Julia Haft-Candell

Julia Haft-Candell (A’16) is a Los Angeles-based artist working in ceramic sculpture who creates permanent monuments for the casual and insignificant items from daily life—such as knots, braids, combs and scribbles—through a lengthy process of constructing, carving and firing. After receiving her BA in Studio Art and International Relations from University of California Davis, followed by an MFA from California State University Long Beach, Haft-Candell came to Skowhegan as a participant in 2016. She has been awarded grants from Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles; The Hoff Foundation, Huntington Beach, California; and most recently the California Community Foundation Fellowship in 2019. The artist’s solo and two-person exhibitions include Julia Haft-Candell / Suzan Frecon (2019) and Julia Haft-Candell: the infinite (2017) at Parrasch Heijnen Gallery; Double Knot (2016) at Ochi Projects, Los Angeles; Sculptures on the Roof (2015) at Rosslyn Studios, Los Angeles; Farewell Ruins (2013) at Inman Gallery, Houston; and Terrains (2013) and Julia Haft-Candell at ACME (2011) at ACME, Los Angeles. Her most recent group shows include Melting Point (2018) at Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles and Brightsiders (2017) at Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, among others.