Gabriela Forgo
BIO
Gabriela Forgo is a Colombian American artist and the founder of Clay ca. She spent nearly a decade of her childhood living in Caracas, Venezuela, an experience that continues to shape how she thinks about culture, beauty, and the body. Growing up in Latin America-particularly in a place marked by strong contrasts, taught her to pay attention to resilience, care, and the ways beauty persists even in complex or challenging environments. These ideas, often explored through the balance between the feminine and the masculine, are central to her work.
Forgo received her BFA from the University of California, Davis in 2016 and was nominated to the Yale Norfolk School of Art that same year. Working primarily with clay, she is drawn to the material’s flexibility and responsiveness. For her, clay mirrors the human body and skin capable of stretching, folding, and adapting over time.
Through her practice, Forgo explores personal growth as an ongoing and unfinished process. Her sculptural forms often depict bodies in moments of transition, reflecting the constant movement, change, and transformation we experience throughout our lives.
Clay ca is a vital extension of Forgo’s artistic vision and an important platform within the contemporary ceramic landscape. Founded as a space for dialogue, experimentation, and community, Clay ca. supports artists working with clay while expanding the material’s relevance beyond traditional boundaries.
EDUCATION
2016 BFA University of California Davis
2016 Yale Norfolk Nomination
2015 Pratt
PRESS
2023 Vogue
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