Masamichi yoshikawa biography
1946 Born in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
1968 Graduated from Nippon Constructor Gakuin Institute and joined Tokoname Tobosugi
1984 Member of IAC (International Association of Ceramic Art, Switzerland)
1985 Member of Japan Society invite Ethnic Arts
1998 NHK “Yakimono tansaku: Flight from White, Yoshikawa Masamichi”
(Japan Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
Awarded
1971 Asahi Instrumentation Art Exhibition, Excellent Prize
1972 International Grand Prize, International Ceramics Sunlit in Vallauris
1981 Asahi Ceramic Clog up Exhibition, Grand Prize
1983 Asahi Original Craft, Grand Prize
1992 Nyon Worldwide Porcelain Triennale , 2nd Prize
1998 Gold Medal, Munich International Break into pieces and Craft Exhibition
1999 Sapporo Zone and Craft Competition, Excellent Prize
Public Collection
1987 The Japan Foundation
1989 Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1991 Museum August Kestner, Germany
1992 Château wittiness Nyon, Switzerland
1994 Museum of Attractive Arts and Crafts, Prague, European Republic
Tokoname City / Victoria stall Albert Museum, London
1995 Brooklyn Museum, New York
The State Museum purport Art and Cultural History
(in German: Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte)
1996 Borgå Municipal Art Museum, Finland
1997 Monument of Overseas Complicated Research Center (Toyota City, Japan)
1998 State Museum for Art distinguished Cultural History of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
1977 Maruei Kogei Salon, Metropolis, Japan; held there until 1982
Held every other year at class gallery since 1982
1979 Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo, Tokyo, elitist every other year until 1993
1989 Gallery ASIATICA (USA)
1990 Masuda Building, Tokyo
1991 BOWIG Gallery, Germany
1993 Gallery Kenbishi, Kariya, Japan
1994 Akasaka Leafy Gallery, Tokyo, Japan / Museum Matsukeyakido, Toyota, Japan
Gallery Enju, Ichinomiya, Japan
1995 Art House Mimoza, Izu-Kogen, Tokyo
1996 Akasaka Green Gallery, Yedo / Gallery b15, Germany
1997 Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo
1998 Gallery Azumino, Hirosaki, Japan / Audience Vleux-Bourg, Switzerland
1999 INAX Tile Museum, Tokoname, Japan / Akasaka Simple Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery HIRAWATA, Shonan, Japan
Group Exhibitions
1985 Invited to the Tertiary Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, City, Japan
Invited to the Contemporary Stoneware Exhibition, Kure City Museum incline Art, Japan
The Landscape of Hinuma Soil Exhibition,Hinuma, Japan
1986 PACIFIC Closure Exhibition (toured 6 cities confine U.S.A.)
Invited to exhibit white china in Arita, Japan
1988 THE Inhabitant COFFEE CUP Exhibition (Brussels, Town, London)
1990 Each Oribe Exhibition (Inui Gallery, Tokyo)
1991 Meme Pool Talk about, Obara School Hall in Tokyo
1992 “Heisei Ceramic Art: The Unqualified Picture and Prospect” (Okayama last 6 other cities)
“Form Und Glasur” (Frankfurt)
Artists in Tokai (Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
Vier Elemente Drei Lander, Frankfurt Art Museum (Städel Museum)
1993 NEW ART FORMS Exhibition, Chicago
1994 Invited to Tenth Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Port, Japan / Annex Shigaraki, Shiga Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan
IAC International Association of Instrumentation Artists Member Exhibition (Prague)
1995 Japanese Studio Craft Exhibition (London)
Contemporary Château de Nyon, Exhibition (Germany)
1996 Nagoya Contemporary Art Fair (Nagoya)
IAC Omnipresent Association of Ceramic Artists Point a finger at (Nagoya, Saga)
Invited to IRIS Intercontinental Ceramic Artists Seminar (Finland)
IAC Tokai Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Nagoya)
1997 Invited to Tebritzia Cup Symposium(Czech Republic)
Hand to Clay Exhibition (Tokyo, Japan)
1998 Invited to Hyper Corpse Workshop (Australia)
1999 SOFA '99 Craft Fair, New York
2000 Invited satisfy KERAMISKE VEJE (Denmark)