Morio Miyagi

1978 -
  • Textiles
  • Awarded once at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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  • Category
    Textiles
  • Techniques
    Bingata polychrome resist dyeing
  • Born
    1978 -
  • Membership
    Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
    Member, Okiten
    Deputy chairman, Ryukyu Bingata Business Cooperative
Morio Miyagi

Style

MIYAGI’s works are characterized by his bright designs drawing upon the local island nature and they are so alive you can almost feel and smell the fresh winds and fragrances of Okinawa.
His forte includes his new attempts to use bingata* for other items than kimono fabrics, and tube drawing, which is another bingata technique.
*Colorful dyed fabrics indigenous to Okinawa

Biography

  • 1978
    Born in Naha CIty, Okinawa
  • 1996
    Graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Shuri High School, Design Course
  • 1998
    Graduated from Nara College of Arts, Fine Arts Department, Dyeing and Weaving Course
  • 2000
    Graduated from Nara College of Arts, Dyeing and Weaving Advanced Course
    Studied under Eijun Shiroma at the Shiroma Bingata Workshop.
  • 2002
    Becomes independent and opens workshop, "Ryukyu Bingata Moribin"
  • 2006
    Builds new workshop in Itoman in November
  • 2010
    Submitted to and selected for the 57th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for thefirst time
    Becomes Associate Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 2011
    Collaboration with "Shirayuki Fukin"
  • 2012
    Becomes Associate Member of Okiten
    Becomes Vice Chairman of the Rykyu Bingata Business Cooperative (– 2006)
  • 2013
    First Solo Exhibition at Ryubo Art Gallery
  • 2014
    Becomes Full Member of Okiten
  • 2016
    Collaboration with "BEAMS" and "Shirayuki Fukin"
  • 2017
    Morio Miyagi Bingata Exhition at Ginza Mitsukoshi
  • 2019
    Collaboration with Yokohama DeNA Baystars
  • 2020
    Collaboration with "Ryukyu Hanpu"
    Designs Bingata wall paper for guest rooms at Hoshino Resort "Hoshinoya Okinawa"
  • 2021
    Collaboration with "Spingle Company"

Awards

  • 2005
    Received the Urazoe City Mayor Award at the 57th Okiten Exhibition
  • 2006
    Received the Okiten Award at the 58th Okiten Exhibition
  • 2007
    Received the Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (QAB) Award at the 42nd West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2008
    Received the Incentive Award at the 60th Okiten Exhibition
    Received the Okinawa Craft Industry Cooperation Center Award at the 1st Okinawa Islands Craft Exhibition
    Received the Excellent Idea Award among the Excellent Okinawan Brand Products selected by Okinawa Prefecture
  • 2012
    Received the Excellence Award at the Okinawa Kougei Koboten
    Received the Incentive Award at the 64th Okiten Exhibition
  • 2013
    Received the Associate Member Award at the 65th Okiten Exhibition
  • 2014
    Received the Associate Member Award at the 66th Okiten Exhibition

Public Collections

  • Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

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