About Curtis H. Arima
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE:
Emerging Artist in Resident
California College of Arts and Crafts
For the Jewelry/Metal Arts Department
September 2002 - 2003
Oakland, CA
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
July 2-14 1999
New Castle, Maine
EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Art Metalsmithing
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Bachelor of Fine Arts Individualized: Jewelry/Metal Arts & Ceramics
California College of Arts and Crafts
Oakland, CA Graduated with High Distinction
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1990-Present: Freelance Artist, Oakland, CA
Commission and special projects include: Sculpture, Jewelry, Holloware, Pottery, Garden
Accents, Custom Hardware. Artwork is available through galleries, stores and by contacting
artist. See Exhibits for current work on display.
2003-2005: Instructor, Santa Rosa Jr College, Santa Rosa, CA in the Jewelry
Metalsmithing art department, Beginning, Intermediate, and advanced class
2002-Present: Instructor, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA in the
Jewelry/Metal Arts program, Core and Pre-College program.
2002-2004: Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
Jewelry/Metalsmithing Advanced & Intermediate classes, Ceramics surface technique class.
2000-2002: Visitor Service Supervisor/Assistant Preparator
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2001: Ceramics Instructor
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
1995-2000: Instructor & Artist Studio/Education Manager
Kids 'N' Clay Ceramic Studio, Berkeley, CA
SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
Sculpture, November 2002, Volume 21, Number 9, pp73
Gerry Craig, Review of Propagation @ Wearley Studio Gallery,
Royal Oak, MI
Metalsmith, Exhibition In Print 2002, Volume 22, number 4, pp11
Clay Times, July/August 2000, Volume 6, Number 4 pp 31-33 Kids' Korner; Centering Your
Clay, and pp 45, Steve Branfman. Review of The Kids 'N' Clay Ceramics Book.
The Kids 'N' Clay Ceramics Book, Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press (a division of Ten Speed
Press), 2000. Nierman, Kevin (creator), Elaine Arima (writer) and Curtis H Arima (illustrator).
SELECT AWARDS & HONORS
2001 deSalle Scholarship,
Cranbrook Academy of Art
2001 The June Hauck Commemortive
Michigan Sliversmith's Guild,
Jewerly and Objects
2000 Parent's Guide Award
The Kids 'N' Clay Ceramic Book
The Parent's Guide to
Children's Media, Inc.
2000 Parent's Choice Award
The Kids 'N' Clay Ceramic Book Parent's
Choice Foundation
1998 Honorable Mention
Metal Arts Guild (San Francisco Bay Area),
Diversity in Metal
1998 Jurors Award
Society of Northern American Goldsmiths,
Student Exhibition
2547 Eighth Street Studio 30 B, Berkeley, CA 94710, 510-205-5694 curtis@CurtisHArima.com