ASPIRE TOKYO GALLERY

Metal chasing　1981–

Yui Shakunaga

釋永維

Chronology

  1. 1981Born into an Ecchu-Seto pottery family in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture. Her father is Yukio Shakunaga, her elder sister Yo Shakunaga, her elder brother Gaku Shakunaga
  2. 2002Graduates in metalwork, Department of Industrial Design, Takaoka National College (now the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama)
  3. 2004Completes the advanced course in industrial design at the same college. Joins the model-making section of Mikimoto Jewelry (to 2013), studying under Kunihiko Akiba
  4. 2013Leaves Mikimoto Jewelry and begins working in Kanazawa
  5. 2015Kanazawa Mayor's Encouragement Prize, 71st Kanazawa Crafts Exhibition; Encouragement Prize, Takaoka Craft Competition, among other awards
  6. 2016Completes her traineeship at the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Workshop

Solo Exhibitions

  1. 2025Solo exhibition: Green Leaves and Copper, Kakiden Gallery, Shinjuku, Tokyo
  2. 2019Solo exhibition: Pulse, Kakiden Gallery, Shinjuku, Tokyo
  3. 2017Solo exhibition: Floating, Kakiden Gallery, Shinjuku, Tokyo
  4. 2014Yukio and Yui Shakunaga: Father and Daughter, Kakiden Gallery, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs

  1. 設置The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo / The Pavilions Niseko / Cuisine régionale L'évo, Toyama
  2. 2019Tradition Reborn: Contemporary Japanese Crafts from the Ise Collection, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong
  3. 2017The Breath of Materials: Evolving Forms of Craft, Kurobe City Art Museum
  4. 2016Art Fair Tokyo 2016
  5. 2015Kanazawa Mayor's Encouragement Prize, 71st Kanazawa Crafts Exhibition / Encouragement Prize, Takaoka Craft Competition / Runner-up, Art Fair Toyama 2015 Art Award / Bronze, 8th Snow Design Award