Yoshitaka Fujii
5707 Smith Ave
Baltimore, MD 21209
(601) 329-3383
mail@yoshifujii.com
www.yoshifujii.com
Education
2005 – 2008: M.F.A., Studio Art (Emphasis: Ceramics)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2000 – 2003: M.A.T.L., (Emphasis: Teaching English as a Second Language)
University of Southern Mississippi
2000 – 2002: B.F.A., Art – Sculpture / Three-Dimensional Design (Emphasis: Ceramics)
University of Southern Mississippi
1996 – 2000: B.A., Foreign Language (Emphasis: Spanish)
B.A., Anthropology
University of Southern Mississippi
Experience
2009 – Present: Gallery Manager, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, MD
2008 – Present: Resident Artist, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
2008 – 2009: Lormina Salter Fellow
2008 – Present: Instructor (Wheel All-levels, Special Topics, Workshops and Private Lessons,) Baltimore Clayworks, MD
2015: Pentaculum 2015 - Ceramics Surface Forum, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2010: Visiting Exchange Artist, Tainan National University for the Arts, Taiwan ROC
2007 – 2008: Instructor of Record (Beginning Ceramics – Handbuilding,) School of Art and Design, SIUC
2007 – 2008: Graduate Instructor (Studio Foundation B – 3-D Design,) School of Art and Design, SIUC
2006 – 2007: Assistant Exhibit Designer, University Museum, SIUC
2006 – 2007: Assistant to Head of Undergraduate Studies (Dr. Sally Gradle,) School of Art and Design, SIUC
2006: Ceramics Studio Technician, School of Art and Design, SIUC
2005 – 2006: Teaching Assistant (Introduction to Visual Culture,) School of Art and Design, SIUC
2004 – 2005: Artist-in-Residence, Burns Pottery, Natchez, MS
Exhibitions
2016: Featured Artist - December, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
2015: Scratching the Surface, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT (Invited)
Yunomi Invitational 2015, AKAR, Iowa City, IA (Invited)
American Craft Council Show Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD (Art fair/Juried)
All About Porcelain, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT (Juror: Beth Lo)
Teapot Show, National Institutes for Health, Bethesda, MD (Invited)
Clay in Common, Baltimore Clayworks Resident Artist Group Show, Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, Baltimore, MD
2014: Urban Bungalow, Joan Hisaoka Hearing Art Gallery, Washington, DC (Invited)
Biennial Cup Show, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL (Juror: Matt Schiemann)
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics,
Seiler’s Studio & Gallery, Zanesville, OH(Jurors: Sherman Hall, Brad Schwieger, & Angelica Pozo)
22nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA (Juror: Christa Assad)
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans, LA (Invited)
Shake it Baby!, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Juried/Invited: Brian Hopkins & Lisa Orr)
Behind the Shoji 2014, Pavilion Gallery, Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, OR (Art fair/Juried)
Clay from the Classroom, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
Teapots – Textiles - Drawings - & - Beads, Hattiesburg Cultural Center, Hattiesburg, MS (Invited)
Yunomi Invitational 2014, AKAR, Iowa City, IA (Invited)
Cheers!, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD (Invited)
On the Horizon, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL (Invited)
American Craft Council Show Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD (Art fair/Juried)
14th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO (Invited)
Drink This!, Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA (Juror: Sam Chung)
2013: 1st Annual Cup Show Invitational, Flux Studio, Mt. Rainier, MD (Invited)
Rival Cities – One Field, Clay Space at Standard, Pittsburgh, PA (Invited)
Variable Vessels, Coburn Art Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, OH (Invited)
99 Bottles, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC (Invited)
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2013, Thornhill Gallery, Avila University, Kansa City, MO (Juror: Doug Jeppeson)
The Degrees of Separation, Artists for Art, Scranton, PA (Invited)
Yunomi Invitational 2013, AKAR, Iowa City, IA (Invited)
Functional Ceramics 2013, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH (Invited)
American Craft Council Show Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center, MD (Art fair/Juried)
2012: 2012 Baker Artist Awards Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (Invited)
4th Annual National Cup Show, Barrett Clay Works, Poughkeepsie, NY (Juror: Kala Stein)
Work exhibited at Baltimore Theatre Project, Baltimore, MD
Daily Companions: Cups, Mugs and Teabowls, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Juror: Linda Christianson & John Wilson)
American Craft Council Show Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center, MD (Art fair/Juried)
2011: Cup; Intimate Object VII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL (Invited)
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show 2011, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH (Juror: Kristen Kieffer)
