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Ryo Sekino

1978　
Born in Osaka Japan.

Education
1995-1997
Graduated from Osaka Designers College, Product Design Department Glass course / Osaka Japan.
1999
EZRA Glass Studio workshop Wilke Adolfson Class/Fukui Japan.
2005　
EZRA Glass Studio workshop Dante Marioni Class/Fukui Japan.
2010
AYA Glass Studio Workshop Boyd Sugiki /Lisa Zerkowitz Class/Knagawa Japan
2011
AYA Glass Studio Workshop James Mongrain/Blaise Cambell Class/Knagawa Japan

Professional Experience
1997
Staff ,Satake Glass Company/ Osaka Japan.
1998-2003
Staff, Glass Blowing Studio“fresco” /Osaka Japan.
2002
Teaching Assistant, MC Glass Lab Workshop Takeshi Tujino Class / Tokyo Japan.
Demonstrator, Yamamura Glass Studio / Hyogo Japan.
Demonstrator, Recycle Plaza of Kadoma City EcoPark / Osaka Japan.
2004
Staff, Keith Rowe Glass Studio / NSW Australia.
Workshop Staff, EZRA Glass Studio workshop / Fukui Japan.
Artist Assistant, Takeshi Tujino Visiting Artist SILICA Glass Studio / Ibaraki Japan.
2005-2006　
Assistant, Osaka University of Art Craft Department Glass Course /Osaka Japan.
Artist Assistant, Takeshi Tujino Visiting Artist SILICA Glass Studio / Ibaraki Japan.
Artist Assistant, Stephen Powell / David Levi / Stephen Edwards / Pamina Traylor/Michiko Sakano / Michael Rogers / John Leighton / Keith Rowe / Scott Benefield
At The Osaka University of Art Glass Course.
2007-2009　
Hot Shop Tech, Osaka University of Art Craft Department Glass Course / Osaka Japan.
2009
Teaching Assistant, Shunji Omura Glass Studio Summer Workshop / Chiba Japan.
2010
Workshop Instructor, MC glass lab Summer Workshop 2010 /Tokyo Japan.
Workshop Instructor, GGG glass studio Workshop 2010 / Osaka Japan.
2011
Demonstrator, Glass party2011 / kanagawa Japan.
Teaching Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School Session2 Scott Benefield Class / WA,USA
Gaffer, GGG glass studio / Osaka Japan.
2012
Judge, Osaka Kogei Exhibition / Osaka Japan.

Solo Exhibitions
2007
Tosei Gallery / Osaka Japan.
2009
Tosei Gallery / Osaka Japan.
2011
Tosei Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Gallery MUKU /Hyogo Japan.

Group Exhibitions / Competitions/Auctions
1998
Glass Art Society Students Exhibition / Aichi Japan.
2001
Maya Gallery / Osaka Japan.
2002　
Maya Gallery / Osaka Japan.
2003
SIX Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Magatama Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Ritto Hall of Art and Culture ”SAKIRA” / Shiga Japan.
2005
G-Wings Gallery / Ishikawa Japan.
Takaoka City Craft Competition / Toyama Japan.
2006
NEW GLASS REVIEW 28 / NY USA.
Gallery of Kintetu Departmentstore / Osaka Japan.　
Tosei Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Mone Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Nimori Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Itami International Craft Exhibition / Hyogo Japan.
Takaoka City Craft Competition / Toyama Japan.
2008
Prism Atelier＋Galley / Tokyo Japan
Mone Gallery / Osaka Japan.
Cushu Cushu / Tokyo Japan
Japan Craft Exhibition / Tokyo Japan.
2009
Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition / Osaka and Yokohama Japan.
Sakai Craft Fair / Osaka Japan.
2010
Japan Contemporary Art and Craft Exhibition,
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art / Tokyo and Kyoto Japan.
Osaka Kogei Exhibition, Invitation Exhibit / Osaka Japan.
2011
Osaka Kogei Exhibition, Invitation Exhibit / Osaka Japan
Creators of Kansai Exhibition, The museum of art and Crafts Itami / Hyougo Japan.
GlassArtist 11People Exhibition, Gallery OGAWA / Yamaguchi Japan
The 33rd Annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction 2011(WA,USA)

Award
2007
Osaka Mayor Prize, Osaka Kogei Exhibition / Osaka Japan.
2008
Osaka Prefecture Governor Prize, Osaka Kogei Exhibition / Osaka Japan.
2009　
Grand Prize, Osaka Kogei Exhibition / Osaka Japan.
2010
Mainichi Newspaper Co. Prize, Kyoto Art and Craft Biennial Exhibition The Kyoto Museum of Culture / Kyoto Japan.
Encouragement Prize, Japan Traditional Kogei Kinki Exhibition / Kyoto Japan.
2011
AYA Glass Studio James Mongrain/Blaise Cambell Workshop
Best Student Award /Knagawa Japan

Other Project
2005
Advisor and Management, OSAKA2005 “The Renaissance of Light”
Osaka University of art “Arts and Rose” Project Craft Department Installation
2006
Advisor and Management, OSAKA2006 “The Renaissance of Light”
Osaka University of art “Gods of the Greek myths and Art of Light” Project
Craft Department Installation
2009
Advisor and Management, Illumination Night Expo2009
Installation Project of Osaka University of art Craft Department.

Articles, Reference Books
NEW GLASS REVIEW 28
Itami International Craft Exhibition (catalog)
Takaoka City Craft Competition (catalog)
Japan Craft Exhibition (catalog)
Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition (catalog)
Japan Contemporary Art and Craft Exhibition (catalog)
Kyoto Craft Biennial Exhibition (catalog)
Japan Traditional Craft Kinki Exhibition (catalog)
The 33rd Annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction 2011(catalog)