Yohei Chimura

〈日本語〉
 
Yohei Chimura is a Japanese artist. He studied Metal Casting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Glass Arts in Toyama City Institute of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School in USA. He received his PhD in Glass Art from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015. Though grounded in craft techniques he locates his work within contemporary art as sculpture, installation and performance.

C.V

1984      Born in Chiba, Japan
 
Currently    Lecture Tokyo University of the Arts, majors in Glass.
2021-       Instructor Belau Eco Glass in Plau ; JICA Partnership program, Glass Craft Association
2015-2019    Research associate Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
2015      Ph.D Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
2012      TA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
                             GCS Toyama City Institute of Glass Art
2011&2012      PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL
2010      MFA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Metal-Casting.
2008      BFA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Metal-Casting.
 

AIR

2019      London×Tokyo Y-AIR Exchange program 2019

Recent exhibition and Award

2023 「Blown Glass Enchanting Forms, Miraculous Skills」: in Suntory Museum of Art
2022 「TOUMEI exhibition」: in Usaginonedoko Kyoto
2021 「NORTHERN ALPS ART FESTIVAL 2020-2021」: in Shinanoomachi
    DESIGNART TOKYO 2021「Invisibility -Attempt to Exist」RMP2021: in Ars gallery/Omotesando
   「FORMS for the Future」: in Toyama glass museum
2020 「MITSUKOSHI×GEIDAI Summer Art Festival 2020」(Nihonbashi Mistukoshi)
2019 「≠The World」Solo Exhibition(Chiba City Foundation of Cultural Promotion)
    「Inside My Glass Doors」: in CSM, London
    「Ai mi Tagai」: in Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier
    「NEW GLASS IDEAS exhibition #2」: in A•corns gallery  
2018   Chiba City Culture Newcomer Award Encouragement Award
      Milano Design Week 2018「RESONANCE MATERIALS」(WOW LAB×GEIDAI FACTORY LAB)
    「Our Optics」: in Youkobo Artspace
    「NEW GLASS IDEAS exhibition #1」: in Toyama glass art museum
    「Dream」(AGC×Tokyo University of the Arts)
2017 「EXISTENCE ⇔ ART and PERFORMANCE#1」: in AKIBA   
         「Arts in Bunkacho」: in ACA
         「The Pandora’s Box: Finding the Wondrous in the Keidai Collection」
   Special Exhibition commemorating 130th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts
2016 「multilayer spiral」: in KOMAGOME 1-14Cas
    「A hundred threads」: in TORANOMON HILLS
2015   Solo Exhibition: in GalleryAn Asukayama
           galleryAn project 「Architecture?Food!Art?!」: in commune246
2014   GalleryAn Project “Leap Before You Look ♯1”
           GalleryAn Summer Group Exhibition 2014
           NEW CITY ART FAIR Taipei
2013   Window and Story Vol.2: in waitingroom
           DepArture Exhibition
           Exhibition of Next Craft: in Kyoto municipal museum of art
           Invitation Exhibition,Artplaza Award of Exhibition of Art
         「Play Room」 Kobayashi Chisa & Chimura Yohei Exhibition : in gallery amco
           Exhibition of Next Craft : in Kyoto municipal museum of art
           REFLECTION-Exhibition of Glass in Tokyo University of Arts
           7th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
           Solo Exhibition「chim,2008-2013」: in Toride museum of University
2012 20th TIGA Graduate Exhibition
           Rik & Shelley’ s Class Exhibition: in U.S
           Exhibition of Glass in Tokyo University of Arts
           INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE EXHIBITION 2012 : in Deagu University in Korea
           Landscape of Metal Casting
           Art Festa Ecchu 2012
           7th Award of Exhibition of Art, ArtPlaza: second prize
2011 GLASS PARTY : in Gallery Motoazabu
           RUN: in MILESTONE ART WORKS
           6th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
           Art Festa Eccchu 2011
2010   Street!2010 Exhibition
           58th Tokyo University of Arts Graduate Exhibition: Harada Award
           IMONO(metal casting) Collection 2010
2009 4th 1000 Small Box Exhibition : Nitto Denko Award
           IMONO Collection 2009
           HILLTOP Casita
           5th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
2008 56th Tokyo University of Arts Graduate Exhibition : Salon de Printemps Award・Harada Award
           INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE EXHIBITION 2008 : Daegu University in Korea
           Ueno Town art Museum 2008
           HILLTOP Casita
           Continue Art Project 2009 in Choshi City
2007 Naito Haruji Award
           IMONO Collection 2007