Rina Kawai
- Metalwork
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 2
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- CategoryMetalwork
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TechniquesChisel engraving, Metal overlay, Metal inlay
- Based inNiigata
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MembershipAssociate member, Japan Kogei Association
Biography
- 2008Entered Nagaoka Institute of Design, Department of Design
- 2012Graduated from Nagaoka Institute of Design, Department of Design
- 2012Entered Nagaoka Institute of Design Graduate School, Master’s Course, Yasushi Kanno Laboratory
- 2013Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 8th Traditional Crafts in Niigata Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
- 2014Graduated from Nagaoka Institute of Design Graduate School, Master’s Course, Yasushi Kanno Laboratory (mokumegane (wood grain metal) and haut-relief)
- 2014SELECT 13 Exhibition at AC Gallery (Ginza, Tokyo)
- 2014Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 43rd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected consecutively from this year onward
- 2014Studied box production and nunome zōgan (metal overlay) under metal engraver and Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association, Masami Ichikawa
- 2015Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 56th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
- 2016Becomes member of the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch, Niigata Study Group
- 2016Submitted to the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Niigata Study Group Members Exhibition "Traditional Kōgei Techniques and Beauty of Niigata" at Niigata Mitsukoshi (Niigata) (2016 – 2019)
- 2016Submitted to the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Niigata Study Group Members Exhibition "Traditional Crafts in Niigata Exhibition" (2016 – 2020)
- 2017Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 46th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
- 2018Article about his works as an artist published in newspaper Niigata Nippo
- 2018Article published in Nagaoka's information magazine "My Skip"
- 2019Name listed in "Record of Tsubame's Metal Engravers" in the Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
- 2019Article published in "NID Graduates Job Note 5" of Nagaoka Institute of Design
- 2019Submitted to the 3rd Nagaoka Collaboration of Photos and Crafts Exhibition at the Nagaoka City Central Library 2F Gallery (consecutively submitting from this year onward)
- 2019Submitted to the "Nagaoka Photo and Craft Collaboration" Exhibition promoted by the Nagaoka City Foundation for Art and Culture Promotion held at the Nagaoka City Art Center (Nagaoka City Library 2F) (Submitting consecutively from this year onward)
- 2020Artwork adopted as a return gift for the Nagaoka City hometown tax donation program
- 2020Took part in Cultural Property Preservation Techniques Training Course for "patination" as a part of the National Treasure and Cultural Property Preservation Program for 2020 (participating every year from this year onward)
- 2021Submitted to the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Niigata Study Group Members Exhibition "Traditional Kōgei Techniques and Beauty of Niigata" at Niigata Isetan (Niigata) (consecutively submitting from this year onward)
- 2021Submitted to the "KOGEI 2021 Exhibition" at Setsuryosha Museum of Art (Niigata) (consecutively submitting from this year onward)
- 2022Submitted to the "Excellent Artworks of Artists in Niigata" Exhibition at the "Echigo Grand Tea Ceremony in Aore Nagaoka"
- 2022Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 69th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (consecutively submitting from this year onward)
- 2022Becomes Associate Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
- 2022Took part in Cultural Property Preservation Techniques Training Course for "patination" as a part of the National Treasure and Cultural Property Preservation Program for 2022
- 2022Took part in the training program for metalwork techniques (casting and forging) held as part of the "training program for the next generation" by the Japan Kōgei Association utilizing the cloud funding donations for 2022
- 2023Article about the 69th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and works published on article "Focus on NID Graduates" on the Nagaoka Institute of Design website and social media
- 2023Completed first year of training for "metal engraving" at the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Government Subsidized Important Intangible Cultural Property Successor's Technical Training Program for 2023 – 2024 by Morihito Katsura, Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property for "metal engraving"
- 2023Trained at the Metalwork Department Takaoka Study Group as a part of the Cultural Properties Training Program for 2023 held by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
- 2023Submitted to the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Niigata Study Group Members Exhibition " 1st Traditional Crafts in Niigata Exhibition" (2023 –)
- 2023Took part in the training program for "forming stake" held as part of the "training program for the next generation" by the Japan Kōgei Association utilizing the cloud funding donations for 2023
- 2024Took part in the 2024 Important Intangible Cultural Property Successors' Training Program for "Hammering"
Awards
- 2012Received the Incentive Award at the 51st Nagaoka City Art Exhibition
- 2013Received the Incentive Award at the 52nd Nagaoka City Art Exhibition
- 2015Received the Incentive Award at the 10th Traditional Crafts in Niigata Exhibition
- 2019Received the Incentive Award at the 59th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2024Received the New Artist Award at the 52nd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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