​Branch Gallery
About the Artists of False Apex:
David Kaufmann and Geoffrey Booras
​David Kaufmann grew up in the hills of western Massachusetts and was raised with a reverence for making. Finding clay at a young age, he learned to throw simple and elegant pots with a spirit of humility and pride for the tradition. Following his undergraduate work at Skidmore College which focused on sculptural vessels, handmade brushes, and calligraphy, Dave apprenticed with Toshiko Takaezu, learning to entangle a tireless studio practice with a full life lived alongside a true master. Dave recently completed his MFA at SUNY New Paltz where he explored communicative objects past and present. He is currently a Ceramic teacher at Millbrook School in Millbrook, New York and a ceramic artist, potter and sculpture.
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For more information about David Kaufmann visit http://www.dkaufmann.com/
Geoffrey Booras grew up outside Boston where he spent most of his time playing sports, building forts in the woods, and learning to sail on a small lake. He was quite interested in making things and learning about the natural world. At Skidmore College, he pursued a degree in Geology and spent the rest of his time in the ceramics studio, receiving a minor degree in Studio Art. After college, Booras was honored with a year-long apprentice position under renowned ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu in Quakertown, NJ. He lived in an unheated room above the kiln and studio space. This year would resonate as one of the most formative experiences of his life. Following this, he worked as a carpenter for a few years around Boston. He traveled. He trained and climbed mountains (summited Denali and Mt. Rainer, 2008). And he bounced around the country, before joining the US Peace Corps. The Peace Corps sent him to live in a small village in the NW province of Zambia. He was called an Forestry and Agricultural Extension Officer, but worked mostly with farmers to be more efficient and sustainable in their practices. For the last two years Booras has been attending the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is pursuing an MFA degree in ceramics.
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For more information about Geoffrey Booras visit http://geoffbooras.com/