EDUCATION
2013 - 2016 MFA, Visual Art and Teaching assistant/Ceramic, Clemson University, SC, USA
2011 - 2013 MFA, Crafts/Ceramics, Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa, Japan
2007 - 2011 BFA, Crafts/Ceramics, Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa, Japan
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2016 - current Archie Bray Foundation, Long Term Resident Artist/ Helena, MT
2015 [Summer Work Shop] Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2010 Oogoya, Short-Term Resident/ Shiga, Japan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Teaching/Academic Appointments/Related Work Experience) Visiting artist talk / lecture / workshop
2017 Visiting artist talk / lecture / workshop, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2016 Visiting artist talk / lecture / workshop, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
2015 Visiting artist talk / lecture, Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa, Japan
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2016 Directors Choice [UN WEDGED 2016] Pottery Northwest/ Seattle, WA]
Purchase award [Cheers] Medalta/ Medicine Hat, Canada
Best in Show [Walking Through Glue online exhibition] Online
[MJD Fellowship] Archie Bray Foundation/ Helena, MT
[Jhon Acorn Award in Graduate Fine Arts Studio] Clemson University, SC
Finalist [Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art 2016] / Taro Okamoto Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
2015 Selected Artist [Community Supported Art (CSArt) Clemson, Fall 2015] Clemson University, SC
Selected Artist [Community Supported Art (CSArt) Clemson, Spring 2015] Clemson University, SC
Honorable Mention [UN-WEDGED Ceramic Competition 2015] / Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Public Education Grant (PEG)/ Clemson University
Penland School of Crafts Summer Scholarship
2014 Summer Research scholarship/ Clemson University.
2013 Graduation at the first of list / MFA, Crafts/Ceramics, Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa, Japan
2011 A winning work [International Ceramics Festival‘11 Mino] Ceramics Park MINO/ Gifu, Japan
2009 A reward of excellent (the second award) [Mizunami Clay Contest]/ Gifu, Japan
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION RECORD
SOLO
2016 [Appearing Clay wall] LLC gallery, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
[Dear My Heroes] LLC gallery, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
[On The Way / Far and Away] Lee gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2013 [New town] / hokuriku bank art gallery/Ishikawa, Japan
2012 [Appearance2]/hokuriku bank art gallery/Ishikawa, Japan
[Appearing Cray Wall] /Gallery rempah-rempah/Ishikawa, Japan
2011 [Appearance] /Gallery rempah-rempah/Ishikawa, Japan
TWO-PERSON
2013 [Tomodachi Vs Tsubora]/art space Niji / Kyoto, Japan
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD
2017 [SHIMPO Juried Teabowl Exhibition] Oregon Convention Center/ Portland, OR
[NCECA- Archie Bray Resident Artist Exhibition] Lewis and Clark College/ Portland, OR
[Vessels: Interpretations and Iterations] Kentucky Mudworks/ Louisville, KY
[Bray Days] Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
[In Residence] University of Montana, Missoula, MT
[Teapot Vlll] Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2016 [Collect] Micheko Gallery/ Munich, Germany
[Holiday ceramic show and sale 2016] North Gallery Archie Bray Foundation/ Helena, MT
[Holiday ceramic show and sale 2016] The Society of Arts and Crafts/ Boston, MA
[Holiday ceramic show and sale 2016] Lillstreet Gallery/ Chicago, IL
