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Education
1995
M.F.A. N.Y.S. C.C. at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1993
B.F.A. Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan
 
1992
Exchange Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Teaching Experiences
1999
Present Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
1998.99
Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
 
1996.98
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
1996
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
 
1993.95
N.Y.S. C.C. at Alfred University, Alfred, N
Artist-in-Residence
2010
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2008
2006
A.I.R. Vallauris, France
The International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
International Ceramic Research Center, SkaeslskOr, Denmark
1996.98
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
1995
1993
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, Japan
Grants and Fellowship
2006
NCECA(National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
International Residency Award
Lighton International Artists Exchange Grant
2005
2003
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Arizona Artist Materials Fund Grant, Phoenix Art Museum
2002
Artist Project Grant, Arizona Commission on the Arts
2001
International Cultural Exchange Grant, Tucson/Pima Arts Council
Fellowship, Honorable Mention, Tucson/Pima Arts Council
1999
Emerging Artist Award from NCECA Foundation
1996
The Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship, The Clay Studio
1995
Artist-in-Residence Award from The Banff Centre for the Arts
1993
Ambassadorial Scholarship Award from The Rotary Foundation
1992
Full Scholarship Award from Osaka Prefectural Government
Selected Collections
A.I.R. Vallauris, France
Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
BarrickMuseum, Las Vegas, NV
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Jingdezhen Museum of Ceramics, Jiang Xi, China
International Ceramic Research Center, SkaelskOr, Denmark
Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Osaka Foundation of International Exchange, Osaka, Japan
San Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, Japan
Tate Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
The International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
David Bowie

Selected Individual Exhibitions
2012
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka, Japan, (Scheduled)
2011
2010
Takashimaya Shinjuku, Contemporary gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2009
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2004
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2002
Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan~Funded by Arizona Commission on the Arts
2001
Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan~Funded by Tucson/Pima Arts Council
2000
Cast Iron Gallery, New York, NY
Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Gallery Te, Tokyo, Japan
1999
Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1998
Galarie Pousse, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan
1997
Japan Embassy, Washington, DC
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Space CAVE, Brooklyn, NY
Wesley College Art Gallery, Dover, DE
Gallery Jonaisaka, Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan
1996
Cast Iron Gallery, New York, NY
Wilmington Library,Wilmington, DE
1995
Cast Iron Gallery, New York, NY
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
1994
JAL Gallery, New York, NY
Kansai International Airport Exhibit Space, Japan
1993
Gallery Haku, Osaka, Japan
Public Art Commission
Dunbar/Spring Gila Monster Bench, Tucson, AZ (in progress)
$3,000, making a realistic 8 feet Gila Monster
Michael Perry Memorial Park, Tucson, AZ 08/2011
$25,000, made a 12 feet baseball bat bench, 6 feet rabbit, and 4 feet turtle.
Worked with 7 high school recent graduates.
Mission Branch Library, Tucson, AZ 05/2008
$5,000, made three ceramic tile mural 3'x5'.
It talks about the history of the area.
Worked with four high school students
Phoenix Convention Center Public Art, Phoenix, AZ 12/2008
100,000. 15'fish cactus, 8' fashion cactus, 8' over weight food
cactus, which talks about everything they have in the city of Phoenix.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ 04/2001
10,000, A cactus and traveler enjoys the blue sky in Arizona.
Jacobs ParkWater Park Project, Tucson, AZ 04/2004
10,000, fish cactus, the theme of the project was bring the beach in
the desert, so I propose the idea and committee liked it.
Selected Group Exhibitions, Awards
2012
"Magnetic Field Resonance" YUKI-SIS, Tokyo Japan
"To wonder Out of Place~Artists and Asia", Seattle Design Center,WA
2011
"Varia Nagoya Art Fair", Matsuzakaya, Nagoya, Japan.
"Fresh Figurines", Fuller Craft Museum Brockton, MA
"The Figure has Soul", Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
2010
"Tokyo Art Fair", Tokyo Kokusai Forum, Tokyo Japan
2009
"Art in Dojima/Osaka", Gallery Inoue, Osaka, Japan
"International Residencies", NCECA conference hotel, Phoenix, AZ
"Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition", Tempe Art Center, Tempe, AZ
"Spoon it, Fork it, Cut it up", Baltimore Clayworks, MD
"Contemporary Japanese Ceramics", Museion No1, Budapest, Hungary
"Ox 09", Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2008
"New Collection", Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, Japan
"Osaka Contemporary Art Fair", Dojima Hotel, Osaka, Japan.
"Exhibition of works created in residence", Vallauris, France
"Small Favors III", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2007
"NewWorks", Bernal Gallery, Pima College, Tucson, AZ
"Small Favors II", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Tanuki Palace", Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, Japan
2006
"Mastery in Clay", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Figure in Context", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"The Legacy of Artist-in-Residence", Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park,Shiga, Japan
"Seize the Clay", West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
"Living it Large", KentuckyMuseum of Art, Louisville, KY
2005
"Japan/USA", Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
"Artlink Juried Exhibition", Phoenix City Hall, Phoenix, AZ Juror's Award
"Walking Clay-Figurative Sculpture", Gallery Dai Ichi, NY, NY
"30 Years of Excellence", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Transformation", Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD
2004
"Edgy Characters", NCECA 2004, National Ceramic Conference,
NCECA invitational, Indianapolis, IN
"Artist's Material Grant Recipients", Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
"Asian American Ceramics", KentuckyMuseum of Art, Louisville, KY
2003
"Raphael Prize Exhibit", Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
"NCECA Emerging Talent", Sculptural Object, Functional Art, Chicago
2002
"Mastery in Clay", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"10 year retrospective of Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship", Philadelphia, PA
2001
"Telling Tales~Narrative Teapots", Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
"Tucson/Pima Arts Council Fellowship Exhibition", T/PAC, Tucson, AZ
"Contemporary Art Competition", Taro Okamoto Museum, Japan
2000
"Ceramic National", Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
"Political Art", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
"Figures ~ Alone and Together", Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
"Dinner Works", Louisville Visual Art Center, Louisville, KY
1999
"Oregon Biennial" Portland Museum, OR
"5 Kirin Contemporary Award Winners ", Kirin Plaza, Osaka, Japan
 
