Akane Saijo

1989 Born in Hyogo, Japan
2014 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, ceramic art course(M.F.A)
2013 Studied at Royal College of Arts as exchange student
2012 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, ceramic art course(B.A)

Solo exhibition
2019 “Grace of Taboo” WACOAL STYDYHALL KYOTO Gallery/ Kyoto, Japan
2018 “Grotta/ solitude in the womb” Dohjidai Gallery/ Kyoto, Japan
2017 “Folly” Art space Niji/ Kyoto, Japan
2016 “Creeping Mountains” Gallery shop collage/ Kyoto, Japan
2015 “Attitude of Stone” Art space Niji/ Kyoto, Japan
“Hollow Tool Box” Gallery Miyagawa/ Kyoto, Japan
“Trace the ten” Gallery shop collage/ Kyoto, Japan
2012 “Cool and Warm” Gallery Antenna media/ Kyoto, Japan

Group exhibition
2019 “KOGEI as Contemporary Craft: Transcending Boundaries”
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art/ Kanazawa, Japan
“ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2019” The Museum of Kyoto/ Kyoto, Japan
“Kyoto selected new artist exhibition 2019” The Museum of Kyoto/ Kyoto, Japan
2018 “Vostok OPEN STUDIO” Vostok/ Kyoto, Japan
“NewNew Mutation” KYOTO ART CENTER/ Kyoto, Japan
“Nature ∩ Art -On the boundary between nature and human activity”
JARFO Kyo-Bunpaku/ Kyoto, Japan
2017 “Ascending Art Annual Vol.1 Shapes and Figures” Spiral Garden/ Tokyo, Japan
“Test Case Ⅺ” European Ceramic Workcenter/ Oisterwijk, Netherlands
“rhizome Akane saijo＋Shima Haruka” Gallery @kcua/ Kyoto, Japan
“Kyoto selected new artist 2017” The Museum of Kyoto/ Kyoto, Japan
2016 “ROKKO MEETS ART2016” Rokko Alpen Botanical Garden/ Hyogo, Japan
2015 “Sign of Happiness” Antenna Media/ Kyoto, Japan
2014 “Yumiko Ono Akane Saijo Exhibiton” Sakura Gallery/ Tokyo, Japan
“Art of Moon” The garden of moon/ Kyoto, Japan
2013 “DOMO” Hackney gallery/ London, UK
“Mochikusaredato daregaitta” Tukuru building/ Kyoto, Japan

Awards
2019 Kyoto City Art Cultural Special Promotion /Kyoto, Japan
2016 ROKKO MEETS ART2016 Chokoku-no-Mori Art Foundation Prize/ Hyogo, Japan
2015 Install work in the office of Shinkenchiku-sha japan architecture+urbanism/ Tokyo, Japan
2014 Award for excellence of Art of Moon competition/ Kyoto, Japan
2012 Purchased my work by system of supporting Artist of The Bank of Kyoto/ Kyoto, Japan
2011 The Tomimoto Award of Exhibition of Kyoto City University of Arts2012/ Kyoto, Japan

Artist in Residency
2019 Le Maupas A.I.R./ France
2017 European Ceramic Work Centre/ Netherlands