Joan Takayama-Ogawa

Born: 1955, Pasadena, California, USA
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    About
    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    1979
    -
    1985

    Academic Dean and Faculty, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California

    1985
    -
    present

    Associate Professor, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California

    2010
    -
    present

    Ceramic Coordinator, Otis College of Art and Design

    Other

    Public Collections

    American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

    Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, Boulder, Colorado

    deYoung Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California

    George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, Mississippi

    Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, Kansas

    Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.

    Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California

    Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California

    Princessehof Leeuwarden Nationaal Keramiekmuseum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

    Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

    World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, South Korea

    Bibliography

    American Craft Magazine. “Joan Takayama-Ogawa.” Portfolio, April/May 1996.

    Clark, Garth. The Artful Teapot. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001.

    Clayton, Peirce. The Clay Lover’s Guide to Making Molds. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998

    Ferrin, Leslie. Teapots Transformed. GUILD.com, 2000

    Harvey, Victoria Woodward. "Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Climate Change." Ceramics Monthly (February 2018).

    Lauria, Jo. Color and Fire Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics 1950-2000. New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications, 2000.

    Levin, Elaine. "Keiko Fukazawa and Joan Takayama-Ogawa: A Confluence of American and Japanese Cultures." Ceramics Monthly, December 1994.

    Lovelace, Joyce. "The Ubiquitous Teapot." American Craft, April/ May 1994. 

    Ostermann, Matthias. The Ceramic Surface. London, England: A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 2002. 

    Ostermann, Matthias. Masters: Earthenware Major Works by Leading Artists. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2010.

    Perry, Sara. The Tea Book. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1993. 

    Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992. 

    Peterson, Susan. Contemporary Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000. 

    Peterson, Susan. "Smashing Glazes." GUILD.com, 2001.

    Peterson, Susan. Working with ClayEnglewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.

    Seckler, Judy. "Recollecting the Past Joan Takayama-Ogawa's Wit and Whimsy." Ceramics Monthly (February 2005), pp. 37-41.

    Seckler, Judy. “Tea Time.” Pasadena Weekly, July 15, 1999. 

    Snyder, Jeffrey B., ed. Ceramics Today. Pennsylvania: PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2010.

    Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997.

    Watabe, Hiroko. "Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Japanese Inspired, American-Fired." Pronto. May 1990.

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    Santa Monica, California

    Los Angeles, California

    Citation: Joan Takayama-Ogawa, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/joan-e-takayama-ogawa

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