Yoshiaki Kojiro | | | | Studio : 3F, Sano bldg. 1-5-1 Saga, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0031 Japan |
| | | | E-mail : y-kojiro@tj8.so-net.ne.jp / jimoon45@gmail.com |
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1968 | | Born in Chiba, Japan | | |
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EDUCATION | | | | |
2002 - 2003 | | Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Postgraduate Study, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
2001 | | Kanaz Forest of Creation Glass Workshop (Class of Mr. Richard Whiteley), Fukui, Japan | | |
2000 - 2002 | | Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Graduate Study, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
1992 - 1994 | | M.E. in Architecture, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan | | |
1988 - 1992 | | B.E. in Architecture, Department of Architecture, School of Science and Engineering, | | |
| | Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan | | |
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WORKING EXPERIENCE | | | | |
1994 - 2000 | | Architect Staff, Gendaikeikaku Architectural & Planning Office, Tokyo, Japan | | |
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AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS | | | | |
2008 | | Honorable Mention, DAIICHI MUSEUM Contemporary Glass Competition 2008, Aichi, Japan and | | |
| | Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan | | |
2006 | | The 4th Chiba City Art and Culture New Artist Award, Chiba, Japan | | |
2004 | | Grand Prize, The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004, Korinbo-Daiwa and | | |
| | Notojima Glass Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
2003 - 2006 | | Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Workshop, Glass Workshop, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
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SOLO and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION RECORD | | | | |
2010 | | Two person exhibition with Masao Kozumi, Grass Hopper GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan | | |
| | Solo exhibition, Gallery Tsubaki, Chiba, Japan | | |
2009 | | Two person exhibition with Tomoki Iida, café & galerie NAJA, Chiba, Japan | | |
| | Solo exhibition, Galleria ACCa, Tokyo, Japan | | |
| | Two person exhibition with Seiji Omiya, Isidaya, Kamazawa, Japan | | |
2008 | | Solo exhibition, Gallery Tsubaki, Chiba, Japan | | |
2007 | | Solo exhibition, "Color of air", café & galerie NAJA, Chiba, Japan | | |
2006 | | Solo exhibition, "The Outside of Glass", Art Interactive Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2005 | | Solo exhibition, "be", Gallery YUKOMORI, Nagano, Japan | | |
2004 | | Solo exhibition, "A RETURN", GALLERY ES, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2002 | | Two person exhibition with Risako Yahagi, Grass Hopper GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan | | |
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GROUP EXHIBITION RECORD | | | | |
2009 | | 61in3 + 1/8, Gallery Ten, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
| | Utatsuyama Craft Workshop 20th Anniversary Exhibition, | | |
| | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
| | ART SELECTION NOW vol.3, Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan | | |
2007 | | AACA +7exhibition, Architectural Institute of Japan bldg., Tokyo, Japan (2008,2009) | | |
2006 | | WORKS - Utatsuyama Craft Workshop, | | |
| | 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
2005 | | 9 persons Exhibition, CRAFT A Gallery, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
| | WORKS - Utatsuyama Craft Workshop, Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2004 | | Winter Glass Collection, Glass Gallery KARANIS, Tokyo, Japan | | |
| | Paperweight Collection, Glass Gallery KARANIS, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2003 | | GLASS SESSION, Kawasaki IBM Civic Culture Gallery | | |
2002 | | One Day Gallery Project - "House & Art" / Curated by Kensuke Yosida, Architect, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
2001 | | Chopstick Rest Group Exhibition, Koso-an, Tokyo, Japan | | |
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SELECTED EXHIBITION and CONTEST RECORD | | | | |
2010 | | 16 Glass Objects Exhibition, ORIE Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | | |
| | FROZEN-IN TENSION, Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, Munich, Germany | | |
2009 | | New Glass Review 31, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, U.S.A. | | |
| | The Metamorphosis of Glass, Gallery VOICE, Gifu, Japan | | |
2008 | | New Glass Review 30, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, U.S.A. | | |
2007 | | The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007, Korinbo-Daiwa and | | |
| | Notojima Glass Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan | | |
| | Allure of Japanese Glass / Curated by Harumi Yukutake + Tomoko Aoki, Pittsburgh Glass Center, | | |
| | Pennsylvania, U.S.A. | | |
2006 | | The 8th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Asakura Fumio Memorial Hall, Oita, Japan | | |
| | "VESSELS" The Exhibition of Contemporary GLASS KOGANEZAKI 2006, | | |
| | Koganezaki Glass Museum, Shizuoka, Japan | | |
| | Japanese Craft, Kanaz Forest of Creation - The Art Core museum, Fukui, Japan | | |
| | Kawasaki Glass Artists' Exhibition, Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
2005 | | New Glass Review 27, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, U.S.A. | | |
| | TOYAMURA International Sculpture Biennale 2005, The Toya General Center, Hokkaido, Japan | | |
| | The 2nd Contemporary Glass Triennial in TOYAMA 2005, Toyama Civic Plaza Art Gallery, Toyama, Japan | | |
2004 | | The 2nd Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition 2004 in ONODA, Onoda Sun Park, Yamaguchi, Japan | | |
| | Kawasaki Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
2003 | | The 3rd Neon Art Exhibition, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2002 | | The 38th Kanagawa Art Exhibition, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | | | | |
2007 | | Bijyutunomado 4/2007, by Mr. Atsushi Takeda | | |
2006 | | Leaflet of Yoshiaki kojiro Exhibition at A.I.T. "The works that believe the world" by Mr. Motohiko Fujii | | |
| | Keramika a sklo 2/2006 "V Utatsuyama" by Mr. Vladimir Groh | | |
2004 | | GLASHAUS 4/2004 "Studioglas in Japan 7" by Ms. Mica Okuno | | |
| | NEW GLASS 3/2004 "The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004, Japan" by Mr. Atsushi Takeda | | |
| | Catalogue of "The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004" | | |
2003 | | THIS SIDE UP! 1/2003 "Fusion : Japanese Glassmaking Today" by Mr. Junichiro Baba | | |
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ARTIST LECTURES and WORKSHOPS | | | | |
2010 | | Panelist of Symposium with Kenji Kaneko, Ryoji Shibuya, Tomohiro Kono and Etsuko Tajima, | | |
| | 16 Glass Objects Exhibition, ORIE Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | | |
2009 | | Panelist of Symposium with Kenji Kaneko, Yoshihiko Takahasi and Masahoro Sasaki, | | |
| | The Metamorphosis of Glass, Gallery VOICE, Gifu, Japan | | |
2008 | | Slide Lecture and Kiln-forming Casting Demonstretion, Omura Glass Workshop, Chiba, Japan | | |
| | Slide Lecture and Kiln-forming Casting Demonstretion, Kurashiki University of Science and the arts, | | |
| | Okayama, Japan | | |
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS | | | | |
Dai-ichi Museum, Aichi, Japan | | | | |
The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, U.S.A. | | | | |
Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, Munich, Germany | | | | |
Toyama City, Toyama, Japan | | | | |
Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan | | | | |
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