Kikuchi Biennale XI
The Present of Ceramics

Result

Prizewinners

**Grand Prize** NAKANE Gaku　《Contemplation on Borders》
h36.0×w54.0×d53.0 cm
**Artist Résumé**

Born in 1995 / Based in Shiga, Japan

1995

Born in Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga Prefecture

2014

Graduated from Kyoto City Dōda Senior High School of Arts and Crafts

2016

Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Technical College
Studied under ICHINO Masahiko

2019

Received Grand Prix from Yokkaichi Banko Ceramic Competition
Received Mayor's Award from Tamba Sasayama City Exhibition

2021

Became independent in Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga Prefecture

2022

Received Special Jury Prize from the 4th Seto Tōshirō Triennale

2024

Finalist for LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2024

*Title and Organization names where the official English translations were not found have been translated from Japanese to English for clarity.

**Merit Prize** Helmie BRUGMAN　《David XVIII》
h115.0×w41.0×d30.0 cm

Artist Résumé

Born in 1957 / Based in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

1957

Born in Venlo, Netherlands

1984

Graduated from the Fontys Academy of the Arts, M.A. Tilburg, Netherlands
Artist in Residency at European Ceramic Workcentre, Oisterwijk, Netherlands (also in 2012)

2017

Received Honorable Mentions from Korean International Ceramic Biennale (also in 2021)

2020

Participant of 61st Faenza Prize 2020, Italy

2021

Received Honorable Mention from International Ceramics Competition Mino '20, Japan

2024

Received Jury's Recommendation Award from Taiwan Ceramics Biennale in Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

**Honorable Mention** Ray BROWN　《Gourd Vase》
h15.2×w10.2×d10.2 cm

Artist Résumé

Born in 1995 / Based in Mississippi, USA

2019

Graduated from University of Mississippi, USA with a B.F.A. in Ceramics with Honors from Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Received Studio Potter Award from NCECA National Juried Student Show, Minnesota, USA

2022

Graduated from West Virginia University, USA with a M.F.A. in Ceramics
Began teaching as a Ceramic Instructor and Technician at the Art Department in University of Mississippi

2025

Received Best of Show Award for "It's the Little Things", Clay Studio Missoula, Montana, USA

**Honorable Mention** Daniel CHAU　《Narrative》
Left : h18.0×w15.5×d15.5 cm,
Middle : h16.0×w14.5×d15.0 cm,
Right : h17.0×w14.5×d15.0 cm

Artist Résumé

Born in 1975 / Based in the UK

2007

Graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia with a B.A. in Ceramics

2010

Received third prize in Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters Competition, Hong Kong

2018

Exhibited in "Nature & Culture Ceramics Exhibition" from Yasun Museum of Art, Chong Song,
South Korea

2020

Finalist for Taiwan Ceramics Biennale from Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

2022

Exhibited in "Contemporary Chinese and Japanese Art" from Ting-Ying Gallery, London, UK

2024

Ceramics Art Fair, London, UK

2025

Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong

**Honorable Mention** ISHIDA Kazuya　《Bizen Wild Porcelain Jar》
h38.5×w41.0×d41.0 cm

Artist Résumé

Born in 1986 / Based in Okayama, Japan

1986

Born in Imbe, Bizen City, as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist, ISHIDA Yasuhiro

2006

Graduated from Bizen Togei Center

2007

Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Technical College; studied under ISEZAKI Jun (until 2010)

2011

Went to the UK
Trained at Lisa Hammond studio and Whichford studio

2013

Built a studio and became independent in Imbe, Bizen City

2015

Beame a Visiting Research Fellow, University of Oxford (until 2018 / Japan Promotional Leader of the Oxford Anagama Project)

2017

Exhibited in "Ceramic Art London"

2023

Artist-in-residence at Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art

2025

Selected for "The Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition"

*Title and Organization names where the official English translations were not found have been translated from Japanese to English for clarity.

