biography of SHUJI IKEDA

Born in Okayama Japan in 1950 and came to the United States in 1973.
Attended Holy Names College to finish general education majoring in liberal arts.
He then transferred to San Francisco State University where he majored in film making,
graduating cum laude in 1979.

In 1981 he joined the studio Pottery 7 in San Francisco
and in 1986 he moved to Berkeley where he built his own studio.

He has been awarded the certificate of Kakan (Assistant Professor) from
Ikenobo Ikebana School and teaches flower arranging at his studio in Berkeley, California.

A partial list of Exhibitions and Galleries:

COOL STUFF 2000 (San Jose Museum of Art) San Jose
CALIFORNIA DESIGN 2000 (California Contemporary Craft Association)
NEW VISIONS (Pro Arts) Philip E. Linhgres (Executive Curator Oakland Museum)
ASIAN ALLURE (GUMP'S) San Francisco
WOOD FIRING (Catharine Hiersoux Gallery)
ASIAN IMPRESSIONS (Options Gallery) Healdsburg
THE OAKLAND MUSEUM COLLECTORS GALLERY
SAN FRANCISCO CRAFT & FOLK ART MUSEUM (Helen Heniger Years)
CALIFORNIA CLAY COMPETITION (Award for Excellence in Function)
THE NICHE AWARDS (National Competition sponsored by the Rosen Agency)
AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SHOW
RENWICK GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (California Artist)
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
JAPANESE CONSULATE OF SAN FRANCISCO (Ceramic Arts of Japan)
SAN FRANCISCO ART COMMISSION EXHIBIT (First Prize, People's Award)
AGNON FINE ART AND CRAFT EXHIBITION

Corporate Collections:

UNOCAL (Executive Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA)
DUKE ENERGY (Houston, TX)

Articles & Books:

CERAMICS MONTHLY (June, July, August 1997), "Shuji Ikeda" by James Irwin
BEAUTIFUL THINGS, Guild Publishing 2000
BASKETS: TRADITION & BEYOND, Guild Publishing 2000
THE DESIGNER'S SOURCEBOOK 10, Guild Publishing 1995