Bari Ziperstein works primarily in ceramics and her practice includes discrete objects, large-scale installation, site-specific mixed-media public sculpture, and her line of functional ceramics, BZIPPY. Materially experimental but conceptually driven, she engages ideas of consumerism, propaganda, and the built environment. Her objects and sculptural tableaux reflect her interest in the political dimensions of capitalist economies and challenge the construction of desire and aspiration in contemporary American culture through a historical lens.
Ziperstein pushes the limits of scale, experiments with color and finish, and uses the shapes and surfaces of her sculptures to tell stories and convey ideas. She approaches her work from an intersectional feminist position, asking questions about how women and women’s work are positioned within societal frameworks, and her work reflects her interest in the ways that art and other visual and spatial materials convey meaning. Ziperstein’s process often starts with research and archival materials to explore the ways that visual culture and the built environment signal repressive social and political ideologies. The final forms are often inspired by Brutalist buildings and monuments in the United States and abroad, including countries such as Russia and Poland, to which Ziperstein traces her own familial origins. The surfaces are typically covered in sgraffito drawings based on archival Soviet-era textile designs. The juxtaposition of the architectural forms and the abstract patterns raises questions about narrative, decoration, and the political messages that are embedded in our aesthetic choices.
Bari Ziperstein was born in 1978 in Chicago and lives and works in Los Angeles. She received a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA in 2004 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a certificate in Women’s Studies from Ohio University, Athens OH in 2000.
One-person exhibitions of her work have been presented at Bethel University, Minneapolis, MN (2018); Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Santa Barbara, CA (2017); Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (2010); Long Beach City College Project Space, Long Beach, CA (2009); The Harris Art Gallery, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA (2007); and the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA (2005) and recent one-person gallery exhibitions include Patterns for Models, Vielmetter Los Angeles (2022); Set Pattern, Charles Moffett Gallery, New York (2023); and Fantasy Pieces: Decorative Garments for the Home, Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami (2023).
Her work has been included in thematic exhibitions such as Transformations: Living Room -> Flea Market -> Museum -> Art, Wende Museum, Culver City, CA (2020); The Body, The Object, The Other, Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles (2020), of Designing Women II, Egg Collective, New York (2019); All Hands on Deck, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles (2018); Making It Work: Production by Design, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA (2018); Corporeal Impulse, Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles (2015); Interior Forest, 18th Street Projects, Santa Monica, CA (2013); The Open Daybook, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles (2011); Drama of the Gifted Child: The Five Year Plan, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA (2009); and Truthiness: Photography as Sculpture, California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA (2008).
Ziperstein has been recognized by grantmaking organizations such as the Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles (2023); Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Los Angeles (2013); Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles (2012); Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation, Los Angeles (2011); Arts Council of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA (2011); and the City of Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs, Pasadena, CA (2010) and has been awarded residencies such as Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO (2012) and the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (2001).
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Twisted Arms." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 17" x 10 ¹⁄₂" x 32" [HxWxD] (43.18 x 26.67 x 81.28 cm). Its medium is Stoneware and glaze.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1065_1717887514-768x1024.jpg)
“Twisted Arms,” 2024
“Twisted Arms,” 2024
Stoneware and glaze
17" x 10 ¹⁄₂" x 32" [HxWxD] (43.18 x 26.67 x 81.28 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1065
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Four Headed Vessel." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 30" x 19" x 18" [HxWxD] (76.2 x 48.26 x 45.72 cm) overall. Its medium is Stoneware and glaze.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1063_1717887477-768x1024.jpg)
“Four Headed Vessel,” 2024
“Four Headed Vessel,” 2024
Stoneware and glaze
30" x 19" x 18" [HxWxD] (76.2 x 48.26 x 45.72 cm) overall
