Robert Brady

Sculpturist, Featured Spring 2022

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Robert Brady was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. Upon graduation from high school, he attended the California College of The Arts in Oakland, CA receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1969. Later he attended the University of California, Davis, receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1975. Recently retired Emeritus, he served as Professor of Art from 1975-2013 at California State University, Sacramento.

Trained as a potter, Brady’s interest quickly steered toward a path of ceramic object making and sculpture, ultimately gaining national and international recognition. Approximately 24 years later, Brady, fortuitously discovered the beauty and merits of wood as a sculptural medium. Since then, Robert has produced work in both clay and wood, with an emphasis on wood. Mixed media, bronzes, works on paper, and functional pottery are also part of his output.

Robert Brady resides and works in Berkeley, California with his wife and fellow potter Sandy Simon.