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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / COMMISSIONS
2012 (scheduled)
National Invitational: Tea for Two - Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
National Invitational: Yunomi Invitational - AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
National Invitational: "La Mesa" - Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Solo Show: Objects of Tea - White Dragon Tea Room, Durango, CO
Solo Show: Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2011
Juried Show: Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC
Juried Show: Cherry Creek Arts Festival - Denver, CO
Solo Show: "Interiority" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Invitational: Intimate Cups - Clay Mix, Fresno, CA
National Invitational: Gifted - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
National Invitational: Our Favorite Things - Sk3tchbook, Denver, CO
2010
National Invitational: "La Mesa" - Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Solo Show: "Moments in Tow" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Juried Show: Scottsdale Arts Festival - Scottsdale, AZ
2009
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Invitational: Draw + Decal - MudFire Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Juried Show: Cherry Creek Arts Festival - Denver, CO
Solo Show: "Parts of the Whole" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Invitational: "In House" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Juried Show: Art City Austin - Austin, TX
Juried Show: CraftBoston - Seaport Trade Center, Boston, MA
Juried Regional Show: U Dallas Ceramics Regional 2009 - University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2008
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Invitational: "Sip, Slurp, Gulp" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Two Person Show: "Grace in Fulfillment" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Two Person Show: "Sympathetic Resonance" - Rift Gallery, Rinconada, NM
Multi-media Invitational: "Occupying Forces" - Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
Juried Show: American Crafts Council - Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA
National Invitational: "La Mesa" - NCECA – Santa Fe Clay, Pittsburg, PA
2007
National Invitational: "For the Table" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
National Invitational: American Pottery Festival - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Invitational: "Botanical" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
RIFT Gallery Solo Show: "Imagine" - 52 Teapots, Rinconada, NM
National Invitational: Wood-Fired Ceramics - Blue Dome Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Three Person Show: "Encompassing Space" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006
RIFT Gallery Group Show: "Spot" -A Black and White Show, Rinconada, NM
Three Person Show: "Bowing to Intuition" - Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
National Invitational: "Cups, Cups, Cups" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM:
Juried Exhibition: "Originals" - Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe,NM
2005
National Invitational: "Japan / US Cultural Exchange" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
RIFT Gallery Group Show: "Home is Where the Art Is" - Regional and Japanese Artists, Rinconada, NM
National Invitational: "Cups, Cups, Cups" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM:
International Invitational: "Evolving Traditions - Five Artists" - Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Three Person Show: "Eternally Quiet" Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2004
Group Exhibition: Contemporary Clay Fair -Santa Fe, NM Annually in April & November
Special Commission: St. John’s College, Santa Fe - Eastern Classics, 100 Cups
2003
Invitational Exhibition: Two Artists - Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002
National Invitational: "For the Table" - Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe,NM
Solo Exhibition: "Ardent Spring" - Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Group Exhibition: Alumni Art Show - St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM, Annually in July
2001
Studio Exhibition: Dixon Artists Studio Tour - Annually in November
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
Director of Rift Gallery, showing my own work and the work of regional and Japanese artists, August 2005 - present.
Full-time Clay Artist, June 2001 - present.
Solo Design and Construction of Wood-fired Kiln, August 2001.
POTTERY EDUCATION
Apprenticeship with Yutaka Ohashi of Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan: 1994 - 1999.
Student of Yurika Seki at Koyo Japanese Pottery School in New York City: 1992 - 1993.
OTHER EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Japanese Calligraphy Study under Harufumi Kumamoto, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan: 1997 - 1999.
Japanese Studies at Japan Society, New York City: 1992-1994.
Gunma Bank, New York branch of a Japanese regional bank, New York City: 1990 - 1994. Money Market Trader.
Russian Studies at University of Leningrad, (former) Leningrad, USSR: summer intensive 1989.
Russian Studies at University of California, Berkeley, CA: August 1988 - May 1989.
Russian Studies at University of Georgia, Athens, GA: August 1987- May 1988.
Russian Studies at Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA: summer intensive 1984.
BA in Liberal Arts, Great Books Program, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM: 1987.
ACHIEVEMENTS / ACTIVITIES
New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Recipient of Scholarship to Critical Santa Fe Symposium, October 2010.
New Mexico Arts Commission, Recipient of Folk Arts Master Honorarium, July 2009.
Project Director, Dixon Studio Tour 2010.