Inventory #ZIP1063
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Heart Bricks." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 11" x 11" x 19 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (27.94 x 27.94 x 49.53 cm). Its medium is Stoneware and glaze.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1064_1717887491-768x1024.jpg)
“Heart Bricks,” 2024
“Heart Bricks,” 2024
Stoneware and glaze
11" x 11" x 19 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (27.94 x 27.94 x 49.53 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1064
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Melting Flowers." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 18" x 11" x 11" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 27.94 x 27.94 cm). Its medium is Stoneware and glaze.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1061_1716229455-768x1024.jpg)
"Melting Flowers," 2023
“Melting Flowers,” 2023
Stoneware and glaze
18" x 11" x 11" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 27.94 x 27.94 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1061
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Maze,” 2023
“Maze,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
17 ³⁄₄" x 17 ³⁄₄" x 5 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (45.09 x 45.09 x 13.34 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1017
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Bari Ziperstein Studio

“Sweet Façade,” 2023
“Sweet Façade,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
12 ³⁄₄" x 11" x 9" [HxWxD] (32.39 x 27.94 x 22.86 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1029
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Puppet." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 18" x 18" x 5 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 45.72 x 13.34 cm). Its medium is Stoneware, underglaze and glaze.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1020_1716229771-1024x832.jpg)
"Puppet," 2023
“Puppet,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
18" x 18" x 5 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 45.72 x 13.34 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1020
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Bari Ziperstein Studio

“Opaque Windows,” 2023
“Opaque Windows,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
19" x 11 ¹⁄₄" x 11 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (48.26 x 28.58 x 28.58 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1024
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Brick Goo,” 2023
“Brick Goo,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
21 ¹⁄₂" x 12" x 12" [HxWxD] (54.61 x 30.48 x 30.48 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1032
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Diamond Head,” 2023
“Diamond Head,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
14 ¹⁄₂" x 13" x 12 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (36.83 x 33.02 x 31.75 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1030
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Chicago Transit,” 2023
“Chicago Transit,” 2023
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
19 ³⁄₄" x 15" x 8 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (50.17 x 38.1 x 20.96 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1031
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Bari Ziperstein titled "Corporate Abandonment." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 53 ¹⁄₂" x 22 ¹⁄₂" x 23 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (135.89 x 57.15 x 59.69 cm) overall. Its medium is Stoneware, underglaze and glaze on walnut base.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bari-Ziperstein_ZIP1007_1716229570-768x1024.jpg)
"Corporate Abandonment," 2022
“Corporate Abandonment,” 2022
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze on walnut base
53 ¹⁄₂" x 22 ¹⁄₂" x 23 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (135.89 x 57.15 x 59.69 cm) overall
Inventory #ZIP1007
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Flowers and Tassels,” 2022
“Flowers and Tassels,” 2022
Stoneware and glaze
16 ¹⁄₂" x 20" x 20 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (41.91 x 50.8 x 52.07 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1012
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Flowers for Ashes (Kiev),” 2022
“Flowers for Ashes (Kiev),” 2022
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
58" x 26" x 22" [HxWxD] (147.32 x 66.04 x 55.88 cm) overall
Inventory #ZIP1005
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“The Flat Iron,” 2022
“The Flat Iron,” 2022
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
55 ¹⁄₂" x 47 ¹⁄₂" x 19" [HxWxD] (140.97 x 120.65 x 48.26 cm) overall; 55 ¹⁄₂" x 25" x 16" [HxWxD] (140.97 x 63.5 x 40.64 cm) each
Inventory #ZIP1008
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Stacked Horizons,” 2022
“Stacked Horizons,” 2022
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
69" x 32" x 11' 2" [HxWxD] (175.26 x 81.28 x 340.36 cm) overall
Inventory #ZIP1006
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

“Aquatic Night Swimmers,” 2021
