Jun Iwai

1948 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $3,000 - 6,000
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Techniques
      Gold decoration, Silver decoration
    • Born
      1948 -
    • Based in
      Miyagi
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Jun Iwai

    Biography

    • 1971
      Graduated from Miyagi Daini High School and Hokkaido University, School of Science
      Studied under Koichi Okumura in Kyoto
    • 1976
      Built a kiln in Miyagi Town, Miyagi County (current Sendai City)
    • 1977
      First Solo Exhibition at Jujiya, Sendai (up to 2002, 22 times)
      Selected for the 4th Musashino Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (4 times)
    • 1978
      Selected for the 18th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (14 times)
    • 1980
      The 1st Ceramics Artists Selection Exhibition at Odakyu Department Store, Shinjuku
      Solo Exhibition at Saito Gallery in Sapporo
    • 1981
      Solo Exhibition at Matsuya Ginza (Tokyo) (22 times from this year onward)
      Four Contemporary Artists Exhibition at Tachikichi, Ginza
    • 1986
      Solo Exhibition at Yokohama Sogo ('89)
    • 1987
      Invited to hold a Solo Exhibition at the "Discover Japan Fair" sponsored by the City of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University
      Exhibition at the University of Pittsburgh
    • 1988
      Selected for the Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts
    • 1990
      Solo Exhibition in Germany "Evening in Japan"
    • 1994
      Japan - South Korea Ceramics Exchange Exhibition in Daegu, South Korea (up to 1997)
    • 1997
      Solo Exhibition at Kyohei Fujita Museum of Glass in Matsushima, Miyagi
    • 1998
      Ceramics and Sculptures "Genko Exhibition"
    • 2000
      Broadcasted on NHK BS2 TV program "Yakimono Tanbo"
    • 2001
      Exhibition at Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini Gallery (Rome, Italy)
    • 2002
      Tea Utensils Exhibition at Rakuido Chatokan in Yamagata (4 times from this year onward)
      "Ceramics Festival" workshop at Munkyung College (South Korea)
    • 2003
      Solo Exhibition in Perugia, Italy
      First Solo Exhibition at Fujisaki Department Store, Sendai (every year from this year onward)
    • 2004
      Japan - USA Two-person Exhibition at the Cactus Hotel in Texas, USA
      Invited to hold a workshop at the 16th National Ceramic Competition sponsored by San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (Texas, USA)
      Workshops at University of Houston and Lone Star College, North Harris
      Took part in ceramics seminar at Munkyung College (South Korea)
      Workshop "About Japanese Ceramics" at Munkyung College (South Korea)
      Japan - South Korea Two-person Exhibition at Tong-in Gallery in Insadong, Seoul
      Selected for the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition
    • 2005
      Selected for the 1st Kikuchi Biennale
    • 2006
      Solo Exhibition (30th Anniversary as a ceramics artist) at Matsuya Ginza Gallery (Tokyo)
    • 2007
      Selected for the 19th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Solo Exhibition at Palazzo Borromeo in Rome, Italy
    • 2009
      TV program "Utsuwa Yume Kobo" broadcasted on NHK BS 2
      "Artisans in Galleria Corsini” Exhibition in Florence, Italy
      Solo Exhibition at Setoya Gallery Zen in Sendai, Miyagi
    • 2010
      Selected for the 50th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (7 times from this year onward)
      "Artisans in Galleria Corsini” Exhibition in Florence, Italy
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Solo Exhibition at Matsuya Ginza Gallery, Tokyo (20th Solo Exhibition at Matsuya)
    • 2011
      Four-person Exhibition in Daegu, South Korea
    • 2012
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2014
      Selected for the Tobiten (up to 2020)
    • 2019
      Selected for the 59th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2020
      Solo Exhibition at Kawatoku in Morioka City, Iwate
    • 2021
      Selected for the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

    Awards

    • 1985
      Received the Excellence Award at the Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts
    • 1986
      Received the Incentive Award at the Miyagi Prefectural Art Exhibition (2 times)
    • 1991
      Received the Museum Director Award at the Miyagi Prefectural Art Festival
    • 1995
      Received the Prefecture Governor Award at the Miyagi Prefectural Art Festival
    • 2005
      Received the Naruse Art Memorial Director Award at the Miyagi Prefectural Art Festival
    • 2013
      Received the Incentive Award at the 1st Tobiten
    • 2020
      Received the Miyagi Prefecture Educational and Cultural Achievement Award

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