Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

Sadashi Inuzuka

Curriculum Vitae

 Education:

 

1985-87            M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art                                                                   Bloomfield Hills, MI

1981-85            Diploma, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design                                              Vancouver, Canada

Solo Exhibitions:

2001                Installations, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Tennessee Technological University    Smithville, TN                                   

2000                Omoide/Memory, The Canadian Embassy (catalogue)                                            Tokyo, Japan

                        Substrate, The Works Project                                                                                Edmonton, Canada

                        Assortment, Network Project Cranbrook Museum of Art                                      Bloomfield Hills, MI 

1999                River, The Clay Studio (catalogue)                                                                          Philadelphia, PA

1998                Exotic Species, Davies Art Center (catalogue)                                                        Davies, CA

                        Same Family, Pewabic Pottery                                                                               Detroit, MI

1997                Still Life II, The Works                                                                                           Edmonton, Canada

1996                Still Life, The New Gallery                                                                                     Calgari, Canada

                        Dear Lake, The Burnaby Art Gallery (catalogue)                                                     Burnaby, Canada

                        Nature of Things, Calder Fine Arts Center,

                        Grand Valley State University                                                                                 Allendale, MI

1995                Nature of Things, Richmond Art Gallery (catalogue)                                              Richmond, Canada

1993                Spirit Boat, Galerie Circa                                                                                       Montreal, Canada

1992                Painting & Sculpture, Luba Bystrianski Gallery                                                     Toronto, Canada

1991                Hanna, Art Gallery of Missisauga                                                                           Missisauga, Canada

                        Bug Dream Paintings, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery                                                Toronto, Canada

1990                Bug Dream II, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery (catalogue)                                        North York, Canada

1989                Bug Dream, Burlington Art Center (catalogue)                                                        Burlington, Canada

 

Group Exhibitions (selected):

 

2002                Material Speculations, Kansas City Art Institute (catalogue)                                 Kansas City, MO

2001                Recent Works, Grimmerhus Keramikmuseum                                                         Middlefart, Denmark

2000                Ceramic National, Everson Museum (catalogue)                                                   Syracuse,NY

                        Process: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Wayne State University                               Detroit, MI

            Home, Arapahoe Community College,                                                                    Littleton, CO

                        Clay: New Michigan Artists, Buckham Gallery                                                        Flint, MI

1999                It Used To Be a Puddle, Asian American Art Center                                              New York, NY

                        East of the Sun, University of Tampa                                                                     Tampa, FL

                        Cooled Matter, Columbus College of Art & Design                                                Columbus, OH

                        Seeing It Through, University of Michigan Museum of Art                                      Ann Harbor, MI

                        Clay, Residential College, The University of Michigan                                             Ann Harbor, MI

                        Nature of Things, Institute for the Humanities,

                        University of Michigan                                                                                             Ann Harbor, MI

1998                Bienal Barro de America (catalogue)                                                                     Maracaibo, Venezuela

                       The International Ceramic Public Art,Taipei County Cultural Center (catalogue)   Taipei, Taiwan

           Blum/Inuzuka, Connecticut College                                                                         New London, CT

           International Academy of Ceramics Members Exhibition,                   

           Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery (catalogue)                                                              Waterloo, Canada

           Made by Hand, The Canadian Craft Museum                                                           Vancouver, Canada

           East of the Sun, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (catalogue)                             Milwaukee, WI

           Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, Itabashi Museum                                             Tokyo, Japan

           Inside/Out, The George R. Gardiner Museum                                                           Toronto, Canada

1997                Form & Function, Sisson Gallery, Henry Ford Community                                      Detroit, MI

1996               Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Bellevue Sculpture Park                                               Bellevue, WA

                       White on White, International traveling exhibition organized

                       by the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery (catalogue)                                                    Waterloo, Canada

          Clay in Canada: North by North West,

          National Council for Education in Ceramic Art                                                          Minneapolis, MI

1994              64-94 Contemporary Decades, Charles H. Scott Gallery,

          Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design            (catalogue)                                            Vancouver, Canada

          Moving the Spirit, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery                                               Waterloo, Canada

          Spring Show, Anderson Gallery                                                                               Buffalo, NY

          Community Project, Walter Phillips Gallery and Cascade Plaza                              Banff, Canada

