Born in Los Angeles in 1935, Ken Price lives and works in Venice Beach, CA and Taos, NM. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and the University of Southern California where he received a BFA in 1956. In 1957 he studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute before moving to the New York State College of Ce ramics at Alfred University, where he received an MFA in 1959. Along with countless gallery exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York and abroad, Price has participated in many museum exhibitions including the Walker Art Center, The Menil Collection, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and most recently, the much acclaimed "SITE Santa Fe's Fourth International Biennial: Beau Monde: Toward a Redeemed Cosmopolitanism" curated by Dave Hickey. This is the artist's first show with the Rebecca Ibel gallery.

A seminal figure and respected artist, Price has been known for his ceramic sculpture which straddles craft and fine art. Although his work has been considered important since the 1960s, there has been a resurgence over the past decade. "Not many artists start out good, get better and remain pertinent. Stuart Davis and Philip Guston are among the few, and so is Mr. Price." (Roberta Smith, 1999 New York Times)