Roni Downey

Originally trained as a printmaker I quickly moved on from etchings and silkscreens to take advantage of what was then cutting edge technology to become one of the original artists using the computer as a tool. I quickly let the technology explosion pass by as I settled into the world of ceramic sculpture. It was there that I re-examined the lines and textures that had once influenced my prints and let them evolve into three dimensional forms. Coinciding with a move into NYC I found myself enthralled with the vertical world that I now ambled through. The buildings that are now my landscape found their way into my sculptures.
I work with a dark brown stoneware clay that is then fired in a cone six oxidation firing. Each piece is made from individual elements that are then fashioned into larger forms.

2015 92nd St Y Art Center Exhibition New York, NY

2011 The Nippon Gallery at the Nippon Club New York, NY

2010 Art Brooklyn Verge Brooklyn, NY

2010 Haven Art Gallery Port Washington, NY

2010 Mills Pond House Gallery St James, NY

2009 Long Island Museum Stonybrook, NY

1994/93 Multi Media Arts Gallery New York, NY

1992/93 Graphic Eye Gallery Port Washington, NY

1992 Heckscher Museum
37th Annual Long Island Artists’ Exhibition Huntington, NY

1992 Tailors Gallery Greenvale, NY

1992 Mari Galleries of Westchester, Ltd Mamaroneck, NY
Nassau County Museum of Fine Art Roslyn, NY
NY Institute of Technology
Midge Karr Center Brookville, NY
CW Post College
Hutchins Gallery Brookville, NY
Multi Media Exhibition Sands Point, NY
Oceanside Library Oceanside, NY
Merrick Library Merrick, NY