1992              Opening Exhibition, Center d’Exposition de Baie-St.-Paul (catalogue)                   Quebec, Canada

1991              Beeden ’92, Galerie de Beerenburgh                                                                       Eck En Wiel, Netherlands

                      Opening Exhibition, European Work Center (catalogue)                                        s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

                      Exterior V Outdoor Sculpture Symposium                                                           Bratislava, Chechoslovakia

1990              Young Canadian Painters Symposium,

         Center d’Exposition de Baie-St.-Paul (catalogue)                                                    Quebec, Canada

         National Biennial of Ceramics, Galerie d’Art du Parc (catalogue)                         Trois Rivieres, Canada

1989                Clay Glass & Enamel, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery                                            Kitchener, Canada

                        Innovative Forms in Canadian Ceramics, Art Gallery of Missisauga                    Missisauga, Canada

 

  Professional Experience (selected):

 

  2001              Invited Artist, International Ceramic Center                                                           Skaelskor, Denmark

1999                Invited Artist, The Clay Studio                                                                                Philadelphia, PA

                        Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center                                                             Johnson, VT

                        Pilchuck Glass School                                                                                            Stanwood, WA

1998-99           Institute of Humanities Fellow, The University of Michigan                                     Ann Harbor, MI

1997                Artist in Residence, Arts/Industry,

            John Michael Kohler Arts Center                                                                           Sheboygan, WI

1996-93           Invited Artist, The Banff Center for the Arts                                                          Banff, Canada

1995                Artist in Residence, Greenwhich Pottery House                                                      New York, NY

1993-94           Invited Artist, China Industrial Design Association                                                 Beijing, China

1993                Guest Artist, Newfoundland and Labrador Craft

            Development Association Conference                                                                    St. John’s, Canada

            Selected for Emerging Talent,

            National Council of Education for Ceramic Art                                                       San Diego, CA

1991                Invited Artist, European Work Center                                                                    s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

                        Invited Artist, Exterior V Outdoor Sculpture Symposium,

            Slovak Union of Visual Artists                                                                                Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 

1990                Invited Artist, Young Canadian Painters Symposium,

            Center d’Exposition de Baie-St.-Paul                                                                    Quebec, Canada

1987-88           Artist in Residence, Harbourfront Craft Studio                                                      Toronto, Canada

 

Visiting Artist/Lectures (selected):

 

2002                Kansas City Art Institute                                                                                       Kansas City, MO

2001                State University of New York at New Paltz                                                           New Paltz, NY

                        Tennessee Technological University                                                                       Cookeville, TN

                        Central Michigan University                                                                                  Mount Pleasant, MI

            National Council of Education for Ceramic Art                                                     Charlotte, NC

1999                University of Tampa                                                                                             Tampa, FL

                        University of Regina                                                                                              Regina, Canada

1998                The School of the Art Institute of Chicago                                                             Chicago, IL

                        New York University                                                                                            New York, NY

                        Connecticut University                                                                                           New London, CT

                        International Academy of Ceramic Symposium                                                       Toronto, Canada

  1998               The Detroit Institute of Art                                                                                    Detroit, MI

                        Kyoto Seika University                                                                                          Kyoto, Japan

                        Saga College of Art                                                                                               Kyoto, Japan

                        Nagoya University of Art                                                                                       Nagoya, Japan

1998                Tama University of Fine Arts                                                                                 Tokyo, Japan

                        California Conference for Advancement of Ceramic Art                                         Davis, CA

                        University of Toronto                                                                                            Toronto, Canada

1997                Crambrook Academy of Art                                                                                 Bloomfield Hills, MI

                        Kent State University                                                                                            Kent, OH

                        The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art                                                  Toronto, Canada

                        Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design                                                                   Milwaukee, WI

                        Harbourfront Center                                                                                             Toronto, Canada

1996                The Burnaby Art Center                                                                                       Burnaby, Canada                   

                        Grand Valley State University                                                                               Allendale, MI   

                        Alberta College of Art & Design                                                                          Calgary, Canada

1995                University of Manitoba                                                                                         Winnipeg, Canada

1994                University of Washington                                                                                      Seattle, WA

                        Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design                                                                     Vancouver, Canada

1993                Central Academy of Fine Arts                                                                               Beijing, China

                        Central Academy of Art & Design                                                                         Beijing, China

                        Sichuan Academy of Fine Art                                                                               Chongqing, China

