Yohei Chimura
〈日本語〉
Yohei Chimura is a Japanese artist. He studied Metal Casting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Glass Arts in Toyama City Institute of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School in USA. He received his PhD in Glass Art from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015. Though grounded in craft techniques he locates his work within contemporary art as sculpture, installation and performance.
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1984 Born in Chiba, Japan
Currently Lecture Tokyo University of the Arts, majors in Glass.
2021- Instructor Belau Eco Glass in Plau ; JICA Partnership program, Glass Craft Association
2015-2019 Research associate Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
2015 Ph.D Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
2012 TA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Glass.
GCS Toyama City Institute of Glass Art
2011&2012 PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL
2010 MFA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Metal-Casting.
2008 BFA Tokyo University of Arts, majors in Metal-Casting.
AIR
2019 London×Tokyo Y-AIR Exchange program 2019
Recent exhibition and Award
2023 「Blown Glass Enchanting Forms, Miraculous Skills」: in Suntory Museum of Art
2022 「TOUMEI exhibition」: in Usaginonedoko Kyoto
2021 「NORTHERN ALPS ART FESTIVAL 2020-2021」: in Shinanoomachi
DESIGNART TOKYO 2021「Invisibility -Attempt to Exist」RMP2021: in Ars gallery/Omotesando
「FORMS for the Future」: in Toyama glass museum
2020 「MITSUKOSHI×GEIDAI Summer Art Festival 2020」(Nihonbashi Mistukoshi)
2019 「≠The World」Solo Exhibition（Chiba City Foundation of Cultural Promotion）
「Inside My Glass Doors」: in CSM, London
「Ai mi Tagai」: in Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier
「NEW GLASS IDEAS exhibition #2」: in A•corns gallery
2018 Chiba City Culture Newcomer Award Encouragement Award
Milano Design Week 2018「RESONANCE MATERIALS」(WOW LAB×GEIDAI FACTORY LAB)
「Our Optics」: in Youkobo Artspace
「NEW GLASS IDEAS exhibition #1」: in Toyama glass art museum
「Dream」（AGC×Tokyo University of the Arts）
2017 「EXISTENCE ⇔ ART and PERFORMANCE#1」: in AKIBA
「Arts in Bunkacho」: in ACA
「The Pandora’s Box: Finding the Wondrous in the Keidai Collection」
Special Exhibition commemorating 130th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts
2016 「multilayer spiral」: in KOMAGOME 1-14Cas
「A hundred threads」: in TORANOMON HILLS
2015 Solo Exhibition: in GalleryAn Asukayama
galleryAn project 「Architecture?Food!Art?!」: in commune246
2014 GalleryAn Project “Leap Before You Look ♯1”
GalleryAn Summer Group Exhibition 2014
NEW CITY ART FAIR Taipei
2013 Window and Story Vol.2: in waitingroom
DepArture Exhibition
Exhibition of Next Craft: in Kyoto municipal museum of art
Invitation Exhibition,Artplaza Award of Exhibition of Art
「Play Room」 Kobayashi Chisa & Chimura Yohei Exhibition : in gallery amco
Exhibition of Next Craft : in Kyoto municipal museum of art
REFLECTION-Exhibition of Glass in Tokyo University of Arts
7th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
Solo Exhibition「chim,2008-2013」: in Toride museum of University
2012 20th TIGA Graduate Exhibition
Rik ＆ Shelley’ s Class Exhibition: in U.S
Exhibition of Glass in Tokyo University of Arts
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE EXHIBITION 2012 : in Deagu University in Korea
Landscape of Metal Casting
Art Festa Ecchu 2012
7th Award of Exhibition of Art, ArtPlaza: second prize
2011 GLASS PARTY : in Gallery Motoazabu
RUN: in MILESTONE ART WORKS
6th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
Art Festa Eccchu 2011
2010 Street！2010 Exhibition
58th Tokyo University of Arts Graduate Exhibition: Harada Award
IMONO(metal casting) Collection 2010
2009 4th 1000 Small Box Exhibition : Nitto Denko Award
IMONO Collection 2009
HILLTOP Casita
5th Metal Casting Exhibition Sano Renaissance
2008 56th Tokyo University of Arts Graduate Exhibition : Salon de Printemps Award・Harada Award
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE EXHIBITION 2008 : Daegu University in Korea
Ueno Town art Museum 2008
HILLTOP Casita
Continue Art Project 2009 in Choshi City
2007 Naito Haruji Award
IMONO Collection 2007