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Minako Bass/CV


An enthusiastic ceramic artist who is a functional potter and considers ceramics as a creative expression of a lifestyle that relates to nature and the four seasons. 

 

 

 

Experience

January 2013 - Present
I am a Japanese potter who is the owner of the FLOHAS Farms as a gardener and a potter.
We grow Japanese vegetables/flowers and raise 100 chickens for eggs, selling our produce and pottery at the farmer’s market in Greenville, Texas for 12 years.

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Education

2023 
Texas A&M University of Commerce,
Master of Fine Arts, emphasis in Ceramics
2020
Texas A&M University of Commerce, 
Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis in Ceramics

 

 

Exhibition &Awards

2024
Texas A&M University - Commerce,
"Abstraction & Color: Artworks from the Permanent Collection,"

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2023
Texas A&M University – Commerce.
President’s Gallery Exhibition of Graduate Course
‘Japanese Teapots of the spring blossoms’
‘Depiction of Autumn colorful leaves on a large lidded jar’

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2023

Texas A&M University – Commerce.
Dean’s Gallery Exhibition of Graduate Course.
‘Depiction of Spring and Summer blooms on a large lidded jar’

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2023

Texas A&M University – Commerce.
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
‘Graduate Excellence Award’
Bloomers in Summer: Three lidded jars, stoneware and glaze

2022
Texas A&M University - Commerce,
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2022
First Place/Best in Show Award
Spring Has Come: Pair of vessels, underglaze on porcelain

2020
Texas A&M University - Commerce,
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Honorable Mention Award
Oriented: Four-piece Japanese Teapot Set, porcelain, underglaze & glaze

2020
Texas A&M University - Commerce,
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Purchase Award
Oriented: Four-piece Japanese Teapot Set, porcelain, underglaze & glaze

2018
Texas A&M University - Commerce,
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Honorable Mention Award
Celebration: Life-size dog sculpture, stoneware and acrylic