Profile
Currently Associate Professor, Saga University
2008 Ph.D., Kyoto City University of Arts
2005 M.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts
2003 B.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts
Teaching Experience
Curently Part-time teacher, Kyoto Nishiyama High School, Kyoto (Fine Arts & Craft)
Part-time teacher, Ritto High School, Shiga Prefecture (Fine Arts & Craft)
2005 – 2007
Instructor, Craft Division, Faculty of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Art
Collections
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Awards
2012 Grand Prize, 52th Craft Exhibition, Tokyo
2011 Silver Prize, Ongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
2009 Grand Prize, Ishikawa International URUSHI Exhibition, Ishikawa
2009 Umehara Award for Doctor Thesis, Kyoto City University of Arts
2009 New Artist Award, Kyoto City Art Exhibition
2008 Excellent Award, Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
2007 Grand Prize for Elegance, ELEGANT SHAPES: WORKS OF URUSHI IN OUR DAILY LIFE, The MIYAKO MESSE, Kyoto
2006 TALENTE—Rize for Design, TALENTE 2006, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADES FAIR, Munich, Germany
2005 Mayor’s Prize, Annual Exhibition of Kyoto City University of Arts, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto
2005 Award for Excellence, The 45th Japan Crafts Exhibition, Tokyo
2003 Mayor’s Prize, Annual Exhibition of Kyoto City University of Arts, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto
2002 Hiradate Prize, Annual Exhibition of Kyoto City University of Arts, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto