After studying traditional Japanese textile in Kyoto, she moved to Tokyo to study at Tokyo University of the Arts, wherein she participated in an exchange program at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux- arts in Paris; she further went on to complete the doctoral program in Intermedia Art in 2019. In line with the research theme of “Controlled and Uncontrolled,” she has been focusing to create abstract grid paintings. In these paintings, she combines the knowledge and expertise that she has gained through her background in Japanese traditional textile with the findings of the recent neuroscientific studies.

Koga Miura is a one-of-a-kind artist. Born in 1997, Koga expresses his creative passion for artmaking with 2-dimensional powerful works that captivate viewers in quest of purity.

Koga completed his graduation from the Kyoto University of Art in 2021 and has since then already exhibited his works in various art gallery shows in Japan. Full of productive energy Koga produces paintings that bring a blow of fresh air to the Japanese contemporary art scene

Advised by her family and friends who detected her artistic capabilities at an early stage, Sayuri applied for the prestigious Kobe Design and Art University cursus in 2009. She picked the crafts option during her first year of the undergraduate program and started working with various materials such as glass, metal, clay, wood; each attached to specific and often ancient crafting techniques. 

Sayuri Ikake is passionate about artistic expression; her work is a meticulous combination of traditional gestures and innovative techniques that serves the purpose of expressing her belief in Eternity. 

Born in scenic Hokkaido in the early 90’s, Namika Nakai graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center, in 2019. A well-known institution that hosts ceramists’ students, eager to acquire and train fundamental craft techniques.

Today, the renowned Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo in Kanazawa is where Namika perfects her technique and where she finds inspiration to make art.

Despite his young age, Kenji Gomi is an established contemporary artist with multiple years of ceramic art experiences. In 2001, he graduated from Waseda University and later moved to Okinawa in the southern Island of Japan where he studied “Tsuboya-yaki”, an ancient ceramic making technique. Since then, Kenji finds his purpose in making ceramic, in perfecting a distinctive technique he has developed with decades of practice. His works consist of unique shapes and textures that captivate viewers’ attention and procure serenity feelings.

Born in 1993 in Aichi, Kohei Ukai is based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. 

After completing his Master Degree of Fine Art at the Kanazawa College of Art, kohei pursued his education with a 3 years residency at the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo. A program designated to develop young talents promoting craftsmanship of the local and Japanese arts. It is in these years of apprenticeship, supported by many renowned and established craftsmen, that Kohei developed his own Art path.

Born in 1976 in Kyoto, Shinya Tanoue graduated from Doshisha University in Kyoto and completed his studies at the Kyoto Saga University of Arts in 2003. Since then, Shinya has gained high recognition for his work, and been awarded with major prizes such as the MINO International Ceramics Competition. Exhibited all over Japan, his works are great expressions of Japanese Fine Crafts.