EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition
Venue
Ueno/Okachimachi Area
Toeizan Kan'ei-ji Temple (Noble Room)
1-14-11 Uenosakuragi, Taito-ku
[Map]Date
11:30–16:30; closed on Mon. and Tue.
Ticket required (see details)
Reference Image: A Shape of the Seed “Ommonma Plant Series”, 2015
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Born in 1958, he is currently a professor in the Department of Crafts at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he also serves as Vice Dean. He received his MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts and participated in the Pilchuck Glass School in 1984. He then worked as a designer for Iwata Glass Co., Ltd. until 2001. He is a member of the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association and serves as a trustee of the Association for Glass Art Studies.
His first exhibition was held in 1985, followed by numerous exhibitions to date. His first solo exhibition took place in 1995. He received Honorable Mentions at the 4th Koganezaki VESSELS (Koganezaki Glass Museum) in 2008 and at The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2010. He was awarded the Kyohei Prize (Grand Prize) at both the 11th Glass ’08 in Japan and the 12th Glass ’12 in Japan, organized by the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association (JGAA).
Selected Public Collection: Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, München, Germany; Contemporary Glass Arts Museum, Turke; Koganezaki Glass Museum Japan, Ishikawaken Notojima Glass Museum, Japan; Hsincyu City Glass Museum,Republic of China.
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