Etsuko Ichikawa

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 9611`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 57,1cm, 2011

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 3711`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 285.75 2011

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 5313`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 57,1cm, 2013

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 5413`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 114,3cm, 2013

Exhibition view Etsuko Ichikawa

Etsuko Ichikawa : 3 Glaspyrographien gerahmt

Wie entstehen die Arbeiten von Etsuko Ichikawa? Hierzu auch der Film im Anschluss

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 2812`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 57,1cm, 2012

Etsuko Ichikawa`Trace 3611`Glaspyrographie auf Papier 76,2 x 285.75 2011

Die Glaspyrographie von Etsuko Ichikawa:

http://vimeo.com/52263660



Born in Tokyo, Japan
Resides in Seattle, WA since 1993


EDUCATION
1993-2000   Pilchuck Glass School summer sessions, Stanwood, WA
1991-1992   Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Kanagawa
1984-1987   BFA in Painting, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013   Solo Exhibit, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA (forthcoming)
2012   Tracing the Light (workng title), Waterhouse & Dodd, New York, NY (forthcoming)
          Trace, TASTE at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2011   Pyrograph & Aquagraph, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
          NACHI - between the eternal and the ephemeral, University of Wyoming Art Museum,
          curated by Susan Moldenhauer, Laramie, WY
2009   Glass Pyrographs, Randall Scott Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
          Moment/Memory, Function+Art, Chicago, IL
          Pyrograph, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
          Trace, Randall Scott Gallery, Washington D.C.
2008-2009   Traces of the Molten State, Bellevue Arts Museum, curated by Stefano Catalani, Bellevue, WA
2008   Ephemeral Eternal, Davidson Contemporary, Seattle, WA
2007   Fluid Moment, Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA
2006   breath-memory, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004   Funiki: Floating Feelings, Viveza Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003   Shadow Installation, Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA
          Kokoro, In-Between, Gallery Mohri, Tokyo
          Kokoro In-Between, ArtStage, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012   Elles: Featuring Northwest Women Artists, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
          Spring Exhibition, D’ART Gallery, Hong Kong
2011   Seattle as Collector, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
          Bloom & Collapse, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010   Winter Haiku, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009   Elusive Elements, curated by Kathleen Moles, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
          Visions of Eternity, PressItOn Art Gallery, Miami, FL
          Abstracted Remains, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
          West Coast Drawings, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008   The East and The East, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2007   Postcards From the Edge, James Cohan Gallery, New York City
          Mark, Randall Scott Gallery, Washington D.C.
          START, PRISM Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
2006   Contemporary Sculpture, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
          Hardline Organics, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005   Raw & Refined, curated by Jess Van Nostrand, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA


SELECTED AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2012   Individual Projects Grant, 4Culture, Seattle, WA (also in 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005)
2011   Nominated for The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, New York, NY
          Nominated for Freedom to Create Prize, Singapore
          Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY
          (for a solo exhibit NACHI at University of Wyoming Art Museum)
          National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC
          (for a solo exhibit NACHI at University of Wyoming Art Museum)
          CityArtist Projects Grant, City of Seattle, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle
          New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2009  Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
          Americans for the Arts Funding, Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia, WA
2008  Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
          Media Literacy Scholarships, 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle, WA
          Special Projects Grant, Bellevue Arts Commission, Bellevue, WA
          Visiting Artist, Hot Shop at Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA (also in 2005, 2004)
          Jon and Mary Shirley Glass Scholarship, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
          EDGE Professional Development Program Scholarship, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2002   Visiting Artist, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA
          George Tsutakawa Memorial Scholarship in Sculpture, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA


SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Washington State Public Arts Commission
King County Portable Art Collection
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington
Seattle City Light
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Microsoft
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo
Hyatt Regency, Hawaii


PRIVATE COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
In various countries including United States, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia