Shoko Kawano
- Sukashiajiro Hanakago, 2018
- Bamboo (Madake, Hobichiku), rattan
23 x 41 x 41 cm - >> Inquire
- Serene, 2019
- Bamboo (Madake, Hobichiku), rattan
24.5 x 43 x 31 cm - >> Inquire
Shoko Kawano
Biography
- 1957
- Born in Oita, Japan
- 1988
- Admitted to Oita Prefectural Technical Institute, Department of Bamboo Art
- 1991
- Studied under Jin Morigami and Chikusei Watanabe
- 1996
- Admitted to Kyoto City Art Exhibition Admitted to the 31st Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division
- 1997
- Admitted to the 32nd Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division Admitted to the 44th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
- 1998
- Admitted to the 33rd Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division Admitted to the 45th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
- 1999
- Admitted to the 34th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division
- 2000
- Admitted to the 35th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division
- 2001
- Admitted to the 36th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division The Next Generation, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- 2002
- Grand Prix, Costen Bamboo Prize Admitted to the 49th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
- 2003
- Weavers of Wonder, Naples Museum of Art, Florida, USA
- 2006
- Hin: The Quite Beauty of Japanese Art, Grinnell College, IA and Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois, USA
- 2009
- Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award, the 12th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Wood and Bamboo Exhibition
- 2014
- Bamboo sculpture exhibition from Oita prefecture, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 2015
- Japanese Bamboo and the World Expo: A Century of Discovery, Japanese Friendship Garden, California, USA
- 2016
- Discovering Japanese Bamboo Art: The Rusty & Ann Harrison Collection, Herron School of Art & Design, Indiana, USA
- 2017
- Asahi Newspaper Award, the 52nd Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division Asahi Newspaper Award, the 64th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
- 2022
- Japan Crafts Association President’s Award (highest award), the 69th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition
- 2024
- Awarded the “Purple Ribbon” by the Japanese Congress for lifetime achievement in the arts, presented by the Emperor of Japan
- Public Collections:
- Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California, USA Mint Museum, North Carolina, USA Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA Beppu City Traditional Bamboo Craft Art Museum