Koichi Iinuma

1962 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $1,000 - 3,500
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Born
      1962 -
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Member of the The Ceramic Art Society of Japan
      Ibaraki Kogei Association
      Member of the Ibaraki Prefecture Art Festival Art Exhibition
    Koichi Iinuma

    Style

    Using coarse-grained clay, I added my original material to create a mixed color of silver and black and harmonized the color and texture. I merged the "frail bubbles of water" that emerged in the fire, the patterned "lines" and form.

    Biography

    • 1962
      Born in Mito CIty, Ibaraki Prefecture
    • 1999
      Studies under ARATA Koji
    • 2002
      Becomes Studio Artist at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
    • 2004
      Builds a kiln in Kasama City
    • <Solo Exhibitions / Group Exhibitions / Special Exhibitions>
      Solo Exhibition at Gallery White Cube (Nagoya)
      Solo Exhibition at Kyoto Takashimaya
      Solo Exhibition at Mito Keisei Department Store Art Gallery
      "Layered - Glaze Layer / Soil Layer" Exhibition at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (Kasama)
      "Contemporary Ceramic Art in Ibaraki" at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (Kasama)
      "Phenomena in Contemporary Ceramic Art" Exhibition at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (Kasama)
      "Guide to Contemporary Ceramic Art" at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (Kasama)
      Solo Exhibition "WAKA" (Hong Kong)
      Invited to the Shanghai International Ceramic & Fire Wood Art Festival
      Invited to the 11 Japanese Ceramic Artists Exhibition (Shanghai)
      Invited to the 17 Japanese Ceramic Artists Exhibition (Shanghai)
      Pingdingshan University Ceramic Artists Exhibition (Henan, China)
      ASIA WEEK (Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. New York)
      Assigned by Kasama City to give technical guidance in Thailand (Chiang Rai / Mae Fah Luang)
      Special Exhibition "70 Miles North of Tokyo" (Sara Japanese Pottery, New York)
      Invited to the 8th Namwon International Ceramic Art Exhibition 2019 (South Korea)
      Special Exhibition at Nihombashi Takashimaya
      Solo Exhibition at Keikyu Department Store
      Special Exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya
    • <Selected exhibitions>
      Candidate for award at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition once, selected 5 times
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition 7 times
      Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition 7 times
      Selected for the Tobiten 6 times
      Selected for the Kikuchi Biennale 3 times
      Selected for the International Ceramics Festival Mino twice
      Selected for the Kobe Biennale once
      Selected for the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition once
      Selected for the Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony once
      Selected for the Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition 3 times
      Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition 3 times
      Selected for the Mashiko Ceramics Competition once

    Awards

    • Received the SAKAIDA Kakiemon Anniversary Award at the Tobiten
    • Received the Incentive Award at the Kikuchi Biennale
    • Received the Incentive Award at the Kobe Biennale
    • Received the Excellence Award at the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition
    • Received the TOKI Oribe Incentive Award at the Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony

    Public Collections

    • Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
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