Selected Exhibitions:
2019
In House: Recent Aquisitions, Spalding House Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu HI, Nov. 29, 2018-Oct. 29,
Amber Aguirre (sculpture) and George Woollard (painting), Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Jan. 25th to Feb. 25th
Jewelry Show, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, Nov. 30th-Jan. 5th
2018
Not Your Typical Love Story, Fabulon Gallery, Charleston, SC, Feb. 4-28
Faculty Exhibit, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Jan. 27-Mar. 24
Tiny but Mighty, d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, May 3-June 9
Hot Tea!, Wood Symphony Gallery, on-line, June 8-24
Intersections-Considering Imbalance, Kahilu Theatre Gallery, Kamuela, HI, May 10-June 30
Ceramic Wall Works, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, June 8-July 21
Cheers! Drink Up!, International Ceramic Artists' Network, Manitou Springs, CO, June 15-Aug. 18
Off Center, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, July 8-July 21
Art by Hand, Wailoa Art Center Hilo, HI, Sept. 7-27
International Ceramics Exposition, Liling, China, Sept. 22-Oct.2
The Jewelry Show, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, Nov. 30-Jan. 5
In House: Recent Aquisitions, Spalding House Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu HI, Nov. 29, 2018-Oct. 29, 2019
2017
Off Center, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Apr. 14-May 27
Off Center Teapots, Alpha Fired Arts, Sacramento, CA, Apr. 17-May 26
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Apr. 28-30
Naked and Refined, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, May 4-28
Delineating Queer, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI, May 5-27
Plates,
Platters and Nothing Else Matters, Long Beach Island Foundation of the
Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Township, NJ, June 30-July 19
7th Annual Workhouse Clay International, Lorton, VA, Aug. 12-Oct. 8
Hawaii Island 2nd Annual Contemporary Crafts Show, Waloa Center, Hilo, HI, Sept. 8-28
What Goes Bump in the Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 5-Nov. 12
50th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition,
Honolulu Academy of Arts School, Honolulu, HI. Oct.25-Nov. 10
Matchbox Plus XIII, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Nov. 17-Dec. 30
Big Island First Annual Clay Exhibition, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI, Dec. 1-Jan. 26
2016
By Hand, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Jan. 15-Feb. 27
Sensei and Sensibilities, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI Jan. 15-Apr. 4
Equality, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio Feb. 7-Mar.26
Off the Table, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO Feb. 26-Mar. 25
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Apr. 29-May 1
Workhouse Clay International 2016, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA. Aug. 13-Oct. 16
Earth Elements, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI. Aug. 19-Oct.18
Idiosyncratic Feilds, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI. Sept. 10-30
Plates and Totems, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA. Oct. 7- Nov. 19
49th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition,
Honolulu Academy of Arts School, Honolulu, HI. Oct.25-Nov. 15
Matchbox
Plus XII, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI,
Nov.18-Dec. 30
Art Changes Things, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Dec.10-Mar.15
Ceramics of Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Art School Linekona Gallery, Dec. 17-Jan. 8
2015
Energizing the Issues with Clay,
Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, Jan. 24-April 19
BARK!,
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Feb. 6-Mar. 1
Technonatura,
Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Mar.6-April 30
Hot Tea!
Del Mano Gallery. Pasadena, CA Mar7-Apr,4
30 Ceramic
Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Apr.
27-May 23
Contempo #ArtShop,
Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI June 18-28
2x4x8,
Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, July 24-Oct. 16
Go Figure,
Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR, Aug. 7-Sept. 26
Fleeced
(Solo Show), John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Nov. 4-Dec. 5
Matchbox Plus XI,
Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI Nov. 20-Jan 3, 2016
SOFA Expo,
(Sculptural Objects
& Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas
Gallery,Chicago,
IL. Nov. 5-8
2014
Hunger (on-line) at www.crafthaus.com,
Jan 15-Feb 15
Hot Tea! Del Mano Gallery, Pasedena, CA Feb
1-Mar. 8
Bark!,
John
Natsoulas
Gallery, Davis, CA. Feb.
6-Mar.1
Sensei
& Sensibilities,
Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Feb. 15-May 23
Big Fish, Small Pot,
6th
International Small Teapot Competition and Show, American Museum of Ceramic Art,
Pomona,
CA. Apr. 12-June 1
30 Ceramic Sculptors,
CCACA,
Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Apr.16-May 24
America’s
Clayfest II,
Blueline Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Apr.18-May 31
Small
Favors, The Clay
Studio, Philidelphia, PA, May 2-June 1
National
Association of Women Artists,
New York, NY, June 3-31
HIVE (Solo show),
Wright Gallery Hawaii,
Kailua-Kona, HI, July 19-Aug 19
Tennessee Art League,
Energizing the Issues with Clay, Tennessee Art League Gallery,
Nashville, TN, Aug 1-29
Fire: Ceramics
on the Big Island, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI,
Sept. 5-Oct. 31
Halloween Show,
Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Sept. 24-Nov. 1
47th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition,
Honolulu Academy of Arts School, Honolulu, HI. Oct.10-Nov. 1
SOFA Expo,
(Sculptural Objects
& Functional Art), Navy Pier, with Natsoulas
Gallery,Chicago,
IL. Oct.
31-Nov. 3
Matchbox
Plus X, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI,
Nov.21-Jan 4
2013
Teapots! 7th
annual
exhibition, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA
Apr. 5-June
10
30
Ceramic Sculptors,
CCACA (California
Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts),Natsoulas
Gallery ,
Davis, CA. Apr.
