ANDO Ikuko

Title	Associate Professor

Research Fields	Ceramics / Social Art

Education	1994-1997 Technical Trainee, Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo, Ishikawa 1994 Master’s (Art Education), Joetsu University of Education, Niigata 1992 Bachelor’s (Special Education [Arts & Crafts]), Iwate University

Selected Professional Experience	2013-Present Assistant Professor (2013-2017); Associate Professor (2017-Present), Akita University of Art 2011-2013 Assistant Professor, Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 2010-2011 Instructor, Aomori Special Education High School No. 2

Selected Exhibitions	2010 Kato Tsubasa and Ando Ikuko. Ichinokura Sakazuki Art Museum, Gifu 2009 Mirai e no takaramono ten [Treasures for the Future]. Takashimaya S.C., Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto 2008 Kanata e: Tsuchi to garasu [Beyond: Clay and Glass] (with SASAKI Masahiro). Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center, Aichi 2007-Present Miserareru…Ima, chumoku sareru Nihon no togei [Soaring Voices: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists]. Shiga / Tokyo / France / USA

Courses Taught	Materials: Expression and Design Contemporary Art Seminar (Creative Manufacturing Design) Industrial Arts C (Education Course) Creative Manufacturing Design Seminar 1, 2 (Ceramics) Creative Manufacturing Design Seminar 3 (Group Production) Study of Regional Industry Regional Project Seminar Graduation Project (Creative Manufacturing Design) Caregiving Practicum

Example Works

Mori e [Into the forest]	Sono mori ni kaeru [Return to the forest]

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: ANDO Ikuko (Japanese page)