This month’s Lunchtime Looks at the Art Museum of WVU will be presented by Shoji Satake, associate professor in the School of Art and Design and the coordinator of the Ceramics program. He will discuss the newly opened ceramics exhibition “Flowing Beyond Heaven and Earth:  Chinese Master Ceramists,” currently on view in the upper gallery. 

This program begins at 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. Art enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their lunch to the museum and converse with other participants. At 12:20 p.m., the group will move to the upper gallery for the in-depth look at the new ceramics exhibitions. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions and comment on the works of art 

Flowing Beyond Heaven and Earth showcases works by artists from different pottery regions across China, from the purest porcelains of Jingdezhen to the exquisite teapots of Yixing,

Flowing Beyond Heaven and Earth is organized by the Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, and the Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, Arizona. Coordinated by artist Luo Xiaoping and made possible by the China Industrial Ceramics Association (CCIA). Supported by the ASU Art Museum’s Helme Prinzen Endowment. 

At WVU, the exhibit is made possible with generous support by the Friends of the Art Museum and by William and Linda Hagerty.

Satake, born in Kyoto, Japan and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, received his MFA in Ceramics from Indiana University, Bloomington. He received his BA in Studio Art and BA in Government from The College of William and Mary. He has taught at Indiana University, Hope College, and at Central Michigan University. Shoji has served as one of the Directors-at-Large for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Board and currently serves NCECA as a Special Presidential Appointee to the Council. Shoji has conducted workshops and exhibited nationally and internationally. Some of his most recent activities include the Japan/USA Exhibition at Santa Fe Clay, the 2004 Summer Visiting Artist Workshop at the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Jingdezhen, China 1000 Years of Porcelain International Exhibition, Yellow Ball Project, Antwerp, Belgium, and the exhibition From Hoosier Hands at the Richmond Fine Arts Museum in Richmond, Indiana. 

The Art Museum and Museum Education Center are located near the corner of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way at the Evansdale Campus North Entrance.

Parking is available in short-term lots ST-1 and ST-9, with pay stations, one located near Patteson Drive and the other near the new Evansdale Crossing building.

For more information about the Lunchtime Looks program, contact the Art Museum of WVU at (304) 293-7790.