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Artist / Satoshi Kino

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KINO is a distinguished ceramic artist from Uji, Kyoto. He started ceramic making since of age 15, earned his M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kyoto City University of Arts in 2012. He has participated in many exhibitions international wide and solo exhibitions in Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Taipei and New York. Kino also has been recognized in several international competitions and has received many First prize awards in Japan, China, Spain. 

His works had been collected in many public and private museums in Japan, U.S.A., Spain, China and well-known in the contemporary ceramic area as a young ceramicist.

KINO only focus on the potter's wheel technique and porcelain clay. His works come from the adjectives found in Japanese to describe the natural world and infuse the serenity inherently found in water, the air, and plants, evoke elements of nature and convey abstract feelings to the viewer. Furthermore, he tries to replicate the tension which is quietly present in our surroundings and form those impressions into solid objects.

1987 Born in Japan

2010 Kyoto Seika University, B.F.A. of Ceramic

2012 Kyoto City University of Art, M.F.A. of Ceramic

2013 Established first studio in Kyoto

2015 Established second collaborative studio [Platform3] in Taiwan

 

Exhibition

2024 Colour Resonance: The Visual Language of Ceramics, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong

2021 KINO Satoshi Solo Exhibition at Gallery Kenbishi, Nagoya, Japan

2020 Joan B Mirviss LTD [Windswept], New York, USA

2019 KINO Satoshi Solo Exhibition [Oroshi] at Pottery Perception Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2019 KINO Satoshi Solo Exhibition at Jimmy's Art Salon, Taipei, Taiwan

2018 Art Gallery of Kyoto Takashimaya, Kyoto, Japan

2017 National Taiwan University Library ,Taipei, Taiwan

2017 Joan B Mirviss LTD [Quiet Tension], New York, USA

2016 Gallery Kocyukyo, Tokyo, Japan 

2016 Gallery Sokyo, Kyoto, Japan 

2015 Gallery Kocyukyo, Tokyo, Japan

2014 Gallery Keifu, Kyoto, Japan 

2014 Gallery Sokyo, Kyoto, Japan 

2014 New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan 

2013 Art Gallery of Kyoto Takashimaya, Kyoto, Japan 

2013 Gallery Keifu, Kyoto, Japan 

2011 Gallery HAKU3, Osaka, Japan 

2010 Gallery HAKU, Osaka, Japan 

2010 Gallery HAKU3, Osaka, Japan 

 

Awards

2020 2020 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale (2020 TCB), Special Prize, Taiwan 

2020 The Best New Talent Award or Art, selected by Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan

2019 Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition 2019, Special U35 Award, Japan

2018 Japan Ceramic Association Award: Kansai Award Exhibition, First Prize, Japan

2018 The 115th Arita International Ceramics Competition, 2nd Prize, Japan

2017 The 12th Paramita Ceramic Art Award, Grand Prix Paramita Award, Japan

2016 The 36 Concurs International of Ceramic of l'Alcool (CICA2016), 2nd Prize 

2016 2016 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale (2016 TCB), Recommendation Prize, Taiwan

2015 V International Ceramics of Marratxí (V BICMA), Grand Prix, Spain

2014 The 4rd International Ceramic Magazine Editors Conference 2013, Grand Prix Gold Award, China

2014 The 55th Competition of Arts & Crafts Association of Osaka, Osaka Education Committee 2013 Award, Japan

2012 Kyoto City University of Arts Exhibition, Encouragement Award, Japan

2012 The Moon Art Contest vol.7, Outstanding Award of Judge, Japan

2012 Island of Ceramic AMAKUSA Ceramic Biennale Special Award of Judge, Japan

2012 The Moon Art Contest vol.6, 2nd Place Award, Japan

2012 The 26th National Culture Festival in Kyoto, Encouragement Award, Japan

 

Residency

2015 Fuping International Ceramic Vellage, Xian, China


 

Competition Final Selected Exhibition

2020 2020 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale (2020 TCB), Taiwan

2019 Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition 2019, Tokyo, Japan 

2018 Japan Ceramic Association Award: Kansai Award Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan

2018 The 115th Arita International Ceramics Competition, Arita, Japan

2017 The 12th Paramita Ceramic Art Award, Mie, Japan

2016 The 36 Concurs International of Ceramic of l'Alcool (CICA2016), L’Alcora , Spain

2016 2016 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan

2016 59° PREMIO FAENZA, Faenza, Italy

2015 International Triennial of Ceramics Unicum 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2015 Open to Art, International Ceramics Competition of Art and Design, Milan, Italy

2015 V International Ceramics of Marratxí (V BICMA), Marratxi Mallorca, Spain

2015 8th International Biannual of Ceramics Kapfenberg, Kapfenberg, Austria

2014 The 4rd International Ceramic Magazine Editors Conference 2013, Xian, China

2014 Kyoten (Exhibition of Kyoto), Kyoto, Japan 

2014 The 55th Competition of Arts & Crafts Association of Osaka, Osaka, Japan

2014 National Craft Exhibition, Tokushima, Japan

2013 The Moon Art Contest vol.7 

2013 Kyoto Art and Craft Biennial, Kyoto, Japan

2013 The 26th National Culture Festival in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

2013 The 30th Cyoza Award Tokoname ceramics competition, Aichi, Japan

2010 The 9th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Gifu, Japan

2010 The Moon Art Contest vol.6, Kyoto, Japan   

2010 Kobe Biennale 2011, Kobe, Japan

2010 Kyoto art and craft biennale, Kyoto, Japan

2008 2008 Via art OSAKA 2008, Osaka, Japan

 

Public Collection

Fuping International Ceramic Museum, Xian, China

City Council of Marratxí, Marratxí, Spain

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan

The Newark Museum, New Jersey, U.S.A.

The National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Faenza, Italy

Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, Japan

San Francisco Asian Museum, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Crocker Art Museum, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Kyoto city KYOCERA Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan

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