Ai Imamura
- Kirikane cut foil embellishing
- 1969 -
| Membership | Associate member, Japan Kogei Association Kyoto Association of Craft Artists |
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- 1969 Born in Kyoto
- 1990 Graduated from the Department of English Literature at Kyoto Seika Junior College
- 1992 Graduated from D's Fashion College (Transferred from Kuni Fashion College)
Studied sculpting under her father, IMAMURA Soen, painting and Kirikane under her mother, IMAMURA Tomoko
Engaged in the family business - 1993 Studied under the Kyo-ningyo artist MENYA Shozo, the 13th Generation Mensho, Intangible Cultural Property Holder Living National Treasure)
Studied under the Kyo-ningyo artist, MENYA Shoho, the 14th Generation Mensho - 1999 Studied under Noh mask artist UMEHARA Nyozan
- 2002 Offered a Buddha painting as a gift to the Jizo-in at Mt. Koya
- 2009 Selected for the 23rd Traditional Art Crafts Miscellaneous Crafts Exhibition
- 2010 Entered the Japan Kogei Association
Selected for the 65th Shinshou Kogei Exhibition - 2011 Selected for the 40th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
Selected for the 23rd Traditional Art Crafts Miscellaneous Crafts Exhibition - 2012 Selected for the Kyoto Art Biennale
Selected for the 41st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
Selected for the 59th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
Entered the Kyoto Association of Craft Artists
Entered the Shinshou Kogei Association (Left in 2014)
Submitted to the 67th Shinshou Kogei Exhibition - 2013 Submitted to the 34th Kyoto Association of Craft Artists Exhibition
Selected for the 42nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
Selected for the 60th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition - 2014 Submitted to the 35th Kyoto Association of Craft Artists Exhibition
Selected for the 43rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
- 2003Received the Kitanihon Broadcasting Award at the 3rd Japan Woodcarving Competition Inami
- 2007Received the Tulip-TV Award at the 4th Japan Woodcarving Competition Inami
- 2009Received the Best New Artist Award at the 64th Shinshou Kogei Exhibition
- 2010Received the Best New Artist Incentive Award at the 39th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
- 2011Received an Honorable Mention at the 66th Shinshou Kogei Exhibition
- 2012Received the Panasonic Award at the 59th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kyoto Exhibition
- 2013Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 24th Traditional Art Crafts Miscellaneous Crafts Exhibition
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