Nuala Creed is an Irish ceramic sculptor living in

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, United States. She is known for a series of over 120 Ceramic Archivists, on display as a permanent collection at the

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. She is also known for her political work.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Ireland, Creed lived in

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, England, as a young adult, and then moved to Boston in 1979 where she took courses at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In 1996, she moved to

, where she earned her BFA at

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, graduating with high distinction.

Career

Creed has worked primarily with the human figure, incorporating themes of childhood, vulnerability, and social issues.

Political work

After being invited to make an ornament (a ceramic hummingbird) for the

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Christmas tree in 2002, Creed began making variations of this work in protest of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. This led to a series called "Babes in Arms". Creed's political work has been published in several art books and shown in galleries in Europe and the United States.

Ceramic Archivists

Inspired by the Terra Cotta Warriors in China,

founder Brewster Kahle invited Creed to begin making figures of employees who have worked at the Archive for three or more years. This series began in 2010, and is currently ongoing. Prominent figures such as

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, Brewster Kahle, and

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are included in this collection.''Steve Jobs, Wikipédia, Snowden : des statues en hommage à Internet'', L'OBS avec Rue 89, by Claire Richard, 2014 Thirty-two of these figures were exhibited at "From Clay to Cloud", at Loyola Marymount University's Laband Art Gallery in Los Angeles in 2016. IMG_4889_-_Flickr_-_Jason_%22Textfiles%22_Scott.jpg, Internet archivists by Nuala Creed Ceramic archivists 4879 - Jason Scott.jpg, Brewster Kahle IA Light Painting Ceramic 3.jpg,

Ceramic archivists 4908 - Jason Scott.jpg, June Goldsmith Ceramic archivists 4859 - Jason Scott.jpg, Peter Brantley

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