ERI SUGIMOTO

MEDIUM

Ceramics

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My work explores the roles of pattern, object, and environment. I use pattern not merely as decoration, but as a structural element to reveal how the relationship between form and space shifts.”

ARTIST BIO

Eri Sugimoto is a ceramic artist born and raised in Japan. After working as an industrial designer, she moved to the United States in 2005 and relocated to California in 2006, where taking ceramic classes marked the beginning of her journey in ceramics.

Since 2012, Sugimoto has participated in numerous juried art fairs and festivals. Her work has also included a commission for Katara Towers in Lusail, Qatar, and a solo exhibition at the Clay Center of New Orleans. In addition, her work has been featured in several exhibitions, including the 21a Biennal de Ceràmica d’Esplugues Angelina Alós at Can Tinturé Museum in Barcelona, Spain. Currently, her work is on view at the Ohio Craft Museum and the SFA Art Galleries at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Her work is held in corporate and private collections.