“Aquatic Night Swimmers,” 2021
Stoneware, underglaze and glaze
24" x 12" x 14" [HxWxD] (60.96 x 30.48 x 35.56 cm)
Inventory #ZIP1000
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
- 1978
- Born in Chicago, IL
- Lives and Works in Los Angeles, CA
- 2004
- MFA, Studio Art, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
- 2000
- WS, Women's Studies Certificate, Ohio University, Athens OH
- BFA, Painting, Ohio University, Athens, OH
One and Two Person Exhibitions
- 2023
- "Fantasy Pieces: Decorative Garments for the Home," Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, FL
- "Set Patterns," Charles Moffett Gallery, New York, NY
- 2022
- "Patterns for Models," Vielmetter Los Angeles, CA
- 2019
- "Patterns of Propaganda," Charles Moffett Gallery, New York, NY
- 2018
- "Propaganda Pots," Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
- "Prop Art," Bethel University, Minneapolis, MN
- 2017
- "Fair Trade," Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2014
- "Doppelgänger," Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX (with Elaine Bradford)
- 2013
- "Decorative Protection," Five Car Garage, Santa Monica, CA
- 2012
- "Sheets Of Summer Glass," Passerby Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (with Dana Maiden)
- 2011
- "The Veneer of Decorative Protection," Might Be Good online journal (Link)
- 2010
- "Decorative Protection > Protecting Decoration," Las Cienegas Projects, Los Angeles, CA Bari Ziperstein, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- 2009
- "Perk," See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "Foam," Long Beach City College Project Space, Long Beach, CA (catalog)
- 2007
- "(This Isn’t Happening) Popular Hallucinations For Your Home," Bank, Los Angeles, CA Spatial Variations, Harris Art Gallery, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA (with Jonathan Furmanski) (catalog)
- 2005
- "10 X 10: 8 Week Lease (Reluctant Monument)," San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog & artist book)
- 2004
- "10 X 20: 1 Week Lease," MFA Thesis, A402 Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025
- "The Vessel Revisited: Fundamental Forms in Contemporary Ceramics," Torggler Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA (forthcoming)
- "Step & Repeat," LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2024
- "COLA 2024", Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- “Raffi and Al’s Legendary Garden Party,” Vielmetter Los Angeles, CA
- 2022
- "Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay," AMOCA, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA (Link)
- "Plants Now!" Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021
- "Dog Days," The Pit, Palm Springs, CA (Link)
- "Ring Down The Curtain," Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA (Link)
- "Vessels," Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, FL
- "Clay Pop", Deitch Projects, NYC
- 2020
- "Formations: Artists in the Archive," Wende Museum, Culver City, CA
- "It’s a Sad Beautiful World," Wilding Cran, Los Angeles, CA
- "The Body, The Object, The Other - Ceramic Biennial," Craft Contemporary Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- 2019
- "Mess: Contemporary Ceramics," The Future Perfect, New York, Los Angeles & San Franscico, CA
- "Chair Show," The Future Perfect, New York, NY
- 2018
- "Designing Women ll: Masters, Mavericks & Mavens," Egg Collective, New York, NY
- "All Hands on Deck," Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
- "Making It Work: Production by Design," American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
- 2017
- "Doing Business As," Big Pictures LA, Los Angeles, CA
- "Figured Out," Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
- "Paper Weight," Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016
- "Figure as Form," LTD, Los Angeles, CA
- 2015
- "Vision in Motion: CA Women in Craft," Curator’s Cube, Tokyo, Japan
- "Pictures & Vessels," Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "Yin Yang: Blurring the Lines Between Art & Design," 99 Cents Plus, Brooklyn, NY
- "Domestic Fair," Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
- 2014
- "I’m Revolting Ceramic Shop, Off Sight," New York, NY
- "Corporeal Impulse," Vincent Price Art Museum, East LA College, Monterey Park, CA
- "Another Cat Show," 356 Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA
- 2013
- "Wonder Valley Way Station," High Desert Test Sites, Wonder Valley, CA
- "Sculpture Show," Carter & Citizen, Culver City, CA
- "The Oldest Of Rainbows," Control Room, Los Angeles, CA
- "Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest," 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA LA
- "Ceramics," NCECA Conference, Houston, TX
- 2012
- "Holodeck," POST, Los Angeles, CA
- "Visual High," Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
- "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," Satine, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011
- "Daybreak," Pop-up Shop, Santa Monica, CA
- "Art Within Reach," Google Headquarters, Venice, CA
- "Question And Answer Joke," School of Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- "Some People Go Out Dancing," Flag Stop, Torrance, CA
