Amber Aguirre
Resume
Selected Exhibitions:
2024
Tiny but Mighty, d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Feb. 10-Mar.9
Clay National 2024, Clay Studio of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb. 1-Mar. 29
25th San Angelo Nat'l Ceramic Competition, San Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, Apr. 19-June 23
Contemporary Clay 2024, The Art Center, Grand Junction, CO, May 24-June 29
Solo Show: Obiter Dictum, Kahilu Theater, Waimea, HI, Sept. 26-Nov. 3
2023
Exhibition Winners Vault, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Feb. 11-Mar. 11
Strike a Pose, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, S. Yarmouth, MA, Feb. 7-Mar. 4
Accession, Hawai’I State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI Feb. 10
DelecTable:6th National Functional Ceramics Exhibition, Art League of Denver, CO Apr.7-May 21
Art of Possibilities, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Minneapolis, MN Mar. 18-Apr.11
In the Time of Climate Change, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, July 7-July 28
6th Annual Midsummer Art Celebration, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI June 2-June 28
13th Annual Clay International, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA Aug. 5-Oct. 22
Visions in Clay, Horton Art Gallery, Stockton, CA Aug. 28-Sept. 21
Hey! International Ceramics, La Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France Sept. 2023-Aug. 2024
Hawaii Craftsmen Statewide Juried Show, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI, Sept. 30-Oct. 28
Solo Show: 365 Rabbits, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Nov. 3- Dec. 2
2022
Brilliance of Now, Kahilu Theater, Kamuela, HI, Jan. 12-Mar. 4
Persistence IV, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Mar. 19-Apr. 16
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, April 29-30
NCECA Concurrent exhibit, Tree of Ceramics, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Apr.28-May 28
F**king It Up, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburg, PA, Aug. 20-Oct. 1
Divulge: Second National Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Sept. 10- Oct. 8
Hawai'i Craftsmen 55th Statewide Juried Show, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI, Sept. 17-Oct. 15
& Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahalui, HI , Nov. 8-Dec. 23
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Kahilu Theater, Kamuela, HI, Nov. 10-Jan. 22, 2023
2021
11th Annual Clay International, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, Aug. 7-Oct.10
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Oct. 22, 23
Artists we Collect, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI, June 4-June 25
Matchbox Plus XVI, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, November 20, 2020-Jan.10, 2021
2020
Art in the time of Corona, Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA -Mar. 23- Dec.
Social Distancing, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
Artists in Residence, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, 2020
Art on the Move: Petite Works, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. August/September
2019
3rd Annual all Media Statewide Juried Art Exhibition, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI June 7-26
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, May 3-5
In House: Recent Acquisitions, Spalding House, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI, Nov. 29, 2018-Oct. 29, 2019
Amber Aguirre (sculpture) and George Woollard (painting), Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Jan. 25th to Feb. 25th
Hawaii Craftsmen 52nd Statewide Juried Show, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 31-Oct.4
The Jewelry Show, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, Nov. 30th-Jan. 5th
Innovative Visual Expressions, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI, Sept. 6-26
40th National Juried Art Show, Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC, Oct.4-Nov. 15
2018
Not Your Typical Love Story, Fabulon Gallery, Charleston, SC, Feb.4-28
Faculty Exhibit, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Jan. 27-Mar. 24
Tiny but Mighty, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, May 3-June 9
Hot Tea! Wood Symphony Gallery, on-line, June 8-24
Intersections-Considering Imbalance, Kahilu Theatre Gallery, Kamuela, HI, May 10-June 30
Ceramic Wall Works, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, June 8-July 21
Cheers! Drink Up! International Ceramic Artists Network, Manitou Springs, CO, June 15-Aug. 18
Off Center, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, July 8-July 21
Art by Hand, Wailoa Art Center Hilo, HI, Sept. 7-27 (Juror and Exhibitor)
International Ceramics Exposition, Liling Ceramics Valley, Liling, China, Sept. 22-Oct. 2
The Jewelry Show, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Nov. 30-Jan. 5
2017
Off Center, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Apr. 14-May 27
Off Center Teapots, Alpha Fired Arts, Sacramento, CA, Apr. 17-May 26
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Apr. 28-30
Naked and Refined, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, May 4-28
Delineating Queer, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI, May 5-27
Plates, Platters and Nothing Else Matters, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Township,
NJ, June 30-July 19
7th Annual Workhouse Clay International, Lorton, VA, Aug. 12-Oct. 8
Hawai'i Island 2nd Annual Contemporary Crafts Show, Waloa Center, Hilo, HI, Sept. 8-28
What Goes Bump in the Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 5-Nov. 12
50th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts School, Honolulu, HI. Oct.25-Nov. 10
Matchbox Plus XIII, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Nov. 17-Dec.30
2016
By Hand, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Jan. 15-Feb. 27
Sensei and Sensibilities, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI Jan. 15-Apr. 4
Equality, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio Feb. 7-Mar.26
Off the Table, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO Feb. 26-Mar. 25
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
Workhouse Clay International 2016, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA. Aug. 13-Oct. 16
Earth Elements, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI. Aug. 19-Oct.18
Idiosyncratic Fields, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI Sept. 10-30
Plates and Totems, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA. Oct. 7- Nov. 19
50th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts School Gallery, Honolulu,
HI. Oct. 25th-Nov. 1
Matchbox Plus XII, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Nov.18-Dec. 30
Art Changes Things, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Dec.10-Mar.15
Ceramics of Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Art School Linekona Gallery, Dec. 17-Jan. 8
2015
Energizing the Issues with Clay, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, Jan. 24-April 19
BARK!, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Feb. 6-Mar. 1
Technonatura, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Mar.6-April 30
Hot Tea! Del Mano Gallery. Pasadena, CA Mar7-Apr,4
