Joel Otterson (born in Inglewood, CA, 1959, United States) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Getty Union List of Artist Names. Accessed June 26, 2015.
Professional life and education Otterson received his BFA at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY in 1982. In 1983, Otterson exhibited for the first time at Gallery Nature Morte in Manhattan. He would have exhibitions with other notable artists together with artists like Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, and Haim Steinbach.McKenna, Kristine. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2014. Amended June 26, 2015.
Otterson is a sculptor with a career of over 30 years, known for reworking domestic forms to explore relationships within the home. His work addresses themes such as the gendering of objects, cultural context, and American identity, using materials like copper pipe, concrete, and blown glass alongside techniques including woodworking, pottery, and needlework. Maloney Fine Art, official website. Accessed June 26, 2015.
Selected exhibitions Otterson has shown his work internationally at venues such as The Museum of Modern Art (PROJECT series, 1987), www.MOMA.org. Accessed May 20, 2015. the Venice Biennale (1993), LaModern.com. Accessed May 20, 2015. the Hammer Museum (Made in L.A, 2012), Hammer.UCLA.edu. Accessed June 26, 2015 Whitney Museum of American Art (2014 Whitney Biennial) 2014 Whitney Biennial. Accessed June 26, 2015. for which he received much praise, The New Yorker. Accessed June 26, 2015 and Maloney Fine Art. LA Times Review. Accessed June 25, 2014.
Collections Otterson's work is in the permanent collections of Cincinnati Art Museum, Israel Museum, The Broad Foundation (by Edythe and Eli Broad), LA Modern Review. Accessed June 25, 2015. and the Jewish Museum. The Jewish Museum Blog. Accessed June 25, 2015.
References and notes
External links Official website of Joel Otterson