Ban Kajitani is a Japanese American ceramic artist known for marbled ceramic ware (Japanese neriage), incorporated into large-scale steles (upright monument), colorful vessels, murals and site specific works.
In the early 1960?s Kajitani saw an exhibition of American ceramic artists in Tokyo. He was impressed by the work of Richard Shaw and Marilyn Levine. When Kajitani first immigrated to the USA he studied with Larry Elsner at Utah State. Kajitani took inspiration from the Southwestern desert which impacted his work throughout his career.
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