Frank Giorgini
Ban Kajitani is a Japanese American ceramic artist known for marbled ceramic ware (Japanese neriage), incorporated into large-scale steles (upright monument), colorful vessels, murals and site specific works.
In the early ...
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- Biography
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Ban Kajitani is a Japanese American ceramic artist known for marbled ceramic ware (Japanese neriage), incorporated into large-scale steles (upright monument), colorful vessels, murals and site specific works.
In the early 1960?s Kajitani saw an exhibition of American ceramic artists in Tokyo. He was impressed by the work of Richard Shaw and Marilyn Levine. When Kajitani first immigrated to the USA he studied with Larry Elsner at Utah State. Kajitani took inspiration from the Southwestern desert which impacted his work throughout his career.
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- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1973-1974
Art Teacher, Copiague Senior High School, Copiague, New York
1979-1982Art Teacher, Greenville Central School System, Greenville, New York
1985-1999Faculty, Architectural Tile Design, and Fabrication, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
Other
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Moscow Clayworks Permanent Collection, Moscow, Pennsylvania
Public Tile Mural, Flushing, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Utica Avenue Subway Station, New York, New York
Whitehall Subway Station, Manhattan, New York
- Bibliography
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Giorgini, Frank. Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorating. New York, NY: Lark Books, 1994.
- CV or Resume
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Kuratnick, Jeffrey
- Website(s)
Citation: Kuratnick, Jeffrey Frank Giorgini, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/frank-giorgini
