family, are encouraged to attend. The exhibition will be held at TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Please do join Nora!
Event: Art Santa Fe 2019
Dates: 12 Jul 2019 - 21 Jul 2019
A CULTURAL HAVEN
Art Santa Fe, a gathering of exceptional artists and galleries from around the world, celebrates 19 successful years in summer 2019. Join us from July 18–21, 2019, for an exploration of world-class modern and contemporary art in a city that boasts a vibrant creative scene and economic support for all things artistic.
Learn more: http://www.artsantafe.com/
Event: stARTup Art Fair SF 2019
Dates: 26 Apr 2019 - 29 Apr 2019
stARTup is a unique contemporary art experience where art professionals and the art loving public gather to discover today’s most talented independent artists through hotel art fairs, curated art exhibitions, collector advising, and private art sales and rentals.
Learn more: https://www.startupartfair.com
Biography
In her decades-spanning practice and drawing from her Mexican cultural heritage, Nora Pineda’s complex ceramics tie together modern abstraction and ancient mythology in a wholly unique way. Inspired by her Mexican heritage, Pineda’s pieces incorporate characters that symbolize the way of life of Mexicans throughout the ages. She brings them to life with deep, undulating lines and stylized faces that are extremely expressive. Everything, from the amount of lines used to the size of their bodies, carries significance in the story each piece tells. Pineda uses a variety of finishes – matte, textured, glossy – and a palette that can either be turned up or muted depending on the narrative.
An important feature of Pineda’s pieces is that they are created in the round, with the piece truly operating as a three-dimensional object. These are not straight sculptures, but forms inspired by the traditional use of ceramics: the vessel. Pineda’s shapes come directly from altered forms and manipulation of clay, and many of these forms are even functioning vessels. This is another example of how the artist brings ancient tradition together with new aesthetic ideas.
Pineda was born in Bakersfield, California and has been extremely active in the California art scene for many years. She has also won several prestigious awards for her work.
