Moana Ponder

Born to a family of professional artists, Moana Ponder was immersed in the art world from childhood. Raised in Hawaii she studied art under Richard Nelson, Edy Burke, John McMahon and Fritz White. She majored in art at the University of California at Berkeley and spent many years as a watercolorist. Working now in bronze she finds three dimensions both more challenging and a more fulfilling expression of her inner vision

Figurative work is her first love and includes both dynamic dancers and pensive poses. She delights in motion and her fluid figures reveal a keen sympathy for human emotion. Time spent in Italy and France has had a profound influence on her work which is both elegant and alive

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