Anjin ABE

1938 Born as Shoichi Watanabe in Osaka 1957 Studied at Central Art School 1959 Studied at the Saburo Miyamoto Class, Contemporary Art Laboratory 1972 Started ceramics 1972-86 Since building an underground single-chamber kiln ( anagama ) in 1972, has built 16 kilns 1975 As being in bad health while studying in Europe, abandoned painting according to doctor's suggestion 1986 Built a kilns in Ushimado, Okayama 1989 Established the Sekichu-kai group of artists working in the plastic arts 1996 A member of planning and foundation of Shimane Design College.Invited professor for ceramics. 1999 Established Konohana Yokota private school for ceramics, Shimane 2004 Three water jars were collected in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC 2006 Two paitings were collected in Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art SOLO EXHIBITION ( MAINLY CERAMICS) 1967 First solo painting exhibition in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Since then, has held ten solo exhibition in Tokyo, Osaka, and other cities 1975 First solo ceramic exhibition Anjin Abe; Iga, Shigaraki and oil paintings, Daiwa Department Store, Ishikawa Anjin Abe; Iga and Shigaraki,Osaka 1976 Anjin Abe; Iga and Shigaraki, Daiwa Department Store, Kanazawa 1977-81 Kogei Ikeuchi, Tokyo ( Pour exhibitions) 1980 Bell Gallery, Nagoya 1982 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya 1983 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo 1984 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya Daiwa Department Store, Ishikawa 1985 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo Asuka Gallery, Okayama Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo 1986 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Matsuyama 1987 Tenmaya Department Store, Okayama Tokyo Culture Center, Ehime 1989 Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo Daiwa Department Store, Kanazawa 1990 Kochukyo, Tokyo 1991 Hada cottage, sponsored by Sogo Department Stores, Hiroshima and Kure Kochukyo, Tokyo 1992 Sogo Department Stores, Osaka Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo Ogawa Bijstsu, Fukuyama Kochukyo, Tokyo Gallery Kochukyo, Tokyo 1993 Nichido Gallery, Tokyo 1994 Sogo Department Stores, Osaka 1996 Gallery Kawanishi Dai-ichi Art, New York Gallery Nakamori, Sapporo 1997 Kochukyo, Tokyo Nichido Gallery, Osaka Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo 1998 Horizon of Ceramic and Sculpture, Sculpture Museum, Sapporo Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo Takeda, Kokura Salon de Vanfo, Kurashiki 1999 Horizon of Ceramic and Sculpture, Craft Center, Itami Hankyu Department Store, Kobe Shokando Gallery, Kyoto Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo 2000 Tokyo Fine Arts Club Sankeido, Tokyo Koshin Gallery, Kochi Gallery Yanagimoto, Niigata The Anjin World, Saijo Culture Center Hankyu Department Store, Osaka Gallery Kawanishi, Saijo 2001 Horizon of Ceramic and Sculpture, Spring exhibition, Itohara Memorial Hall Bunkindo Gallery, Gifu Marui Imai Department Store, Sappro Autumn exhibition, Itohara Memorial Hall Gallery kawanishi, Saijo 2002 Hankyu Department Store, Osaka Bizen Gallery Aoyama, Tokyo Konan Gallery, Okayama Espace Culturel Bertin Poiree, Paris 2003 Bizen Gallery Aoyama,Tokyo Other galleries, Japan 2004 Bizen Gallery Aoyama,Tokyo Other galleries, Japan 2005 Bizen Gallery Aoyama,Tokyo Other galleries, Japan 2006 Bizen Gallery Aoyama,Tokyo Other galleries, japan 2007 Bizen Gallery Aoyama, Tokyo (Two times, June and December) GROUP EXHIBITION ( ESSENTIAL) 1970-71 Kansai Western Painting Circles Exhibition Japanese Dealers in Western Paintings Exhibition 1972 Raku ceramic, Matsuyama

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