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Education
MFA 2005 Ceramics Kent State University
BFA 2000 Ceramics University of Hawai`i
Teaching Experience
2015-present Ceramics Chair/Professor Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas (Ceramics I & II and Developed Curriculum for 4 year Ceramic Program)
2014-2015 Foundations Professor/Admissions & Foundations Committee Member Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas (Foundations I&II and Developed Foundations Curriculum)
2010-2012 Adjunct Faculty Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas (Ceramics I&II and Art Appreciation)
2007-2008 Adjunct Faculty University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Introduction to Ceramics - Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing)
2003-2005 Instructor of Record (Graduate Teaching Assistantship) Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (Introductory to Ceramics - Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing)
Exhibitions
2016 Michi: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists Baltimore Clayworks. Baltimore, Maryland University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design. Warrensburg, Missouri. NCECA. Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, Ohio Carleton College, Perlman Teaching Museum. Northfield, Minnesota
The Clay Studio National Philadelphia Clay Studio Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 Love and Wonder: Jennifer Ling Datchuk & Ryan Takaba NCECA Providence, Rhode Island
2014 Transformation 9: Contemporary Works in Ceramics Society For Contemporary Craft (catalogue) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Intense and Fragile: Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture Southwest School of Art (catalogue) San Antonio, Texas
Taming Nature NCECA Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2013 Migrating Thoughts Settling in Another Ryan Takaba and Dennis W. Smith NCECA 2013 Houston, Texas
2012 In Praise of Hands, In Praise of Paz Instituto Cultural de Mexico San Antonio, Texas (curator: Kathy Armstrong)
2011 Commonplace Ryan Takaba and Barbara Smith Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston, Texas
Fresh Figurines Fuller Craft Museum Brockton, Massachusetts (curator: Gail M. Brown)
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Datchuk, Kalondy, McGrath, Takaba: Emerging Ceramic Artists in Texas College of the Mainland Texas City, Texas
Pouring Permanence NCECA Tampa, Florida
a considered pass SMARTart Project Space, San Antonio, Texas
2010 Ryan Takaba: New Work Philadelphia Clay Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2010 Bellwether Sculpture Biennial Bellevue, Washington
Earth Matters Invitational Moore College of Art National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference Biennale (catalogue) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Relative Distances University of Texas San Antonio Satellite Space at Blue Star (catalogue) San Antonio, Texas (curator: Ovidio Giberga, Ceramic Professor, UTSA)
Perfectly Imperfect Dunedin Fine Art Center Dunedin, Florida (curator: Catherine Bergmann)
Villa Finale Invitational “Art From Architecture” San Antonio, Texas
2009 Ryan Takaba and Jennifer Ling Datchuk Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Spruce G2 Art Sight, San Antonio, Texas
University of Dallas Regional Haggerty Gallery, Irving, Texas
International Cup Clay Studio of Missoula Gallery, Missoula, Montana
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2008 Ceramics at Work Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2007 Artist in Resident Recent Work Crapo Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts
2006 Figure Explored: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Art Institute of Boston Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (curator: Andrew Mroczek, Assistant Director of Exhibitions)
Lucky 7: Somerville Arts Council Fellowship Show Washington St. Art Center Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
First Biennale Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Outdoor Installation Growing Center Community Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
2005 to pause MFA Thesis Exhibition Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Exchange: Ohio University Regional Ceramics Show Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Professional Experience
2016 Artist Residency The European Ceramic Work Center Oisterwijk, Netherlands
2015 Artist Residency The Potttery Workshop Jingdezhen, China
Workshop and Lecture Cut and Paste - Slip Casting and Building Peters Valley School of Craft Layton, New Jersey (co-taught a week long workshop with Jennifer Ling Datchuk)
4 Pecha Kucha McNay Art Musuem San Antonio, Texas
2013 NCECA Process Room The Flower And The Vase Slip Casting and Building demonstration Houston, Texas
2012 Artist Talk McNay Art Museum Contemporary Group Coordinate by Rene Barilleaux (McNay Chief Curator of Art after 1945) & Darryl Mix (Southwest School of Art Board Member and Gallery Owner)
2011 Office of Cultural Affairs International Building Public Art San Antonio, Texas (Slip-Cast OCA logo using individual parts mounted on the wall)
Workshop and Lecture Wallflowers College of the Mainland Texas City, Texas (taught a 2 day workshop on the techniques in creating my work and lecture on work and sources)
Artist Talk Commonplace Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston, Texas (gallery walk through with my work in the show)
2008-2014 Ceramics Studio Manager Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Texas (Maintained ceramic facilities including firing student work in a 70 cubic foot natural gas downdraft kilns, managed workstudy students in the loading of kilns and mixing of glazes, fixed kiln and studio equipment, prepared studio and hosted visiting artist in weekend workshops, inventoried raw materials)
2010 Artist Talk San Antonio Museum of Art Contemporary Group Coordinate by David Rubin (SAMA Curator of Contemporary Art)
2006-2008 Artist in Residence/Studio Manager University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts
