Ceramic Artist

Toshiya Shimozawa

1960
Born in Sapporo. His father, Shimozawa Dohou, is a renowned ceramic artist
known for his work “Arisoyaki” who established the Hokkaido Ceramic Art Association.

1978
Began to study under his father, Shimozawa Dohou.

1982
Received training in ceramic art in Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture.

1990
Founded Shimozawa Clay Studio in Sapporo.

1994
Held one-man exhibition at R-box Gallery (Sapporo).

1997
Participated in the artists’ overseas training program operated by the Hokkaido Arts Foundation and flew to the United States to study ceramic art at Parsons School of Design in New York. 

2000
Participated in “VISUAL POETRY in SAPPORO” at Hokkaido Museum of Literature.

2001
Held several one-man exhibitions at Gallery Maronie(Kyoto),Gallery Lupubun(Nara) and Gallery SOU(Nara).

2002
Held one-man exhibition at Gallery Merissa(Tokyo) and Accent Gallery(Osaka).

2003
Participated in “Three-Dimensional Art 2003” at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art and continued to participate until the fifth exhibition in 2010 .

2005
Held one-man exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts,Itami.

2007
Participated in “Crossed Viewpoint and Forms” at the Continental Gallery(Sapporo) and continued to participate until the fourth exhibition in 2010.

2008
Held one-man exhibition “Re-birth After Weathering” at the Gallery Monma Annex (Sapporo). 

2009
Won the Sapporo Cultural Advancement and Encouragement Award.Participated in “A MUSE LAND TOMORROW , ARCHAIC FANTASY” at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art.

2010
Held one-man exhibition “Re-birth-Origin” at Homura Gallery (Sapporo).

2011
Held one-man exhibition “Re-birth After Weathering Ⅱ” at Sapporo Art Museum. Won the Hokkaido Cultural Advancement and Encouragement Award.

2012
Participated in the fifth anniversary exhibition of “Crossed Viewpoint and Forms” at Sapporo Art Museum.

2013
Published “Art Works of SHIMOZAWA Toshiya” (Nakanish Publishing)
Participated in ”folding cosmos Exhibition” (Dahlem Museums, Berlin)
”Exhibition of SHIMOZAWA Toshiya × ARAKAWA Naoya” (Gallery Monma, Sapporo)

2014
Participated in “Sapporo Conception” (Gallery Retara, Sapporo)
Participated in “Sprouting Garden Sprouting Forest” (Sapporo Art Museum)
Participated in “Contemporary Artists’ Tea-things Exhibition” (Gifu)
Participated in “Obihiro Windbreak Forest Art Project” (Obihiro)
Participated in “Obihiro Contemporary Art 2014” (Obihiro)
Participated in “Gwangju-Hokkaido Exchange Exhibition 2014” (Gwangju National Museum, Korea)
Participated in “Heilongjiang-Hokkaido Art Exchange Exhibition” (Heilongjiang Art Museum, China)

2015
Participated in "Tea: Today’s Arrangement" (Sapporo Art Park)
Participated in “Subterranean Tour: Science × Art” (Tomakomai Art Museum)
Participated in “HOPE REPORT Exhibition” (Park Soo Keun Museum, Korea)
Participated in “Hokkaido-Heilongjiang Art Exchange Exhibition” (Continental Gallery, Sapporo)
Participated in Harukayama Art Fort ‘15 (Otaru)

2016
Held one-man exhibitions “Re-birth from Weathering II” (Gallery Sou, Sapporo)
Participated in “Japan Ceramic Society Encouragement Prize Hokkaido Exhibition” (Sapporo Art Park)

2017
Held one-man exhibitions “Re-birth from Weathering” (LIXIL Ginza, Tokyo)
Held one-man exhibitions "From the Northern Land” (Kakiden Gallery, Tokyo)
Participated in "Excellent Articles in Sapporo Art Park II" (Sapporo Art Museum)

2018
Held one-man exhibitions “Re-birth from Weathering” (Saihodo Gallery, Tokyo)
Participated in “Art Fair Tokyo 2018” (Tokyo International Forum)
Participated in "Northern Artists" (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
Participated in “Asian International Exchange Exhibition” (Gwangju, Korea)
Participated in "Japan-China-Korea Exchange Art Exhibition" (Heilongjiang Museum of Art, China)

2019
Participated in "2+2 Hokkaido-Gwangju Art Exchange Exhibition 2019" (Gallery Retara, Sapporo)  

2020
Held one-man exhibitions "From the Northern Land Ⅱ” (Kakiden Gallery, Tokyo)
Held one-man exhibitions “Re-birth from Weathering” (Gallery Retara, Sapporo)

  • 下沢敏也展”Re-birth2023 沈黙の始まりⅡ” gallery創 2023/6/24~7/9

  • ホテル由縁札幌

    UDS(株)ホテル由縁札幌 Re-birth series2020  w3200xL800mm