Steering Committee, Santa Fe Contemporary Clay Fair, 2005 – 2009.
Project Director, Dixon Studio Tour 2003, Board Member, 2003 - 2007.
Juror, New Mexico Potters Association Celebration of Clay Member Show: September 2003.
Honorable Mention Award: Harwood Art Center “Celebration of Clay”: Albuquerque, NM: September 2002.
Treasurer, New Mexico Potters Association, September 2002 - July 2007.
Board Member, High Road Artisans, February 2003 - January 2005; Secretary, February 2004 - January 2005.
Translator for Japanese artists visiting New Mexico, 2000 - present.
Co-founder and Co-director of Sax Stonecarving Workshops inviting accomplished sculptors to teach week-long intensive classes at Southwest Stoneworks in northern New Mexico, Annually since 2001.
Japanese Language Proficiency Examination, Level II (sixth grade reading level), Passed in December 1998.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Author of “What’s New in the World’s Oldest Profession,” article in the Collectors Guide 2010-2011 edition.
Author of “A Fine Line,” article in Studio Potter, January 2010.
Author of “With Breath,” article in Ceramics Art & Perception Magazine, summer 2008.
Author of “Breaking Ground,” article in Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February, 2004.
Author of numerous articles and reviews in The Slip Trail, the New Mexico Potters Association newsletter: 2002 – present
LECTURES / WORKSHOPS
“Contemporary Approaches: Traditional Japanese Decoration,” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN: 2009.
“Some Assembly Required,” Taos Clay, Taos, NM: 2009.
“Apprenticeship & Independence” Presentation, CraftBoston, Boston, MA: 2009.
Wheel-throwing Demonstration, International Folk Art Museum, Santa Fe, NM: 2009.
“Contemporary Approaches to Traditional Japanese Decoration,” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM: 2006, 2007, 2008.
“On Karatsu Ceramics,” Lecture, International Tea Conference “Tea Beyond Japan,” Santa Fe, NM: 2007.
“Looking at Karatsu Ware,” Lecture, Chado New Mexico (Tea Ceremony Group), Santa Fe, NM: 2007.
Guest Panelist / Demonstrator: Intl Folk Art Market, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM: 2006.
Guest Presenter: Floating World, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM: 2005.
Assistant to Richard Shaw, Workshop at Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM: 2005.
Traditional Japanese Wheel-throwing Techniques, Seven-Week Class, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM: 2005.
Wheel-throwing Six-Week Class, Taos Clay, Taos, NM: 2004.
“Introduction to Ash Glazes,” Workshop, enbi studio: 2003, 2004.
“The Teabowl,” Demonstration and Talk, enbi studio: 2003 / University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: 2003.
Wood-firing Workshop for UNM students, enbi studio: 2002.
“Making Teapots,” Demonstration/Talk, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: April 2002 / enbi studio: 2002.
“Traditional Japanese Tool-Making for Potters,” Workshop, enbi studio: 2002.
“On Karatsu Ceramics,” Lecture, Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM: 2002.
SELECTED PUBLICITY
NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June, 2010.
SANTA FEAN MAGAZINE, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article, April/May, 2008.
THE COLLEGE MAGAZINE, St. John’s College, feature article, Spring 2007.
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL NORTH, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article on Rift Gallery, March 16, 2007.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article on Rift Gallery, March 8, 2007.
TAOS NEWS, Taos, New Mexico; feature article on Rift Gallery, March 8, 2007.
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL NORTH, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article, November 17, 2007.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article, November 23, 2007.
PASATIEMPO, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article on ArtSpring!, May 5, 2006.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article, March 2, 2006.
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL NORTH, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article on Rift Gallery, January 4, 2006.
CERAMIC REVIEW, United Kingdom; “Gallery” feature photograph, Spring 2005.
PASATIEMPO, Santa Fe, New Mexico; feature article on ArtSpring!, May 20, 2005.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article, May 19, 2005.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article, July 29, 2004.
TAOS NEWS, Taos, New Mexico; feature article, May 20, 2004.
RIO GRANDE SUN, feature article, May 13, 2004.
RIO GRANDE SUN, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; feature article: March 28, 2002.
NHK TELEVISION, (Japan National Broadcasting Network) special program featuring Yutaka Ohashi, November 1999.
NISHI-NIHON SHINBUN (Western Japan Newspaper): feature article: May 21, 1995.
REFERENCES upon request
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