Nozomu Shinohara


Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2000 | Gallery Touen, Japan

• 2004 – Present | Annual Solo Exhibitions, Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo

• 2005 | Takatsuki Matsuzakaya Art Gallery, Japan

• 2006 | Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store, Momosho Gallery, Japan

• 2018 | Daimaru Kyoto Art Gallery, Japan

• 2019 | Tradition and Innovation – Shigaraki-yaki, Koichi Furutani & Nozomu Shinohara Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

• 2020 | Solo Exhibition, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan

• 2023 | Solo Exhibition, Midorigaoka Art Museum, Nara, Japan

Selected Group & Invitational Exhibitions

• 2000 | Exhibition of Karatsu, Hagi, and Shigaraki, Kobe Hankyu Department Store, Hyogo, Japan

• 2014 | The Tremendous Exhibition by “Hyouge Jissaku”, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo, Japan

• 2015 | Expo-vente autour du thé dans l’univers de “Hyouge Mono”, France

• 2018 | NEXT5 x HyougeMono 2018, Park Hotel Tokyo, Japan

• 2019 | Minami Aoyama Great Tea Party, PAKUPAKUAN, Tokyo, Japan

International Exhibitions & Collaborations

• 2014 | Avant-Garde Tea Ceremony in New York, Globus Washitsu, New York, USA

• 2014 | Hyouge Mono in Paris, Expo-vente autour du thé, Paris, France

• 2014 | Kodansha “Hyouge Mono” Exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan

• 2022 | Spring Sake Wares, The Stratford Gallery, England

International Lectures & Workshops

• 2017 | Research Visit & Workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Maine, USA), Penland School of Crafts (North Carolina, USA), Seagrove (North Carolina, USA)

• 2018 | Guest Lecturer & Workshop Instructor, Stanford University, USA

• 2019 | Guest Lecturer & Workshop Instructor, Utah State University, USA

• 2025 (Upcoming) | New England Wood Firing Conference, Connecticut, USA

• Lead instructor in Anagama kiln firing

• Research and documentation of wood-firing techniques

• Panelist & Jury member for the conference’s ceramic competition

• 2025 (Upcoming) | Long Island University, New York, USA

• Guest lecture on Shigaraki ware and contemporary Japanese ceramics

• 2025 (Upcoming) | Southern Connecticut State University, New York, USA

• Demonstration, emphasizing Japanese wood-firing aesthetics

• 2025 (Upcoming) | Alison Palmer Studio, South Kent, Connecticut, USA

• Hands-on workshop focused on traditional Shigaraki style Jar Making

• Open discussion on cross-cultural techniques in contemporary ceramics

Publications & Media Features

• 2020 | The 150 Top Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists, Engei-jutsu Magazine

• 2010 | Hyouge Mono Manga Collaboration and Advisory Role

• Feature Articles in: Ceramic Art Monthly Japan, Pottery Journal, Nikkei Art & Culture, and many other ceramic art magazines

Awards & Recognitions

• 2008 | Selected, Japan Kinki Region Craft Exhibition

• 2012 | 23rd Shuumei Cultural Foundation Prize, Japan

• 2023 | Honorable Mention, Contemporary Ceramics Hagi Grand Prize Exhibition VI

Professional Memberships

• Shigaraki Ceramic Artists Association

• Japan Traditional Ceramic Arts Association

Nozomu Shinohara (篠原 希)

陶芸家 / Ceramic Artist

Shigaraki ware traditional craftsman designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

(経済産業大臣指定伝統的工芸品信楽焼伝統工芸士)