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Fine art bronze sculpture, including dynamic dancers and contemporary figurative classics, make up the work of Moana Ponder. Born to a family of professional artists, she was immersed in the art world from childhood. Raised in Hawaii she studied art under Richard Nelson, Edy Burke and John McMahon. She majored in art at the University of California at Berkeley and spent many years as a watercolorist. Working now in bronze she has taken various workshops including one under Fritz White and finds three dimensions both more challenging and a more fulfilling expression of her inner vision.

Elegant figurative work is her first love and includes both dancers and pensive poses. She delights in motion and her fluid figures reveal a keen sympathy for human emotion. "There is great joy in turning a lump of lifeless clay into a piece so alive that it produces an emotional response from the viewer" she says. Time spent in Italy and France has had a profound influence on her work.

Much of her work is based on a love of the environment including the wind and sea. Windsong, Seabreeze, Wings in the Wind, Andromeda and Flight of the Nightbird are all on these themes. Autumn Leaves was chosen for the National Sculpture Society Awards Exhibition 2002. She shows also at Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado.

Moana Ponder bronzes are collected by private on corporate collectors both nationally and internationally.

Moana’s work can be found in fine art galleries in Santa Fe NM, Naples FL, Cannon Beach OR and other cities. For a location near you, contact us.