Kagari Miyoshi
- Lacquerware
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 4
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesMaki-e, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Dry lacquer
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Born1954 -
- Based inKanagawa
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Lecturer at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Urushi Lacquering Course
Director at the Japan Cultural Property Lacquer Association
Biography
- 1977Graduated from University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Department of Philosophy
Studied under lacquer artist Ei Sasaki - 1995Japanese Studio Crafts Exhibition at Victoria & Albert Museum (London)
Evaluator at the 52nd East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '95, '12, '19 and '22) - 1996"Rainbows and Shimmering Bridges: Contemporary Japanese Lacquerware" Exhibition in New York and Denver
- 2000Japanese Contemporary Urushi Art Exhibition (Amsterdam)
- 2001Solo Exhibition "Geneology of Colored Shells" at Homma Museum of Art
- 2004Became emerging artist overseas trainee sent by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and stayed in London as a visiting researcher at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and in Ravenna and Florence, Italy
- 2006Judge at the Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition (also in '06, '16 and '22)
- 2016Submitted to the "Asian Lacquer Craft Exchange Progam" (also in '15, '16 and '18)
- 2017Invited to submit to the Mokichi Okada Award Exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art
- 2019"Decorative Arts in Meiji and Heisei - Crafting Beauty and Technique Across 150 Years" at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture, Athens
- 2020"Japanese Lacquerwork 2020" at the Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum (Kanazawa)
"Urushi in Harmony – Wind, Flowers and Light" Exhibition at Ginza Wako (Tokyo)
Awards
- 1987Awarded at the 4th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('87 '08 '16)
- 2019Received the Excellence Award (NHK Chairman Award) at the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Public Collections
- National Crafts Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
- Rijksmuseum(Amsterdam)
- Homma Museum of Art
- The Japan Foundation
- Ise Foundation etc.