Takegoshi Jun

1974 Entered the Nitten under Kitaide Fujio, a judge for the Nitten
1979 Co-founder of the New Arts and Crafts Artists Association of Japan; Won top prize three times
1982 Awarded top prize at the
Served as a judge in 1987, 93, and 96
1984 Solo exhibition at Seibu Art Gallery, Tokyo (also in 1998)
1986 Won Art Museum of Sculpture in Hakone Award at the Innovative New Arts and Crafts of Japan Exhibition; also awarded
1987 Won Award of Excellence at the Traditional Kutani Ware Exhibition; Grand Prize in 1991, 96, and 98;
1988 Work requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Awarded Special Prize for Commissioned Works from the Contemporary Arts Exhibition
Received Grand Prize at Art Museum of Sculpture in Hakone Competition
1989 Judge of the New Arts and Crafts Artists Association of Japan
Interviewed and featured in “Creating Culture” by NHK Kanazawa
1990 Won Encouragement Award at Nitten; also Special Prize in 1991 and 94
Solo exhibition at Wako, Ginza (also in 1991, 94, 97, ’00, ’03 and 05)
1995 Solo exhibition at The Fine Art Society, London (also in 1999, 2003 and repeatedly every four years)
Solo exhibition at Shinsaibashi Daimaru Department Store, Osaka (also in 1999, 2003 and repeatedly every four years)
1997 Received Grand Prize at the 20th Anniversary of the Traditional Kutani Ware Exhibition
1998 Worked with Tokuda Yasokichi III, Living National Treasure
1999 Member of Conservation Association of Traditional Kutani Ware
Invited to exhibit at “100 Contemporary Ceramics of Japan” in Paris, a special exhibition sponsored by NHK
Featured in NHK television program, “Yakimono tanbô [Visits to Ceramic Masters]”
2001 Work entered the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Work entered the collection of Yale University Art Gallery
Featured in NHK television program, “Shumi Yûyû” [Relaxing Hobbies]
2002 Solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Art Gallery, Tokyo (also 2005)
Awarded Asahi News Company Prize for Excellence at the Traditional Japanese Crafts Association Exhibition (Nihon dentô kôgei ten)
Featured in NHK television program, “Nichiyô Bijutsukan” {Sunday Visits to Museums}
2003 Solo exhibition at Sogo Art Gallery, Yokohama (also 2004)
Solo exhibition at Fujisawa Saika-ya, Fujisawa (also 2005)
Co-authored the textbooks, Tôgei enshû I, II; Yakimono ni shitashimu [Getting to know Ceramics, volumes 1 and 2] to accompany the NHK television series, “Shumi Yûyû” [Relaxing Hobbies]
2004 Received the Encouragement Award from the Traditional Japanese Crafts Association Exhibition (Nihon dentô kôgei ten)

2005 Solo exhibition at Daimaru Gallery, Kobe
Solo exhibition organized by Seibu Takanawa kai, at Rihga Royal Hotel Art Gallery, Osaka
2006 Solo exhibition: Izumi Gyokusôdô Gallery, Osaka (March)
Garden of Color Hojo no irodori Joan B. Mirviss at IAAF
Sogo Gallery, Chiba (May)
Ginza Wako Art Gallery, Tokyo (September)
Seibu Gallery, Ikebukuro, Tokyo (November)
2010 The 10th the 21st Century Exhibition of Japanese Art, Tokyo Bijutsu Club (traveled to Kyoto, Kanazawa, Toyama and Osaka)

Selected Public Collections:
Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
Newark Museum, NJ
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
Yale University Art Gallery, CT
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa
Imperial Household Collection
Tsurui Museum, Niigata

References:

Nihon Tôgei-ten (Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition 2009), Tokyo: Mainichi Shimbun, 2009: pp. 38

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