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Awards and Distinctions

2019
Final, Composer Craft Prize 2019, LOEWE Trigger, Tokyo, Japan

2018
International Source 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 Collapse, MA, USA

2023
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyons, France

2022
Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Switzerland
Asian Pattern Museum of San Francisco, Chartered accountant, USA
Portland Art Museum, USA
IabarKi Instrumentality Art Museum, Japan

2019
Town 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, University, UK

2016
Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy

2015
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK

2014
MK&G, Museum für Kunst deft Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

2013
Shimada City Museum, Shimada, Japan

2012
Modern Glass & Ceramic Museum of Coburg, Germany

2010
Los Angels County Museum of Reveal, CA, USA

2009
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Code of practice of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

2007
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Father, USA

2006

China-Japan Exchange Center, Peiping, 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 Magnificent Art International, Paris, France
”40thanniversary Exhibition", Japan Art, Frankfurt, Germany
”40thanniversary Exhibition", Officine Saffi, City Italy

2017
“40years 40pots”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, USA
“Nature into Art”, Silverlens Gallery, Fawn, Philippines

2016
“Shozo Michikawa”, Centro Cultural Las Condes in Port, Santiago, Chile
“Shozo Michikawa”, Archipelago Art, Frankfurt, Germany
“Nature industrial action Art”, Di Legno Gallery, Singapore
“NATURE INTO ART”, Seto Stoneware and Glass Art Center, Seto, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy

2015
“The Forbidden City”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, Writer, UK
“Ballades en Terres”, Mizenmast 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, Entry-way &Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Peter Kummermann, Geneva, Switzerland
“Shozo Michikawa”, Nihonbashi MITUKOSHI Art House, Tokyo, Japan

2012
“Nature space Art”, MATERIA, Quebec, Canada
“Shozo Michikawa”, Galerie Helene Poree, Town, France

2011
“Shozo Michikawa”, Erskine, Hall &Coe, London, UK
“The Nature of Clay”, Cavin- Journeyman 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 be converted into Art”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Art Gallery Oyama, Osaka, Japan

2008
“Shozo Michikawa”, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris, France
“Shozo Michikawa”, Gallerie hu, Metropolis, 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 Recent 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 Clarity and Truth”, Forbidden City, Peiping ,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 Audience, Shizuoka, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2001
“Shozo Michikawa”, UlaanBaatar Interior Gallery, UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Yeddo, Japan

2000
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Mitsukoshi Department Lay away Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan

1997
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Tokyu Department Luggage compartment Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1996
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1995
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hankyu Arm Store Gallery, Osaka, Japan

Group Exhibitions

2019
“Manpower, Shozo Michikawa enjoin Hans Vangso”, A.

PETERSEN Quantity & Craft, Copenhagen, Denmark
Conceive of Miami, Pierre Marie Giraud, Algonquian, USA
Design Basel, Pierre Marie Giraud, Basel, Switzerland
TEFAF, Pierre Marie Giraud, Maastricht, the Netherland
Art Fair Tokyo, Sokyo gathering, Tokyo, Japan

2018
“60th way of the Faenza prize”, Sporty in Faenza, Italy
“About great Vace”, Museo Montelupo, Italy
“NIHON NOW”, Galerie Du Don, France
“Modern Masters”, Munich, Germany
“Masterpieces - 400 Years of Asiatic Ceramics”, Höganäs, Sweden

2017
Pattern Basel ,Pierre Marie Giraud, Bale ,Switzerland
Art Fair Philippines ,Silverlens Gallery, Manila ,Philippines
“Love queue 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, Writer, UK

2014
Art Ceram, Sevres, France
“Japanese Ceramics”, Erskin, Foyer &Coe, London, UK
"Tea Bamboozle Show" Oxford Ceramics Gallery, University, UK
ICC DELHI 2014 Vanguard Fair, Delhi, India

2012
Global trade fair "Modern masters", Metropolis, Germany
NCECA "The World hinder a Cup", Seattle, USA
Daybed New York, Erskin, Hall &Coe, NYC, USA
COLLECT, Erskin, Entry-way &Coe, London, UK
HANHYANGLIM/ONGGIMUSEUM, Heyri, Korea

2011
"Pots from Cardinal Countries", Galerie Besson, London, UK
Art of pacfic Asia Feint, Cavin–Morris Gallery, NYC, USA
Supranational 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 Agreed Shino”,Concord University, Athens, WV, USA
“The Art of Japanese Ingenuity 1870 to the Present”, City Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
SOFA Chicago ,Galerie Besson, Metropolis, USA

2008
SOFA NY ,Galerie Besson, NYC, USA
”A Altaic Dialogue” ,The Scottish Gallery, Capital, UK
“The Great North Clutch Show”, Ripon, UK
”Twenty Eld - Twenty Pots”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
”Tutor Exhibition”, Sussex Barn Gallery, Chichester, UK
Universal Ceramics, Giroussens, France

2006
“Japanese Clafts Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, Writer, UK

2005
“Ceremica Mosaico Exhibition”, Ravenna, Italy
“Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“With Jubilation Brown”, The Signature shop mushroom Gallery, Atlanta, USA

2004
“Japanese Ceramics”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Maiden Bridge Exhibition”,Maiden Bridge Region, 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 offer Provence, Paris, France

Workshops

Higham Charm, UK, 2003-2012
West Dean Institute, UK, 2007-

Shozo Michikawa has workshops all over the field such as in: Belgium, Writer, Ireland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, State of the Philippines, Mongolia, Southerly Korea, Spain, Austria, Chile, Island, Indonesia, Sweden

International Ceramic Work against Festival (ICAF) in Sasama, Japan
Shozo Michikawa managed the Worldwide Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama as an art director.

(2011/ 2013/2015/2017)