- "Two Fold," The Suburban, Chicago, IL
- "Site As Symbol," Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
- "Hack," Statler Waldorf Gallery, Echo Park, CA
- "The Open Daybook Project," Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Hollywood, CA (catalog)
- "Pinatas & Busts: Pop-up Dinner," Patrick Painter Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- 2010
- "Summercamp’s Project Project: Fall Residency I," Cypress College, Cypress, CA
- "This Is Where It All Goes On:" Thirty-four Artist Studios, Hayward Gallery, London, England Infected Eye, Post, Los Angeles, CA
- Hollywood Merchm-Art, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Hollywood, CA
- "Concrete Geometries: Spatial Form In Aesthetic Processes," Allen Ziperstein Projects, Architecture Association School of Association, London, England
- "Ladies First," Art Palace, Houston, TX
- "CLOSER 104.7: a selection of live & pre-recorded sound," LACE at ALAC, West Hollywood, CA
- 2009
- "Salon No. 2," Marine, Venice, CA
- "Bitch Is The New Black," Honor Fraser Gallery, Culver City, CA
- "Drama Of The Gifted Child: The Five Year Plan," Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
- "I’ll Be Your Mirror," Bank, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008
- "JMOCA – Collaborative Project," Locust Projects, Miami, FL
- "Architecture Of Perception," Box 13, Houston, TX
- "Truthiness: Photography As Sculpture," California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA (catalog)
- "Edge Of Light," C.A.G. Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
- "Possible Impossible Dimensions," Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
- 2007
- "Reverie + Revolt: Contemporary Collage, Art/Center South Florida, Miami, FL
- "A Spectral Glimpse," Platform Gallery, Seattle, WA
- "Notes From The Overpass: New Art From Los Angeles & St. Petersburg," Gallery 18, Helsinki, Finland
- "Modular: New Art From Los Angeles," White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
- "Multiple Vantage Points: Southern CA Women Artists, 1980-2006," L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
- "Exquisite Acts & Everyday Rebellions," California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
- 2006
- "We Store, Collect & Memorize," Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
- "Sprawl," Bank, Los Angeles, CA
- 2005
- "LA Art Girls," Anna Helwing Gallery, Culver City, CA
- "3 Person Sculpture Show," Bank, Los Angeles, CA
- "Works On Paper: From Drawings To Ammo," Bank, Los Angeles, CA
- 2004
- "Supersonic," ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA (catalog)
- "No Place Like Place," Tel Aviv, Israel
- "Pareidolia," Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Public Art Projects
- 2020
- Campus Sculpture Project, University of California, Riverside, CA
- 2016
- Metro Civic Art Program, preselected artist pool, 2014–16
- 2014
- Los Angeles County Arts Commission Civic Art Program, preselected artist pool
- 2013
- "Totems In Indigo," Arcadia Pool, Arcadia, CA; funder: Los Angeles County Arts Commission
- 2012
- "Mapping History: A Year long Collaborative Project," Marlborough School, Seaver Gallery, Los
- Angeles, CA; funder: Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
- "Hamburg Vending Machine," Kunst Altonale, Hamburg, Germany
- "1,095: One Year’s Worth Of Other People’s Plates," Bristol Biennial, Bristol, England
- "Artists’ Tower of Protest," Designed by Mark di Suvero and organized by LAXART and the Getty Research Institute for the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011
- "Recollected: longing for a home," Storefront Public Art, Long Beach, CA; funder: Arts Council of Long Beach
- "This House Has A Bright Future," Survey West Collaborative: Jill Newman & Bari Ziperstein, Side
- Street Projects, Pasadena, CA
- 2010
- "1,095: One Year’s Worth Of Other People’s Plates," part of Let Them Eat LACMA curated by
- Fallen Fruit, Los Angeles County Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- "Wall Works: Zippy’s Nicknacks, Tonics And Magical Gadgets," Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
- 2009
- "5 Night Stand," College Art Association annual conference at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008
- "Intersection," Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (with Jed Lind and Jasmin Shokrian)
Curatorial Projects
- 2018
- "Portage Ceramic Prize," Te Uru Gallery, Auckland, NZ (catalog & exhibition)
- 2015
- "Clay Pool," The Platform Experiment, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011
- "Site As Symbol," Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006
- "A Play On Action: 5 Los Angeles Artists Consider Feminism," Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Public Collections
- 2011
- Children’s workshops presented in conjunction with This House Has A Bright Future, Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA
- "Plying the P.E. Trail: Bisecting L.A.’s Edge," a bicycle tour lead by reluctant urbanist and ecological ethicist Claude Willey along the Pacific Electric Inland Trail in conjunction with "Site As Symbol," Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
