The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Joan E. Takayama-Ogawa
EDUCATION
1973-1978BA East Asian Studies and Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, California
1975-1976International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
1978-1979MA Arts Education, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
1985-1989Ceramics, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1979-1985Academic Dean and Faculty, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California
1985-presentAssociate Professor, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
2010-presentCeramic Coordinator, Otis College of Art and Design
Joan Takayama-Ogawa decorates thrown and slab built vessel inspired pieces with contemporary imagery and motifs reflective of her life experience, including inspiraton from time spent scuba diving . She often uses the teapot form because of its reference to Japanese culture.
Takayama-Ogawa, a sixth generation potter, creates works inspired by her Japanese heritage and by ancient Japanese forms. She studied at Otis College of Art and Design with Ralph Bacerra and currently teaches there in the ceramics and product design programs.
In 2010 Takayama-Ogawa was appointed Otis' Ceramic Coordinator. She is responsible for reviving ceramics at Otis by implementing cutting-edge 3-D ceramic printing technology.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, Boulder, Colorado
deYoung Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California
George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, Mississippi
Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, Kansas
Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Princessehof Leeuwarden Nationaal Keramiekmuseum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, South Korea
BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Craft Magazine. “Joan Takayama-Ogawa.” Portfolio, April/May 1996.
Clark, Garth. The Artful Teapot. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001.
Clayton, Peirce. The Clay Lover’s Guide to Making Molds. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998
Ferrin, Leslie. Teapots Transformed. GUILD.com, 2000
Harvey, Victoria Woodward. "Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Climate Change." Ceramics Monthly (February 2018).
Lauria, Jo. Color and Fire Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics 1950-2000. New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications, 2000.
Levin, Elaine. "Keiko Fukazawa and Joan Takayama-Ogawa: A Confluence of American and Japanese Cultures." Ceramics Monthly, December 1994.
Lovelace, Joyce. "The Ubiquitous Teapot." American Craft, April/ May 1994.
Ostermann, Matthias. The Ceramic Surface. London, England: A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 2002.
Ostermann, Matthias. Masters: Earthenware Major Works by Leading Artists. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2010.
Perry, Sara. The Tea Book. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1993.
Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
Peterson, Susan. Contemporary Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000.
Peterson, Susan. "Smashing Glazes." GUILD.com, 2001.
Peterson, Susan. Working with Clay. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.
Seckler, Judy. "Recollecting the Past Joan Takayama-Ogawa's Wit and Whimsy." Ceramics Monthly (February 2005), pp. 37-41.
Seckler, Judy. “Tea Time.” Pasadena Weekly, July 15, 1999.
Snyder, Jeffrey B., ed. Ceramics Today. Pennsylvania: PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2010.
Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997.
Watabe, Hiroko. "Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Japanese Inspired, American-Fired." Pronto. May 1990.
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WEBSITE(S):
https://ospace.otis.edu/takayama/Welcome/published
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified July 14, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/takayama-ogawa