[2016 Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show] Three Wheel Studio / Providence, RI
[Studio 550's 4th Annual Cup Show] Studio 550 arts center/ Manchester, NH
[UN WEDGED 2016] Pottery Northwest/ Seattle, WA
[The Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery] Kolva-Sullivan Gallery/ Spokane, Washington
[Cheers] Medalta/ Medicine Hat, Canada
[Festival of Flowers annual juried show] the Arts Center of Greenwood/ Greenwood, SC
[Tea Bowl National 2016] KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
[Walking Through Glue online exhibition] Online
[Clay Studio National] the Clay Studio / Philadelphia, PA
[NCECA 2016 Project Space] Kansas City Convention Center/ Kansas City, MO
[NCECA 2016 National Student Juried Exhibition] Leedy-Voulkos Art Center/ Kansas City, MO
[The 19th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art] Taro Okamoto Museum/ Kawasaki, Japan
2015 [UN WEDGED 2015] Pottery Northwest/ Seattle, WA
[ISCAEE International Ceramic Symposium Exhibition] Ishin, Jing De Zeng, China
[MEDALTA International Tool Show] Yuill Family Gallery at Medalta/ Medicine Hat, Canada
[Fired for Flower] Clemson Art Center/ Clemson, SC
[61st Annual Juried Exhibition] Durham Art Guild/ Durham, NC
[MFA National Competition] First street gallery/ New York, NY
[Community Supported Art (CSArt) Clemson, Fall 2015] Acone Gallery/ Clemson, SC
[Community Supported Art (CSArt) Clemson, Spring 2015] Acone Gallery/ Clemson, SC
[Carolina Got Art] Elder Gallery/ Charlotte, NC
[Reflection] Patrick Square, Osher Life Long Learning Institute/ Clemson, SC
[MFA NASAD showcase] Acone Gallery/ Clemson, SC
2014 [Any Way You Wanna Shake It: An Artful Investigation of Salt and Pepper Sets] The art center of Clemson/ Clemson, SC
[Suzuyaki Exhibition] Kanazawa Art GUMMI gallery/ Ishikawa , Japan
2013 [Corporate art exhibition TO TEN] Kanazawa Art GUMMI gallery/ Ishikawa , Japan
[Clay Different Ways-Emerging Artist] The art center of Clemson/ Clemson, SC
2012 [SURIBACHI] Art base Ishibiki/ Ishikawa, Japan
[Live Paint DOJO 2012] TURNER GALLERY/ Tokyo, Japan
[WAN‘s form] / Gallery VOICE/Gifu, Japan
[Seductive chaos]Art crafting towards the future , Kanazawa Gallery Visit /Gallery rempah-rempah/Ishikawa, Japan
[A vessel of the thousand and one]/Echigo-Tsumari art field triennial/Niigata, Japan
2011 [WRITER IN DOUBLE] ＠DOUBLE/Ishikawa, Japan
[WRITER vol.6] -URBAN WASHOUT- ＠O.N.P.A /Ishikawa, Japan
[Graduation works exhibition] 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa /Ishikawa, Japan
[carré 2011] /Gallery Ten/ Ishikawa, Japan
[International Ceramics Festival‘11 Mino, Japan]Ceramics Park MINO/ Gifu, Japan
[Touji exhibition]/Gallery Muku / Ishikawa, Japan
2010 [Cray figure exhibition] Oogoya/ Shiga, Japan
[Eve‘s Tea ceremony]/Kourinbou Daiwa art saloon/ Ishikawa, Japan
[WRITER in Theater 21]-MOTION GRAPHICS-/21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa/ Ishikawa, Japan
[WRITER VOL.5] - URBAN FRAME-/＠O.N.P.A /Ishikawa, Japan
[Modern ceramic art interchange exhibition] / Guangzhou, China
[Eve‘s Tea ceremony] Kourinbou Daiwa art saloon/ Ishikawa, Japan
2009 [Mizunami Clay Contest]/Gifu,Japan
[Touji exhibition]/An annex to Isikawa prefectural museum of art / Ishikawa, Japan
[Eve‘s Tea ceremony]/Kourinbou Daiwa art saloon/ Ishikawa, Japan
2008 [Touji exhibition]/Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum/ Ishikawa, Japan
[Eve‘s Tea ceremony]/Gallery Ten/ Ishikawa, Japan
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Public Collection
Medalta / Medicine Hatt, Canada
Otsuka Museum Of Art /Tokushima, Japan
Suzu Yak museum/ Ishikawa, Japan
YAGI corporation/ Ishikawa, Japan