Kanako Togawa

1986   Born in Osaka, JAPAN

2009   B .F. A , in Crafts Department of Osaka University of Arts　　

2010   Rochester Institute of Technology

            School for American Crafts Glass department  

            Studio Residence (New York, USA)

2012   M. F. A Osaka University of Arts

           

 

Exhibition 

 

2007 『Glass in my mind』(Osaka, Japan)

2008 『Iimono ten』Gallery MONE (Osaka, Japan)

2009 『Hibiki』Gallery MONE (Osaka, Japan)

            Glass Education Network GEN,  Tokyo metropolitan art museum  (Tokyo, Japan)

            Osaka University of Arts Graduate School Exhibition, suntory museum  (Osaka, Japan)

            Osaka University of Arts Glass Department Exhibition,  CASO  (Osaka, Japan)

2010   WHITE  Crafts show, Osaka University of Arts  (Osaka, Japan)

2011   KANAKO TOGAWA Glass Exhibition,  NTID Gallery  (New York, USA)

             Cheongju Craft Biennale  (Cheongju, South Korea)

2012   Osaka University of Arts M. F. A Exhibition  (Osaka, Japan)

          『Glass no kao Vol,1』Gallery YDS  (Kyoto, Japan)

          『Bi no boukensyatachi - deainohomare-』JROsaka Mitukoshi Isetan  (Osaka, Japan)

          『ORIGINAL VOICES』Ken saunders Gallery   (Chicago, USA)

2013 『Contemporary Glass Jewelry』Soranohako Gallery  (Tokyo, Japan)

          『Glass no kao』Hankyu Umeda  (Osaka, Japan)

          『Glass Exhibition』sakurazuka Gallery  (Osaka, Japan)

          『Rich seasons 30×30』Orie Art Gallery  (Tokyo, Japan)

2014  『KANAKO TOGAWA Breath from JAPAN』Solo Exhibition   Ken Saunders Gallery          

             (Chicago,IL)

2015  『In Awe of Nature』Solo Exhibition   Ken Saunders Gallery (Chicago, IL)

2016    Group Exhibition  Ken Saunders Gallery (Chicago,IL)

2017    Group Exhibition  SHUHALLY (Yokohama, Japan)

            KANAKO TOGAWA Glass exhibition  Nihonbashi MITUKOSHI (Tokyo, Japan)

            Group Exhibition  Ken Saunders gallery (Chicago, IL)

            Vessel and flower  Monde books (Osaka, Japan)

            KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2017 (Kanazawa, Japan)

2018    LEXUS NEW TAKUMI PROJECT (Represent the Osaka prefecture)

            Savoir-faire des Takumi Project (Paris × Kyoto)  

　　　 SOFA Chicago  Navy Pier (Chicago,IL)

2019    Maison&Objet  (Paris)

            SOFA Chicago Navy Pier (Chicago, IL)

            TAKUMI CRAFT CONNECTION - KYOTO by LEXUS (Kyoto, Japan)

            KYOTO connection- The pathos of craft   Ryosokuin (Kyoto, Japan)

2020    Exhibition of two artists Mayu Otsuka & Kanako Togawa  Hankyu Umeda (Osaka, Japan)

 

Awards

 

           Laboratory Awards as Top Graduate from Osaka University of Arts

           Grand Prix Prize of Osaka Crafts show

           New Glass Review 32  (New York, USA)

           New Glass Review 34  (New York, USA)

 

Collection 

 

            Corning museum of Glass　(New York, USA)

            Rochester Institute of Technology NTID Permanent Collection of Art    (New York, USA)

            Alexander Tutsek Foundation   (Munich, Germany)

 

Galleries

 

            Ken Saunders Gallery (Chicago, IL)

 

Books

 

           New Glass Review 32 (New York, USA)

           New Glass Review 33 (New York, USA)

           New Glass Review 34 (New York,USA)

           Best World wide Glass Artists      Kennedy publishing (USA)

           J. arts - West -      Reijinsha Inc.  (Japan)