Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Ceramic Beacon
The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a thirty-year survey of the provocative, playful and intricate ceramic sculpture of Joan Takayama-Ogawa.
The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a thirty-year survey of the provocative, playful and intricate ceramic sculpture of Joan Takayama-Ogawa.
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ARTIST RÉSUMÉ<br />
2003, 1994<br />
Glading McBean and Co.<br />
Purchase & Merit Awards<br />
Lincoln, CA<br />
2020–2021<br />
Democracy<br />
Craft in America Center<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
2013<br />
Orange County Sheriff Department<br />
Officer Memorial, Tustin, CA<br />
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JOAN TAKAYAMA–OGAWA<br />
BORN 1955 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA LIVES AND WORKS IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA<br />
2001–2006<br />
Design Commissioner<br />
Pasadena, CA<br />
L.A. Made<br />
Department of Cultural Affairs<br />
LAX Southwest Terminal<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
2012<br />
Feast of Beads<br />
Facere Art Jewelry Gallery, NCECA<br />
Conference, Seattle, WA<br />
EDUCATION<br />
1985–1989<br />
Otis College of Art and Design<br />
<strong>Ceramic</strong>s<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
1978–1979<br />
Stanford University<br />
Palo Alto, CA<br />
Master of Arts Education<br />
1973–1978<br />
University of California, Los Angeles<br />
Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies<br />
and Geography<br />
1975–1976<br />
International Christian University<br />
Tokyo, Japan<br />
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS<br />
Smithsonian Institution<br />
Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.<br />
Los Angeles County Museum of Art<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
Long Beach Museum of Art<br />
Long Beach, CA<br />
Oakland Museum of California<br />
Oakland, CA<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
World <strong>Ceramic</strong> Exposition Foundation<br />
Icheon, South Korea<br />
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof<br />
Leeuwarden, Netherlands<br />
Newark Art Museum<br />
Newark, NY<br />
Racine Art Museum<br />
Racine, WI<br />
Stanford University Cantor Art Center<br />
Stanford, CA<br />
AWARDS | RESIDENCIES |<br />
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE<br />
2020, 2006<br />
Faculty Development &<br />
Technology Grants<br />
Otis College of Art and Design<br />
2017<br />
73 Scripps Annual Artist Curator<br />
Scripps College, Claremont, CA<br />
2016, 2014<br />
NCECA Speaker<br />
Milwaukee and Kansas City<br />
2010<br />
<strong>Ceramic</strong> Coordinator<br />
Boardman Family Foundation<br />
2009–2018<br />
Board of Directors<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
2007<br />
Center for Cultural Innovation,<br />
Investing in Artists Grant<br />
1993<br />
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian<br />
Institute, Workshop and<br />
Lecture Series<br />
Washington D.C.<br />
1991<br />
Juror’s Award<br />
Tempe Arts Council<br />
SOLO EXHIBITIONS<br />
2019, 2018<br />
Themes and Projects Gallery<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
2017<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
1998, 1993<br />
The American Hand Plus<br />
Washington D.C.<br />
SELECTED GROUP<br />
EXHIBITIONS<br />
2022<br />
Breaking Ground: Women in<br />
California Clay<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
Someone’s Cup of Tea: Contemporary<br />
Teapots from RAM’s Collection<br />
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI<br />
2016<br />
Function, Form, and Fantasy:<br />
<strong>Ceramic</strong>s from the Dr. Robert and<br />
Deanna Harris Burger Collection<br />
Flint Art Institute, Flint, MI<br />
2015<br />
10 th Anniversary<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
Small Treasures<br />
Long Beach Museum of Art<br />
Long Beach, CA<br />
In Time for Tea: Contemporary<br />
<strong>Ceramic</strong> Teapots from the Racine Art<br />
Museum’s Collection<br />
Madison-Dane County Regional<br />
Airport, Madison, WI<br />
Crossroads in Clay at Chouinard and<br />
Otis: the Ralph Bacerra Years<br />
Vincent Price Museum<br />
East Los Angeles Community College<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
2014<br />
White Gold: The Appeal of Lustre<br />
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI<br />
2011<br />
Ink and Clay Competition<br />
California State University<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
Post Digital <strong>Ceramic</strong>s<br />
American Museum of <strong>Ceramic</strong> Art<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
2010<br />
Nisei Week, Featured Artist<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
Design Process, Mentors<br />
and NexGen Makers<br />
OBJCT Gallery, Claremont, CA<br />
2009<br />
Fork it Spoon it<br />
Baltimore Clayworks<br />
Baltimore, MD<br />
2007<br />
The Diane and Sandy Besser<br />
Collection: A Gift to the Fine Arts<br />
Museum of San Francisco<br />
de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA<br />
Voices from the Pacific Rim<br />
University of Judaism<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
Utah State University<br />
Logan, UT<br />
Hallmark Collection<br />
Kansas City, KS<br />
Celestial Seasonings Tea Company<br />
Boulder, CO<br />
George Ohr Museum<br />
Biloxi, MS<br />
2005<br />
Artist in Residence<br />
Watershed, ME<br />
2004<br />
Teacher of the Year &<br />
Commencement Speaker<br />
Otis College of Art and Design<br />
Sculpture in the Garden<br />
Sam Maloof Foundation<br />
Loma Vista, CA<br />
Clay Provocateurs<br />
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
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