| BORN |
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1950 |
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Matsuyama, Japan |
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| EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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1989-Present |
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Japan Glass Artcrafts Association, Member, Currently Vice-Director |
| | 1982-Present |
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Ito & Kuramoto Glass Studio - Yamanishi, Japan |
| | 1995 |
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Artist in residence, Muse-Atelier du Verre de Sars Poteries - France |
| | 1989 |
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Workshop, College of Art - Sydney, Australia |
| | 1986 |
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Designer, Martiglass Co., Ltd. |
| | 1980 |
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Studied at Pilchuck School of Glass - Stanwood, Washington |
| | 1972 |
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Graduated from Musashino Art University - Tokyo, Japan - Dept. Of Crafts and Industrial Design |
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| ONE PERSON AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2000 |
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SOFA New York ’00, Chappell Gallery booth, New York City, New York - U.S.A. |
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1999 |
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SOFA NYC ’99 - New York, New York - U.S.A.
Glass ’99 in Japan, Odakyu Museum, Shinjuku, Tokyo - Japan
2000 Years of Japanese Glass, Suntory Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan |
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1998 |
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Personal Sculptures, Chappell Gallery - Boston, Massachusetts - U.S.A.
Timeless Garden, Chappell Gallery - Boston, Massachusetts - U.S.A. |
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1997 |
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Studio Glass of Japan, Chappell Gallery - Boston, Massachusetts - U.S.A.
It’s Horizontal and Vertical, Ilmin Museum of Art - Korea |
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1996 |
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Competition for Cake Vessels, Grand Prize - Sapporo, Japan |
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1995 |
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Le printemps de verre avec Makoto Ito, Musee du Vers de Sars-Poteries - France
solo exhibit, Gallery Nakama - Tokyo, Japan
Nanorium - Yamanishi, Japan
three person show, The Staring Gallery - Seoul, Korea |
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1993 |
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Neues Glass in Japan, Kunstmuseum - Dusseldorf, Germany
solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan |
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1992 |
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Glasschmuck, Goldschmiedehaus - Hanau, Germany
solo exhibit, Studio Com - Kyoto, Japan
Gallery Nakama - Tokyo, Japan |
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1991 |
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World Glass Now 1991, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art - Japan
Glass Japan, Heller Gallery - New York, New York - U.S.A.
solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan |
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1990 |
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Glass Art ‘90, Hakone Open-Air Museum (won Asahi Shimbum Prize) - Japan
New Glass Review 11, Corning Museum of Glass - Corning, New York - U.S.A.
Glass Jewelry, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan
Glass ‘90 in Japan, Odakyu - Tokyo, Japan
Contemporary Studio Glass, Growrich Gallery - Seoul, Korea |
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1989 |
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New Glass Review 10, Corning Museum of Glass - Corning, New York - U.S.A. |
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1988 |
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World Glass Now 1988, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art - Japan
Arte em Bidro Japao, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo - Brazil
The International Exhibition of Glass Craft ‘88, Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall - Kanazawa, Japan
solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan |
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1987 |
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solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan
Glass ‘87 in Japan, Odakyu - Tokyo, Japan
The Art of Contemporary Japanese Studio Glass, Heller Gallery - New York, New York - U.S.A. |
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1986 |
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solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan
Glass Objects, Gallery Nakama - Tokyo, Japan |
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1985 |
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Neues Glas aus Japan, Badisches Landesmuseum - Karlsruhe, Germany
solo exhibit, Isetan - Tokyo, Japan
Gallery Nakama - Tokyo, Japan |
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1984 |
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Glass ‘84 in Japan, Odakyu - Tokyo, Japan
Crei Japanese Glaskunstenaars, Galerie Het Glashuis - Alkmaar, The Netherlands |
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1982 |
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solo exhibit, Galerie Savoir Faire - Tokyo, Japan |
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1981 |
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Glass ‘81 in Japan, Odakyu - Tokyo, Japan
solo exhibit, Gallery Nakama - Tokyo, Japan
Takashimaya Gallery - Yokohama, Japan |
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1976 |
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De Beers Diamond Design Contest, First Prize |
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1975 |
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International Jewelry Art Exhibition, First Prize, Seibu Gallery - Tokyo, Japan |
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| SELECT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
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Corning Museum of Glass - Corning, New York - U.S.A.
Glasmuseum - Ebeltoft, Denmark
Museum of Art - Dusseldorf, Germany
Musee du Verre de Sars-poteries - France |
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