- "An Evening of Projections with Pat O’Neill" in conjunction with "Site As Symbol," Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006
- Curatorial walkthrough for UCLA Extension in conjunction with "A Play On Action: 5 Los Angeles Artists Consider Feminism," Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- Panel discussion with exhibition artists hosted by the Fellows of Contemporary Art in conjunction with "A Play On Action: 5 Los Angeles Artists Consider Feminism," Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Distinctions
- 2021
- Center for Cultural Innovation, Quick Grant, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020
- Los Angeles County Covid Relief Grant, Los Angeles, CA
- LA County Employer Assistance Grant Fund, Los Angeles, CA
- 2013
- Los Angeles County Arts Commission Project Grant, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012
- Center for Cultural Innovation First Quarter Completion Grant, Los Angeles, CA
- Artist in Residence Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
- 2011
- Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation Artist in Residence Grant, Los Angeles, CA
- Arts Council of Long Beach Grant, Long Beach, CA
- Fellows of Contemporary Art Curatorial Grant, Kitty Chester Series of Curator’s Laboratory Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010
- Individual Artist Grant, City of Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs, Pasadena, CA
- 2004
- ArtTable Curatorial Internship Scholarship, Santa Monica, CA
- 2003
- Institute Scholarships, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
- 2002
- Institute Scholarships, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Residencies
- 2012
- Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
- 2011
- Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA
- Parkfield Residency, Parkfield, CA
- 2003
- Painting’s Edge, Idyllwild, CA
- 2001
- Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Teaching and Community Service
- 2015
- Beginning Sculpture, Adjunct Professor, University of California, Riverside, CA
- 2014
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of California, Riverside, CA
- 2013
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of California, Riverside, CA
- Children’s Workshop, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA
- Lead Teacher, Crafting Community, Palm Springs, CA
- Sculpture Professor, California State Summer School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- Advanced Hand Building, Lamp Building, Beginning Sculpture, Xiem Clay, Pasadena, CA
- Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, CA
- 2012
- Advanced Hand Building, Lamp Building, Beginning Sculpture, Xiem Clay, Pasadena, CA
- Sculpture Professor, California State Summer School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- Visiting Artist Lecture, Critiques, and Project, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- 2011
- Board Member, Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA (since 2007)
- Slip Casting Workshop, Ball-Nogues Studio, Los Angeles, CA
- Beginning Hand Building, Beginning Sculpture, Xiem Clay, Pasadena, CA
- Silkscreen, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA
- Slip Casting Workshop, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
- Sculpture Professor, California State Summer School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- Andell Family Sunday Youth Workshops, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of California, Riverside, CA
- 2010
- Lecturer, University of California, Riverside, CA
- Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, CA
- Sculpture Professor, California State Summer School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009
- Sculpture Professor, California State Summer School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008
- Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, CA
- 2007
- Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, CA
- 2006
- Visiting Artist Lecturer, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
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- 2022
- Martin, Hannah. "The Los Angeles-Based Artist Crafting Brutalist Designs Out of Clay," Architectural Design, February 14 (Link)
- 2021
- Stone, Leilah. "Beyond the Wheel," Metropolis, June 16 (reproductions)
- Dambrot Nys, Shana, "Transformations," LA Weekly, May 6 (reproductions)
- Ritz, Jessica. "The Art of Change," CA Home & Design, Spring 2021 (reproductions)
- 2020
- Shafkind, Erin . "Cause, Effect, & Creativity," Ceramics Monthly, November (reproductions)
- 2019
- ‘State of Clay: Six Los Angeles artists add new energy to California’s celebrated ceramics tradition,’ Produced by Martine Bury, Ryan Waddoups, and Devon Kasarjian, Photography by Yoshihiro Makino. Surface Magazine, Fall 2019
- ‘Working Artists,’ by Lindsay Preston Zappas, Photography by Jeff McLane. CARLA #17 Fall 2019
- 2018
- Campbell, Andy. ArtForum, April (reproductions)
- ‘New Wave in Clay: Ceramic Design, Art & Architecture by Tom Morris, book April 2018
- ‘Ceramic art, once written off as mere craft, wins a brighter spotlight in the L.A. scene,’ by Leah Ollman, LA TIMES, April 25, 2018
