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Born in Nagoya, Japan

Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Studied under Paul Soldner.

University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Studied under Peter Voulkos.

Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA, &
California Institute of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Studied ceramics at Jerry Rothman’s studio,
Paramount, CA

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Rhode Island School of Design

Scripps College

University of New Hampshire

Co-Founder, Ree & Jun Kaneko Foundation,
Omaha, NE

Founder, KANEKO: Open Space for Your Mind,
Omaha, NE

Co-Founder, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art,
Omaha, NE

International Sculpture Center Lifetime Achievement Award

Commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Honorary Doctorate, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship, American Craft Council

Master of the Media, James Renwick Alliance, Washington, D.C.

Artist Advisory Board, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Honorary Doctorate, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA

Honorary Doctorate, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NR

Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, England

Fellow of the American Craft Council

Honorary Member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Nebraska Arts Council Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

Archie Bray Foundation Fellowship