TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE | Japanese techniques in contemporary metal arts

SPECIAL PREVIEW at the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago  |  May 21 – 24 & May 28 – 31, 2019

Preview a major exhibition highlighting traditional Japanese metalworking techniques expressed through the works of Japanese artists and masters and American metalsmiths. Curated by HYART Gallery owner/metalsmith Hiroko Yamada, the full exhibition is scheduled for fall 2019 at Penland School of Craft.

LOCATION
Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
Japan Information Center
737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Entrance at 151 E. Chicago Avenue (east of Michigan Avenue)

HOURS
May 21 – 24 and May 28 – 31, 2019
Tuesday – Friday
9:15 am – 5:00 pm

SNAG Conference | Gallery Crawl Hours
Thursday May 23rd, 5:00-8:00 pm

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Japanese techniques in contemporary metal arts

October 1 – November 17, 2019
Penland Gallery & Visitors Center

Full Exhibition Artist List

Seisei Asai
Kiyoko Fujie
Seth Gould
Noriko Hagino
Hiroki Iwata
Marvin Jensen
Kazuo Kashima
Morihito Katsura
James Kelso
Takashi Kojima
Andrew Meers
Haruo Mitsuta
Hiroshi Nishikata
Ryota Nishikata
Yuko Okahara
Motoko Oshiyama
Yukie Osumi
Ryuhei Sako
Hiroko Sato Pijanowski
George Sawyer
Makoto Susa
Fumiki Taguchi
Maki Takehana
Emiko Takenouchi
Norio Tamagawa
Tatsushi Tamagawa
Yoshio Ueno
Mizuko Yamada

ADDITIONAL PREVIEW SUPPORT
Japan: Bunka Gakuen University,
Hijiri-Koubo, Kobe Design University, Seigado,
Tokyo University of Arts, Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum, Tsukuribe-Koubo, Yamawaki Art College
Chicago: Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
New York: Onishi Gallery

The Penland Gallery and Penland School of Craft are grateful to the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago and the staff of the Japan Information Center for their support and hosting the Chicago special preview of this exhibition. 

Many thanks to the exhibition curator, artist-educator Hiroko Yamada for her passion and energy – building bridges between Japan and the United States. This exhibition was made possible by Hiroko’s years of work dedicated to sharing the artists and traditional Japanese techniques with us.  

Photos by Tamara Tsurkan and Penland Gallery