Viola Frey
1953 Stockton Delta College, Stockton, California, 1956 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California BFA 1958 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana MFA Ceramicist
American, (1933–2004)
Frey was born on a vineyard in Lodi, California in 1933. At CCAC, she earned her B.F.A.in painting before pursuing an M.F.A. at Tulane University in 1955. After a sojourn in New York, Frey returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960 to continue her exploration of the human figure. At CCAC, she eventually rose to the rank of Associate Professor in 1972 and was an influential member of thecollege’s faculty until her retirement in 1999.
Bowl 1984.931
Compote 1984.107
Compote 1984.483
Cookie Jar 1984.745
Disk 1984.838
Dove 1984.1610
Figure 1984.685
Figure 1984.1975
Jar 1984.920
Jar STUDY.1984.974
Planter 1984.744
Plate 1984.749
Plate 1984.1442
Seagulls 1984.453
Stem Cup 1984.667
Sugar Bowl 1984.68
Urn 1984.1443
Urn 1984.1444
Urn 1984.1463
Vase 1984.1063