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Akazawa Yoshinori

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    Yoshinori Akazawa
    (1971- Kyoto, Japan)
    Kyoto-based Contemporary Artist
    Website: http://yoshinoriakazawa.com
     Artist’s Statement
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    " I create it. I make a model of nature and create it to become a natural form. So
    that space forms the earth, and it is the art that the earth creates stones and
    jewels from. I create it to clarify nature and human relations. I create something
    when I find something that is new in something old." Yoshinori Akazawa

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      Artist Biography

       

      2019 “39thInternational Ceramics Competition L’Alcora ‘CICA2019” L’Alcora, Spain
      “1st International Prize for Ceramics” Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia
      “59th Exhibition of Ceramics in Castellamonte” Castellamonte, Italy
      “ESPRESSO AND CAPPUCCINO CUPS (11th Edition 2019)” Forli, Italy
      2018 “ESPRESSO AND CAPPUCCINO CUPS (9th Edition 2018)” Ariano Irpino, Italy
      2017 “8th Painting & Mixed Media Competition 2017-2018” Lessedra Gallery, Sofifia, Bulgaria
      “39th International Ceramic Art Competition of Gualdo Tadino City” Gualdo Tadino, Italy
      2016 “36th International Ceramics Competition L’Alcora ‘CICA2016ʼ
      ’” L’Alcora, Spain
      “18th International biennale of ceramics d’Esplugues ANGELINA ALÓS” Barcelona, Spain
      2014 “5th International Ceramic Tile Teiennial elit-tile” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,WI.
      “17th International biennale of ceramics d’Esplugues ANGELINA ALÓS” Barcelona, Spain
      “1st. International Contemporaly Ceramic Exhibition” Bolu, Turkey
      2013 “‘Sign and Miracle’ 8th International ceramics Biennale Kapfenberg”, Kapfenberg, Austria
      “3rd International Ceramic Symposium in Tunisia” Sidi Kacem Jélizi,Tunis, Tunisia
      “1st International Contemporary Ceramic Art competition” Ariano Irpino, Italy
      “The Story of the Creative” See.Me NYC Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
      Kyosho-ten” Kyoto Art Club, Japan
      2012 “16th International biennale of ceramics d’Esplugues ANGELINA ALÓS” Barcelona, Spain
      “1st Santorini Biennale of Arts” Santorini, Greece
      “‘WAN’ a variety of forms” Gallery Voice Tajimi, Japan
      “32nd International Ceramics Competition L’Alcora ‘CICA2012” L’Alcora, Spain
       
