Profile
Introduction of Shozo Michikawa
Shozo Michikawa was born in Hokkaido, the most northern area of Japan, in 1953. After graduated Aoyama Gakuin University in 1975, he settled his base of ceramics activity to Seto, Aichi. His exhibitions are held widely in Japan and foreign countries like Phillipines, Mongolia, France, USA, and UK.
Awards and Collection
Awards and Distinctions
| 2019 | Spain | Final,LOEWE Craft Prize2019,LOEWE FOUNDATION,Tokyo |
| 2018 | Munchi | International Craft fair Gold－medal |
| 2005 | Ravenna,Italy | Grand Prix CERAM ICAM OSAICO |
| 1991 | Seto,Japan | “Shinpei Asai Prize” Design Forum in Seto |
Collection
| 2019 | London | Victoria and Albert Museum,London,UK |
| 2018 | paris | Musee Cernuschi |
| 2017 | Faenza,Italy | International Museum of Ceramic in Faenza |
| CA,USA | Crocker Art Museum Sacramento | |
| MA,USA | Worcester Art Museum | |
| Oxford,UK | Ashmolean Museum of Art | |
| 2016 | Faenza,Italy | Museo Carlo Zauli |
| 2015 | Cardiff,UK | National Museum of Wales |
| 2014 | Hamburg,Germany | The Museum in Hamburg |
| 2013 | Shimada,Japan | Shimada City Museum |
| 2012 | Coburg,Germany | Modern Glass & Ceramic Museum of Coburg |
| 2010 | Los Angels,USA | Los Angels County Museum of Art |
| 2009 | Cardiff,UK | National Museum of Wales |
| Aberystwyth,UK | University of Wales, Aberystwyth | |
| 2007 | Philadelphia,USA | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 2006 | Beijing,China | China-Japan Exchange Center |
| Xi'an,China | Qinglingsi,Temple |
Foreign Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2019 | Nagoya,Aichi,Japan | " power of passion" GALERIE hu |
| Kyoto,Japan | "40th Anniversary Exhibition,Shozo Michikawa" Sokyo Gallery | |
| 2018 | paris,France | ”40ans Shozo Michikawa" Mizen Fine Art International |
| Frankfurt Germany | ”40th anniversary Exhibition" Galerie Friedrich Muller | |
| Milan Italy | ”40th anniversary Exhibition" Officine Saffi | |
| 2017 | London,UK | “40years 40pots” Erskin, Hall&Coe |
| Concord,USA | “Shozo Michikawa” Lacoste Gallery | |
| Manila,Philippines | “Nature into Art” Silverlens Gallery | |
| 2016 | Santiago,Chile | “Shozo Michikawa”Centro Cultural Las Condes in Santiago |
| Frankfurt,Germany | “Shozo Michikawa”Galerie Friedrich Muller | |
| Singapore | “Nature into Art” Di Legno Gallery | |
| Seto,Japan | “NATURE INTO ART”Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center | |
| Faenza,Italy | “Shozo Michikawa” Museo Carlo Zauli | |
| 2015 | London,UK | “The Forbidden City” Erskin ,Hall&Coe |
| Paris, France | “Ballades en Terres” Mizen Fine Art | |
| Brusels, Belgium | “Shozo Michikawa” Puls Contemporary Gallery | |
| 2014 | Frankfurt,Germany | “Shozo Michikawa”Galerie Friendrich Muller |
| Paris, France | “Shozo Michikawa” Helene Aziza | |
| Nagoya,Japan | “Nature into Art” Galerie hu | |
| 2013 | London, UK | “Shozo Michikawa” Erskine,Hall &Coe |
| Geneva, Switzerland | “Shozo Michikawa” Peter Kummermann | |
| Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Nihonbashi MITUKOSHI Art Gallery | |
| 2012 | Quebec ,Canada | “Nature into Art” MATERIA |
| Paris, France | “Shozo Michikawa” Galerie Helene Poree | |
| 2011 | London, UK | “Shozo Michikawa” Erskine, Hall &Coe |
| NYC, USA | “The Nature of Clay” Cavin- Morris Gallery | |
| Brussels, Belgium | “Shozo Michikawa” Puls Contemporary Gallery | |
| Leipzig,Germany | “Shozo Michikawa” Terra Rossa | |
| Nagoya,Japan | “Nature into Art” Galerie hu | |
| 2009 | London,UK | “Nature into Art” Galerie Besson |
| Osaka,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Art Gallery Oyama | |
| 2008 | Paris,France | “Shozo Michikawa” Clara Scremini Gallery |
