Masaki Kawanabe

1971 -
  • Glasswork
  • Awarded 3 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $1,000 - 7,000
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  • Category
    Glasswork
  • Techniques
    Blown glass
  • Born
    1971 -
  • Based in
    Shimane
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Representative of Glass Studio Izumo
Masaki Kawanabe

Biography

  • 1971
    Born in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture
  • 1990
    Graduated from Tochigi Prefectural Sano High School
  • 1997
    Graduated from Meisei University, Faculty of Japanese Culture, Department of Art in Life
    Ezra Glass Studio (Awara City, Fukui) – 2007
  • 2006
    Glass Artists from Hokuriku "Glassworks 2006"
    (Toyama Shimin Plaza, Toyama)
  • 2007
    Edols Elliott (Australia) – 2009
  • 2010
    Toyama Institute of Glass Art –2013
    Four Contemporary Glass Artists Exhibition (Galerie Ogawa, Yamaguchi)
  • 2011
    Masaki Kawabe Glass Art Exhibition ~Cocoon~ (Ippodo Gallery, Tokyo)
  • 2013
    Toyama Glass Studio – 2016
    Masaki Kawabe Glass Exhibition "Into a Wrapping Form..."
    （Gendaikougei Fujinoya, Tochigi)
  • 2014
    Five Contemporary Glass Artists Exhibition (Galerie Ogawa, Yamaguchi)
    Masaki Kawabe Glass Art Exhibition (Gallery Mominoki, Tochigi)
  • 2015
    Seven Artists' Glass Art Exhibition (Galerie Ogawa, Yamaguchi)
    Glass Exhibition -Greeting Summer- (Galerie Seito, Hiroshima)
  • 2016
    Established Glass Studio Izumo in July
  • 2017
    Eight Local Young Artists Exhibition -From Now On- (Ichibata Department Store, Matsue)
    Wherabouts of the Light Part 2 (You-Yusya Gallery, Aichi)
    Glass Art 8 Person Exhibition (Galerie Ogawa, Yamaguchi)
    Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition "Form of the Soul" (Gallery Ohrin, Ibaraki)
  • 2018
    Glass Artists from Hokuriku "Diversifying Glass Art"
    (Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama)
  • 2020
    Selected for the 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2023
    My Neighbor Shimane Exhibition (Gallery Sora, Tottori)
    Masaki Kawabe Glass Art Exhibition (Tenmaya Fukuyama Store, Hiroshima)

Awards

  • 2004
    Received the Excellence Award at the 2nd Sanyo Onoda Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition
    Received the Semi-Grand Award at the Glass Craft Trienalle 2004
    Received the Shirayuki Award at the 2004 ITAMI International Craft Exhibition
    Received the Judge's Special Award at the Sake Vessel Exhibition in Commemoration of the Foundation of Awara City
  • 2005
    Received the Excellence Award at the Kanazawa Wan & One 2005
    Received the Incentive Award at the 2nd Kawasaki Contemporary Glass Exhibition
  • 2008
    Received the Incentive Award at the 3rd Contemporary Glass Triennial in Toyama 2008
  • 2009
    Received the Grand Award at the 4th Sanyo Onoda Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition
    Finalist of the Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2010
    Received the Excellence Award / Kitanippon Shimbun Award at the Ecchu Art Festival 2010
  • 2012
    Received the Judge Tsuchiya Award at the 5th Sanyo Onoda Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition
  • 2014
    Received the Shirayuki Award at the 2014 ITAMI International Craft Exhibition
  • 2016
    Received the Governor Award at the Shimane Prefectural Art Exhibition
  • 2019
    Received the NHK Hiroshima Broadcasting Station Manager Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Mitsukoshi Isetan Award at the Various Works Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2022
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award at the 69th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • Kirara Glass Miraikan
  • Kanaz Forest of Creation
  • Toyama City
  • Sanyo Onoda City Cultural Hall
  • Hitachinokuni Izumo Taisha Shrine

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