Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
The Kresge Art Museum Collection, Celebrating the 50th, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Yoshihiro Kitai; Toshiko Takaezu; Gallery Artists: Thomas K. Conway, Richard Hoyen, Peter Millett, Curtis Phillips, Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Abstract Expressionism: Further Evidence, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, New York
Function and Sculpture: Building A Ceramics Collection, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
Legends: Watershed Artists Honor Artists, SOFA Chicago Special Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois
2008
Innovations and Changes: Great Ceramics from the Permanent Collection of the Arizona State University Art Museum, (national tour) Tempe, Arizona
From Fire to Forefront: Selections from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California
2007
Uncommon Objects: Craft Media by Hawaii’s Premier Artists, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Ceramics: Takaezu, Beamer and Troy, Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, Harrisburg Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2006
The Art of Kent State University School of Art, Cleveland Artists Foundation at the Beck Center for the Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
From Raku to Ray Guns—Ceramics since 1960, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
2005
Women Playing with Fire, Texas Woman’s University Department of Visual Arts & School of the Arts, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
2004
The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina
Good Honest Work! A Tribute to Penland School of Crafts, Gallery WDO, Charlotte, North Carolina
Clay Glass Wood Metal Fiber: Selections from the Contemporary Museum, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Recent Acquisitions of Works by Hawaii Artists, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
2003
Great Pots: Contemporary Ceramics from Function to Fantasy, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
2002
Ceramic Masterworks: 1962-2002, Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ceramics Faculty Select: Clay from the Permanent Collection of the Arizona State University Art Museum, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, Arizona
Escape from the Vault, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
2001
Vital Forms: American Art in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York
High Fire: Significant Ceramic Sculpture, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri
2000
A Century of Design, Part III: 1950-1975, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Living with Form: The Horn Collection of Contemporary Craft, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
1999
Contemporary Japanese Abstraction, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Contemporary Clay: Master Teachers/Master Students, The Fine Arts Center Galleries, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
1998
Contemporary American Crafts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clay, Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
1997
Crossing the Threshold, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, (traveling)
1996
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, New York
1995
Sculptural Crosssections: Productive Partners, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, New Jersey
1993
A Teacher’s Influence: Toshiko Takaezu, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, YWCA
1989
Artful Objects Recent American Crafts, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
American Clay Artists 1989, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Plate Invitational: Group Ceramic Show, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Private Collection of Jack Lenor Larsen, Wallengren USA, New York
1988
The Ohio Connection, Ohio Designer Craftsman 25th Anniversary Invitational Show, Ohio Designer Craftsmen Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1987-90
The Eloquent Object, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma; traveled to: Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
1987
Vessel Exhibition, Twining Gallery, New York
The Japanese-American Invitational Crafts Exhibition, Morikami Museum, Delray Beach, Florida
New Forms Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1986–98
American Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum, New York, New York, (traveling)
1986
LOOK EAST, Allene Carey Gallery at the East End Arts and Humanities Council, Riverhead, New York
New Forms Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Museum of Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Crafts,
1985
Hawaii Celebrating 100 Years of Japanese Immigrants, Kanyaku Imin Centennial Invitational Art Exhibit, Contemporary Arts Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
A Decade of Visual Arts at Princeton: Faculty 1975–1985, The Art Museum of Princeton, New Jersey
1984
Historic Bethlehem, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Invitational Exhibition, Mercer County College,Trenton, New Jersey
Twining Gallery, New York
Recent Sculpture, The Johnson Atelier: Workshop and Studio, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey
1983
Soup Tureen Show, Campbell Museum, Camden, New Jersey
Lacquer, Clay and Wood, Lectures by Contemporary Master Craftsmen, The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Carnegie Center Outdoor Sculpture Show, Princeton, New Jersey
Cranbrook Ceramics 1955- 1980, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Brookfield Hills, Michigan
1982
American Clay II, Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Mushroom Magic, Reading Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Invitational Exhibition, A. Praetor Gallery at Mills College, Oakland, California
Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Conference, Visual Arts Center, Department of Art, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
Group Ceramic Exhibition, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1981
For the Table Top, American Craft Museum, National Tour.
Wichita Art Association’s Retrospective Exhibit, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Designer Craftsman Update ’81, Beaux Arts, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
Selected Crafts 1980-1981, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Morristown, New Jersey
30 Americans, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas
A Century of Ceramics in the United States 1878– 1978, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Clay In Transition, Aspen Center for the Visual Arts, Aspen, Colorado
Fifth National Crafts Invitational Exhibit, Skidmore College Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
New York Clay Works, Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, New York
1980
The Contemporary American Potter: New Vessels, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, organized by Gallery of Art, Department of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, national tour.
American Porcelain: New Expressions in an Ancient Art, Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., national tour.
