KIMURA YOSHIRO (b. 1946)

1946 Born in Ehime Prefecture, brought up in 1970 Graduated from Okayama Commercial College

1979 Became a full member in the Arts and Crafts Association 1984 Became a judge at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition 1985 Invited to social gathering of artists sponsored by the Prime Minister of Japan 1992 Judge at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District); annually thereafter 1998 Lecture at Namigata City Cultural Hall, . 1999 Workshop lecture sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Salamanca University, Spain, and Monsalas City, Portugal.

Awards:

1976 Awarded First Prize, Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition, has since been awarded 20 prizes thereafter over the subsequent twenty years 1977 Awarded Grand Prize at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition Awarded two prizes at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition; numerous awards since then 1978 Received an award in the Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition; numerous awards since then 1980 Awarded special 10th Anniversary prize by the Potters Association 1981 Awarded prize at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition 1982 Awarded Prize at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District) 1984 Awarded Prize of Excellence at Exhibition of Contemporary Tea Ceremony Art Forms, Tanabe Museum (again in 1985,1988, 1992, 1993) 1986 Awarded Prize at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District) 1989 Awarded Semi-Grand Prize at the First Biennial Ceramics ‘89 Exhibition, Japan 1990 Awarded Prize by Hiroshima Art Grant 90 1991 Awarded prize at the 47th Faenza International Ceramic Art Exhibition in Italy Awarded prize at the Fletcher Challenge International Ceramic Art Exhibition in New Zealand 1994 Awarded the Hiroshima Culture Prize 2001 Awarded “Kaneshige Tôyô” prize 2005 Awarded “Chugoku Bunka” prize

Solo Exhibitions:

1976 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima; biennially thereafter 1977 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, 1978 Kuroda Toen, , 1979 Seibu Art Gallery, , Tokyo 1980 Kuroda Toen, Ginza, Tokyo

JOAN B MIRVISS LTD JAPANESE FINE ART 39 EAST 78TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10075 Phone: 212.799.4021 Fax: 212.721.5148 www.mirviss.com Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Osaka and Hiroshima Iwataya Art Gallery, 1981 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, , Tokyo; biennially thereafter 1992 Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo (again in 1994) 1995 Wako Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo “Zi- Ku -Ritsu” exhibition at Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 1996 Third exhibition at Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo "Chawan," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima 1997 "'97 Ji-kû-ritsu," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 1998 "Kohro" at Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo. 1999 " '99 Ji-kû-ritsu," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 2007 Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima 2008 “Taido” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Tokyo 2009 Kandori Gallery, Tokyo 2010 Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima

Group Exhibitions:

1976 Entered the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts; awarded First Prize; has since been awarded 20 consecutive prizes 1978 Japanese National Prefectural Exhibition 1981 Exhibition of Showa Era Pottery 1983 Invited to exhibit in the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition 1986 Guest exhibitor at the Exhibition of Contemporary Pottery n the Sanyo and Sanin Districts Created a ceramic wall entitled “Shoryu: Hadoh” at the Welfare Center of Higashi- Hiroshima City 1987 Guest exhibitor at the Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Foundation (this exhibition toured the and Europe) “Hekiyu no Fu” exhibition at Mitsukoshi , Nihonbashi, Tokyo 1991 Hiroshima Art Grant 90 Commemorative Exhibition at Hukuya Department Store, Hiroshima 1992 Selected for “58 Contemporary Ceramic Artists in Japan”, which was exhibited at Espace des Arts Mitsukoshi Etoile, Paris; and Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 1994 Member of Invitational Program at the Institute of Ceramic Studies, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Guest Exhibitor at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District) 1996 Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, Japan Foundation Guest exhibitor at the Exhibition of Contemporary Pottery in the Sanyo and Sanin District Guest Exhibitor at the Exhibition of Quiet Clarity “Rin” in Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park 1997 Table Ware Festival Exhibition, Tokyo Dome (annually thereafter).

JOAN B MIRVISS LTD JAPANESE FINE ART 39 EAST 78TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10075 Phone: 212.799.4021 Fax: 212.721.5148 www.mirviss.com Great Works of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, International Cultural Cooperative, exhibit toured throughout Asia and Japan 1998 Traditional Ceramics of Contemporary Japan Exhibition, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Istanbul, Turkey Prefectural Art Exhibition, Hiroshima Art Museum Shimanami Coast, Aichi, and Hiroshima Cooperative Event, Commemorative Ceramic Arts Exhibition 1999 Art Works for the Table Exhibition VII '99, Contemporary Art Niki, Tokyo Traditional Japanese Ceramics, regional exhibition, special distinction "How beautiful, how mysterious:" Glaze and Ceramics Exhibit, Shiga Prefectural Ceramic Park "The Expression of Blue," exhibition at Shikinen Sengu Memorial Shrine Museum, Mie Seventy People From Hiroshima Exhibition: Painting, Handicrafts, and Calligraphy, Fukuya, Hiroshima Twenty Years of the City Art Museum Exhibition, Fenlo Art Museum, Holland 100 Selected Works of Japanese Ceramics: "Now" Exhibition, Paris, France '99 Triennale Higashi Hiroshima, local artist invitational, Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum 2002 “100 years of Contemporary Ceramics,” Gifu Ceramics Park MINO, Gifu 2007 “ Tô no katachi IV (Forms of ceramics IV),” Gallery Kurimoto, Nîgata “ Selections from Craft Department of National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,” Tokyo 2012 Feel Ceramics – Life & Art, Higashi-Hiroshima Municipal Museum of Art, Hiroshima 2013 Contemporary Kōgei Styles in Japan, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL 2014 The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty-first Century, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Commissions:

1979 Created a ceramic wall entitled “:Shigen” for the Sports Center of Minami-ku, Hiroshima 1988 Created a statue entitled “A. Un” for the Central Community Hall of Higashi- Hiroshima City 1997 Completed "Great Ocean Voyage" ceramic wall installation, Hiroshima International Plaza.

Selected Public Collections:

Japan Foundation Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Hiroshima University Tanabe Museum of Art, Shimane Higashi-Hiroshima Museum of Art Faenza museo Internationale delle Ceramiche, Italy Auckland Institute & Museum, New Zealand The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

JOAN B MIRVISS LTD JAPANESE FINE ART 39 EAST 78TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10075 Phone: 212.799.4021 Fax: 212.721.5148 www.mirviss.com Salamanca University East-West Cultural Center, Spain Salamanca City Art Nouveau, Art Deco Museum, Spain Victoria and Albert Museum, Gifu Prefectural Contemporary Art Gallery Imperial Household

Bibliographies:

Feel Ceramics – Life & Art, Higashi-Hiroshima Municipal Museum of Art, Hiroshima, 2012, pp. 26 27.

Mintz, Robert and Joan Mirviss with Betsy Feinberg. The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty-first Century. Exhibition Catalogue. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2014.

NHK Promotions Incorporated. Contemporary Kōgei Styles in Japan. Collaboration with The National Mueum of Modern Art Tokyo. October 8th, 2013- February 23rd, 2014. Exhibition Catalogue.

JOAN B MIRVISS LTD JAPANESE FINE ART 39 EAST 78TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10075 Phone: 212.799.4021 Fax: 212.721.5148 www.mirviss.com