Robert Archambeau (18 April 1933 – 25 April 2022) was a Canadian ceramic artist and potter. He also had an academic career in post-secondary art studies.[1]
Robert Archambeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1933 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | 25 April 2022 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Ceramic artist, potter |
Personal history
editBorn in Toledo, Ohio, United States, in 1933, he immigrated to Canada in 1968.[2] He served four years in the U.S. Marines, before undergraduate Studies at Toledo University, the Toledo Museum of Art School and Bowling Green State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[2] He earned his Masters of Fine Arts degree from New York State College of Ceramics on the campus of Alfred University in 1964. In addition to his prominence in the field of ceramic art, he was known as an educator and an art collector. These three facets of his career are chronicled in the exhibition catalogue Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector, with essays by Helen Delacretaz and Edward Lebow. His son, also named Robert Archambeau, is a poet and literary critic, whose works include the books Word Play Place, Home and Variations, and Laureates and Heretics.
Body of work
editHis work, heavily influenced by Japanese ceramics, has been exhibited internationally. His works are held in many major public and private collections around the world. While living in Japan he worked closely with the artist Akio Takamori and in the studio of Jun Kaneko. He is particularly noted for his production of wood fired ceramics.[3] He also worked closely with painter Don Reichert, who was a colleague at the University of Manitoba. Both artists operated studios in the remote Canadian town of Bissett, Manitoba.
Academic career
editHe was Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Manitoba, where he taught for 23 years, retiring in 1991. He also taught at the Rhode Island School of Design.[3]
Awards and prizes
editIn 2003 he became an artist laureate recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, Canada's highest artistic honor. [4] In 2008 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual NCECA conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bibliography
edit- Delacretaz, Helen, and Edward Lebow (2004). Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector, exhibition catalogue, curated by Helen Delacretaz. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery. ISBN 0-88915-225-X.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mourning the loss of acclaimed artist and Professor Emeritus, Robert Archambeau". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Red Lodge Bio". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ a b "Council for Arts Biographical Information". Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
- ^ "Award Recipient List". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-26.