 
1998
"Crafts National 32", Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA Merit Award
"Immigrant Experience", Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA
"San Angelo National Competition", Museum of Arts, San Angelo, TX
Merit Award
1997
"Kirin Contemporary Award", Tokyo/Osaka, Japan Merit Award
"Sixth AnnualManhattan Arts International Competition"



Award of Excellence
"NCECA 1997 Clay National", BarrickMuseum, Las Vegas, NV
"Artists on Their Own", Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1996 "Body Language", SOHO Gallery, Pensacola, FL Honorable Mention
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award", Auckland, New Zealand
"Images 96", HUB Gallery, University Park, PA Juror's Award
" Manhattan Arts International Competition" Artist Showcase Award
"GALEX 30 National", Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, IL
Grand Award Juror : Rudy Autio
"22nd Westmoreland Art Nationals", Westmoreland, PA Merit Award
1995 "Jingdezhen International Ceramic Exhibition", Jiang Xi, China
"Artists on Their Own", Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
"Images 95", HUB Gallery, University Park, PA Merit Award
"Westmoreland Art Nationals", Westmoreland, PA Merit Award
"Craft National 29", Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA Jurior's Award
"Feats of Clay", Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA Merit Award
1994 "Walks of Life", Agora Gallery, New York, NY
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award", Auckland, New Zealand
"Soho International Art Competition", Agora Gallery, New York, NY


Excellence Award
1993
Kobe City Exhibition, Hyogo, Japan Workers' Welfare Office Award
1992
"52nd Kansai Bijyutsu-Bunka Show", Osaka, Japan
Osaka Board of Education Prize
 
1991
"MICA All Student Show", Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Artist-in-Residence
"NCECA 1997 Clay National", BarrickMuseum, Las Vegas, NV
"Artists on Their Own", Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1996 "Body Language", SOHO Gallery, Pensacola, FL Honorable Mention
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award", Auckland, New Zealand
"Images 96", HUB Gallery, University Park, PA Juror's Award
" Manhattan Arts International Competition" Artist Showcase Award
"GALEX 30 National", Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, IL
Grand Award Juror : Rudy Autio
"22nd Westmoreland Art Nationals", Westmoreland, PA Merit Award
1995 "Jingdezhen International Ceramic Exhibition", Jiang Xi, China
"Artists on Their Own", Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
"Images 95", HUB Gallery, University Park, PA Merit Award
"Westmoreland Art Nationals", Westmoreland, PA Merit Award
"Craft National 29", Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA Jurior's Award
"Feats of Clay", Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA Merit Award
1994 "Walks of Life", Agora Gallery, New York, NY
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award", Auckland, New Zealand
"Soho International Art Competition", Agora Gallery, New York, NY
Grants and Fellowship
2006
NCECA(National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
International Residency Award
Lighton International Artists Exchange Grant
2005
2003
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Arizona Artist Materials Fund Grant, Phoenix Art Museum
2002
Artist Project Grant, Arizona Commission on the Arts
2001
International Cultural Exchange Grant, Tucson/Pima Arts Council
Fellowship, Honorable Mention, Tucson/Pima Arts Council
1999
Emerging Artist Award from NCECA Foundation
1996
The Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship, The Clay Studio
1995
Artist-in-Residence Award from The Banff Centre for the Arts
1993
Ambassadorial Scholarship Award from The Rotary Foundation
1992
Full Scholarship Award from Osaka Prefectural Government
 
 
TV Interviews
Arizona Illustrated, 4/10/2001 on air
Takeshi's Everyone is Picasso, 8/28/1998 on air
Takeshi's Everyone is Picasso, 7/17/1998 on air