2011 Yunomi, Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY (Juror: Sam Chung)
Baltimore Clayworks Artists Group Show, Clay Place at Standard, Pittsburgh, PA (Invited)
Jersey Shore Clay National 2011, m. t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ (Juror: Heather Mae Erickson)
east meets west meets east, Taiwan Exchange Artist Program Two-Person Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
100 Teapot V, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Juror: Nick Joerling)
2010: Made in Taiwan by a Japanese from America, Taiwan Exchange Artist Program Solo Exhibition,
Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
100 Alumni, USM Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS (Juried)
Steins, Pints, and Plates, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO (Invited)
Cultivating Clay and Community for 30 Years, Baltimore Clayworks Group Exhibition,
Amber Street Studios, Philadelphia, PA (Invited)
Porcelains & Celadons, Myers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA (Juror: Kevin Myers)
Roots and Wings, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Invited)
2010 NICHE Awards Competition,
Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (Juried)
2009: Adorned: Holiday Tables Dressed with Functional Ceramics, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Invited)
Muddy’s Wood Fire Classic, Myers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA (Jurors: T Robert and Jon Pacini)
2009 Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Show, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA (Juror: Regis Brodie)
2nd Lillstreet International, Drink: Functional Forms for Every Libation,
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL (Juror: Beth Lo)
message: “to whom I want,” 2008-2009 Lormina Salter Fellowship Solo Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
Jersey Shore Clay National 2009, m. t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ (Juror: Jeff Guido)
On the Road Again – 20th annual teapot show, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, IL (Juried)
International Cup, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT (Juror: Patti Warashina)
Teapot IV, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Juror: David McDonald)
Cream & Sugar Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO (Invited)
2008: Platters & Pourers, Baltimore Clayworks, MD (Juror: John Glick)
George Ohr National Challenge, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS (Juror: James Tanner)
seductive elegance, MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition, Mitchell Gallery, University Museum, SIUC
30th Annual Purchase Award Show, Art Alley, Student Center, SIUC (Juried)
35th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, MS (Juror: W. Steve Rucker)
North American Ceramic Cup Show, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI (Juror: Andy Brayman)
Big Fish, Small Pot 3: Third Annual International Small Teapot Competition,
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA (Juror: Guangzhen “Po” Zhou)
2008 NICHE Student Awards Competition,
Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (Juried)
Love at the Glove, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
Work exhibited at the Global Gallery, Student Center, SIUC
2008 NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition,
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA (Jurors: Alleghany Meadows and Kristen Kieffer)
Ceramics faculty and students show featuring Brad Schwieger, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
Better Than III, Collaboration with Adam Hawk (Blacksmith,) Art Alley, Student Center, SIUC
2007: National Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Show,
Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL (Jurors: Jeremy Randall and Sarah Panzarella)
MFA Preview Exhibition, South I Gallery, University Museum, SIUC
Ceramic Sculpture National Juried Exhibition,
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA (Jurors: Virginia Scotchie and Joe Bova)
Better Than III, Collaboration with Adam Hawk (Blacksmith,) Vergette Gallery, SIUC
The Cup & Saucer Exhibition, Where I Fell in Love Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England
1830F: Contemporary Expressions in Clay, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL (Juror: Brian Gillis)
Saratoga Springs 1st Annual Tea Bowl Competition,
Beekman Street Artists Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY (Jurors: Regis Brodie and Leslie Ferst)
National Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Exhibition, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA (Juror: Deborah Sigel)
7th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, OH (Juror: Bill Jones)
Divine Dirt, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL (Juried)
Second Annual National Juried Cup Show, University of Arkansas at Monticello, AR (Juror: Matt Long)
34th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, MS (Juror: Gary Chapman)
