Ceramic Art, Photography and Prints

About Yukari & Tom

Married to art
Yukari Kashihara & Tom Scharenborg are married and are working on making their home a gallery space for their artwork as well. Kashihara studied art at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Scharenborg studied physics but works as a photographer. (Click here to see full article.) 

Thomas Scharenborg was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1972. His family was involved in photographic businesses for two generations before him. He was given his first camera, a Honeywell spotmatic at age 11. After completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Missouri-Columbia Thomas has been teaching photography as well as working for private clients. He currently resides in Rocheport, Missouri along the Katy Trail and Missouri River, where he enjoys capturing images of local scenery, portraits, and events.

Yukari Kashihara was born in Osaka, Japan. Her interest in ceramics was introduced by her father who loved and appreciated pottery. Since she was young her father accompanied her to ceramics galleries and shops quite often. These experiences throughout her childhood built the foundation for her aesthetics. The first time she had an opportunity to throw pottery was in the United States through college classes. She studied under Professor Bede Clark at the University of MissouriColumbia and ultimately received her Master of Fine Arts in ceramics in the year 2003. Her work has been accepted by numerous National and International art exhibitions. Currently, she is teaching pottery classes at Access Arts (School of Service) in Columbia and working in studio at her residence.


 

Curriculum Vitae

Education
2000 – 2003  MFA – University of Missouri-Columbia

   Major in Ceramics, minor in printmaking

 

1995 – 1999  BFA – University of Missouri-Columbia

  Specialized areas – Ceramics and Printmaking

     Minor in Art History

 

2007- Owner, Shirahaze Gallery, Rocheport, Missouri

2005 – 2007 Pottery Instructor, School of Service/ Access Arts, Columbia, Missouri

2005 Juror for “Women in the Arts Exhibition”, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

2004 – 2005  Japanese language Instructor, Department of German and Russian Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia,  

2000 – 2002 Graduate Assistant ship – Ceramics Lab Technician

2000 – 2001 Part – Owner, Ardentia Gallery Co-Op, Columbia, Missouri

2007 Missouri 50 Award, Missouri State Fair, Fine Arts Department, Sedalia, Missouri

2007 

Third Place
, Boon county Art show, Boone county national Bank, Columbia, Missouri

2002 Oscar K. Fine Memorial Purchase Award, 51st Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville, Indiana

2002  Ann Hoffman Memorial Scholarship, Department of Art, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri

2002  Award of Excellence, Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

2001 Ann Hoffman Memorial Scholarship, Department of Art, University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri

2001 Award of Excellence, Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

2000  

Second Place
, 5th Annual Homecoming Art Show, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri

2000  Graduate Grant in Aid, International Center, Memorial Union, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri

1998  The Matthew Fahey Cox Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Advanced Students in Ceramics, Department of Art, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri

 

Exhibitions

2007 Missouri 50, Missouri State Fair, Fine Arts Department, Sedalia, Missouri,  First Place in Ceramics

2007 

Boon county Art show, Boone county national Bank, Columbia, Missouri
Third Place

2007 Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Jennifer Perlow, co-owner and curator of the Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, Missouri

2003 38th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana Juror: Susan Duval, Aspen, Colorado

2003  Combined Talents: The Florida International Competition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

2003  Ceramics 2003, The Fourth Biennial Exhibit of North American Clay, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut, Juror: Susan Peterson

2003  The Second World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, Honorable Mention

2003  The Eighteenth Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, Juror: Leesa Fanning, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

2002  National Juried Exhibition of Fine Contemporary Crafts, CRAFTFORMS 2002, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Juror: Lloyd F. Herman, the Founding Director of the national craft museum of the United States.

2002  51st Mid-States Art Exhibition,  Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana. Juror: Klaudia Marr, owner of van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oscar K. Fine Memorial Purchase Award

2002  Hand Prints show, Legacy Art & Bookworks, Inc., Columbia, Missouri

2002  National Exhibit Recent Ceramic Graduate Students, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI

2002  Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Professor Jo Stealey, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri. Award of Excellence

2002  Exhibition of Graduate Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri (NCECA Conference Listing), BNIM Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri

2002  Ceramics 2002: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois. Juror: Professor Richard Hirsch, The Rochester Institute of Technology

2001  Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Diane Huneke, studio artist, Boonville, Missouri, Award of Excellence

2001  Missouri University Ceramics: Works from Faculty and Students Juried Exhibition, Montminy Gallery, Waters-Boone County Historical Museum, Columbia, Missouri. Juror:

Professor Don Lupur, State Fair Community College, Sedalia, Missouri

2001  Solo Show, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

2001  Yukari Kashihara, Stephen Bybee, and Norleen Nosri – Three Artist Exhibition, Ardentia Gallery, Columbia, Missouri

2001  Yukari Kashihara and Chris Gywnn – Two Artist Exhibition, Ardentia Gallery, Columbia, Missouri

2001  Group Show, Studio Y, Columbia, Missouri

2000  5th Annual Homecoming Art Show, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, Second Place

2000  Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Nora Campbell, studio artist

2000  1st Evening of Art, Group Art Show, City of Columbia – Rock Quarry House, Columbia, Missouri

1999  University of Missouri Clay Klub Annual Juried Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri – Columbia, Columbia, Missouri. Juror: Professor John Preaus, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri. Honorable Mention

1999  Women in the Arts Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Professor Jane Mudd, William Woods University, Fulton, Missouri

1998  WATERMARK Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition, Studio 107, Whiteville, North Carolina. Juror: Glenn Eure, The owner of The Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

1998  End of the World, National Students juried print exhibition, Department of Art, University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee

 

Workshops

2006 Access Arts, Columbia, Missouri, Visiting Artist Workshop

 

2004  Access Arts, Columbia, Missouri, Visiting Artist Workshop

 

2003 Access Arts, Columbia, Missouri, Visiting Artist Workshop

 

2002  Access Arts, Columbia, Missouri, Visiting Artist Workshop

 

Collections

Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science, Evansville, Indiana

 

Commissions

2006  Hockman’s Blackbelt Academy, American TaeKwonDo Association, Columbia, Missouri. Commission of 3 ceramic trophies for the Show-Me Show Down Invitational Tournament Masters Recognition Ceremony.

2000  Chancellor Richard Wallace, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia Missouri. Commission of 100 ceramic pieces to be used as official gifts for the University of Missouri-Columbia

 

Bibliography Feature Articles

2007 Mary T Nguyen. “Ovation.” Columbia Daily Tribune, March 4, page 1C, (color plates), Columbia, Missouri

2001  Gwynn, Chris. “Vox Picks – Spotlight.” Voxmagazine, February 8, Page 7, Columbia, Missouri

2001 Yourn, Rachel, A. “Ovation – Niche.” Columbia Daily Tribune, February 18, page 7C, (color and black and white plates), Columbia, Missouri

 

Exhibition Catalogs

2003  38th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana.

2003  The Second World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition, Color plate P. 140, #138, Gyeonggi Province, Korea

2003  The Eighteenth Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri

 

2002  51st Mid-States Art Exhibition, Color plate P. 4, Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana.

 

2002  A National Juried Exhibition of Fine Contemporary Crafts, CRAFTFORMS 2002, Color plate,Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania

 


    

Awards and Scholarships

Professional Experience

Yukari Kashihara

 

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