                        South West China Teacher’s University                                                                 Chongqing, China

                        Jingdezhen Workers University                                                                              Jingdezhen, China

                        Jingdezhen Intitute of Ceramics                                                                             Jingdezhen, China

                        University de Quebec a Montreal                                                                          Quebec, Canada

1992                Royal Academy of Art                                                                                          s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

                        The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art                                                  Toronto, Canada

                        Sheridan College of Art & Craft                                                                            Oakville, Canada

1991                Ontario College of Art                                                                                          Toronto, Canada

  Awards & Grants (selected):

 

  2001                Mid-Career Creation/Production Grant, The Canada Council

2000                National Association of Japanese Canadians Project Grant

                        Mid-Career Creation/Production Grant, The Canada Council

                        Emily Award, Distinguished Alumni, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design

1999                Pew Charitable Trust

                        Canada Council Travel Grant

                        Vermont Studio Center Fellowship

                        Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship

                        Puffin Foundation

1998                The Pollack-Kransner Foundation

                        The Canada Council Travel Grant

                        The National Association of Japanese Canadians Foundation

1997                The Canada Council “B” Grant

1996                The Canada Council “B” Grant

                        The British Columbia Cultural Services Grant

1994                The Canada Council Travel Grant

1993                The National Association of Japanese Canadians Foundation

                        Emerging Talent Award, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts, San Diego, CA

1989-93            Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

1988-93            Ontario Arts Council Craft Grant

 

Public Collections:

            Banff Center for the Arts                                                                             Canada

Burlington Art Center                                                                                  Canada

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery                                                                 Canada

Center D’Art Baie-St-Paul                                                                          Canada

Centro de Arte de Maracaibo                                                                      Venezuela

Everson Museum of Art                                                                               USA

Greenwich House Pottery                                                                            USA

International Ceramic Center                                                                       Denmark

John Michael Kohler Art Center                                                                  USA

Kruithuis Museum                                                                                       Netherlands

Richmond Art Center                                                                                  USA

The Clay Studio                                                                                          USA

 

Bibliography (selected): 

     

  _ Auer, James.   Exhibit Weaves Strands of Memory, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 25th, 1998.

 _ Asahi Evening News. Mixed Memory Exhibition, November 6th 2000.

 _ Bernatchez, Raymond.  Deux Artistes aux Antipodes Raymond Dupuis et Sadashi Inuzuka, La Press, June 19th, 1993.

_ Boyle, Melanie.  Review: Sadashi Inuzuka, Canada ART Asia Pacific, Summer 1996, pp.102-3

_ ______  Nature of Things. Contact, Winter 1995, pp.16-20

_Brayshaw, Christopher.  Sadashi Inuzuka: The Nature of Clay ,Artichoke, Fall/Winter 1996, cover and pp. 38-41

_Brown, Glen.  Sadashi Inuzuka: Shifts of Perspective, World Sculpture Magazine, Summer 2001, pp. 34-7

_ Cain, Marcus.  Craft is a Given, Concept is Key, Review March/April 2002, pp.32-3

_ Cantu, John Carlos.  Artistic Nature: Two Views at U-M, The Ann Harbor News, May 1st 1999

_ Csaszar, Tom.  Sadashi Inuzuka Sculpture Magazine May 2000, No 19 pp. 77-8

_ Di Blasi Debra.  The New Evolution, Pitch Weekly, Feb 28th - March 6th 2002

_ Eckenwalder, Susan.  Review, Fusion Magazine, Oct. 1989, pp. 12

_ Fabbri, Anne R.  Inuzuka Installation at Clay Studio Spark Thoughts on Future of River, Art Matters, Oct. 1999

_Fried, Daisy. River: An Installation by Sadashi Inuzuka, Ceramics Monthly,Summer 2000 p.58-60

_ Green, Roger.  (Life) Systems Analysis, The Grand Rapids Press, Sep. 10th 1996 p. B1

_ Henkin, Stephen.  Shaping a Clay Community, The World & I, March 2000

_ Hickey, Gloria.  Sadashi Inuzuka, Ceramics Monthly, March 1994, pp. 41-5

_ ______  Review, Ontario Craft, Spring 1991

_ Jordan, Betty Ann.  Clay Comes Alive in Canadian Ceramics, The Globe and Mail, Saturday Sep. 20th 1997

