Hirohiko Kawakita

1962 -
  • Wood and Bamboo
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 7

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    • Category
      Wood and Bamboo
    • Techniques
      Wood turning
    • Born
      1962 -
    • Based in
      Ishikawa
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Vice Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Ishikawa Branch
      Lecturer at the Ishikawa Prefectural Training Institute of Woodturning
    Hirohiko Kawakita

    Style

    Producing artwork making the most of wood grain and forms using wood turning techniques.

    Biography

    • 1982
      Graduated from Kinjo College, Department of Art
    • 1993
      Submitted to the 40th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (submitted several times from this year onward)
    • 1996
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
      Lecturer at Ishikawa Prefectural Training Institute of Woodturning
      Lecturer at Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
      Standing Committee Member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Art and Culture Association
      Member of the Yamanaka Lacquerware Techniques Preservation Society
    • 2001
      Father and son exhibition at Tokyu Department Store, Kichijoji
      Father and son exhibition at Hanshin Department Store
    • 2002
      Father and son exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
    • 2004
      Solo exhibition at Hanshin Department Store
    • 2007
      Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
    • 2008
      Solo exhibition at the Green Arts Gallery, Kanazawa
    • 2009
      Produced commemorative gift for the restoration of Nishi Honganji Temple, Goeido (Founder's Hall)
      Primary evaluator at the 56th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Vessel of Zelkova Wood "Water Surface" purchased by the MOA Museum of Art
    • 2010
      Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
    • 2011
      Father and son exhibition at Hankyu Department Store
      Father and son exhibition at Seibu Ikebukuro Store
      Father and son exhibition at Sogo / Seibu Takanawa-kai
    • 2012
      Father and son exhibition at Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan
      Primary evaluator at the 59th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2013
      Father and son exhibition at Fukuya Hacchobori Main Store (Hiroshima)
      Father and son exhibition at Sogo Chiba Store
      Specially invited to submit to the 60th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Submitted to the "From Crafts to Kōgei In Commemoration of the 60th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
      Solo exhibition at Nagoya Matsuzakaya Main Store
    • 2014
      Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
      Submitted to special exhibition at the Jingu Art Museum (3 generations)
    • 2015
      Father and son exhibition at Saga Tamaya
      Solo exhibition at Gallery Tsuboya, Kobe
    • 2016
      Vessel of Zelkova Wood purchased by the MOA Museum of Art
      Solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store
    • 2017
      Father and son exhibition at Sogo / Seibu Takanawa-kai
      Father and son exhibition at Takashimaya (Osaka, Tokyo and Kashiwa)
    • 2018
      Primary evaluator at the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2019
      Submitted to exhibition "Kogei is..." supervised by Ryohei Miyata
      Three Generations Exhibition at Tenmaya
      Three Generations Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
    • 2021
      Covered Bowl of Zelkova Wood "Heaven" submitted to the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
      Solo exhibition at Gallery Tsuboya, Kobe

    Awards

    • 1993
      Submitted to Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and received the Incentive Award
    • 1994
      Received the Kanazawa Mayor Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1995
      Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the Hokkoku Shimbun President Award at the 1st Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
    • 1996
      Received the Incentive Award at the 2nd Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
    • 1998
      Received the Kanazawa Mayor Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2000
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 9th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the Hokkoku Shimbun President Award at the Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
    • 2002
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2004
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 51st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2005
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 10th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the Ishikawa 2005 Special Award at the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition
    • 2006
      Received the Excellence Award at the 15th Mokichi Okada Award Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Commission Award at the 65th Contemporary Arts Exhibition
    • 2012
      Received the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Special Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2016
      Received the Art and Culture Excellence Award at the 72nd Contemporary Arts Exhibition

    Public Collections

    • Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art ("Faceted Bowl of Zelkova Wood" submitted to the 58th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition)

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