Shoji Satake Artist Lecture

Shoji Satake, originally from Kyoto, Japan, and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, earned his Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Government from The College of William and Mary in 1996. He later completed his Master of Fine Arts at Indiana University in Bloomington in 2004. Currently an associate professor of ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design, Shoji has previously taught at West Virginia University, where he held the position of J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professor of Art, as well as at Indiana University, Hope College, and Central Michigan University. He is also the current President of the Board of Directors of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), the world’s largest non-profit, member-run arts organization.

Shoji has held numerous workshops and participated in exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Notable recent endeavors include an artist residency at the Archie Bray Foundation and the Robert M. MacNamara Foundation in Westport, Maine. He has also conducted Visiting Artist Workshops and lectures at the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute and the Guangxi Art Academy in China. His work has been showcased in solo, two-person, and group exhibitions in the United States and China, and he was featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Outside of his professional commitments, Shoji enjoys spending time with his family and planning his next fly-fishing adventure, always in search of the ultimate catch—whether it's a giant trout or salmon.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Register to join us in-person or join via Zoom.