SASAI Fumie
- Title：Professor
- Major：Department of Crafts (Urushi Lacquering)
- Expertise：Lacquering
Profile
| Resides | Kyoto |
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| Born | 1973, Osaka |
| Experience |
1996 B.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto 1998- M.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto 2003-2005 Studied at Chiang Mai University, Thailand |
| Current | Assistant Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2019 | “Fish in the Sky”Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto |
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| 2017 | Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munchen, Germany |
| 2015 | Gion Konishi, Kyoto Galerie Mizen, Paris, France |
| 2013 | Takashimaya Nihonbashi, Tokyo/ Takashimaya Osaka/ Takashimaya Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| 2010 | Gallery Caption, Gifu, Japan |
| 2009 | ITOSHIKI Ka-Ta-Chi (Lovely Shapes), Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan |
| 2006 | Gion Konishi, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2005 | The Art Gallery, The Japan Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand (also in ’04) |
| 2003 | Chiang Mai University Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 2002 | Tea Ceremony Room, Doujien, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan |
| 2001 | Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 | Exhibition Space, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 2021 | Japanese Modern Arts and Artists in Ibaraki, The museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki |
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| Five artist’s Brilliant Craft “, Ginza Wako hall, Tokyo | |
| 2020 | COLLECT, Somerset House, London, U.K |
| Challenge – Three Urushi Sculptors, Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto | |
| Japanese Lacquer 2020, Kanazawa Yasue Gold leaf Museum, Ishikawa | |
| URUSHI ULTRA, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto | |
| 2019 | COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K |
| Master Piece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea London, U.K | |
| 2018 | COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K |
| Japanese Lacquer at present, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Tokyo | |
| Beyond Boundaries:A Future of Traditional Decorative Arts, Ginza WAKO Hall, Tokyo | |
| 2017 | COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K |
| Designing Japan, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, USA | |
| TRESOR, Messe Basel, Basel, Swiss | |
| PAD London Art ＆Design, Berkeley Square, London, U.K | |
| Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture,Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN, USA | |
| 2016 | Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore |
| Takashimaya Charitable Trust for Art and Culture Prize, Selection Exhibition, Takashimaya Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Master Piece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea London, U.K | |
| Craft Arts: Innovation of “Tradition and Avant-Garde,” and the Present Day, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan | |
| The Exhibition “Art of KOGEI, Spint of Kyoto” 2016 /Takashimaya Kyoto, Japan | |
| Beyond Boundaries: A Future of Traditional Decoratire Arts 2016, Takashimaya Osaka, Japan | |
| 2015 | COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K |
| The world of Urushi and Ghost, Wajima Museum of Urushi Art, Ishikawa | |
| PAD London Art ＆Design, Berkeley Square, London, U.K | |
| REVELATIONS, GRAND PALAIS PARIS, Paris, France | |
| Urushi Mountains, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka | |
| Collected Items, The museum of Modern Art Ibaraki, Ibaraki | |
| Form of Urushi, Gallery Sokyo, Kyoto | |
| 2014 | Beyond Boundaries A Future of Traditional Decoratire Arts, Ginza WAKO Hall, TOKYO |
| Urushi, Gallery Yakimono, Paris, France | |
| 2013 | Wakaranai No Susume, The museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki |
| The Exhibition “Art of KOGEI, Spint of Kyoto” 2013 / Vietnam Fine-Arts Museum | |
| 2012 |
Resonant Uruwashi Exhibition-New vibrance in International Woman’s Urushi Art, Yamawaki Gallery,Tokyo /Gallery of Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto /Kitakata City Museum of Arts, Fukushima, Japan (Vice Director of Resonant Uruwashi Exhibition Executive Committee) |
| 2011 |
Japanese Modern Arts and Artists in Ibaraki, The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, Japan FLAWLESS: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, USA URUSHI: The Art of Japanese Contemporary Lacquer, Keiko Gallery, Boston, USA KOGEI: Contemporary Kogei Art Fair, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2010 | Kyoto Crafts Biennale, Invited Artist Section, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2009 |
Contemporary Japanese Lacquer, KEIKO Gallery, Boston, USA SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, USA SASAI Fumie and Tashima Etsuko in the Flower Garden, Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki, Japan |
| 2008 |
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier Festival Hall, USA My Favorite flowers, Takashimaya Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 | The child, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan |
| 2002 | Selected New Artists Exhibition of Kyoto, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2001 |
The 7th International Contemporary Art Festival 2001, Tokyo International Forum,Tokyo, Japan The 4th OKAMOTO Taro Memorial Award for Contemporary Art, OKAMOTO Taro Museum, Kanagawa, Japan |
Awards
| 2015 | The Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Prize, Encouragement Award |
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| Takashimaya Charitable Trust for Art and Culture Prize | |
| 2014 | The Best Young Artist Award by City of Kyoto |
| 2008 | The 30th Memorial Award, The Kyoto Art and Craft Artists Association Exhibition |
| 2004 | UNION Foundation for Ergo design Culture, Overseas Training Program |
| 2003 | POLA Art Foundation, Overseas Training Program |
| 2001 | Special Award, Saga Art Competition ’01 |
Collections
- The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
- Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
- The Museum of Modern Art Ibaraki
- Takashimaya Historical Museum
- Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
- Ise Cultural Foundation
- ABIKO KANNON Temple
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA
- National Museum Guimet, France
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
- Victoria & Albert Museum, U.K.
(as of 2022 July)