Keiko Matsui Ceramics | Exhibitions/個展

April 7, 2017 In Exhibitions/個展

■Porcelain group exhibition in Canberra
□キャンベラにて磁器のグループ展

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[Image: Porcelain bowl with Kintsugi by Keiko Matsui, Photo by Greg Piper]

My first exhibition of 2017 is a 3 persons show at the Beaver Galleries in Canberra. I am so honored to show my new body of work along with internationally acclaimed ceramicist Prue Venable, and Kenji Uranishi who’s famous for his meticulous architectural porcelain objects.

My new work is wheel thrown and hand-carved and hand-painted with cobalt. Some of the work is combined with Kintsugi and Maki-e technique which are traditional crafts skills in Japan. I appreciate you if you could visit the gallery to see our show.

今年最初の個展はキャンベラのビーバーギャラリーズでの三人展です。世界的に活躍されているプルー・ベナブル先生や、ブリスベンを拠点に活躍され、主に建築をテーマしたオブジェで有名な浦西健治さんと一緒に展示会が出来る事を大変光栄に思っています。

新作は日本の磁土を使った鉢で、金継ぎや蒔絵を取り込んだものとなっております。成形は轆轤、削りは全て手作業です。お時間が許せば是非、ギャラリーに足をお運び下さい。

Beaver Galleries

Address: 81 Denison St, Deakin ACT 2600

Date: 27th Apr until 14th May 2017

Opening hours: Tue – Fri (10-5pm), Sat & Sun (9-5pm), closed on Mon

Gallery phone: (02) 6282 5294

November 15, 2016 In Exhibitions/個展

■’Lunar’ a solo exhibition in Sydney
□シドニーにて’月の’個展

[Full Moon Jar] 30 cm diameter, 32 cm height, wheel thrown stoneware, slip, oxide, glaze, lacquer, gold powder. I will be showing my latest work at Small Spaces in Redfern, Sydney.My new work is resonate with the MOON – the motif I have been fascinated and admired for a long time. I’ve tried to capture the shapes of the moon and eclipse in my functional vessels. This time, I challenged on-glaze firing(requires 3rd firings), as a matter of fact, I fired more than 3 times for many pieces in order to achieve the color & texture of the moon.The exhibition starts on 16th Nov, however, there’s an opening drinks with artist on Sunday 20th Nov. Please come and join us.

去年に引き続き、レッドファーンにあるスモール・スペースにて個展をする運びとなりました。今回はかねてから想い入れのある、そして毎日見上げている”月”をテーマに制作に挑みました。ムーンジャーを含む多くの作品は、月の満ち欠けのフォルムやテキスチャーを意識したものです。また、上絵釉薬の金や銀を用い、金継ぎの作品も展示させて頂いております。個展は16日から始まりますが、20日（日曜）にはレセプションとアーティストトークを行います。お時間のある方は是非お越し下さい。

Small Spaces

Address: 674 Burke St, Redfern, NSW, 2016

Date: 16th Nov until 27th Nov 2016

Opening hours: Wed-Sat 10:30am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am -3pm

Phone: (02) 8399 3144

Opening drinks/Artist Talk: Sunday 20st Nov, 12 noon – 3pm

October 17, 2016 In Exhibitions/個展

■’Form & Function’ exhibition in Port Macquarie
□ポート・マックオーリーにて’フォルムと機能性’展

[Image: Stitched porcelain bowls by Keiko Matsui. Photo by Greg Piper]

I am pleased to announce that my new stitched porcelain work is selected for a group exhibition “Form & Function: contemporary ceramics” at the Glasshouse Regional Gallery among with interesting works by Honor Freeman, Eloise Rankine and Brett Stone.

Each artist inspires the viewer to enquire and challenge traditional concepts of the ceramic medium through their work. With references to material culture and the everyday, a new perspective on form and function is explored within this exhibition.

私のステッチシリーズの新作が、ポート・マックオーリーにあるグラスハウス・ギャラリーのグループ展”現代陶芸のフォルムと機能性”に選ばれました。オナー・フリーマン、エローズ・ランキン、ブレッド・ストーンさんの作品と共に展示となります。

Grasshouse Regional Gallery (Port Macquarie)

Address: Glasshouse 32-40 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie 2444

Date: 28th Oct until 4th Dec 2016

Opening hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat & Sun 10am -4pm

Gallery phone: (02) 6581 8888

Admission is free

October 1, 2016 In Exhibitions/個展, Media/メディア

■A book ‘CLAY:contemporary ceramic artisans’ is published
□”クレイ”現代陶芸家の本が発売

clay_book The book “Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artisans” by Amber Creswell Bell is published from Thames & Hudson on 1st October 2016 and I am delighted to be included one of the 53 international ceramicists in this book.

