• MARI OGIHARA
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Education    
MFA Tyler School of Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, MFA, Ceramics, 2006
BFA University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ceramics, Cum Laude, 2003
  Temple University Crafts Research, Gujarat, India, 2006
  Kyoto Seika University Ceramics Research, Kyoto, Japan, 2004
     
Residency    
2006 Clay Art Center Artist-In-Residence - Port Chester, New York
2008 AIR Vallauris Artist-In-Residence - Vallauris, France.
     
Exhibition    
2010 12th Annual Tokyo - New York Friendship Ceramic Center Competition Nippon Gallery, New York City, New York.
  Travels - Asia”, Pearson Art Gallery White Plains, New York
  One Degree of Separation The Ceramic Shop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Westchester Biennial Castle Gallery at College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York
     
2009 Faculty Exhibit Norwalk Community College - Norwalk, Connecticut
  Generously Odd: Craft Show Now Lexington Art League. Lexington, Kentucky
  Faculty Exhibit. Rockland Art Center, West Nyack, New York
  Faculty Exhibit. Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, Connecticut
  Small Art Objects 2009 Galerie Aqui Siam Ben. Vallauris, France.
     
2008 Full Circle: Ten Years of Radius Aldrich Mueum - Ridgefield, Connecticut
  Annual Faculty Show Rockland Art Center - West Nyack, New York
  AIR Vallauris: Residents Exhibition AIR Vallauris Gallery -Vallauris, France
  Veiled Ornaments -Solo Exhibition Hammond Museum -North Salem, New York
  Tyler Alumni Show Temple University -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     
2007 Clay on the Wall Landmark Gallery -Lubbock, Texas
  Radius: Emerging Artists from Connecticut and SE New York Ridgefield Guild of Artists - Ridgefield, Connecticut
  Ritual 621 Gallery -Tallahassee, Florida
  Silvermine Annual Faculty Show Silvermine Art Gallery - New Canaan, Connecticut
  Legacy M.T. Burton Gallery - Surf City, New Jersey
  Reconnecting: The U of M Art & Design Alumni Show Work Gallery - Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Tracing Mirages - Solo Exhibition Clay Art Center - Port Chester, New York
  Ceramic Abstraction - Juror: Paula Winokur Creative Arts Workshop - New Haven, Connecticut
  10th International Open Woman Made Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
  NCECA - Ten Years Out - Tyler School of Art Flame Run Gallery - Louisville, Kentucky
     
2006 Annual Member’s Show Clay Art Center - Port Chester, New York
  Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2006 State Museum of Pennsylvania,Harrisburg, PA
  Odalisque - Solo MFA Thesis Exhibition Temple Gallery - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Skin Deep - Juror: Val Cushing Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery - Florence, SC
  Embodiment: Gender+Culture+Action Genevieve Loranger Fisk Gallery - Detroit, Michigan
     
2005 Annual Juried Show Abington Art Center - Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
  Tyler Ceramics Alumni Show The Icebox -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     
2004 Kyoto Seika Exchange Student Exhibition The Gallery Fleur - Kyoto, Japan
     
2003 Tug Of War - Solo BFA Exhibition Oneline Gallery - Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Grade A Select Work Gallery - Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Playground Warren Robbins Gallery - Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Michigan Mud Greenfield Village - Dearborn, Michigan
  White Void Media Union Video Studio - Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Things Matter Media Union Gallery - Ann Arbor, Michigan
     
Awards & Grants    
2008 NYFA SOS Grant  
     
2007 Top Prize in Exhibition “Clay on the Wall” – Juror: Matthew Kangus Landmark Gallery - Lubbock, Texas
  Radius-Artist Professional Development Program Aldrich Museum - Ridgefield, Connecticut
  Elaine Rattet Foundation Grant  
     
2006 Technical Assistantship Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     
2005 Technical Assistantship Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     
Publications    
     
2010 Hodara, Susan. "Visions of the Eerie, the Wacky and the Whimsical." The New York Times. Section WE12 : May 2, 2010.
     
2009 Clay Times. Gallery Section, pg 43 : November/December 2009 Issue 84
     
2008 Kangus, Matthew. “Clay on the Wall: 2007 Clay National” Ceramics Monthly. Pgs 20-21: February 2007
     
2007 Lombroso, Linda. “Art by the Cupful” The Journal News. Section D1: Feb 17, 2007
     
2006 Hill, Lori. “First Friday Focus” Philadelphia City Paper. Edition #1090 pg 40: April 6-13 2006
     
Public Art    
2008 Brighton Biennial - Ceramic Installation City of Brighton - Brighton, Michigan
     
Permanent Collection    
2008 Hammond Museum - North Salem, New York AIR Vallauris Collection -Vallauris, France