- Robert Archambeau
Robert Archambeau is a Canadian
ceramic artist . Born inToledo, Ohio ,United States in 1933, he immigrated toCanada in 1968. His work, heavily influenced byJapanese ceramics , has been exhibited internationally and is held in many major public and private collections around the world. While living in Japan he worked closely with the artistAkio Takamori and in the studio ofJun Kaneko . In 2003 he became an artist laureate recipient of theGovernor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts , Canada's highest artistic honor.He is Professor Emeritus of Art at the
University of Manitoba , where he taught for many years with his occasional collaborator, the painterDon Reichert . He also taught at theRhode Island School of Design . In addition to his prominence in the field of ceramic art, he is known as an educator and an art collector. These three facets of his career are chronicled in the exhibition catalogue "Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector," with essays by Helen Delacretaz and Edward Lebow.His son, also named Robert Archambeau, is a poet and literary critic, whose works include the books "Word Play Place", "Home and Variations", and "Laureates and Heretics."
References
* Delacretaz, Helen, and Edward Lebow (2004). "Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector," exhibition catalogue, curated by Helen Delacretaz. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery. ISBN 0-88915-225-X.
External links
* [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Fire_Earth/Artists/Archambeau/ArchambeauBioEn.html Virtual Museum]
* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/aboutus/artistsstories/visualarts/wd127501894185556250.htm The Canada Council for the Arts' Archambeau Page]
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