26-28
Maquette
Show
(on-line) with John
Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Mar. 6- Apr. 27
Dynamic Narratives, NCECA
concurrent show at Winter Street
Studios, Houston, TX
, Mar. 18-24
Bark!,
John Natsoulas
Gallery, Davis,
CA. Feb. 6-Mar.2
Cycles of Life,
Holualoa
Foundation for Arts and Culture, Holualoa, HI. Feb.12-April 6
Tanks,
Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA. Aug.
2-Sept. 14
Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu
Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI. Sept. 19-Nov. 24
46th
Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition,
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Oct.10-Nov. 2
Ceramics
Annual of America,
Civic Center, San
Francisco, CA. Oct. 18-20
SOFA Expo,
(Sculptural Objects
& Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas
Gallery,Chicago,
IL. Oct.
31-Nov. 3
Hawaii's
Modern Masters,
Coach Store,
Honolulu, HI Nov. 3- Dec. 4
Matchbox
Plus IX,
Cedar St. Galleries, Honolulu HI Nov. 22, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014
2012
Solo
Exhibition: Out of the Mouths of Babes, Roscoe
Ceramic Gallery, Oakland, CA. Jan 6-27
Occupy
Art,
Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture,
Holualoa, HI. Jan. 10-Feb. 11
Solo
Exhibition: 2011 Year of the
Rabbit: 364 Rabbit Heads, Natsoulas
Gallery, Davis,
CA.
Feb. 1-25
Bark!,
Natsoulas
Gallery, Davis,
CA.
Feb. 1-25
NCECA (National
Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Washington
State Convention
Center, Seattle, WA.
Mar. 28-31
On
the Edge (Concurrent
show with NCECA), Patricia Cameron
Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Mar. 26-Apr. 27
Watershed's
Kiln God Show, Baltimore
Clayworks, Baltimore,
MD. May 19-30
30
Ceramic Sculptors,
CCACA (California Council on Education for the
Ceramic Arts),Natsoulas Gallery ,
Davis, CA. Apr.
27-June
2
Fantasy
& Figuration,
Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA June 8th-July
14th
What
is a Rabbit? Natsoulas
Gallery, Davis,
CA. July 4-Aug. 4
Santorini
Biennale of Arts, Pyrgos Old Venetian Castle, Santorini,
Greece,
Aug.1-Sept.30
45th
Hawaii
Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition ,
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Aug.
30-Sept. 20
Museum
of Art and History:The
Contemporary Figure: Past Presence, Lancaster, CA. Sept. 6- Nov.24
Ceramics
Annual of America , Fort
Mason Center, San
Francisco, CA. Sept. 14-16
SOFA Expo (Sculptural
Objects & Functional Art), with Natsoulas
Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov.2-4
Un-Wedged, Pottery Northwest,
Seattle,
WA., Nov.3-30
2011
Bark! Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA Feb. 2-26
East
meets West:
Invitational Teapot Exhibition,
Holualoa
Foundation for Arts and Culture, Holualoa, HI. Feb. 24-Apr. 16
Hot Tea! ,Del
Mano Gallery, Los
Angeles, CA. April 2nd-20th
30
Ceramic
Sculptors, Natsoulas
Gallery,
CCACA (California Council on
Education for the Ceramic Arts), Davis, CA. April 20-May 28
22nd
International Juried Exhibition, Viridian
Artists Gallery, New York,
NY. June 28-July 16
Animal
Craft Exhibition,
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY. June 26-July 26
Workhouse
Clay National, Workhouse Arts
Center, Lorton, VA. Aug.
3-28
CAA (Ceramics
Annual of America), Fort
Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Oct. 7-9
SOFA Expo (Sculptural
Objects & Functional Art), with Del Mano Gallery and John
Natsoulas
Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov.4-6
The
QRt Show, Twin
Oaks Gallery, San Marcos, CA. Dec
8-Jan 8
2010
Mastering
Raku,Jared
Branfman Memorial Gallery, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham, MA
Feb. 1-Mar. 19
NICHE Buyers
Market of American Craft, Pennsylvania
Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 12-15
Hot
Tea!, Del
Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
April 24-May 29
30
Ceramic
Sculptors,
CCACA (California Council on
Education for the Ceramic Arts),Natsoulas Gallery ,
Davis, CA. May 30-June 2
Flora
and Fauna, Del Mano
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. July 31-August 8
SOFA West
Expo (Sculptural
Objects & Functional Art), with Del
Mano Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. July 8-11
CAA (Ceramics
Annual of America), Fort Mason Center , San
Francisco, CA. Sept.
