The third of three conversations focusing on significant Japanese American artists who work with clay features Jun Kaneko. Jun Kaneko began his career as a painter, becoming a sculptor when he arrived in the US from Japan in the 1960's. He was educated at the Chouinard Art Institute and the California Institute of Art in Los Angeles, the University of California at Berkeley, and Claremont Graduate School. Kaneko has participated in over 200 exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world. His work can be seen in the public collections of the Shigaraki Ceramic Museum in Japan; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, among others. In March 2006, Opera Omaha will premiere a new production of Madama Butterfly with sets and costumes designed by Kaneko.