_ Kanbara, Bryce.  Sadashi Inuzuka, Ceramics Monthly, Nov. 1989, pp.66-7

_ ______ Wataboshi, Contact, Summer 1993, p.25-7

_ ______ White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics at the Gardiner Museum

_ Laurence, Robin.  In words and Images, A Call To Respect the Natural World

_ The Vancouver Sun, Saturday Review, Oct. 28th 1995,  p. D5

_ Lee, Matt.  Artistic Vision, Hour, December 2001, p. 52

_ Mahoney, Jeff.  Dreams, The Spectator, June 29th 1989, p. T5

_ Marger, Mary Ann.  East of the Sun Is a Ray of Light, The Saint Petersburg Times, Nov. 19th 1999, p. 37

_ Martel, Denise. Un Immense Atelier Collectif, Journal de Quebec, Aug. 12th 1990, pp. 25

_ Merback, Mitchell.  Cooled Matter: Ceramic Sculpture in the Expanded Field, Ceramic Art & Perception (Australia) No 39 2000

_ Milani, Joanne.  East of the Sun Review, The Tampa Tribune, Nov. 21st 1999, pp.16

_ Michimata, Takahiro, Kyoto Shinbun, Nov. 2000

_ Moyle, Marilyn, April Brings Ceramic Exhibit to Davies Galleries, The Davies Enterprise/ Winters Express, April 2nd 1998, pp. 3

_ Paine, Janice T, Ceramics National 2001, American Craft, Oct./Nov. 2001, pp. 70

_ Rice, Robin, The First Friday Focus, Philadelphia City  Paper, October, 1999

_ Rogers, Ed, Sculptor Explores Alienation, The Toronto Star, July 12th, 1990.p.N14

_ Rosenholtz, Ellen M., The Great Indoors, Philadelphia weekly, Sep. 29th, 1999

_ Rueter, Ann, Inner Vision, The Ann harbor News, November 4th, 2001

_ Shao, Frances, International Ceramic Center Denmark, International Pottery News (Taiwan) Fall 2001.p.50

_ Skelly, Heather, Ceramic Program Gives the Visually Impaired Freedom of Expression, The Crafts Report, April 2002

_ Sozanski, Edward J., A River Runs Through this Installation, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep. 17 1999

_ Thomson, Grace Eiko and Melanie Boyle, Sadashi Inuzuka, Kerameiki Techni (Grece) Autumn 1996. pp.14-16

_ Updike, Robin, Take an Art Walk to the Eastside, The Seattle Times” July 1996, M1-4

_ “Up Front,” Ceramics Monthly, May 1997, pp. 14-16

_ Winters, Door Mary, Kunstenaars treden met keramiek buiten eigen paden, Brabants Dagblad

(The Netherlands) January 20th 1992. p.9

_ Wiess, Gustav, Die Identitat der Kanadier (The Identity of the Canadians) Neue Karamic (Germany) Nov.-Dec. 1998. p.336

_ Williams, Gerry, “Michigan Potters”, Studio Potters, December 2001,p.63

_ Worth, Jan, Clay Shows More Versatility at Buckham, The Flint Journal, Sunday, Jan. 23rd 2000

_ Zimmer, William, Review, The New York Times, (Connecticut Edition) Sunday, Nov. 29th 1998 p.2

  Television:

 

  NHK Japanese National Television Home, a site specific installation, Littletown, CO, March 26th 2000

Interview Sunday Morning CBS Sep. 21st 1997

 

  Books:

 

  _ Davis, Don, Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998

_ Gold, Melanie, Great Work! An Overview of Contemporary British Columbia ArtistsVancouver, 

     Canada: Melanie Gold Art Advisory Ltd. 1996

_ Hopper, Robin, Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes for the Potter, Krause Publications,2000

_ Hopper, Robin, The Ceramic Spectrum, Krause Publications, 2001

_ Mansfield, Janet, Environmental Ceramics (in progress)

_ Mathieu, Paul, Erotic Ceramics (in progress)

_ Peterson, Susan, Contemporary Ceramics, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York 2000

_ Speight, Charlotte F. & John Toki, Hands in Clay, Mountain View, California, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997

_ Speight, Charlotte, Make It in Clay, Mountain View, California, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997

 

Writings:

 

“Artist Profile” Contact, Spring 1991, pp.23-24