J Agracia

J Agracia

J Agracia’s work investigates the impact of impermanence. He sculpts body parts and objects that hold memories of past relationships. The effect of creating and viewing these ephemera reproduces a state of limerence, of lingering obsession. Through his work he explores the juxtaposition of wanting someone to stay with the inevitability of change and shades of loss.

Each fragmented body part that was created through ceramic structure represents a relationship experienced, recreating and distorting bodies represented through textured glazing techniques.  The intent is to capture the nature of the storied memories, aspects that are destined to become muddled, erased, and fragmented in the passage of time.

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(b.1985, New York) Agracia lives in Oakland, California. In 2014 he received an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts, culminating in a short animated film that was later presented at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. Previously, he graduated from Pratt Institute in 2008 with a BFA in Art Education and Design with a concentration in drawing and ceramics.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo

• Just Stay: Sculpture Collection, Artillery Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2022)

Group

• MFACA 40 Anniversary Exhibition, School Of Visual Arts MFACA Gallery, New York, NY (2026)

• Juentes, Rosebud Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2026)

• Every/day, Ruby’s Clay Studio & Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2024)

• Latinx Heritage, Studio 11 Gallery, Union City, CA (2023)

• Zero: One, School Of Visual Arts MFACA Gallery, New York, NY (2014)

• Spring Studio Artist Show, La Mano Pottery & Gallery, New York, NY (2012)

Featured Publications

• 101 Art Book: Faces Edition, Featured Artist, 2026

• Subconscious Dreaming, Musée Magazine, May 10th 2024