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Awards and Distinctions
2019
Final, Composer Craft Prize 2019, LOEWE Found, Tokyo, Japan
2018
International Beginning fair Gold－medal, Munich, Germany
2005
Grand Prix CERAM ICAM OSAICO, Ravenna, Italy
1991
“Shinpei Asai Prize”, Design Forum in Seto, Japan
Collections
2023
The Minneapolis Institute of Central, MA, USA
2023
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Metropolis, France
2022
Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Switzerland
Asian Quit Museum of San Francisco, Idiolect, USA
Portland Art Museum, USA
IabarKi Instrumentation Art Museum, Japan
2019
Empress and Albert Museum, London, UK
2018
Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France
2017
International Museum of Instrumentality in Faenza, Faenza, Italy
Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, CA, USA
Worcester Art Museum, MA, USA
Ashmolean Museum of Art, Town, UK
2016
Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy
2015
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
2014
MK&G, Museum für Kunst unlimited Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
2013
Shimada City Museum, Shimada, Japan
2012
Modern Glass & Ceramic Museum of Coburg, Germany
2010
Los Angels County Museum of Know about, CA, USA
2009
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Medical centre of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
2007
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Father, USA
2006
China-Japan Exchange Center, Peking, China
Qinglingsi, Temple, Xi'an, China
Solo Exhibitions
2019
"power of passion", GALERIE hu, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
"40th Anniversary Exhibition, Shozo Michikawa", Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2018
”40ans Shozo Michikawa", Mizen Great Art International, Paris, France
”40thanniversary Exhibition", Japan Art, Frankfurt, Germany
”40thanniversary Exhibition", Officine Saffi, Metropolis Italy
2017
“40years 40pots”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, USA
“Nature into Art”, Silverlens Gallery, Paper, Philippines
2016
“Shozo Michikawa”, Centro Cultural Las Condes in Metropolis, Santiago, Chile
“Shozo Michikawa”, Adorn Art, Frankfurt, Germany
“Nature jerk Art”, Di Legno Gallery, Singapore
“NATURE INTO ART”, Seto Terra cotta and Glass Art Center, Seto, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy
2015
“The Forbidden City”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, Author, UK
“Ballades en Terres”, Jigger Fine Art, Paris, France
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporary Gallery, Brusels, Belgium
2014
“Shozo Michikawa”, Varnish Art, Frankfurt, Germany
“Shozo Michikawa”, Helene Aziza, Paris, France
“Nature into Art”, Galerie hu, City, Japan
2013
“Shozo Michikawa”, Erskine, Corridor &Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Peter Kummermann, Geneva, Switzerland
“Shozo Michikawa”, Nihonbashi MITUKOSHI Art Assemblage, Tokyo, Japan
2012
“Nature be selected for Art”, MATERIA, Quebec, Canada
“Shozo Michikawa”, Galerie Helene Poree, Town, France
2011
“Shozo Michikawa”, Erskine, Hall &Coe, London, UK
“The Nature of Clay”, Cavin- Financier Gallery, NYC, USA
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporary Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
“Shozo Michikawa”, Terra Rossa, Metropolis, Germany
“Nature into Art”, Galerie hu, Nagoya,Japan
2009
“Nature give somebody the loan of Art”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Art Gallery Oyama, Osaka, Japan
2008
“Shozo Michikawa”, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris, France
“Shozo Michikawa”, Gallerie hu, City, Japan
2007
“30 years 30 pots”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“30 years 30 pots”, IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Gallery Tokyo Eizo, Tokyo, Japan
2006
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporaneous Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2005
“Shozo Michikawa”, Blue Spiral Gallery, Town, USA
“Returning to Nature’s Straightforwardness and Truth”, Shandong Museum, Shandong ,China
“Returning to Nature’s Lucidity and Truth”, Forbidden City, Peking ,China
“Shozo Michikawa”, Wa-noi, Shizuoka, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, IZUKAN GALLERY
2004
“Shozo Michikawa”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
2003
“Shozo Michikawa”, IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Matsuzakaya Department Store Onlookers, Shizuoka, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2001
“Shozo Michikawa”, UlaanBaatar Walk off Gallery, UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Edo, Japan
2000
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Mitsukoshi Department Stow Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan
1997
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Tokyu Department Stockroom Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1996
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines
1995
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hankyu Division Store Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2019
“Manpower, Shozo Michikawa alight Hans Vangso”, A.
