Tomonari Hasimoto

1990 Born in Wakayama, Japan
2017 Residing and Working in Shigaraki, Japan

Education
2017 Ph.D. in Fine Arts & Crafts (ceramics), Kanazawa College of Art
2014 M.F.A. Kanazawa College of Art
2012 B.A.Ed., Kyoto University of Education

Artist in Residence
2016 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Studio Artist, Siga, Japan

Group Exhibitions / Competitions / Art Fairs
2021 ARTEFCT, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London, UK
Art Fair Tokyo 2021, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
2020 Tea Bowls, t.gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Ceramics Touch on Islands, TOUCH Ceramics, Hong Kong
Japanese Wonder, Erskine, Hall & Coe, London, UK
COLLECT 2020, Somerset House, London, UK
Kyoto Art for Tomorrow, the Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto,
2019 Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
SUNTORY TOKYO CRAFT ART BREWING in Shibuya, Tokyo
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2019, Sougetsu-kaikan, Tokyo
Tea Bowl - Beauty in the Palm, Gallery NOW, Toyama

Solo Exhibition
2021 Tomonari Hashimoto] Giwon Konishi, Kyoto
MONOLITH, Gallery Utsuwa note, Kawagoe
tomonari HASHIMOTO EXHIBITION, Gallery O2, Kanazawa
2019 “Works” Tomonari Hashimoto Solo Exhibition, Giant Year Gallery, Hong Kong

Award
2019 Sankei Shimbun Award, Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2019
Finalist, Loewe Craft Prize, 2019
2016 Honorable Prize, Contemporary Ceramics: Hagi Grand Award
2015 2nd Prize, Contemporary Ceramic Competition of Kobe Biennale 2015
2014 Mayer’s Award, Kyoto Exhibition

Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, USA
LOEWE Foundation, Madrid, Spain
KOREA Ceramic Foundation, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Park
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga
Kanazawa College of Art, Ishikawa

Public Art
Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto
Hyatt Centric Kanazawa, Kanazawa
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, Kyoto
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi

Bibliography / Books
2017 From the Horizon of Introspection - Evolution of Form; Complexity to Harmony Kanazawa
College of Art