Etsuko Nishi — Biography



 

ETSUKO NISHI

Education

1994-1999 Royal college of Art (M-Phil)London ,U.K.

1988-1990 Post Graduate Diploma, Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia

1983-1985, 87 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, U.S.A.

1981-1983 Pratt Fine Arts, Seattle, U.S.A.

1974-1978 Bachelor of Arts, Mukogawa University, Japan

Teaching

Kanazawa Craft Center
Toyama City institute of Glass Art
Tama Art University
2000~2005 Takushoku University Dept. of Industrial Design

2000 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, U.S.A.

2001,04,05 Urban Glass ,New York U.S.A.

Toyama City institute of Glass Art

2005~ Osaka Art University

Solo Exhibitions

2007  “Layers” Chappell Gallery, New York

2006 “Flower Garden 06” Takashimaya Gallery , Japan 

2005 “Flower Garden 05” Yabuki Gallery , Japan 

2005 “Flower Garden 05” Tiptoe Gallery , Japan 

2005 “Flower Garden 05” Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan

2004 "Layered Glass 2004" MARX SUNDERS Gallery Chicago U.S.A.

2004 “Flower Garden 04” Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

2004 ”Fun tu Vessek” Isetan Futyu Tokyo.

2003 ”layered Glass,2003”Andora Gallery Arizona, U.S.A.

2002 ”layered Glass,2002”HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

2001 ”layered Glass,2001”Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

2001 " Lace Cage '01” Chappell Gallery Bosten U.S.A

1999 " Lace Cage '99" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

1994 " Lace Cage '94" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

1994 " Lace Cage '94" Gallery L, Hamburg, Germany

1994 " Lace Cage '94" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

1993 " Lace Cage '93" Habatat Gallery , Detroit, U.S.A.

1993 " Lace Cage '93 " The Glass Art Gallery,Toron , Canada

1993 " Lace Cage "93 " Seibu Tokyo ,Japan

1992 " Lace Cage '92" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

1992 " Lace Cage '92" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

1992 " Fabric into Glass '92" Kyoto,Japan

1992 " Lace Cage '92" William Traver Gallery , Seattle , U.S.A.

1991 " Lace Cage '91" HELLER Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

1991 " Lace Cage '91" Seibu Shibuya ,Tokyo, Japan

1990 " Fabric into Glass '90" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

1990 " Fabric into Glass '90" Fukuoka Tamaya, Fukuoka, Japan

1990 " Postgraduate Exhibition" Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia

1988 " Fabric into Glass '88" Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo, Japan

1988 " Fabric into Glass '88" Fox' Gem, Seattle, U.S.A.

1987 " Fabric into Glass '87" Gee Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1986 " St. Valentine's Day" Fire Works Gallery, Seattle, U.S.A.

Awards

2005 Kawasaki Glass Exhibition’05 

2005 Contemporary Glass Triennial In Toyama’ 05 

2001 International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’01

International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’98

1995 International Exhibition of Glass Kanazaw’95

1995“ Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satuma

1993 “Glass ’93 in Japan “

Scholarship

1997      Overseas Research Awards by State for education UK

1984      Pilchuck Glass School

Others

1988       Australia national university Awards

1988,89,95,96,99 “New Glass Review”

Exhibitions (Group)
1993 "Glass '93 in Japan" Tokyo

1992 "International Exhibition of Glass '92" Tokyo

1988,95,98,01 "International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa " Kanazawa, Japan

Public Collections  

The Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark, since 1988.

The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, since 1990.

Corning Museum, New York, since 1991.

Glass Museum, Hiroshima, Japan, since 1991.

Wustum Museum, Wisconsin, US, since 1992.

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, since 1993.

Coburg Museum, Coburg, Germany, since 1994.

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Hokkaido, Japan, since 1994.

Satsuma Glass Museum, Kagoshima, Japan, since 1995.

Koganezaki Glass Museum, Shizuoka, Japan, since 1996.

Smalands Museum, Vaxjo, Smalands Sweden since 1997.

Notojima Glass Museum, Notojima, Japan, since 1998.

Louvre - Musee des Arts Decoratifs France ,Paris,since 1999

Suntory Museum Tokyo Japan ,since 2000

Toyama Museum Toyama,Japn, Since 2001

Writing

1990“Investigation on Pate de Verre”Australia National University

1999“Investigation on Multiple-Layered Thin Pate de Verre”Royal College of Art

Bibliography

“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.10, Corning Museum, New York, US, 1988.

“Profile”, Asahi News Paper, Japan, 18 July 1988.

“Changing techniques in Glass”, Annual Report, Australian National University, 1989.

Artist”, Weekly Asahi, Japan, Jan. 1989.

“Artist’s Profile”, Fujin no Tomo, Japan, Mar. 1989.

“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.11, US, 1989.

“Exhibition”, Interior Design, Vol.440, pp.27, Kosaku, Japan, 1991.

“Artist’s Profile”, Fujin no Tomo, pp.1-5, Japan, Mar. 1992.

“New York Letter”, Glass, Summer/Spring, Japan, 1992.

“Profile”, Yomiuri News Paper, Japan, 7 July 1992.

“The Exhibition”, Glass, Summer/Spring, US, 1992.

“Pâte de Verre”, Art and Craft, Korea, June 1993.

“Glass Exhibition”, Ginka, No.95, pp.178, Japan, Autumn, 1993.

“New York Letter”, Glass, pp.30-32, Summer/Spring, Japan, 1993.

“The Glass”, Nagomi, pp.45-48, Tankou-Sha, Japan, Nov. 1993.

“The Exhibition”, New Glass, Germany, 1993.

“Artist”, Weekly Asahi, Japan, Jan. 1994.

“The Surround”, Glass & Art, Japan, 1994.

“Profile”, Yomiuri News Paper in New York, Japan, 1 Dec. 1994.

“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.16, Corning Museum, US, 1995.

“New Glass Review”, New Glass Review, Vol.17, Corning Museum, US, 1996.

“Glass Artist”, Ceramic Japan, May, pp.390-392, BULLETIN of the Ceramic Society of Japan, Japan, 1997.

“Pâte de Verre”, Glass Art, pp.167, A&C Black, London, UK, 1996.

“Techniques - Casting” Kiln Forming, pp.144, A&C Black, London, UK, 1997.

“Glass Museums in Japan”, New Glass, pp.42, German Language Publication Inc., New Jersey, US, Feb. 1997.

“Glass Exhibition”, Form, Vol.6, pp.9, Designt Idskriften, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997.

“Clearly Inspired” Pomegranate communications,Inc. US,1999 "Mistukosi Fleur winter 2000 Japna,      

“South End” Vo.Nov,11,US, Boston, US,2000 “Feature”, Arts MEDIA” PP.18, Boston, US March, 2001

“ Expositions” Ceramic &Glass ,No.125, pp.59, France,June 2002

“Exhibition” 2003  Arizona Art (US)