CV

 

1973  Born in 1973 in Okayama, Japan

1993  Graduated from Sanyo Gakuen junior college, of architectural design course

2006  Began to make amigurumi

2014  Amigurumi class, Canopy Cafe & Lifestyle 婆娑, Taiwan

2015  ”Simply Crochet vol.27” My work's photo was adopted on magazine, UK

2015  ”New Year card 2016” My work's photo was adopted on book, Gijyutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd.

2016  ”Vogue Knitting LIVE” Special lecture, New York Marriott Marquis, New York

2016  Official blog writer of ”RESOBOX Gallery”

2016  Made an original knit cap for ”Pro Naturalist Hiroshi Sasaki”

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2021  ”Mitsue Amigurumi World”, Selene Museum, Toyama

2015  ”Saru-Ten”, Kinsyu-kaikan Gallery, Okayama

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021 ”Creative Dolls Exhibition”, Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store, Osaka /Invited artist

 

2018  ”The 7th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, Daimaru Department Art gallery, Osaka

2017  ”The 4th World Amigurumi Exhibition”, RESOBOX Gallery, New York

2017  ”Play with dolly”, Oharibako, Kyoto

2017  ”Vecchio”, Nishiogikubo Gallery MADO, Tokyo

2017  ”A Hundred Craftsmen”, Gofusya, Nara

2017  ”FANTANIMA!”, ARABIQ –Books & Gallery Cafe-, Osaka

2017  ”Merry-go-round -The memory of innocent-”, SPAN ART GALLERY, Tokyo

2017  ”FANTANIMA!”, Maruzen Marunouchi Honten Gallery, Tokyo

2017  ”The 11th Japanese Dolls Exhibition”, Gallery Juuro, Okayama

2017  ”The 6th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, Daimaru Department Art gallery, Osaka

2016  ”The 3rd World Amigurumi Exhibition”, RESOBOX Gallery, New York

2016  ”Doll's Show -Diversified of forms of artistic expression-”, ROPPONGI STRIPE'S SPACE, Tokyo　

2016  ”CUTE!! Girls & Animals -Craft Art Dolls Exhibition-”, Daimaru Department Art gallery, Osaka　

2016  ”FANTANIMA!”, ARABIQ –Books & Gallery Cafe-, Osaka

2016  ”The 10th Japanese Dolls Exhibition”, Gallery Juuro, Okayama

2016  ”The 5th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, Daimaru Department Art gallery, Osaka

2015  ”The 2nd World Amigurumi Exhibition”, RESOBOX Gallery, New York

2015  ”Boing Boing & Baa Baa”, Akazukin gallery, Tokyo

2015  ”The 4th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, Daimaru Department Art gallery, Osaka

2014  ”The 1st World Amigurumi Exhibition”, RESOBOX Gallery, New York

2014  ”Japan Touch Festival 2014”, France

2014  ”The 10th Belladonna Art Exhibition”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

2014  ”The 7th AJC Creators Collection”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

 

Awards

2019  ”The All Art Japan”,  Honorable Mention prize

2019  ”The 4nd Mohair contest in Japan”, Silver prize of contemporary category

2019  ”The 6th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, GINZA NINGYOU KAN Chika Oota's Prize, craft art DOLL's Prize

2017  ”The 4th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, GINZA NINGYOU KAN Chika Oota's Prize

2016  ”The 3th Creative Dolls Exhibition”, SPAN ART GALLERY Shinama Tanemura's Prize

2016  ”The 2nd Mohair contest in Japan”, Gold prize of contemporary category

2015  ”Tokai×minne The 1st Handmade Award”, prize in two categories

awarded Humor prize, awarded Olympus Thread Co., Ltd. prize

2014  ”The 10th Belladonna Art Exhibition”, selected

2014  ”The 7th AJC Creators Collection”, selected

2013  ”tetote Handmade Award 2013”, The second prize of interior category