The professor and the professed

“Shizuka” (detail) by Yoshio Taylor, ceramic.

“Shizuka” (detail) by Yoshio Taylor, ceramic.


Where: Alpha Fired Arts, 4675 Aldona Lane; (916) 484-4424; www.alphafiredarts.com.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through October 26.

When one is a professor of art for decades, such as Ruth Rippon, one may accumulate a cadre of talented students. The former Sacramento State University professor’s third annual alumni show features some of her past students of the ceramic arts who have gone on to establish names for themselves in the local art scene and beyond. The group show includes Terry Accomando, Garon Curtis, Eric Dahlin, Linda S. Fitz Gibbon, Ray Gonzales, Fred Gordon, Lee Kavaljian, Steve Klein, Tony Natsoulas, Larry L. Ortiz, Joel Reber, Yoshio Taylor, Warren Tobey, Rimas VisGirda, Doug Wylie, Gloria Woolley and others.