5 (2 yr. studio residency accompanied by duties including maintaining ceramic facilities. Assisted in rebuilding a 30 cubic foot updraft natural gas kiln, in charge of repairing skutt brand electric kilns and natural gas kilns, fired student work in natural gas updraft and downdraft kilns, managed workstudy students in the loading of kilns and mixing of glazes, facilitated technical questions of advanced and graduate students)
2006 Workshop Self-Glazing Clay Mudflat Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts (taught a 2 day workshop on the use and formulation of a clay that glazes itself stemming from my own personal research in graduate school)
2005-2006 Artist in Residence Mudflat Studios, Boston, Massachusetts (awarded a one year residency)
2002 Ceramics Studio Assistant 53rd St. Craft Students League, YWCA, New York City (assisted in managing the ceramic studio in the reconstitution of clay and the loading of electric kilns)
2001 Gallery Installation Assistant Honolulu Academy of Arts Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii (assisted the curator in the installation of exhibitions including building walls and pedestals, installing artwork, and painting the gallery)
2000-2001 Gallery Installation Assistant University of Hawai`i, Honolulu, Hawaii (assisted the curator in the installation of exhibitions including building walls and pedestals, installing artwork, and painting the gallery)
2000 Ceramics Studio Assistant University of Hawai`i, Honolulu, Hawaii (assisted in managing the ceramic studio in the mixing of glazes, loading and unloading of natural updraft gas kilns and the firing of student)
Awards/Scholarships
2015 Technical & Development Assistance for the Arts Grant Department for Culture and Creative Development (awarded grant for residency in China) San Antonio, Texas
6 2010 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist May 2010 Ceramics Monthly Magazine
2009 Artpace Feature Artist, Chalk it Up San Antonio, Texas (composed a 4 * 8 foot chalk mural on Houston Street)
2007 Summer Workshop Teaching Assistant Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine (assisted Jeffery Mongrain in a 2 week workshop)
2006 Somerville Arts Council Fellowship Boston, Massachusetts (monetary award for the use in studio practice)
Directors Scholarship Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (monetary award for the use in summer workshop)
2004 Penland School of Crafts Summer Scholarship Penland, North Carolina (monetary award for the use in summer workshop)
Anderson Ranch Art Center Summer Scholarship Snowmass, Colorado (monetary award for the use in summer workshop)
Kent State University Blossom Summer Scholarship Kent, Ohio (monetary award for the use in summer workshop)
2003-2005 Graduate Teaching Assistant Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (monetary and tuition award)
2000 University of Hawai`i, Ceramic Scholarship Honolulu, Hawaii (monetary award for the use in summer workshop)
Hawai`i Craftsmen Aha Hana Lima Scholarship Honolulu, Hawaii (monetary award for the use in spring workshop)
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2016 “Ancestry Up From The Ashes” BMore Art. (Rebecca Juliette). February 23, 2016. http://bmoreart.com/2016/02/ancestry-up-from-the- ashes.html
2014 “Sculptors Express Shades of White” San Antonio Express Newspaper. (Elda Silva). November 28, 2014. http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/visual- arts/article/Sculptors-explore-shades-of-white-5922882.php#/4
“The Art of Teaching” San Antonio Express Newspaper. (Elda Silva). October 24, 2014. http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts- culture/article/The-art-of-teaching-5843807.php - /0
2011 “Economic Impact and Significance” San Antonio Creative Industry 2011 Report, pg 5
“Ceramic Exhibition to close with Takaba class” Galveston County Daily News. (George Bowes). March 23, 2011. http://galvestondailynews.com/story/219434/
2010 Emerging Artist. Ceramics Monthly. May 2010. pg.40.
“The Art of Ryan Takaba” San Antonio Living Show WOAI Television Interview. (Shelly Miles). November 9, 2010.
“Ceramicist find their connection through clay” San Antonio Express News. (Steve Bennet). January 10, 2010. http://www.mysanantonio.com /entertainment/Ceramists_find_their_connection_through_clay.html
“This batch of art fresh out of the oven” San Antonio Express News. (Jasmine L. Martin). March 31, 2010. http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/ This_batch_of_art_fresh_out_of_the_oven.html
2009 “Hawai`i + New England + San Antonio + Architecture = The Ceramic Work of Ryan Takaba” American Craft Magazine web video interview. (Andrew Wagner). February 28, 2009. www.americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=7153
“Look and Listen: Artist’s Ceramic Sculptures are fully Functional” 210 SA. (Emily Messer). April 14 2009. www.210sa.com/entertainment/arts- stage/Artists_ ceramic_sculptures_are_fully_functional.html
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2006 “The Figure Explored: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture” Art Scope: New England’s Culture Magazine. (Jim Foritano). Sept/Oct 2006, pg. 30.
Technical Abilities
Knowledge of carpentry tools with circular, jig, tile saw and table saw, drills, and, hand tools Knowledge of metal working tools with Arc Welders (MIG and stick welders), oxy acetylene, pneumatic grinders, and bench grinders Knowledge of mold making in plaster and rubber Knowledge of lost wax casting in bronze and glass Knowledge with the design program Photoshop for image work & Rhino for CAD work Knowledge in copy work photography for 3Dimensional objects using digital media Knowledge in the exhibiting of gallery work with the building of pedestals and walls, painting, and the installation of artwork
Private Collections
Gretchen Keyworth, Boston, Massachusetts Louise Rosenfield, Dallas, Texas Paula and Ben Owen, San Antonio, Texas Bernard Liftshultz, San Antonio, Texas Janet and Bruce Flohr, San Antonio, Texas Gari Sprott, San Francisco, California Rudi Choperena, San Antonio, Texas Dr. Raphael and Sandra Guerra, San Antonio, Texas Dr. Philip and Ann Valente, San Antonio, Texas Gregg and Dr. Marsha Kinney, San Antonio, Texas NEVA Face and Body, San Antonio, Texas Linda Perez, LM Beef, San Antonio, Texas Andrew Mroczek, Boston, Massachusetts
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