Angelica Pozo
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Pozo is from New York City.[3] She was born to Cuban and Puerto Rican parents.[2] She earned her BFA from SUNY College of Ceramics, and her Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan.[3]
She then moved to Cleveland in 1984,[2] and resides in Tremont, Cleveland.[3] She is self-employed.[4]
Work
Pozo's art includes tile and sculptural studio work. She has also taught art for over 30 years.[2] For her work, she was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by the Ohio Arts Council.[3]
Pozo is known for the following public art commissions:[3]
- "Marketplace/Meeting Place: An Urban Memorial", a mosaic tree planter/bench in Cleveland[5]
- "Welcome Mat", a mosaic tile rug at the East 9th–North Coast station that represents Cleveland's ethnic diversity[6]
- "Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Wall" at University Circle[7]
- tile wall in Quincy Park in Fairfax, Cleveland illustrating historical community photographs from 1879-2006[8]
- tile sculptures at Hudson Middle School in Hudson, Ohio[9]
Collections and exhibitions
Pozo's work is available in the following collections:[2][3]
- American Craft Museum, New York City
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York City
- Private collection for LeBron James
She has been involved with the following exhibitions:[3]
- International Ceramic Public Art Exhibition, 1998, Taipei, Taiwan
- "21st Century Ceramics in the United States & Canada", 2003
- 2019 exhibit at Kent State University[10]