Isamu Shiina

1968 -
  • Ceramics
  • Awarded 4 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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  • Category
    Ceramics
  • Techniques
    Ash glaze, Gold decoration, Silver decoration
  • Born
    1968 -
  • Based in
    Tochigi
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Part-time lecturer, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Isamu Shiina

Style

My major theme is the unification of shapes and patterns. I learn from nature and closely listen to the voice of materials; through this approach I want to create ceramics characteristic of myself and for our own times.

Biography

  • 1968
    Born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • 1994
    Completed his Master’s Degree in Ceramics at the
    Tokyo University of the Arts
  • 1999
    Established his kiln in Nasumachi,Tochigi Prefecture
  • 2008
    Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Selected for the 2010, 2012, 2013 Exhibitions to date )
    Part-time lecturer at the Tohoku University of Art and Design
  • 2010
    Selected for the 50th Anniversary Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Special Exhibition
  • 2011
    Selected for the Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition
  • 2013
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Selected for the TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition

Awards

  • 1992
    Received the Salon de Printemps Award for his graduation project from the Department of Crafts at the Tokyo University of the Arts
  • 2001
    Received the Incentive Award at the Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
  • 2009
    Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 49st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition , and his work was added to the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection
  • 2024
    Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award, 52nd Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2025
    Japan Kōgei Association Chairman's Award, 53rd Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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