Emerging Excellence: 15 Regional University Programs,
Mellwood Art and Entertainment Center, Louisville, KY (Invited)
By The Ounce, Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, KY (Juror: John Neely)
Triskaidekaphobia, Second-year Graduate Student Show, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
2007 First Annual SIUC Juried Art Exhibition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC (Juror: Mel Watkin)
Two by Two: small-scale ceramic sculpture biennial,
Eastern Washington University, WA (Jurors: Sandra Trujillo and Elisa Nappa)
Love at the Glove, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
Big Muddy Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Clarke College, IA (Juror: Paul Sacaridiz)
2006: First Annual Southern Illinois Music Fest Art Fair, Shryock Plaza, SIUC
28th Annual Purchase Award Show, Art Alley, Student Center, SIUC (Juried)
33rd Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, MS (Juror: Jed Jackson)
Pyroplasticity, Ceramics Class Group Show, Vergette Gallery, SIUC
New Kids on the Block, First-year Graduate Student Show, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
Love at the Glove, Surplus Gallery, SIUC
2005: From the Ground Up, Ceramics Class Group Show, Vergette Gallery, SIUC
2005 People's Choice Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, MS (Juried)
Two-person Show, Art Walk / Street Party (Gallery Walk), Roy Eure Interior Design, Hattiesburg, MS (Invited)
32nd Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, MS (Juror: Melody Guichet)
Bibliography
“Goblet with Elegance,” Pottery Making Illustrate, January/February issue, 2015
Clay Times, January/February issue, 2015
22nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center (Catalogued)
Baltimore Sun, February 21, 2014
American Craft, February/March issue, 2014
500 Teapots Volume 2, Lark Crafts, 2013
Functional Ceramics 2013, Wayne Center for the Arts (Catalogued)
Baltimore Magazine
Ceramics Monthly, April issue, 2012
Ceramic Sculptures, Lark Crafts, 2011
500 Vases, Lark Books, 2010
Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August issue, 2010
Chesapeake Home, March issue, 2010
NICHE, Winter issue, 2010
500 Ceramic Sculptures, Lark Books, 2009
500 Plates and Chargers, Lark Books, 2008
Hattiesburg American
Selected Presentations, Demonstrations, and Workshops
NCECA 2015 (Topical Discussion Group Moderator,) Providence, RI
Mississippi Craft Center, Ridgeland, MS
Natchez Clay, Natchez, MS
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Tainan National University for the Arts
Arts at Still Pond Station, Worton, MD
American Craft Council Show Baltimore 2009 & 2010
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore Clayworks
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Collections
Ceramics Monthly Collection
Tainan National University for the Arts
Student Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Global Gallery, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Saddleback College
Private Collectors
Awards and Grants
2015: 2015 Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts: Crafts, Maryland State Arts Council, MD
2014: Purchase Award by Ceramics Monthly, 22nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National
2012: First Place, 4th Annual National Cup Show
2011: b-Grant Winner, 2012 Baker Artist Awards, William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund, Baltimore, MD
Award of Distinction (First Prize,) Starbrick Clay National Cup Show 2011
2010: Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artistic Development, Baltimore Clayworks
Finalist, 2010 NICHE Awards Competition: Home Furnishing – Teapots
2009: Third Place, Jersey Shore Clay National 2009
2008: 2008-2009 Lormina Salter Fellowship, Baltimore Clayworks
Third Place Student Purchase Award, 30th Annual Purchase Award Show
Museum Purchase, Big Fish, Small Pot 3: third annual international teapot competition
Finalist, 2008 NICHE Student Awards Competition: Ceramics – Sculptural
2007: Full-Tuition Scholarship and Stipend with Teaching Assistantship, SIUC
Award of Excellence, Divine Dirt
2006: Full-Tuition Scholarship and Stipend with Graduate Assistantship, SIUC
Favorite Artist by Popular Vote, First Annual Southern Illinois Music Fest Art Fair
Honorable Mention, 28th Annual Purchase Award Show
2005: Full-Tuition Scholarship and Stipend with Teaching Assistantship, SIUC
Honorable Mention, 2005 Annual People's Choice Art Competition
Gallery Representations
Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, MD
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Flux Gallery, Jerome, AZ
Mississippi Craft Center, Ridgeland, MS
Memberships and Activities
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts, NCECA (since 2004)
Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi (member since 2005 & fellow since 2014)
Illinois Artisans Program (2006 - 2008)
Southern Clay Works, SIUC (2005 - 2008)
2007 - 2008: President
2006 - 2007: Propaganda/Communications Officer
Southern Ceramic Council, USM (2003 - 2005, Founding Member)
