Biography

Toshihiko IWATA

1970 | Born in Kanagawa, Japan
1999 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of URUSHI-Art
Lives and Works in Kanagawa

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

  • 2022 ‘MICA2022′ Gallery Ecru no Mori Shizuoka
  •   ‘Toshihiko Iwata/Isao Kimura exhibition’ obi gallery Kanagawa
  •   ‘Beaute fragile’ Gallery Ten Kanazawa
  • 2021 ‘Find your travel’ Pola Museum ANNEX Tokyo
  •   ‘Karari Garari’ HINOKI SOKEN STUDIO Tokyo
  •   ‘Japan×Taiwan Contemporary Lacquer Art Exhibition’ FEI ARTMUSEUM YOKOHAMA Kanagawa
  •   ‘Taiwan×Japan Contemporary Lacquer Art Exhibition’ National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Taiwan
  •   ‘Photo Museum to the Ocean of Silence grand open’ Photo Museum To the Ocean of Silence Aichi
  •   ‘Hana-zu exihibition’ Arakawa gallery Tokyo
  • 2020 ‘THIS IS NOW’ Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo Tokyo
  • 2019 ‘New Year Salon’ Gallery Sakuranoki Tokyo
  •   ‘Authentic Japan’ Mishima Taisha Shizuoka
  •   ‘Urushi Exhibition’ FEI Art Museum Yokohama Yokohama
  •   ‘Assort Chocolates’ Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo Tokyo
  •   ‘Nihon Urushi Sanmyaku 2019′ Hankyu Umeda Department store Osaka
  • 2018 ‘Montblanc Art Museum’ Montblanc Ginza Tokyo
  •   ‘Art Fair Tokyo 2018′ Tokyo International Form Tokyo
  • 2017 ‘Nihon Urushi Sankmyaku 2017′ Hankyu Umeda Department store Osaka
  • 2015 ‘COLLECT2015′ SAATCHI GALLERY London
  • 2014 ‘GOODBYE TRADITION!’ MICHEKO GALLERIE Muenchen
  •   ‘Art Fair Tokyo 2014′ Tokyo International Forum Tokyo
  •   ‘KIZASHI’ POLA MUSEUM ANNEX Tokyo
  • 2013 ‘NIHONBI la decoration’ Takashimaya Nihonbashi Store Tokyo
  • 2012 ‘Aizu Urushi Art Festival 2012′ Fukushima Museum Fukushima
  •   ‘URUSHI Art and Future’ The University Art Museum ,Tokyo Univesity Of The Arts Tokyo
  •   ‘KOWAKU -Koujyutu Part3-’ Spiral Garden Tokyo
  •   ‘Art Fair Tokyo 2012 Special exhibition ”shuffle2”’ Tokyo International Forum Tokyo
  • 2011 ‘Art Fair Tokyo 2011″Montblanc YoungArtist Patronage in Japan Exihibition”’ Tokyo International Forum Tokyo
  •   ‘Aizu Urushi Art Festival 2011′ Fukushima Museum Fukushima
  • 2010 ‘Urushi – Looking around the New Expressions -’ Kitakata City Museum of Art Fukushima
  •   ‘Aizu Urushi Art Festival’ Fukushima Museum Fukushima
  • 2009 ‘Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair’ Tokyo Art Club Tokyo
  •   ‘Yu-ichi INOUE Posters ”Ceramic and Urushi”’ Gineta Kanagawa
  •   ‘TANAGOKORO 9’ Radi-um von Roentgenwerke AG Tokyo
  • 2008 ‘Moeglichkeit’ Radi-um von Roentgenwerke AG Tokyo
  • 2006 ‘WORKS’ Nabisu Gallery Tokyo

Other Activities

  • 2010 ‘Ninki-Ichi Urushi × Sake’ Limited Year end-gift Art Label ’HISHI’ Ninki INC. Isetan Shinjuku Tokyo
  • 2008 Participated in Daikokuya Contemporary Art Festival Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya Tochigi
  •   Participated in Montblanc Young Artist Patronage in Japan Montblanc Ginza Tokyo
  •   Participated in SICF Aoyama Spiral Hall Tokyo