Photo ::: Miniature : Meeting : 25×8×5cm

Japanning career

Japanese

1956 Born in Kyoto
1976 First accepted for the Nitten Exhibition
(28 times since then)
1985 Awarded Tokyo Prefectural Governor's Prize at the Japan New Craft Artists Exhibition, nominated for membership of Japan New Craft Artists Union
1986 Joined in the foundation of NIKKO-KAI
Awarded Grand Prix at the All-Kansai Exhibition (Requested-to-exhibit Prize and invited since then)
1988 Awarded Kyoto Prefectural Governor's Prize at the Kyoto Art and Craft Artists Association Exhibition
1990 Invited to Chicago Art Fair [Milliken Gallery]
1991 Invited to the Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition
Awarded the Mayor's Prize at the Kyoto Art Exhibition (also in '93)
1996 One-Person Exhibition [Gallery Vromans, Holland]
1997 One-Person Exhibition [Studio Maastricht, Holland]
Invited to Seattle Art Fair [Bryan Gallery, U.S.A.]
2001 Crafts in Kyoto [1945-2000] [The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and Tokyo]
2002 12 Messages of Urushi (Japanese Lacquer Arts) from Kyoto [The Museum of Kyoto]
2003 One-Person Exhibition [Bryan Gallery, U.S.A.]
2005 Group Exhibition [The Yellow House, Norway]
2007 Membership :
  • Kyoto Art and Craft Artists Association
  • Non-Regular Member of NITTEN
  • Trustee of NIKKO-KAI

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