Akashi MURAKAMI
26/08/1971
Japanese
Education
1999-2004 : Study at Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, France, Ceramic section
Groupe exhibition
2005 : Adrien Dubouché Museum, Limoges, France
2006 : Ceramic Museum, St. Quentin la Poterie, France
2006 : Künstlerhaus 188, Halle, Germany
2006 : Woman's Contemporary Ceramics Sculptures, Issoire, France
2007 : "Ondes" Gallery Embargo, Paris, France
2007 : "Young Talents" Collection, Paris, France
2007 : "Young ceramists travellers", Biennial of contemporary ceramics and glass, Switzerland
2007 : Gallery Carte Blanche / enea Outside In, Zurich, Switzerland
2008 : AndCo Gallery, Limoges, France
2009 : Talents, Bernard Palissy Museum, Lacapelle-Biron, France
2009 : «Body House», salon Maison et Objet, Paris, France
2009-2010 : Via Ceramica «Singuliers/Pluriels», Marche-Mons-Liège- Brussels, Belgium
2010 : Studio Galerie Roma Babuniak, Gmund, Germany
2010 : « The Contemporary French Ceramic, Scene at Les Arts Décoratifs », Les arts décoratifs de Paris
2010 : « Fables contemporaines », Gallery Mouvements Modernes amd Gallery Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris
2011 : Gallery Puls contemporary ceramics, Brussels, Belgium
2011 : « Ceramic garden», Château des Bouillants, Dammarie-lès-Lys, France
2012 : « Ceramic Box» Gallery Hélène Porée, Paris, France
2012 : « Save the date - Kenzo Takada, A certain look on Japan », Gallery Dutko, Paris, France
2012 : « Sculptural Ceramic», Gallery Empreintes, Aydat, France
2013 : Groupe exhibition, RBC Mobilier, Lyon, France
2013 : "French Parler a Oslo" gallery Format, Oslo, Norway
Awards
2003 : Carouge Museum, International ceramics spoon competition, Switzerland, accepted
2004 : 1st European ceramics competition, Greece, accepted
2004 : 1st European Festival of Ceramic Arts, France, accepted
2005 : Competition young creators 2005, Atelier d'Art de France, prize winner
2005 : The 43rd Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, Japan, accepted
2006 : 2nd European Festival of Ceramic Arts, France, Gold prize
2007 : International ceramics competition of Alcora 2007, Spain, Ceramista Cotanda Prize
2007 : Carouge Museum, International ceramics competition 2007, Switzerland, accepted
2007 : 8th International Biennial of Ceramics, Manises, Spain, Diputació de València Prize
2008 : Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award 2008, accepted
2008 : 11th International Biennial of Ceramics, Andenne Belgium, accepted
2009 : The international Festival of Postmodern ceramics 2009, Croatia, accepted
2010 : European Ceramic Context 2010, Bornholms Art Museum, Danmark, accepted in established artists category
2011 : Carouge Museum, International ceramics conpetition 2011, Switzerland, Foundation Bruckner Prize
2012 : The 32 International Ceramics Competition of Alcora 2012, Spain, 1st Prize
Professionals activities
2004 : Live and works in Marguerittes, France
2005 : Artist in residence at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan
2006 : Salon Maison & Objet, Paris, France
2006 : International symposium of ceramics, Halle, Germany
2013 : les journées de la céramique, Place St Sulpice, Paris, France
Public collections
Ecole nationale supérieure d'art de Limoges-Aubusson, France
Moritzburg Foundation, Art museum of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Museum of the ceramics of Alcora, Spain
Manises Town Hall, Spain
Gallery Collection, Paris, France
Bernard Palissy Museum, France
Carouge Museum, Switzerland