Homage to Josiah Wedgwood, Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center, Pennsylvania
The Contemporary American Potter Exhibition, Gallery of Art, Department of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
New York Clay Works 1980, Thorpe Intermediary Gallery, Sparkill, New York
New Jersey Artist Group Show, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
1979
Function-Non-Function, Towson State University Art Gallery, Towson State University, Towson, Maryland
Three Contemporary Potters, Center Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
The Japanese Artist in Hawaii ’79, AMFAC Plaza Gallery and Prince Kuhio Federal Building, Honolulu, Hawaii
1978
Craft: Art and Religion, Vatican Museum, Vatican City, Italy
Lake Placid School of Art Gallery Exhibition, Lake Placid School of Art, Lake Placid, New York
Wood Fiber Clay, The Hand and The Spirit, Crafts Gallery, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
1977
Master Artists at Work, Woodbridge Library, Middlesex County Arts Council, Edison, New Jersey
Contemporary Ceramics: The Artist’s Viewpoint, Art Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan followed by traveling tour to Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Hackley Art Museum of Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon, Michigan; and Michigan State University
Clay ’77, The Art of The Potter, Goddard-Riverside Community Center, American Craft Council Exhibition, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1976
5th Annual Ceramics West/One Woman Honor Exhibition, Utah State University Galleries, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
American Crafts 1976, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
1975
Visual Arts Faculty Show, The Art Museum, Princeton Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
1974
1st World Craft Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
January Ceramic Invitational, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
1973
Rich’s National Invitational Craft Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Ceramic Show at State University College, Potsdam, New York
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
1972
New Jersey Craftsmen Show, The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Ceramics 70 plus Woven Forms, Albany Institute, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
The Joseph Monsen Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
1971
Southern Craftsmen Exhibition, Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Ceramic Show at State University College, Potsdam, New York
1969
10 Potters, The Arts and Science Center, Nashua, New Hampshire
Trio Show, Arts and Crafts Center of the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First National Ceramic Exhibition, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
25th Annual Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, Scripps College, Claremont, California
1968
Faculty of Penland Show, The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
1966
International Invitational Stuttgart Ceramics Exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany
Form and Quality, International Special Show, International Handicrafts and Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
Art in Craft Medium, Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
1964
Christmas Exhibition—Sale of Contemporary American Crafts, The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
1963
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
American Pottery, The Fine Arts Center, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
Fiber-Clay-Metal, organized by Saint Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, national tour.
The Fine Art of Crafts, Nelson Gallery, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
Contemporary American Ceramics, University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
17th Exhibition for Michigan Artist-Craftsmen, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
1962–1964
International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Buenos Aires, Argentina followed by traveling Exhibition throughout Latin America
1962
Clay Today, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
22nd Ceramic National Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
17th National Decorative Arts -Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas
Fiber-Clay-Metal Show, Saint Paul Art Center, St. Paul, Minnesota (national tour)
The 15th Annual Ohio Ceramic and Sculpture Show, The Butler Institute of American Art,Youngstown, Ohio
The Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hopkins Center Inaugural Crafts Exhibit, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
16th Exhibition for Michigan Artist-Craftsmen, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Midwest Craftsmen and Designers Exhibition, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hanamura’s, Detroit, Michigan
Craft Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Designer-Craftsmen of Ohio Exhibition, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio
Cleveland City Club, Cleveland, Ohio
First National Invitational Ceramic Exhibition, San Jose State College, San Jose, California
Own Your Own, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1961–1962
The Kentucky Guild Train Traveling Exhibition, Berea, Kentucky
1961
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York
Midwest Designer-Craftsmen Show, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illnois
16th National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas
The 14th Annual Ohio Ceramic and Sculpture Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Cleveland May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Craftsmen’s Exhibit, Ashtabula Fine Arts Center, Ashtabula, Ohio
15th Exhibition for Michigan Artist-Craftsmen, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
5th Midwest Designer-Craftsmen Exhibition, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
1960
International Culture Exchange Exhibition, Czechoslovakia
First International Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
The Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
XXI National Ceramics Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Cleveland May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Scripps College, Claremont, California
15th National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas
Invitational Crafts Exhibit, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of Michigan International Ceramics Exhibition, Ann Arbor, Michigan
4th Annual Craft Exhibition, Louisville Art Center, Louisville, Kentucky
The Fine Arts Festival Crafts Show, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Our Two New States, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
14th Exhibition for Michigan Artist-Craftsmen, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
1959–1963
United States Informational Agency Exhibition of U.S. Handcrafts, Traveling exhibition throughout Italy and Europe
1959
Third National Ceramic Annual Show, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Fiber-Clay-Metal 1959, Midwest Tour, organized by Saint Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
University of Illinois Arts Festival, Urbana, Illinois
Ostend International Show, Ostend, Belgium
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
16th Annual Scripps College Ceramic Invitational, Scripps College, Claremont, California
14th National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas
Fiber-Clay-Metal Show, Saint Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Texas Christian University Craftsmen’s Invitational, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Chautauqua Art Festival, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
The Berg Art Center at Concordia College, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
1958
Syracuse International Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse, New York
Brussels World’s Fair, Brussels, Belgium
Akron Institute of Art, Akron, Ohio
State Teachers College, Valley City, North Dakota
Contemporary Crafts, Invitational Ohio Craftsmen, Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Craft Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
Haystack Faculty Exhibition, New York
Cleveland May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
1957
Cleveland May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
1956
21st Syracuse National Ceramics Exhibition, Syracuse, New York