Mel Bolen

Canadian (1947)
Mel Bolen is a Canadian ceramic artist.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a ceramic work attributed to Mel Bolen (1947) was C$330 - paid for "Six Piece Set" at Saskatchewan NAC in Regina on Sun, Jun 2, 2024.
ArtValue.ca has 17 auction art sale records for their ceramic results, with prices in the range of C$50 to C$500.

Green Plate (2002)
painted clay with gilded edge
Dimensions - 24.77 cms x 24.77 cms x 2.54 cms (9.75 ins x 9.75 ins x 9.75 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 184
Sat, Nov 14, 2020

Estimate $50 - $70
Sold for CAD $94

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.

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