PERSONAL HISTORY OF SHIMADA

1996 Gave lectures and workshop on Ceramics at Tacoma Community College
in W.A., U.S.A., this was for a first Summer Course.
Gave lectures and demonstrations at Anadoule University, Turkey.
1997 Gave Lectures and a workshop on Ceramics at Tacoma Community College
in W.A, USA. This was for the second Summer Course.
Gave lectures and a workshop to 4th year students at Central Academy of Arts and Design
in Beijing, China, as a guest Professor.
1998 Gave Lectures and a workshop on ceramics
at the "5th Ceramic Art School of Korea-Japan", at Kyung Hee University in Soul, Korea, as a guest Professor.
Gave lectures and a workshop for visiting American students,
at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
Gave lectures and a workshop to 4th year students at Central Academy of Arts and Design
in Beijing, China, as a guest Professor.

1991 Appointed judge to the Traditional Art and Crafts New Works Exhibition.
1992 Appointed judge to the Traditional Art and Crafts New Works
1999Appointed judge to the Traditional Arts and Crafts New Works Exhibition.

Research Tour 1989 Research tour to the United Kingdom.
1990 Research tour to the Republic of Korea.
1992 Research tour to the United Kingdom.
Research tour to the People's Republic of China.
1993 Sabbatical year in the United Kingdom, which was sponsored by Japan Aviation Foundation.
Research tours around the country and to Finland, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Italy
Canada, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Andorra, and the Vatican.
1994 Research tour to the United Kingdom and France.
1997 Research tour to the Indonesia.
1999 Research tour to Thailand, UK.

My Ceramic Works History
　　　

1974 Work accepted at the 21st Annual Japan Traditional Art and Crafts Exhibition.
1975Graduation piece purchased by the University Museum Awarded Japan Art and Crafts Chairman Prize
at the 15th Annual Traditional Art and Crafts New Works Exhibition.
1981 Awarded Japan Art and Crafts Chairman Prize at the Traditional Art and Crafts Musashino Exhibition.
1983 Awarded Chiba Prefecture Superintendent of Education Prize at the Chiba Prefecture Exhibition.
1983 Participated in the Japan Ceramics Today Exhibition held at the Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C.,
and The Victoria and Albert Museum, in London.
1986 Awarded Governor Prize at the Saitama Prefecture Exhibition.
1992Awarded Aviation Day Art Prize from Japan Aviation Foundation
1994 Work accepted at the Triennial Porcelain Exhibition at Izushi.
1995 Work accepted at the Japan Ceramic Exhibition
1997 Awarded Best Prize at the 4th Annual Pot of Bonsai Exhibition.

One Man Exhibition
1978 First one-man exhibition held at the Mune Kougei Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.
1981 One-man exhibition held at Nihonbashi Mitukoshi Department Store. Exhibition
held there every year to present.
1995 "The Vibrant Potters of Tochigi Fumio Shimada" organized by Shimotuke Newspaper Publishing Company.
One- man exhibitions have been at major art galleries such as Gendai Kougei Fujinoya, Kougei Murata, Kokou,
Okazaki Art Gallery, Manyodo, and Yurakucyo seibu takanawa
Art Salon and galleries in leading department stores such as Mitukoshi in Nihonbashi, Chiba, and Niigata,
Takashimaya in Yonago and Okayama, Daimaru in Osaka,
Tenmaya in Hiroshima, Matuzakaya in Yamagata, Seibu in Utunomiya, and the Seibu
Takanawa Kai at the Osaka Royal Hotel.

Works have been purchased by:
Museum of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
The Japan Foundation.
Sano City Hall Museum.
Tsurui Museum.
Tooseki Museum.
Publications
Broadcast on television "Beauty of Art World-Fumio Shimada" by Nippon broadcasting Cooperation in1995.

How to make ceramics " Tougei Syokyu Lesson" published in 1990.
How to make Ceramics "Moyou de tanoshii tougei" 1995.
How to make Ceramics "Etsuke de Tanoshii Tougei" 1995
How to make Ceramics "Katachi de Tanoshii Tougei"1996
How to make Ceramics "Sozai de Tanoshii Tougei"1997
How to make Ceramics"hajimete Tanoshii Tougei"1997

Videotapes published by Promotion of Arts Foundation in 1998.

"My Hobby & Interest?Shimada Fumio no Tanoshii Tougei" in seven volumes.
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Associate Professor of National University of Fine Arts and music.
Member of Japan Arts and Crafts Association.
Member of Japan Society of Oriental Ceramic Studies.
Guest Professor of Central Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing, China.
Fumio Shimada
E-mailshimada@fa.geidai.ac.jp
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