Kishi Eiko

1948 Born in Nara Prefecture
1980 Completed ceramic course, Ceramic Research Center, Tekisui Museum, Hyogo
1999 Lectured at at Suwon University, and Kyonhi University, Seoul, South Korea;
the Northern Clay Center, Minnesota; Wood Fire Conference, Iowa University
2000 Lectured at Saint Catherine University, Minnesota
2001 Artist in Residence in Seto, creating works, lecturing and offering workshops in Seto, Aichi Prefecture

Awards:
1980 Mainichi Newspaper Award
1984 Encouragement Prize, Kyoto Arts and Crafts Exhibition
1985 Education Ministry Prize, the Women's Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Grand Prize, Asahi Ceramics Exhibition
1987 Encouragement Prize, Asahi Ceramics Exhibition
1991 The Kyoto City Mayor Prize, Kyoto City Exhibition
The Excellence Prize, the 2nd Ceramic Art Biennial '91
The 20th Chôzô Prize, Commemorative Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Tokoname
Memorial Prize, '91 Stoneware Exhibition, Tenmaya Department Store Gallery, Okayama (also in 1995)
1992 The Kyoto City Mayor Prize, Kyoto City Exhibition
1995 The Second Prize, '95 Stoneware Exhibition, Tenmaya Department Store Gallery, Okayama
The Encouragement Prize, the 4th Ceramic Art Biennial '95
1998 The McKnight Residency Grant, USA
1999 The Silver Medal Prize, the 51st International Competition for Contemporary Ceramic Art, Faenza, Italy
2000 Memorial Award, the Kyoto Craft Artists’ Association Exhibition, Kyoto Prefectural Center for Art and Culture
2002 Memorial Award, the Kyoto Craft Artists’ Association Exhibition, Kyoto Prefectural Center for Art and Culture


Solo Exhibitions:

1990 Gallery Maronie, Kyoto (also in 1994, 1996)
1992 Azabu Crafts Museum, Tokyo
1995 Kuroda Tôen, Ginza, Tokyo (also in 2002)
2001 Barry Friedman, Gallery, New York, organized by Joan B. Mirviss
2004 Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo
Gallery Nakamura, Kyoto
2005 Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, organized by Joan B. Mirviss
2006 Takashimaya Art Gallery, Kyoto
2008 Rays of Light: The Intricate Ceramic Art of Kishi Eiko with Joan B. Mirviss at the International Asian Art Fair, NY

Group Exhibitions:
1980 Women's Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (thereafter annually until 1989)
1981 Entry to the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (also in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995)
1983 Entry to the Kyoto Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Kyoto Prefectural Center for Art and Culture (also in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997)
1984 Entry to the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition (thereafter annually)
Asahi Ceramics Exhibition
1986 Asahi Ceramics Exhibition: Works by four Award- winning Artists, Seibu Gallery, Ikebukuro, Gallery Sui, Tokyo
Yagi Kazuo Prize Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Kyoto (also in 1986)
Chûnichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Art, Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nagoya
1987 Asahi Ehibition of New Works by Award-Winning Ceramic Artists, Seibu Ikebukuro Gallery Sui, Tokyo
1988 Entry to the Yagi Kazuo Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition
The European Coffee Cup Exhibition, France, Belgium, etc.
1989 Asahi Exhibition of New Works by Selected Ceramic Artists, Nagoya Maruei Skyle, Nagoya
1990 Asahi Ceramics Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
1991 Gymnasium in Aichi, Azabu Craft Museum in Tokyo, and Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Aichi (also in 1993, 1994)
The Asahi Craft Exhibition
Kyoto Exhibition of Works by Outstanding Ceramic Artists, Kyoto Daimaru Art Gallery, Kyoto
The 8th Contemporary Kyoto Ceramic Artists Exhibition, Kyoto Daimaru Museum, Kyoto
Vanguards of Ceramic Art, Itami Municipal Crafts Center, Hyogo
Contemporary Ceramic Artists of Kyoto, Kyoto Daimaru Museum, Kyoto (also in 1994, 1996)
1993 The Kyoto City Exhibition (thereafter annually)
The 3rd Ceramic Art Biennial '93
1994 The 9th Contemporary Kyoto Ceramic Artists Exhibition, Kyoto Daimaru Museum, Kyoto
Vanguards of Ceramic Art II, Itami Craft Center, Hyogo
Kansai International Airport Commemorative Exhibition, Osaka and Milan
1995 Ceramics Festival International-Mino 1995, Tajimi
1997 The 5th Ceramic Art Biennial
Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, the special exhibition for grand prix potters in commemoration of the 35th anniversary
Collaborative Exhibition with a painter, Seikando
1998 Participated in the Fletcher Challenge, New Zealand
Japan and South Korea Women's Ceramic Art Exhibition, Itami Municipal Crafts Center, Osaka
1999 The 6th Ceramic Art Biennial
Japan and South Korea Women's Ceramic Art exhibition, Gallery Kopac, Seoul
2001 Crafts from Kyoto Exhibition, City Art Center, Edinburgh, England
Masters of Clay: Five Artists from Kyoto, Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, organized by Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd.
Kyoto Craft Artist Association Exhibition, Takashimaya Grand Hall, Kyoto
2002 Artist in Residence in Seto Exhibition, Seto City Culture Center, Seto
International Ceramic Exhibition, Vallauris, France
2004 Taipei International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Taipei Ceramic Art Museum
2005 Exhibited and published, Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2006 Contemporary Clay: Japanese ceramics for the New Century, Japan Society, New York
Tôji: Avant-Garde et Tradition de la Cèramique Japonaise, Musèe national de cèramique Sèvres, France
2007 Soaring Voices – Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga. Exhibition travels to New Otani Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; le musée National Céramique à Sèvres, Sèvres, France; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; The Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC; The Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dalla, TX; Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL; The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2008-2009 The Dauer Collection, California State University, Sacramento, University Library Gallery
2009 Breaking from Tradition Japanese Ceramics Today, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen in conjunction with Joan B. Mirviss, LTD., New York
Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
2010 The 21st Century Exhibition of Japanese Art, Tokyo Bijutsu Club (traveled to Kyoto, Kanazawa, Toyama and Osaka)

Selected Public Collections:

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minnesota State University
Istituto Statale d’Arte per la Ceramica F.A. Grue, Castelli Italy
International Ceramic Museum, Faenza, Italy
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota
Minnesota Municipal Museum
Musée nationale de Ceramiques, Sèvres France
Museum of Art and Design, New York
New Orleans Museum of Art
Northern Clay Center, Minnesota
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
Seto City Culture Center, Aichi
Tokoname City, Aichi

Selected References:

“Artists in Kyoto; Kyoto, Tôgei Today,” Honoho Geijutsu , no. 68 (Tokyo: Abe Shuppansha), p. 43.

Exhibition Catalogue, Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 2005), pp. 8-9

Christine Shimizu, Tôji: Avant-Garde et Tradition de la Cèramique Japonaise, Editions de la rèunion des musèes nationaux, Paris, 2006

Soaring Voices – Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists; The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, 2007

Exhibition Catalogue: Kikuchi Biennale III, 2009, (Tokyo, Japan: Musée Tomo), illus pp 30.

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