Patti Warashina

Patti Warashina
Born
Masae Patricia Warashina

1940 (age 83–84)
Spokane, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
MovementFunk art
AwardsUnited States Artists Fellow (2018)
Smithsonian Visionary Award (2020)

Patti Warashina (born 1940) is an American artist known for her imaginative ceramic sculptures. Often constructing her sculptures using porcelain, Warashina creates narrative and figurative art.[1] Her works are in the collection of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

  1. ^ Brassaw, Mandolin; Jones, Sara; Raley, Dan; Wogan, Lisa; Fontaine, Lyra; Lootens, Madeline; Meyers, Jennifer (5 October 2015). "Seattleites Who Have Gotten Cooler with Age". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ Upchurch, Michael (14 July 2013). "BAM hosts a dazzling Patti Warashina retrospective". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2014.