| Nagoya,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Gallerie hu | |
| 2007 | London,UK | “30 years 30 pots” Galerie Besson |
| Manila,Philippines | “30 years 30 pots” IZUKAN GALLERY | |
| Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa”Gallery Tokyo Eizo | |
| 2006 | Brussels, Belgium | “Shozo Michikawa” Puls Contemporary Gallery |
| 2005 | Asheville,USA | “Shozo Michikawa” Blue Spiral Gallery |
| Shandong ,China | “Returning to Nature’s Simplicity and Truth” Shandong Museum | |
| Beijing ,China | “Returning to Nature’s Simplicity and Truth” Forbidden City | |
| Shizuoka,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Wa-noi | |
| Manila,Philippines | “Shozo Michikawa” IZUKAN GALLERY | |
| 2004 | London,UK | “Shozo Michikawa” Galerie Besson |
| 2003 | Manila,Philippines | “Shozo Michikawa” IZUKAN GALLERY |
| Shizuoka,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Matsuzakaya Department Store Gallery | |
| Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” TOBU Department Store Gallery | |
| 2001 | UlaanBaatar,Mongolia | “Shozo Michikawa” UlaanBaatar Art Gallery |
| Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” TOBU Department Store Gallery | |
| 2000 | Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” TOBU Department Store Gallery |
| Kurashiki,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery | |
| 1997 | Manila, Philippines | “Shozo Michikawa” Hiraya Gallery |
| Tokyo,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Tokyu Department Store Gallery | |
| 1996 | Manila,Philippines | “Shozo Michikawa” Hiraya Gallery |
| 1995 | Osaka,Japan | “Shozo Michikawa” Hankyu Department Store Gallery |
Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | Manpower,Shozo Michikawa and Hans Vangso,A PETERSEN Collegtion & Craft,Copenhagen Design Miami / Pierre Marie Giraud Maiami USA Design Basel / Pierre Marie Giraud Basel Switzerland TEFAF / Pierre Marie Giraud Maastricht the Netherland Art Fair Tokyo/ Sokyo gallery,Tokyo Japan |
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| 2018 | Italy | ''60th edition of the Faenza prize'' MIC in Faenza |
| Itary | ''About a Vace'' Museo Montelupo | |
| France | ''NIHON NOW'' Galerie Du Don | |
| Munchi Germany | Modern Masters | |
| Hoganas Sweden | Masterpieces-400 years of japanese ceramics | |
| 2017 | Basel ,Switzerland | Design Basel ,Pierre Marie Giraud |
| Manila ,Philippines | Art Fair Philippines ,Silverlens Gallery | |
| Padova ,Italy | “Love and Violence”,Mizen Fine Arts | |
| 2016 | Milano,Italy | "Contemporary Japanese Ceramics" , Officine Saffi |
| Singapore | Singapore Contemporary Art show, Di Legno | |
| 2015 | Shimada,Japan | “International Ceramics” Shimada City Museum |
| London,UK | “International Ceramics” Erskin,Hall &Coe | |
| 2014 | Sevres,France | Art Ceram |
| London,UK | “Japanese Ceramics “Erskin,Hall &Coe | |
| Oxford,UK | "Tea Bowl Show" Oxford Ceramics Gallery | |
| Delhi India | ICC DELHI 2014 Art Fair | |
| 2012 | Munich, Germany | International trade fair "Modern masters" |
| Seattle,USA | NCECA "The World in a Cup" | |
| NYC,USA | SOFA New York, Erskin, Hall &Coe | |
| London,UK | COLLECT, Erskin, Hall &Coe | |
| Heyri,Korean | HANHYANGLIM/ONGGIMUSEUM | |
| 2011 | London,UK | "Pots from Seven Countries" Galerie Besson |
| NYC ,USA | Art of pacfic Asia Show, Cavin–Morris Gallery | |
| Sasama,Japan | International Ceramics Exhibition | |
| 2010 | NYC,USA | SOFA New York, Galerie Besson |
| London,UK | COLLECT, Galerie Besson | |
| Koln,Germany | "Pots & Paper", Museum Ludwig | |
| London,UK | "Summer Exhibition", Galerie Besson | |
| Harlem,Netherlands | “Keramicos Collection” | |
| 2009 | Athens ,WV,USA | “Soft Beauty of Traditional Shino”,Concord University |
