Mel Bolen
Canadian (1947 - 2024)
Mel Bolen was a Canadian ceramic artist.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a ceramic work attributed to Mel Bolen (1947-2024) was C$519 - paid for "Large Round Casserole" at Saskatchewan NAC in Regina on Sun, Oct 27, 2024.
ArtValue.ca has 23 auction art sale records for their ceramic results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$1,000.
ArtValue.ca has 23 auction art sale records for their ceramic results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$1,000.
Notable Art Works
Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes
Mel Bolen was born in 1947 in Regina, Saskatchewan, and graduated from the Fine Arts Program of the University of Regina in 1971. He then led the University's Extension Pottery Department from 1972 to 1976 before establishing a permanent art practice in Humboldt, Saskatchewan in the late 70s. Bolen is a long-time member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council, and is known for his functional ware - bowls, platters, vases - as well as his more experimental ceramic sculpture. Mel Bolen's work has appeared in over 70 exhibitions worldwide, and is included in many public and corporate art collection, such as the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Humboldt Museum, and University of Regina President's Collection.