SHoshi Watanabe
Shoshi Watanabe works with interior design, hotel projects, dishware for restaurants, and exhibits sculptures and installations as an artist. His work can be found locally in the Line Hotel LA, Made Hotel NY, Two Bunch Palm Springs, Hinoki and the Bird, as well as in Tokyo, Korea, and France.
In recent years, he has become more active in Japan, creating custom dishware for restaurants such as kabi.tokyo, CAVEMAN, and Chompoo Shibuya. In 2020, he had a solo show in Paris at Gallerie Lefebvre.
He has also been active in the academic field as the Ceramics Lab Supervisor at UCLA, and instructor at USC.
EDUCATION
2014 MFA in Ceramics, UCLA
2009 BS in Biology, UCLA
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2019 – Present University of Southern California Faculty
2019 – Present Pasadena City College Part-Time Faculty
2014 – Present UCLA Full Time Ceramics Laboratory Supervisor
2015 – 2019 Rio Hondo College Part-Time Faculty
2015 – 2017 Mount San Antonio College Part-Time Faculty
2016-2017 Orange Coast College Part- Time Faculty
2012 – 2015 Berman Ceramic Arts Instructor
2011 – 2014 UCLA Teaching Assistant/Teaching Associate
2009 – 2011 UCLA Part Time Ceramics Laboratory Technician
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015
The Answer. The Question. , Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles CA
Highland Park Museum of Ceramic Art, Monte Vista Projects, Highland Park CA
New Babylon, Roberts and Tilton, Culver City CA
Zombo Italiano, Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles CA
Petraphilia, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CA
Pedagogic Clay II, Orange Coast College, Santa Ana CA
A Door Too Low, Hildebrandt Studio, Culver City, CA
2014
Dragnet, Manhattan Beach Arts Center, CA
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach CA
In and Out of Tradition, Woodbury College, CA
MAS ATTACK, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA
MFA #3, New Wight Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles CA
2013:
Unity and Diversity, Parks Gallery Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild CA
MFA Preview Show 2014, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles CA
High and Low, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine CA
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach CA
2012:
The Planter Show, ForYourArt, Los Angeles, CA
2011:
Los Angeles Ceramic Museum of Art, ACME Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2010:
Keramik, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles CA
2009:
ClayMedia Infection, Muddy's Studio, Santa Ana CA
2008:
California Clay Competition 2008, The Artery, Davis CA
B-Side, White Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Senior Show, New Wight Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles CA
2021
Upcoming: Blossom Market Solo Show – May 8th
Sweet Tooth, Eatrip Soil Pop-up, Omotesando, Tokyo Japan
2020
Junin Toiro, Sogawa Base, Toyama, Japan
Haptic, Three Pers, Aoyama, Tokyo Japan
Sample Platter, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, CA
Solo Show “Café, Croissant” at Gallerie Lefebre et Fils, Paris France
2019
Felix Art Fair, Roosevelt Hotel Los Angeles CA
Shoshi’s General Store, 341 FSN Little Tokyo, CA
2018
Intro/LA, Row DTLA, Los Angeles CA
2017
Flying Man, Revolved, Dread Lounge, Los Angeles CA
HD Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2016
Origin of Species, Noysky Projects, Los Angeles CA
Tool Crib, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA
LA Design Festival, Show +Tell, Los Angeles, CA
Without Design or Sketch: The Story of The Room, Launch LA, Los Angeles, CA
Bootleg, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mike!Mike!, DXIX Projects, Venice, CA
Ufology, Outpost, Joshua Tree, CA
Opening Negotiations , Bakersfield College, Bakersfield CA