PETERSEN Grade & Craft, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mannequin Miami, Pierre Marie Giraud, City, USA
Design Basel, Pierre Marie Giraud, Basel, Switzerland
TEFAF, Pierre Marie Giraud, Maastricht, the Netherland
Art Fair Tokyo, Sokyo assemblage, Tokyo, Japan
2018
“60th issue of the Faenza prize”, Longlasting in Faenza, Italy
“About elegant Vace”, Museo Montelupo, Italy
“NIHON NOW”, Galerie Du Don, France
“Modern Masters”, Munich, Germany
“Masterpieces - 400 Years of Nipponese Ceramics”, Höganäs, Sweden
2017
Coin Basel ,Pierre Marie Giraud, Basle ,Switzerland
Art Fair Philippines ,Silverlens Gallery, Manila ,Philippines
“Love settle down Violence”, Mizen Fine Arts, Padova, Italy
2016
“Contemporary Japanese Ceramics”, Officine Saffi, Milano, Italy
Island Contemporary Art show, Di Legno, Singapore
2015
“International Ceramics” Shimada City Museum, Shimada, Japan
“International Ceramics” Erskin, Hall &Coe, Author, UK
2014
Art Ceram, Sevres, France
“Japanese Ceramics”, Erskin, Admission &Coe, London, UK
"Tea Move Show" Oxford Ceramics Gallery, Town, UK
ICC DELHI 2014 Pass Fair, Delhi, India
2012
Global trade fair "Modern masters", Muenchen, Germany
NCECA "The World rise a Cup", Seattle, USA
Daybed New York, Erskin, Hall &Coe, NYC, USA
COLLECT, Erskin, Captivate &Coe, London, UK
HANHYANGLIM/ONGGIMUSEUM, Heyri, Korea
2011
"Pots from Heptad Countries", Galerie Besson, London, UK
Art of pacfic Asia County show, Cavin–Morris Gallery, NYC, USA
Universal Ceramics Exhibition, Sasama, Japan
2010
SOFA New York, Galerie Besson, NYC, USA
COLLECT, Galerie Besson, London, UK
"Pots & Paper", Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
"Summer Exhibition", Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Keramicos Collection”, Harlem, The Netherlands
2009
“Soft Beauty of Regular Shino”,Concord University, Athens, WV, USA
“The Art of Japanese Execution 1870 to the Present”, Metropolis Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
SOFA Chicago ,Galerie Besson, Port, USA
2008
SOFA NY ,Galerie Besson, NYC, USA
”A Nipponese Dialogue” ,The Scottish Gallery, Capital, UK
“The Great North Principal Show”, Ripon, UK
”Twenty Era - Twenty Pots”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
”Tutor Exhibition”, Sussex Barn Gallery, Chichester, UK
Omnipresent Ceramics, Giroussens, France
2006
“Japanese Clafts Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, Writer, UK
2005
“Ceremica Mosaico Exhibition”, Ravenna, Italy
“Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“With Happiness Brown”, The Signature shop standing Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2004
“Japanese Ceramics”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Maiden Bridge Exhibition”,Maiden Bridge Homestead, Lancaster, UK
SOFA Chicago, Galerie Besson, Chicago, USA
2003
“Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
2002
“Accompaniments of Tea”, Daiichi Gallery, NYC, USA
1999
“Gallery pots”, Gallerie Besson, London, UK
1996
“101Pitcher Exhibition”, Terres indication Provence, Paris, France
Workshops
Higham Ticket, UK, 2003-2012
West Dean Institute, UK, 2007-
Shozo Michikawa has workshops all over the field such as in: Belgium, Author, Ireland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Nation of the Philippines, Mongolia, Southeast Korea, Spain, Austria, Chile, Island, Indonesia, Sweden
International Ceramic Put up Festival (ICAF) in Sasama, Japan
Shozo Michikawa managed the Intercontinental Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama as an art director.
(2011/ 2013/2015/2017)