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ONIMARU, Takayuki ONIMARU, Takayuki Oumei Kiln

Koishiwara Ware


SUMMARY

・Takayuki-san is the son of Onimal Oumei who is the founder of the Oumei kiln.
・He was born in the former Koishiwara village, Fukuoka Prefecture and grew up in a land blessed with clay and trees used as fuel for the kiln.
・He has graduated from the doctoral programs graduate school of Fine Atrs Tokyo University of the Arts and received a doctor of Art No.218.
・Following the technique of Koisiwara ware from his father, Takayuki-san puts sophisticated design into the works.
・Holding a solo exhibition as a blue-and-white porcelain artist.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Koishiwara village, Fukuoka prefecture in 1977
Education
Crafts Faculty of Art, Tokyo University of the Arts
Address
1126-1 Oazakoishiwara, Toho-mura, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka 838-1601 Japan

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The Ataka prize in Tokyo University of the Arts (2003)
The judge special prize in the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics (2010)
The encouragement prize in the Exhibition of Traditional Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (2011) The Asahi Newspaper Company prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition (2011) The Silver prize in the International Ceramics Festival MINO, JAPAN (2011)
The Asahi Culture Center prize in the Exhibition of Traditional Kogei of SEIBU Area in Japan (2013) The excellent work prize & The Ministers of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology prize in the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (2017) and many more
Selected
The Nishi-nippon Ceramic Art Exhibition, The Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, the TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition and other exhibitions