Born 1955, Japan
Education
1994-1999
Royal college of Art （M-Phil）London ,U.K.
1988-1990
Post Graduate Diploma, Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
1983-1985, 87
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, U.S.A.
1981-1983
Pratt Fine Arts, Seattle, U.S.A.
1974-1978
Bachelor of Arts, Mukogawa University, Japan
Teaching
2005~
Osaka Art University
2000~2005
Takushoku University Dept. of Industrial Design
2001,04,05
Urban Glass ,New York U.S.A.
2000
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, U.S.A.
Toyama City institute of Glass Art
1999
Tama Art University
1994
Toyama City institute of Glass Art
1993
Kanazawa Craft Cente
Solo Exhibitions
2008
"Flower Garden 08", Takashimaya Gallery, Japan
2007
"Flower Garden 2007" Chappell Gallery, New York, USA
"Flower Garden 2007" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Flower Garden 2007" Takarazuka, Japan
2006
"Flower Garden 2006" Takashimaya Gallery, Japan
2005
"Flower Garden 2005" Yabuki Gallery, Japan
"Flower Garden 2005" Tiptoe Gallery, Japan
"Flower Garden 2005" Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan
2004
"Layered Glass 2004" MARX SUNDERS Gallery Chicago U.S.A.
"Flower Garden 2004" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Fun tu Vessek" Isetan Futyu Tokyo
2003
"Layered Glass 2003" Andora Gallery Arizona, U.S.A.
2002
"Layered Glass 2002" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2001
"Layered Glass 2001" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Lace Cage 2001" Chappell Gallery Bosten U.S.A
1999
"Lace Cage 1999" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
1994
"Lace Cage 1994" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Lace Cage 1994" Gallery L, Hamburg, Germany
"Lace Cage 1994" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
1993
"Lace Cage 1993" Habatat Gallery , Detroit, U.S.A.
"Lace Cage 1993" The Glass Art Gallery,Toron , Canada
"Lace Cage 1993" Seibu Tokyo ,Japan
1992
"Lace Cage 1992" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Lace Cage 1992" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Fabric into Glass '92" Kyoto,Japan
"Lace Cage '92" William Traver Gallery , Seattle , U.S.A.
1991
"Lace Cage '91" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Lace Cage '91" Seibu Shibuya ,Tokyo, Japan
1990
"Fabric into Glass '90" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Fabric into Glass '90" Fukuoka Tamaya, Fukuoka, Japan
"Postgraduate Exhibition" Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
1988
"Fabric into Glass '88" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan
"Fabric into Glass '88" Fox' Gem, Seattle, U.S.A.
1987
"Fabric into Glass '87" Gee Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1986
"St. Valentine's Day" Fire Works Gallery, Seattle, U.S.A.
Awards
2005
Kawasaki Glass Exhibition’05
Contemporary Glass Triennial In Toyama’ 05
2001
International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’01
1998
International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’98
1995
International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’95
Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satuma
1993
"Glass ’93 in Japan"
Scholarship
1997
Overseas Research Awards by State for education UK
1984
Pilchuck Glass School
Others
1988
Australia national university Awards
1988,89,95,96,99
"New Glass Review”
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
"3 Nations : Asian Contemporary Glass Art", touring exhibition - Korea (Sklo Gallery), Japan, Hong Kong(Koru Contemporary Art)
2006
“Contemporary Glass” Plateaux Gallery London,UK
“The Raring Forteis” Chappell Glallery New York Us
2005
“Contemporary Glass” Toyama City Collection (Kikuchi tomomi Museum,Tokyo,Japan)
“Contemporary Glass” (Australia National University)
“Particle Theories” (American Craft Museum, N.J,US)
Glass Weekend (Ccreative Center, NJ,US)
2002
“Fun to Vessel” Tokyu Honten Tokyo, Japan
“Glass Vessel” MARX SUNDERS Gallery Chicago
2000,01,02,03,04
“SOFA in New York” New York U.S.A
1988,95,98,01
"International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa " Kanazawa, Japan Invitation
1999
“Contemporay Glass Arts” Chappell Gallery Bosten U.S.A
“Contemporary Decorative Arts” Sotheby’s London,UK
1997
“Contemporary Glass “ Galerie Rob van den doel ,Hague, Netherlands
“Glass Art in Japan” Osaka Japan
1996
"Lace Cage" Gallery L, Hamburg, Germany
1995
"East meets west" MARX SUNDERS Gallery Chicago U.S.A.
