Kazuo Kashima

  • Metalwork
  • 1958 -
Kazuo Kashima

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
President of Chasing Workshop "Kojinsha"
Studio KOJINSHA
  • 1958 Born as the second son of Japanese style painter, Hiroyuki Hiraide
  • 1977 Studied under his grandfather on his mother's side, Ikkoku Kashima (designated as Holder of Important Intangible Property in 1979)
  • 1978 Becomes adopted to his grandfather
  • 1980 Selected for the 10th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 39 times, awarded 9 times and judged and evaluated 6 times from this year onward)
    Selected for the 27th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 38 times from this year onward)
  • 1981 Selected for the 21st Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (current East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition) for the first time
    (selected 40 times, awarded 3 times and judged and evaluated 6 times from this year onward)
  • 1983 Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 1996 Judge and Evaluator at the 36th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (consecutively from this year onward)
  • 1997 Ikkoku and Kazuo Kashima Exhibition – in Commemoration of Living National Treasure Ikkoku Kashima (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo)
  • 1998 Judge and Evaluator at the 28th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (consecutively from this year onward)
  • 2000 Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (2005, 2009, etc.)
  • 2004 Submitted to the "Contemporary Japanese Metalwork Exhibition" held at the Danish Museum of Art & Design (current Design Museum Denmark) (Copenhagen)
    Part-time Lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art (– 2013, 2015)
  • 2005 Workshop at the Institute of Precious Metals, Copenhagen Technical College
  • 2006 Special lecture at Tama Art University
  • 2007 Part-time lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College (– 2010)
    Lecturer at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo (– 2019, 2011, 2015)
  • 2008 Submitted to "The Beauty of New Metalworks – Tansuiō Award 25th Anniversary Exhibition" at Sekido Museum of Art (Tokyo) 
    Invited to submit to “Fire- In Line with the Theme of Utakai Hajime” Exhibition (Shikinen Sengu Memorial Museum, Ise Jingu)
  • 2010 Solo Exhibition at Ashikaga Gallery (Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima)
  • 2011 Workshop at Kumamoto Prefecture Traditional Crafts Museum
  • 2013 Submitted to "East & West: The Hammered Metal Object" (Museum of Contemporary Craft, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA)
    (Velvet da Vinci, San Ffrancisco, California, USA)
    Workshhop at Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
  • 2014 Part-time lecturer at Tohoku University of Art and Design
    Submitted to "Utsuwa" from Kanto – Material and Forms of 21 Artists" (Itami City Craft Center)
    Submitted to "The Creators of Beauty - Succeeding the Mind and Techniques to the Next Generation" Exhibition (Jingu Art Museum, Mie)
  • 2015 Submitted to Japan Kogei Association East Japan and Tōkai Selection "The Presentness of Traditional Crafts" Exhibition (MOA Museum of Art)
  • 2016 Part-time Lecturer at Nagaoka institute of Design
    Visiting Lecturer at Multnoma Arts Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Father and Son Exhibition : Metalwork by Kazuo Kashima, Kaie by Hiroyuki Hiraide (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)
    Submitted to the "Oriental Aesthetics and Craftsmanship Special Exhibition" (Sanlitun, Beijing, China)
  • 2018 Submitted to "Master's of Japan" Exhibition (Nanshan Museum, Shenzhen, China)
    Artwork purchased by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
    Took part in the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference in Portland (SNAG) (Portland, Oregon, USA)
    Lecturer at Tokyo Gakugei University Open Lecture
    Workshop at Smith PDX Studio (Portland, Oregon, USA)
    Metalwork Special Exhibition in Beijing, China
    Workshop at DZ Jewelry Studio in Beijing, China
  • 2019 Submitted to Japanese Metalwork Artists' Travelling Exhibition 2019 "A Tradition of Excellence: Japanese Techniques in Contemporary Metal Arts" (Exhibitions in the USA including Chicago etc.)
    Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2020 Submitted to "Tansuiō Award Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork" (Sekido Museum of Art)
    Artwork purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
    Submitted to "Ise's Eye Exploring Japanese Metal Art" (Takaoka Art Museum)

  • 1985Received the Incentive Award at the 15th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also at the 17th and 18th)
  • 1986Received the Incentive Award at the 26th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (also at the 35th)
  • 1989Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 19th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1993Received the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Award at the 33rd Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 23rd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also at the 32nd and 36th)
  • 1994Received the 11th Tansuiō Award from the Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation
  • 1997Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 27th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2013Received the Soukeikai Award at the 42nd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

KOJINSHA

Address 4-14-6 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo Map
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