10-Sept. 12
43rd
Hawaii
Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition ,
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Oct.
9-Oct.31
Rare
Affairs (Two
person show), The Basement Gallery, Boise, ID.
Oct. 23- Nov. 27
SOFA Expo,
(Sculptural
Objects & Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas
Gallery, Chicago,
IL .
Nov.5-7
Awards
and Honors:
2018
Fully funded trip to China to participate in their "International Ceramics Exposition"
2017
Hawaii Island 2nd Annual Contemporary Crafts Show, HI, Honorable Mention
Fragmented, an on-line juried exhibition, Artscenetoday.com, Finalist
2016
Ceramics of Hawaii, Award of Recognition and purchase award from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
41st HawaiI Craftsmen
Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, HI. Award of Excellence, Juried by Cindi Strauss
41st HawaiI Craftsmen
Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, Purchase Award by the Honolulu Museum of Art
Potters Council Sculpture
Calendar, Photo for the month of February
2015
Penland
School of Crafts, Penland, NC: Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund: Scholarship for a fully funded residency
2013
Honolulu
Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI. Curator’s
Choice Award for “Artist’s of Hawaii 2013” exhibition, Juried by Jay Jensen
NCECA/Benyamini
Center for Contemporary Ceramics, Tel Aviv, Israel, Awarded a
funded one
month residency
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar, Photo
for
the month of June
NICHE
Buyers
Market of American Craft ,
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. – Winner,
Handbuilt Ceramics Category
2012
NICHE
Buyers Market of American Craft ,
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. - Finalist
2011
NICHE Buyers Market of
American Craft ,
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Philadelphia, PA. - Finalist
International Ceramics
Studio , Keskemet,
Hungary, One
month residency
2010
Potters Council Sculpture
Calendar, Photo for the month of April
Watershed
Center
for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME. Kiln
God Award fully funded residency
NICHE Buyers Market of
American Craft,
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.-Finalist
Puffin Foundation,
Ltd. Teaneck,
NJ. Grant funded for Cultural
Victimizations in War
2008
41st HawaiI Craftsmen
Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, HI. The
O'Neill Award of Excellence, Juried by Jan Peters
2005
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art
Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st
place, , 2nd
place and People's Choice Award
2004
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art
Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st
place, ,2nd place and People's
Choice Award
Ink and Clay 30 Exhibition, Pomona, CA. Presidents
Purchase Award
2003
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art
Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st
place,2nd place and People's
Choice Award
Education:
1996 San Jose State University,
San Jose, CA, Master of.Library and
Information Science. & Teaching Credential
in Library Info. Science
1990 San
Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA, Master of Arts.-Art Education
1987 San
Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA, Teaching Credential in Fine Arts
1981 University
of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA, Bachelor
of Fine Arts,
Ceramics
Collections:
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
Benyamini
Contemporary Ceramics
Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Santorini
Biennale, Santorini,
Greece
Judith
S. Schwartz,
NY-Private Collection
International
Ceramics Studio, Kecscemet,
Hungary
Mark
Friedman, Sacramento, CA
Sonny
Kamm Teapot collection, Los Angeles, CA
Kellogg
Art Gallery, Cal Poly University,
Pomona, CA
Marc
Grainer, Alexandria, VA
Published
Sources:
Wikipedia web site for Amber Aguirre- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Aguirre
HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture bilingual art review, No. 30, 2017, pgs. 104-109
Potters
Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture,
2017
(photo for month of February)
Potters
Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture,
2014
(photo for month of April)
Potters
Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture,
2013
(photo for month of June)
Naked
Raku and
Related Bare Clay Techniques,
2012, American Ceramic Society, (chapter on Naked
Fauxku) p. 84-95
Amber
Aguirre,
2012, John Natsoulas Press
Pottery
Making
Illustrated ,
Jan/Feb 2012, (article on Naked Fauxku) p.40-42
Humor
in Craft ,
2012, Brigitte Martin, Schiffer Publishing, p. 22
& 205
30
Ceramic Artists,
2012, John Natsoulas Press
Clay
Times,
Vol. 17,
issue 90, Spring 2011, p. 34
30
Ceramic Artist ,
2011, John Natsoulas Press,
p.16-17
Best
of America: Sculptors vol 2 ,
2010, Kennedy Publishing Co., p. 1-2
30
Ceramic Artists,
2010, John Natsoulas Press, p. 14-17
Niche
Magazine,
Winter 2010, p. 46
Potters
Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture,
2010, (photo for the month of April)
Clay
Times ,
Vol. 15, issue 84 Nov/Dec 2009, p. 42
30
Ceramic Artists,
2009, John Natsoulas Press, p. 16-17
Mastering
Raku ,
Steven Branfman, 2009, Lark Publishing Company, p.
156
American
Style Magazine,
April, 2009 p. 145
Hawaiian Style Magazine,
Vol. 6, #1, 2009, p.35