Shigeno, Kinichi
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Maker Name
Shigeno, Kinichi
Biography
Kinichi Shigeno, after receiving extensive training in Japan immigrated to Canada in 1981. He brought with him his skills as cobalt painter, and embellishes his fine pottery with intricate designs. He has lived, taught and worked in Richmond since 1984, exhibited widely in Canada and internationally in Japan, Italy, China, USA and New Zealand. His work has received recognition; the 2009 the BC Creative Achievement Award, a Circle Craft Scholarship and a Canada Council Travel Grant in 1997.
Kinichi has sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, and attends the Circle Craft Co-op Christmas Craft Fair, and shop.
Kinichi has sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, and attends the Circle Craft Co-op Christmas Craft Fair, and shop.
First name
Kinichi
Last name
Shigeno
Career dates (start and end)
1984
Date of Birth
1953
Place of Birth
Nagano, Japan
Formal Education
Apprenticeships
1972 -1979- Apprenticeship with Master Potter, Maseru Kamei
Major Exhibitions
1989 46th International Ceramic Art Competition, Florence, Italy.
1989 Fletcher Challenge International Ceramic Competition, New Zealand
1994 Taipei International Exhibition of Ceramics - Taipei Fine Arts Museum
1994 Containment - Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, curated, Ann Roberts
1998 Espace Terre - Biennale Nationale de Ceramique, Galerie d'art du Parc Trois Rivieres, Quebec
2004 Hot Clay, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C, curated, Liane Davison
2005 TransFormations, PGBC 50th Anniversary, BAG
2008 Contemporary Craft in B.C; Excellence within Diversity - Vancouver Museum
Full exhibition List - see Kinichi's website
Collections
Richmond Art Gallery Permanent Collection, Richmond, B.C.
Claridge Collection (Charles Bronfman), Montreal, Quebec
Campbell Museum Collection, Camden New Jersey
Instituto d¡¯Arte Castelli, Castelli, Teramo, Italy
Maxwell House, Toronto, Ontario
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, B.C.
Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
Links to Further Resources
https://www.bcachievement.com
Awarded 2009 - British Columbia Creative Achievement, Carter Wosk
Awarded 2009 - British Columbia Creative Achievement, Carter Wosk
https://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/store/artist/kinichi-shigeno/
https://japanesecanadianartists.com/artist/kinichi-shigeno/
Source
Debra E. Sloan
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