All Selected Participants

Name	Title	Based in
Grand PrizeNAKANE Gaku	Contemplation on Borders	Shiga, Japan
Merit PrizeHelmie BRUGMAN	David XVIII	Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Honorable MentionRay BROWN	Gourd Vase	Mississippi, USA
Honorable MentionDaniel CHAU	Narrative	Greater Manchester, UK
Honorable MentionISHIDA Kazuya	Bizen Wild Porcelain Jar	Okayama, Japan
AOKI Takefumi	Vessel	Gifu, Japan
Marta ARMADA	Cartography	Pontevedra, Spain
Uriel CASPI	Posthuman	Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Marie-Josée COMELLO	One Day	Limburg, Netherlands
Kelsey DUNCAN	Monolite Dormiente Urn 2	Tennessee, USA
GOMI Kenji	sai do ki "black belt"	Ibaraki, Japan
HOSHINO Tomoyuki	Marbled Pink-greige Joint Vessel	Tokyo, Japan
ICHINO Shusaku	Bowl with Ash Glaze "Droplets of Green"	Hyogo, Japan
IINUMA Koichi	Bubble	Ibaraki, Japan
INOUE Chieko	Musang	Hyogo, Japan
ITO Yushi	Marbled Large Bowl	Aichi, Japan
ITOI Yasuhiro	Vessel with Glassy Ash Glaze "Weave"	Nara, Japan
KANEYUKI Seigo	Blue Line	Yamanashi, Japan
KAWASE Rio	Time	Shizuoka, Japan
KIJOKA Katsumasa	Swirling	Tokyo, Japan
KITAGAWA Tomohiro	White Porcelain Lidded Vessel with Water and Ice Design	Hokkaido, Japan
MIYAJIMA Masashi	Striped Vessel of Red and Black	Tokyo, Japan
Dan MOLYNEUX	Cog	California, USA
MORIKAWA Yuya	Paradise	Saitama, Japan
MORIYAMA Kanjiro	Rise	Fukuoka, Japan
SAEDA Makoto	Bowl with Underglaze Blue of Goldfishes	Shizuoka, Japan
SAITO Mayu	Flower in Bloom	Ishikawa, Japan
SAKAI Tomoya	Archē series "Barune ＆ Cereth"	Aichi, Japan
SAKAZUME Kotaro	Poppo	Tokyo, Japan
Jeff SHAPIRO	Guardian	New York, USA
SHIMIZU Keiichi	White Tamba Flower Vessel	Hyogo, Japan
Katie STRACHAN	Memento	Osaka, Japan
TAKAHASHI Ken	False Fruit 11	Tokyo, Japan
TAKAHASHI Tomoko	Vessel with Five Gold "The Wandering Moon"	Chiba, Japan
Heidi TARVER	She's Losing Her Marbles: Digital Overload	California, USA
TOKUTAKE Hidemi	Motion of the Forest	Aichi, Japan
UMEMOTO Kosei	Split Design Bowl with Flowing Colors of Overglaze Enamels	Aichi, Japan
Estefania Valls URQUIJO	Heart Containers, The Elder	Barcelona, Spain
USAMI Shuri	Noah	Tochigi, Japan
Velimir VUKICEVIC	Air Turbulence	Belgrade, Serbia
WAKABAYASHI Kazue	Container with Silver and Lacquer "The Sea of the Sky"	Kanagawa, Japan
WAKATSUKI Bauman Rumi	Dialogue	Nagano, Japan
YABE Shunichi	Moon at Dawn	Okayama, Japan
Elena YAKIMUSHKINA	Between Stone and Light	Flevoland, Netherlands
YONEDA Kazu	Painted Jar with Black Glaze "Enjoying the Early Evening"	Ishikawa, Japan
Christa ZEITLHOFER	red deformed circle on elliptoid with spiral, 2024	Vienna, Austria

※Listed by alphabetical order of last name (capitalized)

Total Submissions:

452

Selected Works:

(Number of works selected for the first stage of selection: 113)

Jury Schedule

Deadline: June 30th (Monday), 2025

The first stage of selection was conducted on July 22nd (Tuesday), 2025

The second stage of selection was conducted on September 4th (Thursday), 2025

Application Guidelines

Judges

KAKUREZAKI Ryuichi(Ceramic artist)

KIKUCHI Atsuki(Art director)

SHOMURA Misato(Deputy director, Curatorial section, The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu)

DAICHO Tomohiro(Chief curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto)

HATAKEYAMA Koji(Metal artist)

KIKUCHI Misao(Director, Kikuchi Kanjitsu Memorial Tomo Museum)

SHIMAZAKI Keiko(Chief curator, Kikuchi Kanjitsu Memorial Tomo Museum)

※Listed by Japanese syllabary order of last name

Exhibition

On Display from December 13th (Saturday), 2025 to March 22nd (Sunday), 2026

Location

Kikuchi Kanjitsu Memorial Tomo Museum
(4-1-35, Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN)

Organized by

Kikuchi Foundation and Nikkei Inc.

Supported by

Nanyushosha Co., Ltd. and Keiyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Exhibition Details

Kikuchi Biennale XIThe Present of Ceramics

Result

Prizewinners

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All Selected Participants

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Kikuchi Biennale XI
The Present of Ceramics