Claudia V. Solórzano
Claudia V. Solórzano is a Los Angeles-based artist working in ceramic sculpture. She utilizes ceramic materials to examine socio-economic stratification and domesticity through encounters with architectural motifs from the Los Angeles urban landscape. Her sculptures operate as portraits that navigate race, class, preservation, and the ephemerality of communities confronted with gentrification and sociopolitical boundaries.
She obtained her Bachelors in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics from California State University, Long Beach, and her Masters in Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University. Currently, Solórzano holds the position of Lead Studio Technician at Still Life Studio a local pottery studio in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles where she also teaches advanced hand-building classes. She was an artist in residence at AMOCA from May to December in 2023.