Juliane Shibata is a ceramic artist and educator based in Northfield, MN. Her work is informed by the Japanese concept of mujō (mutability and impermanence) as well as the Pattern & Decoration movement. Her most recent outdoor installations aim to consider the nature of our own existence by redirecting our awareness of and engagement with the constructed environment, the spaces we occupy, and the traces of human presence in and around the architectural structures we encounter.
Juliane was awarded a 2021 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists and received the Tile Heritage Prix Primo award at the 23rd Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition and first place in the 62nd Arrowhead Regional Biennial. Works of hers were included in the 2019 “Blanc de Chine” International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing and have been commissioned by, among others, Abbott Northwestern Hospital and the Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis.