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Apr. 27-May 23
Contempo #ArtShop, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI June 18-28
2x4x8, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, July 24-Oct. 16
Go Figure, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR, Aug. 7-Sept. 26
Fleeced (Solo Show), John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Nov. 4-Dec. 5
Matchbox Plus XI, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI Nov. 20-Jan 3, 2016
SOFA Expo, (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov. 5-8
2014
Hunger (on-line) at www.crafthaus.com, Jan 15-Feb 15
Hot Tea! Del Mano Gallery, Pasadena, CA Feb 1-Mar. 8
Bark!, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Feb. 6-Mar.1
Sensei & Sensibilities, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Feb. 15-May 23
Big Fish, Small Pot, 6th International Small Teapot Competition and Show, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona,
CA. Apr. 12-June 1
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Apr.16-May 24
America’s Clayfest II, Blueline Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Apr.18-May 31
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, May 2-June 1
National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY, June 3-31
HIVE (Solo show), Wright Gallery Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, HI, July 19-Aug 19
Tennessee Art League, Energizing the Issues with Clay, Tennessee Art League Gallery, Nashville, TN, Aug 1-29
Fire: Ceramics on the Big Island, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI, Sept. 5-Oct. 31
Halloween Show, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Sept. 24-Nov. 1
46th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts School Gallery, Honolulu,
HI Oct. 10-Nov. 1
SOFA Expo, (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), Navy Pier, with Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Oct. 31-Nov. 3
Matchbox Plus X, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI, Nov.21-Jan 4
2013
Teapots! 7th annual exhibition, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA., Apr. 5-June 10
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA (California Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts),Natsoulas Gallery , Davis,
CA. Apr. 26-28
Maquette Show (on-line) with John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Mar. 6- Apr. 27
Dynamic Narratives, NCECA concurrent show at Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX , Mar. 18-24
Bark!, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Feb. 6-Mar.2
Cycles of Life, Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, Holualoa, HI. Feb.12-April 6
Tanks, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA. Aug. 2-Sept. 14
Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI. Sept. 19-Nov. 24
46th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Oct.10-Nov. 2
Ceramics Annual of America, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA. Oct. 18-20
SOFA Expo, (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Oct. 31-Nov. 3
Hawai'i's Modern Masters, Coach Store, Honolulu, HI Nov. 3- Dec. 4
Matchbox Plus IX, Cedar St. Galleries, Honolulu HI Nov. 22, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, 2012
2012
Solo Exhibition: Out of the Mouths of Babes, Roscoe Ceramic Gallery, Oakland, CA. Jan 6-27
Occupy Art, Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, Holualoa, HI. Jan. 10-Feb. 11
Solo Exhibition: 2011 Year of the Rabbit: 364 Rabbit Heads, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Feb. 1-25
Bark!, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Feb. 1-25
NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA. Mar. 28-31
On the Edge (Concurrent show with NCECA), Patricia Cameron Gallery, Seattle, WA. Mar. 26-Apr. 27
Watershed's Kiln God Show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. May 19-30
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA (California Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Natsoulas Gallery, Davis,
CA. Apr. 27-June 2
Fantasy & Figuration, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA June 8th-July 14th
What is a Rabbit? Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. July 4-Aug. 4
Santorini Biennale of Arts, Pyrgos Old Venetian Castle, Santorini, Greece, Aug.1-Sept.30
45th Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Aug. 30-Sept. 20
The Contemporary Figure: Past Presence, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA. Sept. 6- Nov.24
Ceramics Annual of America, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Sept. 14-16
SOFA Expo (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), with Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov.2-4
Un-Wedged, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA., Nov.3-30
2011
Bark! Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA Feb. 2-26
East meets West: Invitational Teapot Exhibition, Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, Holualoa, HI. Feb. 24-Apr. 16
Hot Tea!, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. April 2nd-20th
30 Ceramic Sculptors, Natsoulas Gallery, CCACA (California Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Davis,
CA. April 20-May 28
22nd International Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, NY. June 28-July 16
Animal Craft Exhibition, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY. June 26-July 26
Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Aug. 3-28
CAA (Ceramics Annual of America), Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Oct. 7-9
SOFA Expo (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), with Del Mano Gallery and John Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov.4-6
2010
Mastering Raku, Jared Branfman Memorial Gallery, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham, MA Feb. 1-Mar. 19
NICHE Buyers’ Market of American Craft, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 12-15
Hot Tea!, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. April 24-May 29
30 Ceramic Sculptors, CCACA (California Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts),Natsoulas Gallery , Davis,
CA. May 30-June 2
Flora and Fauna, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. July 31-August 8
SOFA West Expo (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), with Del Mano Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. July 8-11
CAA (Ceramics Annual of America), Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Sept. 10-Sept. 12
43rd Hawai'i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition , Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. Oct. 9-Oct.31
Rare Affairs (Two person show), The Basement Gallery, Boise, ID. Oct. 23- Nov. 27
SOFA Expo, (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art), Navy Pier, with John Natsoulas Gallery, Chicago, IL. Nov.5-7
Awards and Honors:
2022
1st Place award: Divulge: Second National Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2nd Place award: Persistence IV, d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2018
Fully funded trip to China for the International Ceramics Exposition
2017
Hawai'i Island 2nd Annual Contemporary Crafts Show, HI Honorable Mention
Fragmented, on-line juried exhibition, Artscenetoday.com, Finalist
2016
Ceramics of Hawai'i, Award of Recognition and Purchase Award.
