Shiho TAKAHASHI

Statement

Most of my recent work is focused on decorative art that is illustrated by mainly ceramic, but sometimes glass objects.  My works are inspired from the beauty of nature that can be casually discovered in any moment of everyday life.  It is my challenge to capture that moment of essence, such as organic forms, lines seen in the flow of water, or the symmetry of nature’s beauty.  I enjoy transforming these images into contemporary forms visualized through ceramic and glass art..  

Education

Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan, MFA

Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan, BFA

Membership

Association of Clay and Glass of California, ACGA Exhibiting Member, 2017

Residency

Artists in Residence, Vallauris, France, 2014

Teaching

SMAart Gallery,  San Francisco,  2017 - 2018

SHIHOTAKACERAMIC Studio, 2017 - 2018

Exhibition

Solo Show / 2 persons show

Life in Vases, SMAart Gallery, San Francisco, 2015

Movement and Motion, Gallery Shikisaimonogatari, Tokyo, Japan, 2010

Coffee Drinkers and Coffee Beans , La Cafeoteque, France, 2015

Cafe Lomi, Paris, France, 2015

Palais de la Scala, Monaco, 2014

The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan, 2014

Beebien, Tokyo, Japan, 2010

Group Show

Atlantic Gallery, Geologic Show, NYC,2022

The Contemporary Art Fair, Carroursel de Louvre, Paris, France, 2021

Renegade Craft Fair, Metropolitan, New York 2018

Miyako Messe, Kyoto, Japan, 2018

Open Studio, San Francisco, 2017

Renegade Craft Fair, San Francisco, November 2016

West Coast Craft Fair, San Francisco, November 2016

Gallery H2o, Kyoto, November 2016

Open Studio, Room & Board, San Francisco, 2016

Renegade Craft Fair, San Francisco, July 2016

Open Studio, Fort Mason, San Francisco, July 2016

Open Studio, SMAart Gallery, 2015

Gallery H2O, Kyoto, Japan 2015

Gallery re:tail, Tokyo, Japan, 2014

Gallery H2O, Kyoto, Japan, 2014

Gallery Le Cabanon, Vallauris, France, 2014

Gallery re:tail, Tokyo, Japan, 2013

Gallery Maronie, Kyoto, Japan, 2013

Anrakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2012

Gallery Hyakusou, Tokyo, Japan, 2012

Kaki-Ten, Gallery Shikisaimonogatari, Tokyo, Japan, 2011

Gallery Space One, Tochigi, Japan, 2011