| Philadelphia USA | “The Art of Japanese Craft 1870 to the Present”,Philadelphia museum of Art | |
| Chicago, USA | SOFA Chicago ,Galerie Besson | |
| 2008 | NYC,USA | SOFA NY ,Galerie Besson |
| Edinburgh,UK | ”A Japanese Dialogue” ,The Scottish Gallery | |
| Ripon,UK | “The Great North Art Show” | |
| London,UK | ”Twenty Years - Twenty Pots”, Galerie Besson | |
| Chichester,UK | ”Tutor Exhibition”, Sussex Barn Gallery | |
| Giroussens,France | International Ceramics,Giroussens | |
| 2006 | London,UK | “Japanese Clafts Exhibition”, Galerie Besson |
| 2005 | Ravenna,Italy | “Ceremica Mosaico Exhibition” |
| London,UK | “Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson | |
| Atlanta,USA | “With Joy Brown”, The Signature shop and Gallery | |
| 2004 | London,UK | “Japanese Ceramics”, Galerie Besson |
| Lancaster,UK | “Maiden Bridge Exhibition”,Maiden Bridge Farm | |
| Chicago | SOFA Chicago, Galerie Besson | |
| 2003 | London,UK | “Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson |
| 2002 | NYC,USA | “Accompaniments of Tea”, Daiichi Gallery |
| 1999 | London,UK | “Gallery pots”, Gallerie Besson |
| 1996 | Paris,France | “101Pitcher Exhibition” Terres de Provence |
Workshops
Higham Hall, UK, 2003-2012
West Dean College, UK, 2007-
I also have workshops in all over the world such as Belgium, France, Ireland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Republic of the Philippines, Mongolia, South Korea, Spain, Austria, Chile, Singapore, Indonesia, Sweden
International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama (ICAF)
I have managed International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama as art director. (2011/ 2013/2015/2017)
Publications
Press
| 2018．3.25 | Sweden | Hoganas |
| 2016 | Italy | Faenza Chonaca |
| 2016.6 | Chile | VD el mercurio |
| 2016.2 | Milan | Artribune Interview of Shozo Michikawa |
| 2013.11.17 | Japan | The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |
| 2012.8.25 | Quebec | Le Soleil |
| 2011.6.26 | USA | The Transylvania Times |
| 2010.7 | Germany | Stadt Oldenburg |
| 2005.7.12 | Chaina | People’s Daily Overseas Edition |
| 2003.8.12 | Italy | Faenza |
| 2001.7.21 | Mongolia | Eheeaep |
| 1997.3.20 | Philippine | The Philippine Jounal |
| 1989.4.10 | Japan | The Nikkei |
Books
| 2017 | Spain | Terr Art by Henry Verreet |
| 2016 | Italy | La CERAMICA by Matteo Zauli |
| Chile | ESTEKA by Ruth Krauskopf | |
| France | Ceramigues Japonaises Contemporaines by Sophie Cavaliero | |
| 2015 | Italy | LA CERAMICA by Flaminio Gualdoni |
| 2014 Issue96 | USA | Ceramics Art and Perception by Tony Birks |
| 2013 Jan/Feb | France | Ceramique et du Verre by Pascale Nobecourt |
| 2012 ＃2 | China | DAO CLAYFORM by Dr.IChi Hsu |
| 2012 Mar/Apr | UK | Ceramics Art and Perception by Michael C. Stewart |
| 2011 Mar/Apr | Germany | New Ceramics by Sally Schone |
| 2010 #3 | Holland | Keramiek by keramikos |
| 2009 Jul/Aug | UK | Ceramic Review by Simon Martin |
| 2009 | USA | The SPIRIT of Ceramic DESIGN By Robert Piepenburg |
| 2008 May/Jun | France | Ceramique et du Verre by Angelique Escandell |
| 2008 | USA | The Art of Japanese Craft By Felice Fischer Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 2008 Issue71 | USA Australia | Ceramics Art and Perception by Michael C. Stewart |
Catalogue
| 2018 | Italy | CERAMICS NOW |
| Italy | about a vase | |
| Sweden | MASTERPIECES | |
| 2014 | France | Art Ceram |
| 2011 | UK | Collect |
| 2009 | USA | Soft Beauty of Traditional Shinos |
| 2008,09,10,12 | NY | SOFA NEW YORK |
| 2008 11 | France | CAMARD |
| 2005 | Italy | CERAMICAMOSAICO |
| 2004,05,08,09 | Chicago | SOFA CHICAGO |
