In my work I am always searching for balance between contrasting or opposing elements. I see these elements often present themselves in my observations of motion versus stillness, masculine versus feminine, decorative versus stark, self-interest versus altruism, permanence versus ephemerality. Often these elements seem to conflict and to present difficulty when trying to exist side-by-side, yet often they do.

 

Bio:

J. Amber Egbert is a ceramic artist as well as an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University.  She received her BS from Utah State University (1998) and her MFA from Brigham Young University (2016).  Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences in New Jersey, the Morean Center for Clay, the UNF Gallery, both in Florida; the Watermark Art Center in Minnesota; the Arts Alliance of Georgia; the Annemarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, and Baltimore Clayworks, both in Maryland; Missouri Western State University; the Woodbury Museum, the Springville Museum of Art, Art Access Gallery, Gallery at the Station, Sears Gallery, the Bountiful Davis Arts Center and the Harris Fine Arts Center at Brigham Young University, all in Utah.  She is also the recipient of a grant from the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration as well as a research fellowship from the Brigham Young University Department of Graduate Studies.