Jun Kaneko

(Japanese, born 1942)

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Jun Kaneko

Untitled, 1982

7,500 USD

Biography

Timeline

1942
Born in Nagoya, Japan
1964
California Institute of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Studied ceramics at Jerry Rothman's studio, Paramount, CA
1966
University of California, Berkeley, CA, studied under Peter Voulkos
1967
Archie Bray Foundation Fellowship
1970 - 1971
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA, studied under Paul Soldner
1979
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1985
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1994
Honorary Member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

Exhibitions

2013
Jun Kaneko Exhibitions in 2013:
Legends, Myths and Truths: Jun Kaneko, Millennium Park Boeing Galleries, Chicago, IL, USA (solo exhibition)
2012
Jun Kaneko Exhibitions in 2012:
In the Round, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, USA (solo exhibition)
San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts (deYoung), San Francisco, CA, USA (solo exhibition)
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo exhibition)
2011
Jun Kaneko Exhibitions in 2011:
History of Modern Ceramics in Japan – From Kenkichi Tomimoto to Kazua Yago and Contemporary Ceramists, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, Japan
Outside Kaneko, Lauritzen Gardens Botanical Garden, Omaha, NE, USA (solo exhibition)
Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA, USA (solo exhibition)
Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (solo exhibition)
2010
Jun Kaneko Exhibitions in 2010:
Crisp Museum, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Giradeau, MO, USA (solo exhibition)
Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, USA (solo exhibition)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, USA (solo exhibition)
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL, USA (solo exhibition)
Museum of Arts & Science, Macon, GA, USA (solo exhibition)
Selected Work, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, Biloxi, MS, USA (solo exhibition)
2009
Jun Kaneko Exhibitions in 2009:
Jun Kaneko Intimate Relationships, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA (solo exhibition)
Madama Butterfly: Costumes, Set, Properties & Projections by Jun Kaneko, Opera Company of Philadelphia, PA, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perelman Building, Philadelphia, PA, USA (solo exhibition)
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL, USA (solo exhibition)
Play’s the Thing: The Paintings and Objects of Jun Kaneko, Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, NE, USA (solo exhibition)
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (solo exhibition)
Crosscurrents: Jun Kaneko & David Kuraoka, Maui Arts and Culture Center, Kahului, HI, USA
2008
New Work, Imago Galleries
Dangos: Roof Garden Installation, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Fidelio: Costumes, Set, Properties & Projections, Opera Company of Philadelphia, PA
Madama Butterfly: Costumes, Set, Properties & Projections by Jun Kaneko, Hawaii Opera Theater, Maui HI
Madama Butterfly: Costumes, Set, Properties & Projections by Jun Kaneko, Hawaii Opera Theater, Honolulu HI