Bio - Erika Tada

Biography

Erika Tada received her MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2005 and a PhD from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012. Working primarily in glass, her practice explores personal history and everyday scenes, expanding sculptural expression into conceptual 3D and 4D approaches within contemporary art.

Tada was named "Best Debut Artist" at SOFA Chicago by Vetro Magazine and was a winner of the international student exhibition at the Glass Art Society Conference in Australia. In 2016, she served as a jury member for the Stanislav Libenský Award in the Czech Republic. She has held residencies at The Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Hastings College, and a fellowship from UrbanGlass. She has received the John H. Hauberg Fellowship as an outstanding artist from Pilchuck Glass School in 2022.

She has taught at numerous institutions in the United States and Japan, including Rochester Institute of Technology, Pilchuck Glass School, the Corning Museum of Glass, Bullseye Glass Company, Penland School of Crafts, Ball State University, and Tokyo University of the Arts. Her artwork is shown at many galleries throughout the US, and in Japan. She is currently a faculty member at Tamagawa University, Joshibi University of Art and Design and Musashino Art University. Tada serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Glass Art Studies and previously served on the boards of the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association (2022-25) and Glass Art Society, USA (2021-24).

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