Masahiko Toide Exhibition: May 16 (Sat) – May 24 (Sun), 2026
Masahiko Toide Ceramics Exhibition: "Iroe Shokki" (Overglaze Enamel Decorative Ware)
This is my first solo exhibition at Courage de Vivre.
I am truly grateful to be able to hold an exhibition of my own in this place, which is well-known as a gallery for crafts.
Savoir-vivre (knowing how to live), Courage de vivre (courage to live).
For me, "living with courage" and "searching for the meaning of life" are found in "creating" works and "having many people view them."
Though I do so with hesitation... and little by little... I hope this exhibition will lead to what comes next.
Masahiko Toide
Biography
Born May 12, 1964
1988: Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Crafts and Design
1989–2005: Specialist at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
1996–present: Part-time instructor, Ishikawa Prefectural Technical High School, Department of Crafts
2007–2010: Art Director, Kanazawa Citizens Art Center
2007–2012: Part-time instructor, Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Crafts
1991: Solo Exhibition, Craft A (Kanazawa)
1993: Solo Exhibition, Gallery Maronie (Kyoto; also in 1994)
1997: Solo Exhibition, Masuda Studio (Tokyo)
1999: Ceramic Biennale '99, Jury's Personal Award: Ryoji Koie
2000: Solo Exhibition, INAX Galleria Ceramica (Tokyo, Sapporo)
2006: Two-month artist residency at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2007: Lecture and workshop at Chungnam National University, South Korea
2008: Solo Exhibition, Gallery MITATE (Tokyo; also in 2011)
2012: Solo Exhibition, "Iroe Shokki," Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
2013: Created ceramic wall "John Runs" for Kanazawa Nishi Hospital 1F lobby
Director: Yuji Akimoto, Director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Group exhibition: Mysterious Symbiosis of Art and Plants (Hideaki Suzuki, Masahiko Toide, Qusamura) (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
2015: Group exhibition: KUTANI Nouveau (Asakura Isokichi Museum of Art) (Hideaki Suzuki, Masahiko Toide, Kyoko Tanabe, Kayoko Mizumoto)
2017: 40th Traditional Kutani Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Federation Chairman's Award
Kanazawa World Craft Competition (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
2018: Group exhibition: KOUGEI meets BONSAI (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
2019: 42nd Traditional Kutani Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Hokkoku Shimbun Award
2021: Appeared on NHK BS "Beauty's Epoch: The Timeless Design of Ichimatsu Patterns"
2022: Solo Exhibition, "Iroe Shokki," Tamabako (Kanazawa); Solo Exhibition, "Iroe Shokki," Ginza no Kanazawa
Two-person exhibition: "Yoko Nakamura x Masahiko Toide Jewelry Exhibition," Baishankyo (Kanazawa)
2023: 46th Traditional Kutani Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Kutani Ceramic Promotion Association Award
Nikkei Art Catalog "Flowers of Ceramics - The Genealogy of Kutani-"
2024: Solo Exhibition, Masahiko Toide Ceramics Exhibition -Iroe Shokki-, Tamabako (Kanazawa)
Group exhibition: Kanazawa Kutani Exhibition, co-organized by As baku B and Craft A (Kanazawa)
Solo Exhibition, Masahiko Toide Ceramics Exhibition -Iroe Shokki- (Ginza no Kanazawa, Tokyo)
Craft Art Fair Kanazawa 2024, exhibited as art unit "Peroline"
2025: Group exhibition: Masahiko Toide & Ayako Fukuchi Two-person exhibition, Hana Asagi (Tokyo)
Group exhibition: Forms of Memory Exhibition, Craft A (Kanazawa)
2026: 49th Traditional Kutani Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Mieko Iwai Award
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