奥島圭二 Keiji Okushima

1977 born in Shiga prefecture Japan

1996-2000 Ritsumeikan University Industrial Sociology

2000-02 Toyama City Institute of Glass Art

2010 became an independent glass artist after worked at the glass studio and kimono dye workshop.

 

Awards

2010 Glass Craft Triennale (Win Prize)

2011 Japan Craft Exhibition (Win Prize)

2012 Tableware Grand Prize Exhibition(Jury Iwata-Ruri Prize)

2016 Itami International Craft Exhibition (Win Prize)

 

Exhibitions

2010

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY Ten (Kyoto,Japan)

· Group exhibition / AKANE ART GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan) (2010-13)

2011

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY ZAROFF (Tokyo,Japan)

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY TOUAN(Ishikawa, Japan)

2012

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY LUNPALUNPA (Ishikawa, Japan)

2013

· Exchange exhibition for Shiga and Michigan"Art from the Lakes"/LANSING ART GALLERY (Michigan, USA) · Exchange exhibition for Shiga and Gangneung /Cultural Arts Center(Gangneung, Korea)

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY 494 (Tokyo,Japan) (2013-16)

· "Art Road77 Special Project KYOTOKYO 2013"Participated from GALLERY TOMO(Heiri Art Village, Korea) 2014

· Group exhibition /Manpukuji Temple(Kyoto,Japan) (2014 ~ 16)

· Group exhibition "six artists six colors" (Gangneung, Korea)

2015

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY NANUMU (Seoul, Korea)

2016

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY AMISU(Shiga,Japan) (2016-18)

· Solo exhibition /GALLERY FUKKA(Tokyo,Japan) (2016-18)

· Art fair "ART OSAKA"(from ART ZONE KAGURAOKA) (2016-)

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY MAKARI Japanese antiques and fine art(NY, USA)

2017

· Solo exhibition / wad + (Osaka, Japan)(2017-18)

· Exchange exhibition for Taiwan and Japan / Taipei Shinko Mitsukoshi (Taipei, Taiwan)

2018

· Two-glass artists exhibition / TAKASHIMAYA KYOTO ART GALLERY(Kyoto,Japan)

· Solo exhibition / TOYODA gallery for vessels for sake(Kyoto Japan)

· Solo exhibition / GANSUI (Kyoto, Japan)

· Four-artists exhibition / MINYESARANG(Gimpo, Korea)

· Solo exhibition / GALLERY MAKARI(NY,USA)

2019

・Art fair / ART NAGOYA(from ART ZONE KAGURAOUA)

・Solo exhibition/Galerie Ashiya Schule(Hyogo Japan)

・Solo exhibition/gallery sala(shiga Japan)