      SOLO EXHIBITIONS
      2019 Yoshinori Akazawa:Thinker In Space:Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition: Kyoto
      2018 Yoshinori Akazawa:JAPAN:Ceramic Art Exhibition: Tokyo
      2015 Yoshinori Akazawa:MOSAICO NEO:Ceramic Art Exhibition: Tokyo
      2014 Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “Flower of Flower” : Kyoto
      2013 Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “Flower Mirror” : Kyoto
      2009Yoshinori Akazawa realize 15 Fusuma paintings and donate to Soken-ji temple
      (in the ruins of Azuchi Castle which contains the ashes of ODA, Nobunaga), Azuchi, Japan
      2007 Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “The Letter of flflowers” Tottori, Japan
      Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “The World of Yoshinori Akazawa” : Kyoto
      2004 Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “SAKURA (Cherry blossom)” : Kobe, Japan
      Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “Hana -Wild Flower -” : Tokyo, Japan
      2002 Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “Flower Shower” : Kyoto
      Yoshinori Akazawa:Nihonga Painting Exhibition “Natsu-wa-Yoru” : Kyoto
      1999 Yoshinori Akazawa:Painting Exhibition “Yakei : 1999 The Nightscape” : Kyoto
      2011 “12th international Ex-tempore of ceramics Piran 2011” Piran, Slovenia
      “‘Ceramica Viva’ – I ceramisiti giapponesi premiati a Faenza –” Tokyo-Tajimi, Japan
      “ ‘57th Premio Faenza’ International Ceramic Art Competition” Faenza, Italy
      “International Mixed Exhibition Ceramics – Painting – Sculpture” Usak, Turkey
      “40th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional art crafts of Kinki area” Osaka - Kyoto, Japan
      2010 “11th international Ex-tempore of ceramics Piran 2010” Piran, Slovenia
      “4th International Ceramic Tile Teiennial elit-tile” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,WI.
      “39th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional art crafts of Kinki area” Osaka - Kyoto, Japan
      2009 “10th Ex-tempore International Ceramic Art Competition” Piran, Slovenia
      “ ‘56th Premio Faenza’ International Ceramic Art Competition” Faenza, Italy
      “ ‘Picasso Day’ – Small Art Objects 2009 ‘Relating to BLUE'” Vallauris, France
      “38th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional art crafts of Kinki area” Osaka - Kyoto, Japan
      2008 “LXXVIII Exhibition of Pottery and Ceramics of La Rambla” La Rambla, Cordoba, Spain
      “‘ILLUSION’ 5th International ceramics Biennale Kapfenberg” Gmunden, Austria (touring)
      “37th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional art crafts of Kinki area” Osaka -Nara - Kyoto, Japan
      2007 “ ‘ILLUSION’ 5th International ceramics Biennale Kapfenberg” Kapfenberg, Austria
      “ ‘55th Premio Faenza’ International Ceramic Art Competition” Faenza, Italy
      2006 “35th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional art crafts of Kinki area” Osaka - Nara -Kyoto, Japan
      Nihonga painting “National Cherry Blossom Festival® ‘ARTISTIC IMPRESSIONS’”
      Institute of Washington DC ,Washington DC, USA
      Nihonga painting “Seed~” Gallery KOPIS, Tokyo, Japan
      2004 “Nihonga-no-100” Ishida-taiseisya Hall ,Kyoto, Japan
      MUSEUM COLLECTION SHOW
      2016 “MADE IN JAPAN” MIC/International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Faenza, Italy
      2015 “5 Years Ceramic Symposium Memory” Dar El Founoun(CNAV), Tunis, Tunisia
      2014 “‘CERÁMICAS DEL MUNDO’ Funds of Collection Contemporary Ceramics
      the Museum of Ceramics Alcora” Museum of Fine Arts of Castellón, Spain
      2013 “‘Ceramica contemporanea giapponese in Italia’ il Premio Faenza” Rome, Italy
      MIC Faenza – Sguardi sulla scultura del XX secolo -” Forli, Italy
      2011 “‘Opere del Yoshinori Akazawa’ from Collections of MIC” Bologna Airport MBL, Bologna, Italy
      PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
      2007, 2009 MIC/International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza (Faenza, Italy)
      2008 KUZ Cultur center/Kapfenberg Museum (Kapfenberg, Austria)
      2008 Museum of Ceramics in La Rambla (La Rambla/Cordoba, Spain)
      2009 Herman Pečarič gallery (Piran, Slovenia)
      2009 Azuchi castle ruins Soken-ji temple (Azuchi, Japan)
      2010 MCC/ Museum of Contemporary Ceramics (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
      2011 Art Museum of City of Ravenna (Ravenna, Italy)
      2012 Museum of Ceramics in L’Alcora (L’Alcora, Spain)
      2012 Santorini Biennale of Arts Permanent collection (Santorini, Greece)
      2013 CNCA/ National Ceramic Art Center (Tunis, Tunisia)
      2013 Town and Ceramics Musuem in Ariano Irpino (Ariano Irpino, Italy)
      2014 MEL/Museus d’Esplugues de Llobregat (Esplugues de Llobregat/Barcelona, Spain)
      2017 Gualdo Tadino Contemorary Ceramic Art Collection (Gualdo Tadino, Italy)
      2019 Ceramic Museum Palazzo Botton (Castellamonte, Turin, Italy)
      2019 Mark Rothko Art Centre (Daugavpils, Latvia)
      PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
      2008 Mr. Basil Alkazzi (Monte-Carlo, Monaco)
      AWARDS AND HONORS
      2019 Elected to the member of International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva, Switzerland)
      Elected to the member of Mensa Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
      2017 “Prize of Targa Argent” and “Honorable mention”
      39th International Ceramic Art Competition of Gualdo Tadino City (Gualdo Tadino, Italy)
      2009 “3rd purchasing prize” 10th Ex-tempore Piran Internatonal Ceramics (Piran, Slovenia)
      2009 “Prize of Medal of Rotary Club Faenza” 56th Faenza prize, MIC Faenza (Faenza, Italy)
      赤沢 (AKAZAWA) 嘉則 (Yoshinori) English
      AKAZAWA Yoshinori
      1971 born in Japan. Lives and works in Kyoto.
      Kyoto-based Contmporary Artist.Nihonga (=Japanese Painting), Ceramics, Photograph