Hirohiko Kawakita

  • Wood and Bamboo
  • 1962 -
Hirohiko Kawakita

Producing artwork making the most of wood grain and forms using wood turning techniques.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Vice Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Ishikawa Branch
Lecturer at the Ishikawa Prefectural Training Institute of Woodturning
  • 1982 Graduated from Kinjo College, Department of Art
  • 1993 Submitted to the 40th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (submitted several times from this year onward)
  • 1996 Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
    Lecturer at Ishikawa Prefectural Training Institute of Woodturning
    Lecturer at Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
    Standing Committee Member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Art and Culture Association
    Member of the Yamanaka Lacquerware Techniques Preservation Society
  • 2001 Father and son exhibition at Tokyu Department Store, Kichijoji
    Father and son exhibition at Hanshin Department Store
  • 2002 Father and son exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  • 2004 Solo exhibition at Hanshin Department Store
  • 2007 Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  • 2008 Solo exhibition at the Green Arts Gallery, Kanazawa
  • 2009 Produced commemorative gift for the restoration of Nishi Honganji Temple, Goeido (Founder's Hall)
    Primary evaluator at the 56th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Vessel of Zelkova Wood "Water Surface" purchased by the MOA Museum of Art
  • 2010 Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  • 2011 Father and son exhibition at Hankyu Department Store
    Father and son exhibition at Seibu Ikebukuro Store
    Father and son exhibition at Sogo / Seibu Takanawa-kai
  • 2012 Father and son exhibition at Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan
    Primary evaluator at the 59th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2013 Father and son exhibition at Fukuya Hacchobori Main Store (Hiroshima)
    Father and son exhibition at Sogo Chiba Store
    Specially invited to submit to the 60th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Submitted to the "From Crafts to Kōgei In Commemoration of the 60th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
    Solo exhibition at Nagoya Matsuzakaya Main Store
  • 2014 Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
    Submitted to special exhibition at the Jingu Art Museum (3 generations)
  • 2015 Father and son exhibition at Saga Tamaya
    Solo exhibition at Gallery Tsuboya, Kobe
  • 2016 Vessel of Zelkova Wood purchased by the MOA Museum of Art
    Solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store
  • 2017 Father and son exhibition at Sogo / Seibu Takanawa-kai
    Father and son exhibition at Takashimaya (Osaka, Tokyo and Kashiwa)
  • 2018 Primary evaluator at the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2019 Submitted to exhibition "Kogei is..." supervised by Ryohei Miyata
    Three Generations Exhibition at Tenmaya
    Three Generations Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  • 2021 Covered Bowl of Zelkova Wood "Heaven" submitted to the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
    Solo exhibition at Gallery Tsuboya, Kobe

  • 1993Submitted to Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and received the Incentive Award
  • 1994Received the Kanazawa Mayor Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1995Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Hokkoku Shimbun President Award at the 1st Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
  • 1996Received the Incentive Award at the 2nd Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
  • 1998Received the Kanazawa Mayor Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2000Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 9th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Hokkoku Shimbun President Award at the Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
  • 2002Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2004Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 51st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2005Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 10th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Ishikawa 2005 Special Award at the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition
  • 2006Received the Excellence Award at the 15th Mokichi Okada Award Exhibition
  • 2009Received the Commission Award at the 65th Contemporary Arts Exhibition
  • 2012Received the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Special Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016Received the Art and Culture Excellence Award at the 72nd Contemporary Arts Exhibition

  • Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art ("Faceted Bowl of Zelkova Wood" submitted to the 58th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition)
18 artworks posted