- ‘Motherhood and Materiality: Artists Consider Their Altered, Cluttered Surroundings,’ by Shana Nys Dambrot, KCET, April 19, 2018
- Propaganda Pots, self published book, essays by Michael Slensky & Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, March 2018
- Art Talk by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Bari Ziperstein at Mier Gallery, KCRW Jan 2018
- With ‘Propaganda Pots’, Bari Ziperstein gives Cold War message a new dimension, by Leah Ollman, LA TIMES Feb 12, 2018
- Creative Spirits: Profile in Vogue Living Australia, March / April 2018
- 2017
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- Slenske, Micheal. “All Fired Up”, LALA Magazine. pgs 88 – 91 (reproductions)
- 2016
- Javelle, Emmanuelle. Design a compte d’auteur, Elle Decoration France, October 2016 (reproductions)
- Dessent, Blaire. Bari Ziperstein on Trend Tablet, September 1, 2016 (reproductions)
- Wong, Nathan. Ceramics Inspired by Fashion, Design Milk, September 1, 2016 (reproductions)
- Elizalde, Molly. Go Behind the Scenes with LA’s Coolest Ceramic Ceramicist, Sweet Feature (reproductions)
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- Silver, Dena. A Ceramic Range, Observer, August 17, 2016 (reproductions)
- Kwun, Aileen. Dwell, Rachel Comey Collection, August 15, 2016 (reproductions)
- Bobb, Brooke. Vogue.com, Rachel Comey Collection, August 10, 2016 (reproductions)
- JUNKO, Inaugural Issue Spring 2016, Essay on Bari Ziperstein Studio (reproductions)
- Design Sponge Home Tour, Feb 2016 (reproductions)
- Allen, Linlee.Purple Magazine, Studio Visit – online, April 2016 (reproductions)
- Editorial Feature on contemporary ceramics, LUXE: Interior + Design, March / April, 2016 (reproductions)
- 2015
- Market Trends, LUXE: Interior + Design, Nov / Dec, 2015 (reproductions)
- SiteUnseen LA Exhibition, DEZEEN online design magazine, Winter 2015
- Ritz, Jessica. Site-Specific, LA Times, Home & Garden, Dec 3, 2015 (reproductions)
- Boone, Lisa. Greystone Mansion Makeover, LA Times, Home & Garden, Nov 14, 2015 (reproductions)
- 3 Avant-Garde Ceramists Create Sculptural Pieces That Look Like Museum-Worthy Art, Architectural Digest.com, (reproductions)
- Market Trends, C: California Style, Winter 2015 / 16 (reproductions)
- Bembenek, Julia. Binary Code, Knit Wit Magazine, Winter 2015 (reproductions)
- Handle with Care: Objects Book, Trademark Publishing, Winter 2015 (reproductions)
- California Gleamin’, Financial Times, Sept 2015 (reproductions)
- Design Review, SightUnseen.com, August 2015 (reproductions)
- Hartman, Eviana. Two Cult Designs Collaborate on a Sculptural Ceramic Line, VOGUE, online, August 2015 (reproductions)
- Women in Craft: Made in USA Catalog, Casa Brutus: Life Design Magazine Japan, May 2015 (reproductions)
- Keeps, David. L.A. designers share refined furniture, accessories at NYCxDesign. LA Times, May 22, 2015 (reproductions)
- Interview with Shop Bird, NYC www.shopbird.com (reproductions)
- Nair, Kaveri. Highlights of the Echo Park Craft Fair, NY Times T Magazine, May 8, 2015 (reproductions)
- Xie, Jenny. A Look at Sight Unseen Offsite’s Most Architectural Designs Saturday, Curbed.com, May 16 (reproductions)
- Borrelli-Persson, Laird. VOGUE, March 12, 2015 (reproductions)
- Allen, Linlee. House Proud: Eclectic Home Goods From an Under-the-Radar L.A. Brand, Style.com, Feb 6, 2015. (reproductions)
- 2014
- Lasky, Julie, Lasky, Julie. ‘The Ring Cycle: Coasters’ Stars Turn,’ New York Times Home Section, Thurs. March 26, 2014
- Unzicker, Allyson, ‘Corporeal Impulse: Contemporary Artists Working in Clay,’ Brooklyn Rail, April 2014 (reproductions)
- 2013
- LA I’M YOURS, interview, Sept 2013
- IN THE MAKE, feature, studio visit with West Coast Artists. May 2013
- SIGHT UNSEEN, feature, studio visit, Feb 2013
- 2012
- Wagley, Catherine. ‘Five Artsy Things to Do This Week,’ LA Weekly, September 12, 2012
- Matt Bua & Maximilian Goldfarb. “Speculative Structures”. Text and reproduction. Published by Mark Batty Publisher. 2012
- 2011
- Geoff Tuck & Michael Shaw, The Untitled Art Podcast. Notes on Looking, November 10, 2011
- Williams, Janette. “Scaffolding art shows history, future,” Pasadena Star News, Wed June 22, 2011 pp. Cover & A5 (reproductions)
- Sunday Dinner Questionnaire featured on eatsundaydinner.com
- 2010
- Americantowns.com, October 30, 2010
- “Artistic Kids,” Santa Monica Daily Press, Friday October 29, 2010 (Cover Image)
- Artist interview on LACMA blog in conjunction with digital commission in response to Fashioning Fashion
- Artist interview on Keep Houston Rich blog in conjunction with Ladies First, Art Palace, Houston, TX
- Casagrande, Reggie. “For Display Purposes Only: Interview with Bari Ziperstein,” Lipsticktracez Blog (reproductions)
- 2009
- Hebron, Micol. “Review: Drama of the Gifted Child: The Five Year Plan,” X-TRA Volume 12 Number 2 Winter 2009, pp. 44 – 47 (reproduction)
- Martens, Anne. “Bring it On Home Los Angeles Art Outside the White Cube,” Artillery Magazine, Nov/Dec 2009, Vol 4 Issue 2 (reproduction)
- Bari Ziperstein, dailyserving.com, December 1, 2009 (reproductions)
- Neel, Tucker. “Bari Ziperstein Review at PDC,” Art Lies, Winter 2009 (reproductions).