Artists include:
Akio Nukaga, Akiko Hirai Collingwood, Alana Wilson, Alex Standen, Alison Fraser, Andrei Davidoff, Anna-Karina, Anna Lerinder, Ashraf Hanna, Brigitte Colleaux, Cecile Daladier, Claire Johnson, Dawn Vachon, Derek Wilson, Florian Gadsby, Frances Palmer, Georgia Harvey, Giselle Hicks, Guy Van Leemput, Hannah Lawrence, Holly MacDonald, Jeremy Simons (Slip Ceramics), Jessilla Rogers, Jono Smart, Julie Pennington, Katia Carletti, Keiko Matsui, Katie Jacobs, Kira Ni, Linda Lopez, Lucile Sciallano, Lynda Draper, Madeleine Preston, Maria de Haan, Maryam Riazi, Milly Dent, Mizuyo Yamashita, Rachel Boxnboim, Ruby Pilven, Sean Gerstley, Sophie Harle, Sophie Moran, Steen Ipsen, Susan Robey, Stine Dulong, Tania Rollond, Tara Burke, Térèse Lebrun, Tessy King, Tracy Muirhead, Ulrica Trulsson, Valerie Restarick, Vipoo Srivilasa.

To celebrate the book launch, there’s a book launch party as well as exhibition at the gallery Saint Cloche in Paddington.

アンバー・クレスウェル・ベル氏著の”クレイ：現代陶芸家”の本が発売になり、幸運にも世界中の現代陶芸家53人の中に私も選んで頂きました。出版記念パーティーも兼ね、掲載作家のグループ展がパディントンのセント・クロシェ・ギャラリーで催されます。

Saint Cloche

Address: 37 MacDonald St, Paddington NSW Australia 2021

Date: 20th Oct until 23rd Oct 2016

Opening hours: Tue – Sun 10am-5pm

Gallery phone: 0434 274 251

Opening drinks: 20th Oct 6-8pm

September 1, 2016 In Exhibitions/個展

■Functional Objects: Exhibition in Sydney
□シドニーにて’用途のあるオブジェ’展

[House/Vase by Keiko Matsui, Photo by Greg Piper]

A new body of work will be exhibited at Small Spaces in Redfern from 9^th September until 30st September 2015. “Functional Objects” is playing with functionality within sculptural objects.

I will be showing three different types of work to explore the possibilities of clay and search for functionality in a sculptural aspect. Artist talk from 2pm on Sunday 13^th September at Small Spaces as a part of Sydney Contemporary event.

新作の個展－”用途のあるオブジェ”展が、9月9日から30日までレッドファーンのスモールスペースにて行われます。オブジェであり、花器である三種類の異なった作品を披露します。アーティスト・トークは9月13日にシドニー。コンテンポラリーのアートフェアーのイベントの一環で行われる予定です。是非お越し下さい。

Small Spaces

Address: 674 Burke St, Redfern, NSW, 2016

Date: 9th Nov until 27th Nov 2016

Opening hours: Tues -Sat (10:30 – 5pm), Sun (12 – 3pm), Mon (Closed)

Gallery phone: (02) 8399 3144

Opening drinks/Artist Talk: Sunday 13th Sep, 12 noon – 3pm

July 17, 2016 In Exhibitions/個展

■’Objects in space’ curated by Glenn Barkley
□オブジェクト・イン・スペース展

objects in space: artists in the garden curated by glenn barkley

“Balancing on stones” vessel by Keiko Matsui. Ikebana by Setsuko Yanagisawa. Photo by Greg Piper.

‘Balancing on stones’ a ikebana vese was included in 9 artists group exhibition ‘Object in space’ at the Peacock gallery in Auburn, curated by Glenn Barkley, the curator’s department. The show is in conjunction with their cherry blossom festival at the Japanese garden in Auburn.

Exhibiting artists: Merran Esson, Steve Harrison, Christophe Hodges, Mitsuo Shoji, Abdullah MI Syed, Garry Trinh, Toni Warburton, Cameron Williams, and myself.

私の花器’Balancing on stones’がオーバーンのピーコック・ギャラリーで開催される9人展に選ばれました。オーバーンにある日本庭園では、同時期に桜祭りが8月20日から30日まで行われます。参加アーティストは、メラン・エッソン、スティーブ・ハリソン、クリストフ・ホッジズ、小路光雄、アブドラ・MI・シド、ギャリー・トリナ、トニー・ワォーバートン、キャメロン・ウィリアムス、そして松井けい子です。8月6日から10月23日まで開催。是非、お越しください。

Peacock Gallery

Address: Auburn Botanic Gardens, Corner of Chiswick and Chisholm Roads, Auburn NSW 2144

Date: 6th August until 23rd October 2016

Opening hours: Tue-Sun from 11am-4pm

Gallery phone: (02) 9735 1396

Admission is free & onsite parking is available.

December 13, 2014 In Exhibitions/個展

■Solo exhibition at Gosford Regional Gallery
□ゴスフォード・リージョナル・ギャラリーにて個展

immerse-1 I will be exhibiting my new body of work at the Gosford Regional Gallery from 13th December until 1st February. I challenged the new slab technique for thin porcelain pieces and I drew images of my surroundings (Brisbane water area) in the Central Coast. The images of water, yachts, and boats are captured onto my pieces.