Selected Publications
Arizona daily Star, August 1, 2011, A2
Arizona Daily Star, July 11, 2011, A5
The Citizen KeyWest, March 14,2010, Vol.134, P 1, 3
Canberra Times,Australia, Jan 17, 2010, P7
Revista Ceramica Internationa, No.116, 2010, P 87-89
Ceramics:Art & Perception, 6/09, Issue 76, P.88-95
SACA News Sept-Oct, 2008 P.7
Review Magazine August 2008 P.8
Arts Across Kentucky , Fall 2006 P12-13
Bravo, Fall 2006, P14-15
Tucson Weekly, July 31-Aug 6, 2003 CityWeek P.20
Arizona Daily Star, Jan 11, Caliente, P.31
Memo, Oct. 2002, P 130
Ceramic Monthly, September 2002, P 49
Experience Clay by Maureen Mackey, P166
Otona Pia, Sept,2001, P 116
WINDS-Japan Airline Flight Magazine, 2/00, P31-33
Contemporary Ceramics by Susan Peterson, P119
The Craft and Art of Clay, 3rd&4th Edition by Susan Peterson, P267
Shodoukai , Sept. 2000, P.42, 43
Weekly Pia, 7/24, 2000, P 242
Hanako, No 598, 7/19, 2000, P64
Tokyo Classified, Issue 329, July 15, 2000, P4
Tenpyo, Issue Winter 2000, 002, P.143,144
NCECA Journal 1999, Vol.20, P153, 154
Shodoukai , Oct. 1999, P.50
Mainich News Paper, Aug. 3. 1999, Vol. 2, P. 6
Ofix Report, Mar.1999, No. 16, P. 6
Hip Fish, Feb. 1999, Vol. 2 Issue 17, P.16,17
Look Japan, December 1998, Vol. 44 No513, P36, 37
The Daily Astorian, Sep.15, 1998, Front Page
Contact Ceramics, Fall 98, no.114, P33
Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 1998, P54-6
Ceramics Monthly, Dec. 1997, P3
Art Matters, Fall/Winter 1997, P 33-39
American Ceramics, 12/3, 1997, P57
Clay Times, Vol.3, No.2, March/April 1997, P.2
Philadelphia Weekly, Feb.19, 1997, P.53
American Craft, February/March, 1997, P.91
Ceramics:Art & Perception, 12/96, Issue 26, P.90-93
The News JournalWilmington, DE, Dec. 6, 1996, HR
Manhattan Arts International, Fall 1996, P20
Ceramophile, Vol.5, Winter/Spring 1995, P6
Ceramics Monthly, Dec. 1995, P12
Ceramic Art, Sept. 1995, P77, Published in Taiwan
Voices (of Central Pennsylvania), Vol.3, 8-9/95, P9,12
Collegian, July 21, 1995, P10, 11
Manhattan Arts International, Sept.-Oct. 1994, P14

Selected Professional Experiences-Workshops and Artist Presentations
2010 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Florida Keys College, KeyWest, FL
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Kent University, Kent, OH
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Kanazawa Art University, Japan
2009 Artist's Presentation and lecture, National Council on Education for the
Ceramic Arts(NCECA) Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2008 Workshop, Artist Presentation, Osaka College of Arts, Hyogo, Japan
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, A.I.R. Vallauris, France
2007 Artist's Presentation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Artist's Presentation, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Artist's Presentation, Leeward Community College, Pearl City, Hawaii
2006 Artist's Presentation, International Ceramic Studio, Hungary
Artist's Presentation, International Ceramic Research Center, Denmark
Arizona Designer Craftsmen&Southern Arizona Clay Artists, Tucson,AZ
2005 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Southern Arizona Clay Artists,
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
2004 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
2002 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Southern Arizona Clay Artists,
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
2001 Artist's Presentation, Osaka University of the Arts, Osaka, Japan
2000 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Southern Arizona Clay Artists, Pima
Community College, Tucson, AZ
Artist's Presentation, Craft Students League, New York, NY
1999 Artist's Presentation, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Artist's Presentation, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, Columbus, OH
Artist's Presentation, Cannon Beach Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
1998 Artist's Presentation, Naniwa College, Hyogo, Japan
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, Fort Worth, TX
Artist's Presentation, New York University, New York, NY
Artist's Presentation, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1997 Artist's Presentation, California State University Long Beach, CA
Artist's Presentation, Saga Art College, Kyoto, Japan
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Silla University, Pusan, Korea
Artist's Presentation, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Japan Information and Culture Center,
Japan Embassy, Washington D.C.
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, Nova Scotia College of Art, Canada
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, Las Vegas, NV
Artist's Presentation, Tyler School of Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Workshop, Artist's Presentation, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
1996 Workshop, Artist's Presentation, MD Institute, College of Art, Balt, MD
Artist's Presentation, Cutztown University, Cutztown, PA
Artist's Presentation, InternationalWorkshop of Ceramic Art in
Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
Artist's Presentation, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, Rochester, NY
Artist's Presentation, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1995 Artist's Presentation, Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada
Artist's Presentation, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
Workshop, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jiang Xi, China
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, MN
Artist's Presentation, Clinton High school, Clinton, NY
Workshop and Artist's Presentation, Houghton College, Houghton, NY
1994 Artist's Presentation, Westminster College, NewWilmington, PA
Artist's Presentation, National Conference NCECA, New Orleans, LA