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Education
2003-2005 MFA Ceramics. Kent State University.
1994-2000 BFA Ceramics. University of Hawai`i.
Residencies/Awards
2023
Artpace International Artist Residency. Texas Resident. San Antonio, Texas.
Teaching Artist Cohort Grant. Center for Craft, Asheville, North Carolina.
2019
Artist Foundation, Visual Arts Award Grant. San Antonio, Texas.
2018
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien. Berlin, Germany.
2016
The European Ceramic Work Center. Oisterwijk, Netherlands.
2015
The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China.
2023
SoundShatters the Illusion. (solo installation)Artpace. San Antonio, TX.
2022
49 to a new. (solo installation) Halliday Home. San Antonio, TX.
Means of Perception. (solo installation) Palo Alto College. San Antonio, TX.
2020
A Relationship with Flight. (solo installation) Contemporary Blue Star Contemporary. San Antonio, TX.
2019
Synthetic Landscapes. Edwardsville Art Center. Edwardsville, IL.
Grounded. Ceramics Monthly Online Exhibition.https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-sculpture/grounded/#
2018
Dangerous Professors: Flatland Gallery. Houston, TX. (curator: Ruslana Lichtzier)
2017
Lift: An Exhibition of Kites. Artpace. San Antonio, TX. (curator: Bridge Projects)
Reflections on Landscape and Memory -Contemporary Art Month Perennial. San Antonio, TX. (curator: Chris Ingalls)
2016
Michi: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists
Baltimore Clayworks. Baltimore, MD
University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design. Warrensburg, MO. NCECA.
Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, OH.
Carleton College, Perlman Teaching Museum. Northfield, MN.
The Clay Studio National. Philadelphia Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA.
Small Treasures Group Exhibition. Santa Fe Clay Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2015
Love and Wonder: Jennifer Ling Datchuk & Ryan Takaba. NCECA. Providence, RI.
2014
"Intense and Fragile: Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture" Southwest School of Art. TX
"Transformation 9: Contemporary Works in Ceramics" Society For Contemporary Craft. PA
"Taming Nature" NCECA. Milwaukee, WI
2013
"Migrating Thoughts Settling in Another": Ryan Takaba & Dennis Smith. NCECA. Houston, TX
2012
"In Praise of Hands, In Praise of Paz" Instituto Cultural de Mexico. San Antonio, TX
2011
"Commonplace": Ryan Takaba & Barbara Smith. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX (curator: Anna Walker)
"Fresh Figurines" Fuller Craft Museum. Brockton, MA (curator: Gail Brown)
"a considered pass" SMARTart Project Space. San Antonio, TX
"Emerging Ceramic Artist In Texas" College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
"Pouring Permanence" NCECA. Tampa, FL
2010
"Ryan Takaba: New Work" Philadelphia Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
"Villa Finale Invitational “Art From Architecture" San Antonio, TX
"2010 Bellwether Sculpture Biennial" Bellevue, WA
"Earth Matters: NCECA Invitational" Moore College of Art. Philadelphia, PA
"Relative Distances" University of Texas San Antonio
"Perfectly Imperfect" Dunedin Fine Art Center. Dunedin, FL
Public Art
2025
City Lights (Two Lighted Sentinels in Cast Concrete and Steel). City of San Antonio Public Art Commission. In collaboration w/Architect-Ronny Eckels & Metalsmith-Robert Diaz DeLeon.
2022
BigTexas Sky (Hanging Acrylic and Aluminum Sculpture). Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Hobby Airport,Public Art. In collaboration w/ Architect-RonnyEckels & Metalsmith-Robert Diaz DeLeon.
2021
Egg-Diller(Hanging Porcelain Eggs and Aluminum Nest). Oxbow Building, Pearl District. San Antonio, Texas. Public Art. In collaboration w/ Architect-Ronny Eckels& Metalsmith-Robert Diaz DeLeon.
Teaching Experience
2023-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, ArtCORE Program Director, Arizona State University, AZ.
2022-2023
Associate Professor of Instruction. University of Texas, San Antonio. (Teach Foundations, Ceramics, Intro to Visual Arts)
2015-2022
Ceramics Department Head, Non-Tenured Track Professor. Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX. (Taught all levels in Ceramics, Foundations, Junior level Interdisciplinary Community Project.)
2014-2016
Non-Tenured Track Professor. Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX. (Taught in the Foundations Program)
2015
Workshop Instructor and Lecture. Cut and Paste co-taught with Jennifer Ling Datchuk. Peters Valley School of Craft. Layton, NJ.
2013
NCECA Houston. Process Room. The Flower And The Vase. Slip-Casting & Building Demo. TX.
2011
Workshop and Lecture. Wallflowers. College of the Mainland. Texas City, TX.
2010-2012
Adjunct Faculty. Northwest Vista College. San Antonio, TX. (Taught Ceramics I & II and Art Appreciation)
2007-2008
Adjunct Faculty. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. New Bedford, MA. (Taught Introduction to Ceramics - Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing)
2003-2005
Instructor of Record (Graduate Teaching Assistantship). Kent State University. Kent, OH. (Taught Introduction to Ceramics - Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing)