Roseline Delisle
Encyclopedia
Roseline Delisle was a well-known ceramic
s artist.
Delisle was born in 1952 in Rimouski, Quebec
, and attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Montreal
, Quebec
, in 1969. After graduating in 1973, Delisle worked as an apprentice under Enid LeGros until 1977. In 1978, she moved south and started her first solo studio in Venice, California. Delisle resided and maintained a studio practice in Santa Monica, California
, with her husband, painter Bruce Cohen, and their daughter.
Delisle was known in the ceramic
s community for her large-scale vessel forms, wheel thrown in sections and banded with colored slips. Her older works were constructed from porcelain
thrown sections fused together in the kiln
, however her more contemporary works are created from earthenware
, and threaded on a metal rod, secured to a weighted base for stability.
Delisle died of ovarian cancer
in 2003 in Santa Monica, California.
, June 2000
Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramcs 1950-2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
, 2000
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s artist.
Delisle was born in 1952 in Rimouski, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, in 1969. After graduating in 1973, Delisle worked as an apprentice under Enid LeGros until 1977. In 1978, she moved south and started her first solo studio in Venice, California. Delisle resided and maintained a studio practice in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, with her husband, painter Bruce Cohen, and their daughter.
Delisle was known in the ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s community for her large-scale vessel forms, wheel thrown in sections and banded with colored slips. Her older works were constructed from porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
thrown sections fused together in the kiln
Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
, however her more contemporary works are created from earthenware
Earthenware
Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects.-Types of earthenware:Although body formulations vary between countries and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28% kaolin, 32% quartz, and 15%...
, and threaded on a metal rod, secured to a weighted base for stability.
Delisle died of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses....
in 2003 in Santa Monica, California.
Exhibitions
Contemporary Ceramics: Nine Artists, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, June 2000
Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramcs 1950-2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
, 2000