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MITAMURA, Arisumi
Professor - Urushi-Art (Japanese Lacquer), Department of Crafts |
31 December, 2005 |
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| The time of glowing pale blue |
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| 1949 | Born in Tokyo |
| 1973 | B.F.A. in Craft course, Tokyo Gakugei University |
| 1975 | M.F.A. in Urushi-Art, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1990 | Research Associate '94 Assistant Professor '99 Associate Professor. '05 Professor. |
| 1998-99 | Guest Researcher, Belgium Royal H.I.F.A; visited 11 European countries to reseapch about Urushi influence in Europe |
Research Activties
| 1973 | Nitten (The Japan Fine Arts Exhibition); thereafter exhibits annually for 15 consecutive years |
| 1974 | Japan Contemporary Craft Arts Exhibition; thereafter annually for 5 consecutive years |
| 1978 | Contemporary Craft Prize, Yomiuri Shinbun Prize, Nippon Television Network Prize |
| 1985 | Nitten Special Selection Award |
| 1988 | Nitten Special Selection Award, Invited to exhibit in the Suntory Prize Exhibition |
| 1989 | Invited to Japan Design International Craft Competition ISIKAWA (in '91 won Silver medal and President of Ishikawa prefecture Award) |
| 1991 | Invited to exhibit in the Asahi Contemporary Crafts Exhibition ; also in '97 |
| 1994 | Nitten Jury member; also in 99, 02 |
| 1996 | Rainbows and Shimmering Bridges - Contemporary Japanese Lacquerware (Japan Society Gallery, New York, and Denver Art Museum, USA) |
| Contemporary Japanese Crafts (Twin Tower Gallery, Akasaka, Tokyo)
Pola Art Foundation 1st International Exchange Prize |
| 1997 | Received Grant from Nikko Foundation |
| 1999 | 100 Works of Japanese Contemporary Applied Arts, Mitsukoshi Etoile Art Museum, Paris. Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima |
| 2000 | Invited to Japan-Holland 400 years Memorial Contemporary Japan Urushi exhibition (Holland Yan Huang Dertoft Museum, Wajima) |
| 2001 | Invited to Chongues International Craft Biennial exhibition and International Jury, Invited to Science and Arts Exhibition (China) |
| The Harmony of Nine (Tokyo)
Human science awards from Mitsubishi Foundation (Research about Urushi International exchange) |
| 2004 | Japan Contemporary Crafts Arts Exhibiton, Ministry of Education, Culture Sport, Science, and Technology Prize |
| 2005 | Invited to exhibit works at the International Urushi Exhibition in Beijing, China |
Solo Exhibitions
| Akasaka Green Gallery (80)/Aoyama Green Gallery (83, 85)/Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi (86, 89)/Taiwan Taipei Kushan Gallery ('90)/Tokyo Ginza Wako Hall (92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 02, 04)/China Shanghai City Museum of Art (97)/Gallery Tanaka('03) |
Education Activities
| Instructur of Urushi skills undergraduate and graduate programs, Instructer of scientific coating for all levels of students in Toride school |
Social Activities
| Councilor of Nitten/Councilor of Japan Contemporary Craft Arts/Director of Japanese Lacquer association/Director of The Japanese Lacquer Association/Guest Professor: Fuzhou Institute of Art Craft (China)/Lectures: Korea Yeungnanam University, Korea Catholic University, Korea Seoul University, China Amoi Art University, China Tsinghua University, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Museum of Art. National Palace Museum in Taiwan, Tainan National University of Fine Arts, Spain Catalunya Museum, Hungary Budapest Museum of Art, Belgium Japanese Culture Center. Academie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institute France, (about Urushi arts with Chinese, Korean English language)/Made 11 Makie boxes for Heisei Emperor/Lecturres: Kitaiwate craftland Summit |
Publications
| '01 Looking at My Father's Back.(Ribun Shuppan)/'03 Rebeautifying of Japan.(Co-author, Ribun Shuppan)/'05 Conversations on Arts.(Co-author, Ribun Shuppan)/'05 Urushi and Japan.(Ribun Shuppan) |
Public Collections
| Suntory Museum of Art/Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art/Japan Foundation/Taipei Zhengyi Museum/Taiwan Urushi Museum/The University Art Museum/Toraya Archives/Toyotamachi Kaori Museum/Urayasu City Board of Education/Sendai Kokusai Hotel/Toyota City Museum/Dague University, South Korea |
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