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.
The recent Foreign Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
| 1996 | Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines |
| 1997 | Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines |
| 2001 | Art Gallery, Ulaan baatar, Mongolia |
| 2003 | IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines |
| 2004 | GALERIE BESSON, London, UK |
| 2005 | IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines
Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Shandong Museum, Shandong, China
Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, USA |
| 2006 | "Puls Contemporary Gallery" Brussels, Belgium |
| 2007 | "IZUKAN GALLERY" Manila, Phillipines
"Galerie Besson" London, UK |
| 2008 | "Clara Scremini Gallery" Paris, France
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| 2009 | "GALERIE BESSON" UK, France"
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Group Exhibitions:
| 1996 | 101Pitcher Exhibition, Terres de Provence, Paris, France |
| 1999 | Gallery Pots, GALERIE BESSON, London, UK |
| 2002 | Accompaniments of Tea, Daiichi Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2003 | Summer Exhibition, GALERIE BESSON, London, UK |
| 2004 | Japanese Ceramics, GALERIE, BESSON, London, UK
Maiden Bridge Exhibition, Maiden Bridge Farm, Lancaster, UK
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, USA |
| 2005 | Ceremica mosaico exhibition, Ravenna,
Italy
Summer Exhibition, GALERIE BESSON, London, UK
With John Brown, Signature Shop Gallery, Atlanta, USA |
| 2006 | "Japanese Crafts Exhibition" @Galerie Besson London,UK |
| 2008 | "SOFA NY" N.Y. USA
"A Japanese Dialogue" @The Scottish Gallery Scotland,UK
"The Great North Art Show" Yorkshire,UK
"Twenty Years-Twenty Pots" @Galerie Besson London, UK
"Tutor Exhibition" @Sussex Barn Gallery Sussex,UK
"International Ceramics,Giroussens France
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| 2009 | Soft Beauty of Tranditional Shions,USA
The Art of Japan Craft 1870 to the Present,USA
SOFA Chicago, USA |
The recent Japan Solo Exhibitions
| 1995 | Tobu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1997 | Tokyu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2000 | Hankyu Department Store Gallery, Osaka
Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Kurashiki |
| 2001 | Tobu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2003 | Matsuzakaya Department Store Gallery, Shizuoka
Tobu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2005 | "Wa-noi" Shizuoka
"Gallery Tokyo Eizo" Tokyo |
| 2008 | "Gallery hu" Nagoya
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| 2009 | "Gallery oyama" Osaka
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Workshops
| 1996 | Higham Hall College, Cumbria UK |
| 1997 | Technical University of Philippines , Manila, Philippines |
| 2001 | Mongolia Art College, Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| 2003 | Technical University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Higham Hall College, Cumbria UK |
| 2004 | University of Philippines, Diliman, Philippines
A Kiln Park for Cumbria in 2004, Penrith, UK |
| 2005 | University of Philippines, Diliman, Philippines
ATELIER CIRKEL, Belgium
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, USA |
| 2006 | "Higham Hall" Cumbria,UK
"Atelier Circle" Belgium |
| 2007 | "West Dean College" Sussex,UK
"Higham Hall" Cumbria,UK
"Penland School of Crafts" Penland,USA |
| 2008 | "West Dean College" Sussex,UK
"Higham Hall" Cumbria,UK
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| 2009 | "International Ceramic Festival"UK
"West Dean",UK
"Higaham Hall"UK
"Keramik nud Topferschule"UK
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1990 | Kashiki" Exhibition, Sapporo, Japan |
| 1991 | Design Competition, Seto, Japan |
| 1992 | The Bowl" Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1994 | Seikiokoeru Craft Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2005 | Grand Prix "CERAMIACMOSAICO" Ravenna,Italy
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Collection
| 2006 | Qinglingsi Temple / Xi'an
China-Japan Exchange Center/ Beijing |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Museum of Art / USA
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| 2009 | National Museum of Wales
Aberystwyth University of Wales
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