born 1975 Ian McDonald is an artist living and working in San Francisco. He has shown in both the United States and Europe, including Rena Bransten Gallery, aov Gallery, and the Adobe Backroom Gallery in San Francisco and The New Wight Gallery at UCLA in Los Angeles. European venues include, Nieuwe Vide Gallery in Holland, Sophienholm Exhibition Hall in Copenhagen Denmark, the Svendborg Kunstingbygning Museum, in Svendborg Denmark, and the Museo Internazionale della ceramiche, faenza, italy. He has completed residencies in Holland at the European Ceramic Workcenter, the Museum of International Ceramics in Denmark and the Museum of Fine Arts at the De Young Art Center in San Francisco. He is currently on the Faculty at The San Francisco Art Institute in the Sculpture Department, recently curated a show with Art Walk Amsterdam titled “ Facts and Figures” during 2006 and 2007. He is currently represented by Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco.