Gwendolyn yoppolo

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gwendolyn yoppolo
Born1968 (1968)
Redwood City, California
EducationHaverford College, Penn State University, Columbia University
Known forCeramics
Website gwendolynyoppolo.com

gwendolyn yoppolo (b. 1968, Redwood City, California) [1] is an American artist known for her ceramic work. [2] She creates pieces with form and function. [3] yoppolo attended Haverford College, Penn State University, and Columbia University. [4] In 2017 an exhibit entitled Gwendolyn Yoppolo: Holding Forth was held at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. [5] Her work, scoopbowl service, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [6] [7]

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