Setsuko Isohi

  • Wood and Bamboo
  • 1964 -
Setsuko Isohi

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  • 1964 Born in Ohtawara City, Tochigi Prefecture
  • 1997 Studies at bamboo workshop led by Tadashi YAGISAWA
  • 2002 Selected for the Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition from 2008)
    Submits from this year onward
  • 2003 Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, submits from this year onward
  • 2005 Selected for the Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, submits from this year onward
  • 2006 Learns from 5th Generation Shoukozai HAYAKAWA at the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Bamboo Crafts" Successors Training Group
  • 2007 Celebration of the Next Generation Exhibition (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)
  • 2010 A Different Sensitivity: Women in Bamboo Art (TAI Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  • 2013 From Crafts to Kōgei (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
  • 2014 Masterpieces of Bamboo Art in Tochigi (Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts)
    Evaluator at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2019, 2022)
  • 2015 The Presentness of Traditional Crafts Exhibition (MOA Museum of Art)
  • 2016 Bamboo: Tradition in Contemporary Form (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia)
    Submitted and gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago (Navy Pier, Chicago)
  • 2017 Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
    Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art (John B Mirviss Ltd., New York)
    HOPES - 100 Next Generation Artists - (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
    Studied under Soho KATSUSHIRO at the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Bamboo Crafts" successors training course
  • 2019 Contemporary Japanese Craft from the Ise Collection (Hong Kong)
  • 2020 Masterpieces of Bamboo Art - Katsushiro Soho and Fujinuma Noboru -　(Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts)

  • Gallery Ranjo / Ohtawara
    Hanabako / Nihombashi
    Gallery Fuyo / Utsunomiya
    Gallery Zen / Tochigi
    Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
    Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya / Nasu Shiobara

  • 2003Received the East Japan Branch Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2007Received the Yamatane Museum of Art Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2009Received the Wood and Bamboo Councilor Award at the Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award
  • 2010Received the Japan Kogei Association President award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2012Received the Incentive Award at the Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Today - Utility and Form (Tomo Museum of Art)
  • 2015Received the Japan Kogei Association East Japan Branch Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2019Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • National Gallery of Victoria (Australia)
  • Nasunogahara Museum
  • Ise Foundation
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