Robert Archambeau

Robert Archambeau was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1933. He completed his MFA focused on ceramics in 1964 at Alfred University, a program known for its focus on Eastern philosophy and forms. He taught for 4 years at the Rhode Island School of Design before taking a position with the University of Manitoba School of Art in Winnipeg in 1968, where he taught for 23 years - significant influence on ceramics practices in Manitoba. Archambeau spent time in China, Korea, and Japan, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, exposing him to a variety of new ceramic procedures and histories. After retiring from teaching in 1991, Archambeau continued to make pots. In 2003, he received the Governor General's Award in Visual Arts and in 2004, the Winnipeg Art Gallery mounted a retrospective on his work, titled Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector.