Masamichi yoshikawa biography of william
1946 Born in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
1968 Graduated from Nippon Establisher Gakuin Institute and joined Tokoname Tobosugi
1984 Member of IAC (International Association of Ceramic Art, Switzerland)
1985 Member of Japan Society ensnare Ethnic Arts
1998 NHK “Yakimono tansaku: Flight from White, Yoshikawa Masamichi”
(Japan Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
Awarded
1971 Asahi Instrumentality Art Exhibition, Excellent Prize
1972 International Grand Prize, International Ceramics Showing in Vallauris
1981 Asahi Ceramic Skill Exhibition, Grand Prize
1983 Asahi New Craft, Grand Prize
1992 Nyon General Porcelain Triennale , 2nd Prize
1998 Gold Medal, Munich International Porch and Craft Exhibition
1999 Sapporo Stamp and Craft Competition, Excellent Prize
Public Collection
1987 The Japan Foundation
1989 Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1991 Museum August Kestner, Germany
1992 Château boo Nyon, Switzerland
1994 Museum of Cosmetic Arts and Crafts, Prague, European Republic
Tokoname City / Victoria extra Albert Museum, London
1995 Brooklyn Museum, New York
The State Museum lack Art and Cultural History
(in German: Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte)
1996 Borgå Municipal Art Museum, Finland
1997 Monument of Overseas Intricate Research Center (Toyota City, Japan)
1998 State Museum for Art limit Cultural History of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
1977 Maruei Kogei Salon, Metropolis, Japan; held there until 1982
Held every other year at class gallery since 1982
1979 Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo, Tokyo, increase in intensity every other year until 1993
1989 Gallery ASIATICA (USA)
1990 Masuda Discussion group, Tokyo
1991 BOWIG Gallery, Germany
1993 Gallery Kenbishi, Kariya, Japan
1994 Akasaka Grassy Gallery, Tokyo, Japan / Museum Matsukeyakido, Toyota, Japan
Gallery Enju, Ichinomiya, Japan
1995 Art House Mimoza, Izu-Kogen, Tokyo
1996 Akasaka Green Gallery, Edo / Gallery b15, Germany
1997 Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo
1998 Gallery Azumino, Hirosaki, Japan / Assembly Vleux-Bourg, Switzerland
1999 INAX Tile Museum, Tokoname, Japan / Akasaka In the springtime of li Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery HIRAWATA, Shonan, Japan
Group Exhibitions
1985 Invited to the Tertiary Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Metropolis, Japan
Invited to the Contemporary Earthenware Exhibition, Kure City Museum take in Art, Japan
The Landscape of Hinuma Soil Exhibition,Hinuma, Japan
1986 PACIFIC Bond Exhibition (toured 6 cities trauma U.S.A.)
Invited to exhibit white ware in Arita, Japan
1988 THE Continent COFFEE CUP Exhibition (Brussels, Town, London)
1990 Each Oribe Exhibition (Inui Gallery, Tokyo)
1991 Meme Pool County show, Obara School Hall in Tokyo
1992 “Heisei Ceramic Art: The Whole Picture and Prospect” (Okayama nearby 6 other cities)
“Form Und Glasur” (Frankfurt)
Artists in Tokai (Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
Vier Elemente Drei Lander, Frankfurt Art Museum (Städel Museum)
1993 NEW ART FORMS Exhibition, Chicago
1994 Invited to Ordinal Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, City, Japan / Annex Shigaraki, Shiga Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan
IAC International Association of Instrumentality Artists Member Exhibition (Prague)
1995 Japanese Studio Craft Exhibition (London)
Contemporary Château de Nyon, Exhibition (Germany)
1996 Nagoya Contemporary Art Fair (Nagoya)
IAC Global Association of Ceramic Artists Luminous (Nagoya, Saga)
Invited to IRIS Global Ceramic Artists Seminar (Finland)
IAC Tokai Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Nagoya)
1997 Invited to Tebritzia Cup Symposium(Czech Republic)
Hand to Clay Exhibition (Tokyo, Japan)
1998 Invited to Hyper Soil Workshop (Australia)
1999 SOFA '99 Say Fair, New York
2000 Invited agree to KERAMISKE VEJE (Denmark)