41st Hawaii Craftsmen Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, HI. Award of Excellence, Juried by Cindi Strauss
41st Hawaii Craftsmen Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, Purchase Award by the Honolulu Museum of Art
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar, Photo for the month of February
2015
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC: Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund: Scholarship for a fully funded residency
2013
Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI. Curator’s Choice Award for “Artists of Hawaii 2013” exhibition, Juried by Jay Jensen
NCECA/Benyamini Center for Contemporary Ceramics, Tel Aviv, Israel, Awarded a funded one month residency
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar, Photo for the month of June
NICHE Buyers’ Market of American Craft , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. – Winner, Hand built Ceramics
2012
NICHE Buyers’ Market of American Craft , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. - Finalist
2011
NICHE Buyers’ Market of American Craft , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. - Finalist
International Ceramics Studio , Kecskemet, Hungary, One month residency
2010
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar, Photo for the month of April
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME. Kiln God Award fully funded residency
NICHE Buyers’ Market of American Craft, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.-Finalist
Puffin Foundation, Ltd. Teaneck, NJ. Grant funded for Cultural Victimizations in War
2008
41st Hawai’i Craftsmen Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition, HI. The O'Neill Award of Excellence, Juried by Jan Peters
2005
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st place, , 2nd place and People's Choice Award
2004
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st place, ,2nd place and People's Choice Award
Ink and Clay 30 Exhibition, Pomona, CA. Presidents Purchase Award
2003
Gevalia Kona Coffee Art Exhibit, Keauhoe, HI. 1st place,2nd place and People's Choice Award
Education:
1990 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, Master of Arts.-Art Education
1987 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, Teaching Credential in Fine Arts
1981 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Collections:
American Museum of Ceramic Arts (AMOCA), Pomona, CA
Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, HI
Hawai'i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Santorini Biennale, Santorini, Greece
Judith S. Schwartz, NY-Private Collection
International Ceramics Studio, Kecscemet, Hungary
Mark Friedman, Sacramento, CA
Sonny Kamm Teapot collection, Los Angeles, CA
Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal Poly University, Pomona, CA
Marc Grainer, Alexandria, VA
Published Sources (not catalogs):
Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine, Issue #13 August 2021, Page 33
Ceramics Art & Perception-article “Amber Aguirre”, Issue #113, 2019, pp 72-28
Wikipedia web site for Amber Aguirre- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Aguirre
HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture bilingual art review, No. 30, 2017, pgs. 104-109
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture, 2017 (photo for month of February)
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture, 2014 (photo for month of April)
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture, 2013 (photo for month of June)
Naked Raku and Related Bare Clay Techniques, 2012, American Ceramic Society, (chapter on Naked Fauxku) p. 84-95
Amber Aguirre, 2012, John Natsoulas Press
Pottery Making Illustrated , Jan/Feb 2012, (article on Naked Fauxku) p.40-42
Humor in Craft , 2012, Brigitte Martin, Schiffer Publishing, p. 22 & 205
Clay Times, Vol. 17, issue 90, Spring 2011, p. 34
Best of America: Sculptors vol 2 , 2010, Kennedy Publishing Co., p. 1-2
Niche Magazine, Winter 2010, p. 46
Potters Council Sculpture Calendar -Sculpture, 2010, (photo for the month of April)
Clay Times , Vol. 15, issue 84 Nov/Dec 2009, p. 42
Mastering Raku , Steven Branfman, 2009, Lark Publishing Company, p. 156
American Style Magazine, April, 2009 p. 145
Hawaiian Style Magazine, Vol. 6, #1, 2009, p.35