Gosford Regional Gallery has beautiful Japanese garden (stone garden, pond with KOI fish, wisteria, cherry blossom, plum, and tea house) which was created by professional Japanese gardeners from Japan. It is a part of sister city (Gosford city and Edogawa, Tokyo are sister city) contribution/exchange program.

While my exhibition is on, there are TWO exhibitions:

The Archibald Prize exhibition [22 Nov 2014 – 4 Jan 2015]

2nd Tamworth Textile Triennial [10 Jan 2015 – 22 Mar 2015]

I will be at the opening on Saturday 13th December. I look forward to seeing you.

Gosford Regional Gallery

Address: 36 Webb Street, East Gosford, NSW 2250

Date: Saturday 13th December – Sunday 1st February

Opening hours: 10-4pm

Phone: 4304-7550

Free Entry

September 29, 2014 In Exhibitions/個展

■Winner at Gosford Art Prize (Ceramics)
□ゴスフォード・アート・プライズ（陶芸部門）にて優勝

gosford-art-prize-vase My vessel “I am NOT perfect.” was chosen as a winner of the Gosford Art Prize (Ceramics) in 2014. As this is my second winning prize since 2012 when I moved to the Central Coast, it was so hard to believe.

The Vase is 33cm diameter, 55cm height. The judge this year was Dr. Andrew Frost, who is art critique as well as a lecturer at COFA.

The exhibition will be held from 20th September until 16th November 2014.

I will be doing Artist talk on 3rd November, from 2-3pm. If you are interested in my work, please visit the Gosford Regional Gallery.

Gosford Regional Gallery

Address: 36 Webb Street, East Gosford, NSW 2250

Date: 20th September – 16th November 2014

Opening hours: 10-4pm

Phone: 4304-7550

Free Entry

October 18, 2013 In Exhibitions/個展

■”iROiRO” Solo Exhibition in Sydney
□シドニーにて”イロイロ”個展

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‘iro-iro’ means ‘various’ or ‘of different kinds’ in Japanese. ‘iro’ translates as ‘colour’.

For this exhibition I have added new colours into my work and have created all kinds of objects and drawings by integrating new materials such as paper, fabric, wood, and wire to my fine porcelain work.

I admire all crafts and so, want to capture the essence of craftsmanship in various forms into this new work.

My love of sewing led me to think about mending. We mend a piece of clothing and continue to use it so why not ceramics too? My mending project started when I was patching a favourite porcelain cup some time ago.

In Japan there is a practice of mending broken tea bowl with lacquer and gold/silver/tin powder. This is called ‘kintsugi’. We then continue to use the bowl and appreciate the whole of the object.

Through the paper vessels, fabric bowls, patched cups, stitched vases, wired objects and embroidered drawings in this exhibition I have expressed my respect for traditional crafts while exploring ceramic forms. Each piece has taken many hours of labour and through this meditative process I have gained new realizations about the practice of craft and the resulting objects.

イロイロとは日本語で、”様々な”とか”違った種類”のといった意味で、色は、カラーのことを示す。今回の個展はあまり拘りを持たず、カラフルでイロイロな素材を用いて作品作りに挑もうと思い、紙、布、木やワイヤーなどを従来の磁器の作品に加えてみました。

私の趣味の裁縫もアートに取り込み、あえて手縫いでチクチク作品を描きました。

紙で作った花器、布で作ったボウル、パッチワークしたコップ、ステッチしてある花瓶、ワイヤーで描かれたオブジェ、刺繍を用いた絵等が展示予定です。どの作品も時間のかかる作業でしたが、その作業を通じてクラフトの真髄を垣間見ることができたと想っています。

Gaffa Gallery

Address: 281 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Exibition dates: 17th Oct – 28 Oct 2013

Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6pm, Sat: 11-5pm, Sun+Holidays: Close

Gallery phone: 02 9283 4273

Opening drinks: 6pm, 17th Octber 201

August 15, 2013 In Exhibitions/個展

■Vitrify Ceramic Award Finalists Exhibition in Tasmania
□タスマニアにてアワード・ファイナリスト展

bett-gallery-vitrify-exhibition I was chosen one of four finalists of Vitrify Ceramic Award 2013. New body of work will be shown at Bett Gallery in North Hobart, Tasmania. The exhibition starts on 28th August and ends on 11th September.

The Vitrify Ceramic Award is one of the most competitive competitions for ceramic artists in Australia. I am thrilled to exhibiti along with establised artists such as Angela Valamanesh, Jane Sewyer, and Janetta Kerr-Grant.
I am flying to Hobart to attend the opening party on 30st August. If you are in Tasmania, please come to see me and my new work.

Bett Gallery

Address: 369 Elizabeth St North Hobart TAS
Date: 28th August to 10th September 2013
Phone: +(61) 03 6231 6511
Contact: info@bettgallery.com.au

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