Koichi Nishi

Using the "neriage" technique where different colors of clay are piled up and kneaded together.

Membership	Full member, Japan Kogei Association

1948 Born in Gifu
1982 Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition (selected 7 times in total from this year onward)
1983 Selected for the Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts (selected 5 times in total from this year onward)
1984 First Solo Exhibition at Gallery Moose (Seki City, Gifu)
Holds many solo exhibitions from this year onward at Gallery Kohodo (Gifu), Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Takasaki Takashimaya, etc.
1986 Selected for the International Ceramics Festival Mino '86 (selected 4 times consecutively from this year onward)
1989 Artwork added to the collection of Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi
1993 Artwork added to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
1994 Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 14 times in total from this year onward)
1999 NHK BS2 program "Yakimono Tanbo - Seeking the Possibilities of Neriage" broadcasted
2012 Appears on NHK General TV "Kintoku ― Yakimono Daihyakka (The Ceramics Encyclopedia)"
2013 Awarded by the Seki City Board of Education
"Koichi Nishi Art Exhibition - The Neriage Challenge" held at Shinoda Toko Art Space

1986Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the Nihon Shin Kogei Exhibition
1987Received the Asahi Ceramic Art Incentive Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1989Received the Special Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
Received the Judge's Special Award (selected by Takuo Kato) at the International Ceramics Festival Mino '89
2006Received the Grand Award at the Mino Togei Exhibition
2011Awarded for Achievement of Traditional Culture Inheritence in Gifu Prefecture
2014Received the 32nd Takuo Award

Price Range

$ 3,000 - 4,000

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8 artworks posted