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2022 Master of Fine Art: Craft Media, Ceramics
Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
2020 Advanced Studio Practice Certificate,
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, NB
2019 Diploma: Ceramics, Fine Craft
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, NB
1999 Bachelor of Art: Policy Science
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Japan
Education
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2025 Ionion Centre for the Arts and Culture, Kefalonia, Greece, “How to Disappear Completely”
2024 Spruce Gallery, Surrey, BC, “Liminal”
2023 Yuill Family Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB,” Hanging In”
2022 Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB, “Matter/Ing”
Exhibition Group
2025 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, “NCECA Multi Cultural Fellowship Exhibition”
2024 Third Shift: Contemporary Art Festival, Saint John, NB, “Make a Vessel with Your Words”
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, “Emergence”
2023 Clay Studio of Missoula Gallery, Missoula, Montana, “Boundaries”
The New Gallery, Calgary, AB, “Interior/Periphery”
Fundy National Park, Alma, NB, “Beneath the Surface”
2022 Christine Klassen Gallery, Calgary, AB, “Summer Invitational”
Craft NB Virtual Exhibition, Fredericton, NB, “Atlantic Vernacular”
Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB, “In-Between”
2021 Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, “Natural Perspectives”
2020 Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, “New Perspective”
Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, “Christmas Choice”
2019 George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB, “Beneath the Surface”
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB, NBCCD Graduate Show,
George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB, One on One
London Clay Art Centre, London, ON, Put A Lid on It
Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, “Nikki’s Sugar Plum Fair”
2018 Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, NB, “Small Works”
Exhibition, Solo, Duo, Trio
2025 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad
2024 Winifred Shantz Award Finalist
Canada Council for the Arts, Concept to Realization Grant
Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad
2023 Canada Council for the Arts, Concept to Realization Grant
2023 NCECA, Multi-Cultural Fellowship
2022 ArtsNB, Creation Grant
Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Creation Grant
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
2021 Rawlinson Graduate Student Research Scholarship
2020 Sheila Hugh MacKay Merit Bursary
2019 NBCCD The Advanced Studio Practice Tuition Scholarship
Handworks Gallery Scholarship
Scholarship &Award
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2025 Ionion Centre for the Arts and Culture, Metaxata, Kefalonia, Greece
2024 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA
2023 Medalta, Medicine Hat, AB
Craft NB Beneath the Surface, Fundy National Park, NB
2022 ArtsLink NB Introspect: Nature Residency, Campobello Island, NB
2019 Craft NB Beneath the Surface, Fundy National Park, NB
2018,2019 Summer Residency, NBCCD, NB
Residencies
In Print
2025 https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/uncategorized/30358/ (mentioned)
2023 https://thenewgallery.org/Interior-Periphery-Christina-Yao
2020 Ash, Amy. “Regenerative Action” Created Here Magazine, issue 19, bodies. pp.50
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2025 Artist Talk, Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture, Metaxata, Kefalonia, Greece
2024 Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2023 Visiting Artist & Scholar Series Artist Talk, University of Calgary
2022 Arts Atlantic Symposium, Saint John, NB, Performance, Pushing
Presentations
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2025 Residency Coordinator, Medalta, In the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, AB
2023-2024 Juror, Arts NB, Fredericton, NB
Instructional Associate, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC
2022-2023 Instructor, Medalta, In the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, AB
2021-2022 Teaching Assistant, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
2019, 2020 Workshop Instructor, NBCCD, Fredericton, NB
2019 Teaching Assistant, NBCCD, Fredericton, NB
2018, 2019 Studio Technician, NBCCD, Fredericton, NB
2017-2020 Self Employed Potter, Fredericton, NB
Work Experiences
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Japanese Canadian Artist Directory
Craft NB; professional member
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts: Multicultural Fellow
Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation
Memberships
References are available in the downloadable document.