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Michele Oka Doner (American, 1945)
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Michele Oka Doner
Belly Bowl 2006
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Michele Oka Doner
Enchanted Root Candelabra 2006
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Michele Oka Doner
Large Burning Tara Candelabra 2006
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Michele Oka Doner
Silver Tray with Grape Vine Detail 2000
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Biography |
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1945 |
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Born in Miami Beach, FL |
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1966 |
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Bachelor of Science & Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1967 |
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The Malbin Prize, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI |
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1968 |
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Master of Fine Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Standard Ceramic Company Award, Invitational Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI |
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1969 |
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Post Graduate Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Michigan Potter’s Association Prize, 21st Exhibition for Michigan Artists, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI |
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1985 |
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The Samuel Rubin Foundation, Grant for Research, Celestial Plaza, Hayden Planetarium, New York, NY |
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1987 |
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New York State Council for the Arts, Mid-Career Grant, for Celestial Plaza, New York, NY |
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1989 |
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The L.J. Skaggs and Mary Skaggs Foundation Grant, Venice Accretion Project
Kress Foundation Grant, Venice Accretion Project
Certificate of Excellence, AIA “Art in Architecture” National Convention, New York for Celestial Plaza, New York, NY |
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1990 |
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Alumna-In-Residence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1991 |
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The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation Grant, Celestial Plaza, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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Distinguished Alumnus Award, School of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1996 |
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Honor Award, National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association for Miami International Airport, Concourse A, Miami, FL |
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2003 |
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Award of Excellence for 2004, Board of the United Nations Society of Writers & Artists, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Legends Award, Pratt Institute, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Stars of Design Award, New York, NY |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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HumanNature, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
What We Keep: An Exhibition on Books and Memory, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, CA |
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2006 |
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Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Feeding Desire, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY
Hot Pics, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY |
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2005 |
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Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Four Decades, Four Media, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Art and Transit, NYIT School of Architecture and Design, New York, NY
Mining the Archives – Cultivating Public Space, Center for Jewish History, New York, NY
The Flag Project, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY
Immortal Clay, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Fleeting Moments, MIA Gallery, Miami, FL (solo)
The Palm Collection, Christofle, Paris, France (solo)
New Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2002 |
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Group Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY |
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2001 |
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ELP Studio, Rome, Italy (solo) |
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2000 |
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Paper/Papers, Willoughby Sharp Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
A Fuoco, Studio Stefania Miscetti, Rome, Italy (solo)
Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference, Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY |
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1999 |
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Heroines and Heroes, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY
New Editions Outdoors, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Dysfunctional Sculpture, Center For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI |
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1998 |
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Collaboration: Celebrating 25 Years of Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Miami-Dade Cultural Center, Miami, FL
Acts of Faith, Abraham Lubelski Gallery, New York, NY
Primavera Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1997 |
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Illuminations, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL |
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1996 |
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Bare Witness: Clothing and Nudity, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY |
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1995 |
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Body Language, National Design Museum, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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Debut, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Kansas City, MO |
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1993 |
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Palle, Galleria Stefania Miscetti, Rome, Italy |
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1992 |
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Architecture and Art, International Contemporary Art Fair, Yokohama, Japan |
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1991 |
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New Acquisitions, 20th Century American, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Feigenson/Preston Gallery, Detroit, MI (solo)
Gloria Luria Gallery, Miami, FL (solo) |
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1990 |
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Art et Industrie, New York, NY (solo)
The Pewabic Society, Detroit, MI (solo)
Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI (solo)
Retrospective, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, MI (solo)
Project Rembrandt, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY |
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1989 |
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Ceramic Traditions: The Figure, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
Art et Industrie, New York, New York, NY (solo)
Furniture of the Twentieth Century, New York, NY (solo) |
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1988 |
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Gloria Luria Gallery, Miami, FL (solo)
Counterparts: Tables and Still Lifes, Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1987 |
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The Eloquent Object, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Diane Brown Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Forecast Gallery, Peekskill, New York, NY (solo) |
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1986 |
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Proposals for Ocean Park, Sculpture Finalists, Santa Monica, CA |
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1985 |
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Artist’s Furniture, Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, MD |
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1984 |
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Artist’s Toys, Vanderwoude-Tananbaum, New York, NY
Germans Van Eck Gallery, New York, New York (solo) |
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1983 |
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Artist’s Call, Judson Church, New York, NY |
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1982 |
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Detroit Collects Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI |
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1981 |
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The Mask as Metaphor, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
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1980 |
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Image and Object in Contemporary Sculpture, P.S.1: Institute of Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, NY |
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1979 |
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The Unpainted Portrait, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
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1978 |
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Works in Progress: Michele Oka Doner, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI (solo) |
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1977 |
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Michigan Collects Art, Pontiac Creative Arts Center, Pontiac, MI |
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1976 |
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Objects: USA, The Johnson Collection, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY |
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1975 |
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Dolls and Other Effigies, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Gallery Seven, Detroit, MI (solo) |
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1974 |
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Michigan Focus, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI |
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1973 |
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The Plastic Earth, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
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1972 |
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Form, Space, Energy, Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, MI |
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1971 |
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All Michigan, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit, MI (solo) |
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1970 |
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58th Exhibition for Michigan Artists, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI |
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1968 |
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Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI (solo)
Objects: USA, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. |
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Selected Public Collections: |
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American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
Centre Pompidou Library, Paris, France
Children’s Museum of Manhattan, New York, NY
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, Canada
Muséee des Arts Décoratifs, Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL |
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Literature |
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2008 |
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Human Nature: The Figures of Michele Oka Doner. Milan, New York: Charta, 2008 |
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2003 |
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Michele Oka Doner: Natural Seduction. Burlington, VT: Hudson Hills, Press, 2003 |
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