Education:
2014 MFA in Ceramics, UCLA
2009 BS in Biology, UCLA
Selected Exhibitions:
2024
TBA Qusamura ZeroThree Collaboration, Tokyo
TBA Lapin Art Gallery, Tokyo
2023
Art Market, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, participation as ZAKKA BAKKA
Pop-up, Eatrip Soil, Tokyo, Japan
Home Sweet Home, Origami, Sendai Japan
BOND, SIZED LA, Los Angeles CA
2022
Space, Rio Hondo Gallery, Rio Hondo Gallery, Los Angeles CA (Curation)
Pop-up, Eatrip Soil, Tokyo, Japan
Perspectives, Isetan Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan
2021
The Big Throw Down, The Clinic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Open Craft, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
sweet tooth + ceramics, eatrip soil, Harajuku, Japan
Jill Geffen & Shoshi Watanabe, blossom market, Los Angeles, CA
Return of the Dragons, blossom market, Los Angeles, CA
Shoshi Watanabe, pop up at GF & co, Tokyo, Japan
2020
Cafe, Crossisant, Solo Show at Gallerie Lefebre et Fils, Paris France
Sample Platter, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman Univerisity, OC, CA
10nin 10iro, Sogawa Base, Toyama Japan
Haptic, thepers, three Aoyama, Aoyama, Japan
Shoshi-Cherry-Yuri, eatrip soil, Harajuku, Japan
2019
CONSUME: HANDCRAFTING L.A. RESTAURANT DESIGN, Craft in America Center, LA
2018
Intro/LA, Row DTLA, Los Angeles CA
2017
Flying Man, Revolved, Dread Lounge, Los Angeles CAHD 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
2015
The Answer. The Question. , Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles CAHighland 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 CAPetraphilia, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CAPedagogic Clay II, Orange Coast College, Santa Ana CAA 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 CAMFA Preview Show 2014, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles CAHigh 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 CAB-Side, White Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Senior Show, New Wight Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Related Projects/Representation:
Restaurants:
JAPAN
Caveman, Nihonbashi Tokyo, Japan
Revive Kitchen, Aoyama Tokyo, Japan
Chompoo PARCO, Shibuya Tokyo, Japan
Salmon and Trout, Tokyo Japan
Restaurant Kabi, Tokyo Japan
Saba Nanoni, Tokyo Japan
USA
Shibumi, DTLA, CA
Chaya Downtown, Los Angeles CA Chaya Venice, Venice CA
Hinoki and the Bird, Los Angeles CA WoodSpoon, Los Angeles CA
Ant LA, Los Angeles CA
The Clement, Peninsula Hotel NY
Interior Design:
2017
Pono Burger, Santa Monica and Hollywood CA
Two Bunch Hotel, Palm Springs CA
Made Hotel, New York NY
Young Joni, Minneapolis, MN
2016
Line Hotel, Los Angeles CA
Projects:
2020
Zakka Bakka - 1709 n kenmore ave Los Angeles
2019
Shoshi Watanabe Trunk Show, Tenzo LA
Shoshi’s General Store, 341 FSN