Paul Gee
b. 1948, San Francisco ∙ CE artist since 2001
Paul Gee is a San Francisco native, prior to coming to Creativity Explored in 2001, Gee worked at Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland.
Gee is a prolific and skilled ceramicist whose attention to detail carries over to his two dimensional artwork. He uses a potter’s wheel to throw well-proportioned pots, vases, and platters, and then meticulously etches designs into the clay before carefully applying glaze and then firing his works. Geometric animals, symbols, and more recently, Egyptian pharaohs and similar motifs appear repeated on the different faces of each vessel.
Gee’s fine line drawings translate well to different media. After more than a year of work, in 2006 he completed his self-proclaimed masterpiece, a chest of drawers painstakingly painted with miniature church facades. Gee is intensely focused while making art, but when not working, his innate attention to detail means he is always aware of any maintenance needs in the studio. He takes responsibility for refilling the many paper towel dispensers and frequently checking the plumbing for leaks.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
Mother Nature! at Outsider Art Fair 2020, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2019
LinkedIn Community Project, InCommon Space, San Francisco, CA
CE x CG x NIAD, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art 2019, Davis, CA
Ingenuity: Sculpture and Fine Arts Exhibition, Marin Society for the Arts, San Rafael, CA
Bitchin', Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2018
"From" All Over the Place, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA
2017
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
Hands on Clay, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Where Are We?, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
Tasty, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Nature Rules, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Vessels, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
Wear to Go, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Heads n' Tails, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Functionable, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2003
Fired and Wired, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2002
Art From the Fire, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA