ARTISTS / Keiji Okushima
Keiji Okushima is a pioneer who integrates the wabi-sabi spirit of Japanese tea ceremony into glass art. The elements in glass that cannot be completely captured are the secrets that inspire Keiji’s artistic expression and create glass art that transcends time.
Keiji’s artworks resemble pottery, lacquer, and goldware. For him, the process of glass art creation is about trust to and delivery of materials and temperature. As he believes, we can harvest unique works that “grow like wildflowers” by “giving up” the expectation and control of details and results.
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
2016 Itami International Craft Exhibition (Win Prize)
2012 Tableware Grand Prize Exhibition(Jury Iwata-Ruri Prize)
2011 Japan Craft Exhibition (Win Prize)
2010 Glass Craft Triennale (Win Prize)
EXHIBTIONS
2024
Glamour of Light - Glass Art Group Exhibition, TOUCH Ceramics, Hong Kong
2023
Voyage of Light II - Glass Art Group Exhibition, TOUCH Ceramics, Hong Kong
2019
Art fair / ART NAGOYA(from ART ZONE KAGURAOUA)
Solo exhibition/Galerie Ashiya Schule(Hyogo Japan)
Solo exhibition/gallery sala (shiga Japan)
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)
2017
Solo exhibition / wad + (Osaka, Japan)(2017-18)
Exchange exhibition for Taiwan and Japan / Taipei Shinko Mitsukoshi (Taipei, Taiwan)
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)
2015
Solo exhibition / GALLERY NANUMU (Seoul, Korea)
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)
2012
Solo exhibition / GALLERY LUNPALUNPA (Ishikawa, Japan)
2011
Solo exhibition / GALLERY ZAROFF (Tokyo,Japan)
Solo exhibition / GALLERY TOUAN(Ishikawa, Japan)
2010
Solo exhibition / GALLERY Ten (Kyoto,Japan)
Group exhibition / AKANE ART GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan) (2010-13)