Wakamon-ten (Youths’ Exhibition)

This is not simply a group exhibition of young men. It's rather of the young artists whose works are yet on the training process with high expectancy. They produce pieces through trial and error, thus eventually achieving liveliness in their work. Please enjoy.

■ANZAI Kenta

1980  Born in Fukushima Prefecture

After graduating from university and some years as a salaried worker, entered Traditional Art School of Kyoto to learn ceramic art

2006  An assistant to the ceramist Daniel Smith in London, later apprenticeship with the Izu-based ceramist KURODA Taizo and learns white porcelain

2010  Sets up his independent kiln in Kohriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture

■IZUMI Kentaro

1972  Born in Niigata Prefecture

2006  Diploma from Uematsu Vocational School of Technology, Woodcraft Course, Nagano Prefecture

          Engages himself ever since with his productions in Niigata

2013  87th KOKUTEN Industrial Arts Award

2014  88th KOKUTEN Industrial Arts Incentive Award

2015  89th KOKUTEN Industrial Arts Award

■ONOZAWA Koichi

1982 Born in Tokyo

2008 Diploma from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center Gifu

2011 Sets up his kiln in Tochigi Prefecture

2015 8th Gendai Chatou-ten Award

■KAWABATA Rieko

1982  Born in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture

2013  Diploma from Prefectural Technical Center for  Kutani Pottery, Ishikawa Prefecture

          Apprenticeship with FUKUSHIMA Buzan

          IKEYAN☆Audition Grand Prix

2014  37th Traditional Kutani Industrial Arts Exhibition Incentive Award

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■SETSU Junji

1975  Born in Kyoto

1998  MFA from Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dept. of Ceramics

2002  31st Japan Traditional Art Crafts in Kinki Exhibition "New Artist Incentive Award"

2013  International Craft Competition of Kanazawa Award

2015  8th Gendai Chato-ten"TOKI Oribe Excellence Award"

2016  22nd Mino Chawan-ten Award

■TABATA Naoto

1969  Born in Mie Prefecture

1992  BFA from Meiji University, Faculty of Law

2004  Apprenticeship with TAKEKOSHI  Jun

2005  Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition Award

2011 Traditional Kutaniyaki Exhibition Technical Award

2015 Solo Exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitukoshi Art Square