1994
"World Glass Now '94" Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Hokkaido , Japan
1993
"New Art Forms" Chicago, U.S.A.
"Contemporary Japanese Glass Art " Dusseldorf Museum , Garmany
"21th Annual International Glass Invitational " Habatat Gallery U.S.A.
"Glass Weekend '93" Creative Glass Center N.J. Heller Gallery
"Glass '93 in Japan" Tokyo
1992
"Festival Ceskeho a Japan Skla" Praha, Hzechoslovakia
"Cotemporary Kilnformed Glass" Portland, Orgon U.S.A.
"Glass Weekend '93" Creative Glass Center N.J. Heller Gallery
"Art show ' 92" Hannover , Garmany
"20th Annual International Glass Invitational " Habatat Gallery U.S.A.
"International Exhibition of Glass '92" Tokyo
1991
"World Glass '91" Rouen, France
"World Glass Now '91" Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Hokkaido , Japan
"Glass Weekend" Creative Glass Center N.J. Heller Gallery
"7th Annual Glass Invitational" Texas, U.S.A.
"Pate de Verre Show" Kurland/Summers Gallery Los Angeles, U.S.A.
"Glass '90 in Japan" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1990
"New Art Forms' Chicago, U.S.A.
"Glass '90 in Japan" Tokyo & Fukuoka, Japan
"International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa '90" Kanazawa, Japan
1990
"Pate de Verre Show" Artist Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1989
"AUSGLASS 1989" Meat Market, Melbourne, Australia
1988
"Japanese Studio Glass" Shinjuku Odakyu, Tokyo, Japan
"National Studio Glass" Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, Australia
1987
"Studio Glass" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Contemporary Japanese Glass '87" D'Erlien Gallery, Milwaukee, U.S.A.
1986
"National Glass' Downey Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
1985
"Glass International" Rouen Museum, Rouen, France
"Studio Glass" Tokyo, Japan
Public Collection
The Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark, since 1988.
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, since 1990.
Corning Museum, New York, since 1991.
Glass Museum, Hiroshima, Japan, since 1991.
Wustum Museum, Wisconsin, US, since 1992.
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, since 1993.
Coburg Museum, Coburg, Germany, since 1994.
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Hokkaido, Japan, since 1994.
Satsuma Glass Museum, Kagoshima, Japan, since 1995.
Koganezaki Glass Museum, Shizuoka, Japan, since 1996.
Smalands Museum, Vaxjo, Smalands Sweden since 1997.
Notojima Glass Museum, Notojima, Japan, since 1998.
Musee des Arts Decorarifs France ,Paris,since 1999
Suntory Museum Tokyo Japan ,since 2000
Toyama Museum Toyama,Japn, Since 2001
Writing
1990“Investigation on Pate de Verre”Australia National University
1999“Investigation on Multiple-Layered Thin Pate de Verre”Royal College of Art
Bibliography
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“Profile”, Asahi News Paper, Japan, 18 July 1988.
“Changing techniques in Glass”, Annual Report, Australian National University, 1989.
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“Artist’s Profile”, Fujin no Tomo, Japan, Mar. 1989.
“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.11, US, 1989.
“Exhibition”, Interior Design, Vol.440, pp.27, Kosaku, Japan, 1991.
“Artist’s Profile”, Fujin no Tomo, pp.1-5, Japan, Mar. 1992.
“New York Letter”, Glass, Summer/Spring, Japan, 1992.
“Profile”, Yomiuri News Paper, Japan, 7 July 1992.
“The Exhibition”, Glass, Summer/Spring, US, 1992.
“Pâte de Verre”, Art and Craft, Korea, June 1993.
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“The Surround”, Glass & Art, Japan, 1994.
“Profile”, Yomiuri News Paper in New York, Japan, 1 Dec. 1994.
“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.16, Corning Museum, US, 1995.
“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.17, Corning Museum, US, 1996.
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“Pâte de Verre”, Glass Art, pp.167, A&C Black, London, UK, 1996.
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“Glass Exhibition”, Form, Vol.6, pp.9, Designt Idskriften, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997.
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“ Expositions” Ceramic &Glass ,No.125, pp.59, France,June 2002
“Exhibition” 2003 Arizona Art (US)