- Miles, Christopher. “Nicole Cherubini at Santa Monica Museum of Art,” LA Weekly, October 14, 2009.
- Muchnic, Suzanne. “Design Loves Art program brings dealers, artists to the Pacific Design Center,” LA Times, September 23, 2009 (reproduction)
- Miles, Christopher. “Bitch is the New Black at Honor Fraser,” LA Weekly, August 26, 2009
- Myers, Holly. “Attitude and talent to spare,” LA Times, August 21, 2009
- Neel, Tucker. “Critics’ Picks,” Artillery, July/August 2009, p 32 (reproduction)
- CAA Newsletter, Volume 34 Number 3 Cover May 2009, cover image
- 2008
- Wagley, Catherine. “Thruthiness,”DailyServing.com, August 28, 2008 (reproduction)
- Beil, Kim. ’Young Art: 15 Artists under 35,’ Art LTD, May 2008 (reproductions) p. 60-61.
- Dority, Kendra. ‘Goodbye Realism, Hello Abstraction,’ The Occidental Weekly, Feb. 13, 2008 (reproduction)
- Grider, Nicholas. ‘Artist Interview,’ iheartphotograph.com, Feb. 2008 (reproductions)
- Niederlander, Rebecca. ‘Continuing & Recommended Exhibitions,’ Artscene, February 2008
- Gray, Emma. ‘LA Confidential,’ Artnet, January 25, 2008
- ‘Hermetic in spirit, public in response,’ Artscene Preview Newsletter, February, 2008
- 2007
- Graves, Jen. ‘A Spectral Glimpse,’ The Stranger, Wednesday November 7, 2007 (reproductions)
- Luis, Carlos M. ‘Reverie + Revolt,’ El Nuevo Herald, Sunday October 28, 2007
- Krainak, Paul. Review, Art Papers, July/August, 2007, pp.73-4
- Asher, R. Review, artUS, Issue 18, May/June, 2007, p. 29 (reproduction)
- Coleman, Caryn. “Artist Interview,” Suicidegirls.com, May 2007 (reproductions)
- Beil, Kim. “Bari Ziperstein at Bank,” Artweek, April 2007, pp. 18-19 (reproductions)
- Lo, Melissa. “At the Galleries, Los Angeles,” Flash Art, March/April 2007, p. 73 (reproduction).
- Myers, Holly. “Feminist art exhibit measures magic, beauty “Multiple Vantage Points” dynamically captures the feminist spirit,” LA Times, Tuesday March 13, 2007.
- Mizota, Sharon. Review, Art LTD: West Coast Art & Design, March 2007.
- Bonetti, David. “Galleries showcase the new and the vintage,” St. Louis Today, Sunday February 4, 2007.
- “Hell-Sinky,” Downtown News, Monday January 22, 2007; p. 26 (reproduction).
- Callahan, Teresa. “Raising the flag,” West End Word, Wednesday Jan 24, 2007.
- Bonetti, David. “White Flag unveils LA creativity,” St. Louis Today, Thursday January 4, 2007 (reproduction).
- 2006
- Knight, Christopher. “Artists who stand out from the group,” LA Times, Friday August 11, 2006. 2005
- Roth, Charlene. Review, Artweek, May 2005, p. 19, 20 (reproduction)
- Baker, Kenneth. Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday July 23, 2005, p. E1
- Windborne, Jamie. Review, Art News Extra, Saturday June 25, 2005 (reproduction)
- 2004
- Knight, Christopher. “Artworks With Wattage,” review & photo, LA Times, Monday June 21, 2004 (reproduction)