PS Featured Recent Grad: Emily Kleaver
Emily Kleaver will receive her BFA in Ceramics and Minor in Art History from Tyler School of Art and Architecture in May 2021. Her work has been exhibited at various locations from the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA to the Gallery at Temple University Rome in Rome, Italy. In 2019, Kleaver was the Studio Technician Intern at University City Arts League in Philadelphia, PA and in 2020, she served as the Studio Assistant to Paolo Porelli at CRETA Rome in Rome, Italy. Currently based in Philadelphia, PA, she works at Tyler as an Assistant Technician and finishing her BFA.
“As a ceramicist and sculptor, a lot of my practice revolves around access to studio spaces where I can safely and efficiently create works. Since my access had been extremely limited by the pandemic, I started experimenting with glass in my practice, which I have been incorporating into my ceramics works. The pandemic also allotted me time to slow down and think through a lot of the systems I take part in. A lot of my work centers on interpersonal relationships with individuals and with institutions. Most of my work is created at Tyler School of Art and Architecture's Studio spaces, but I also make work at home consistently, and plan on setting up my own little space at my next apartment to keep making.”
