Awards and Distinctions
2019
Final, LOEWE Craft Prize 2019, LOEWE FOUNDATION, Tokyo, Japan
2018
International Craft fair Gold－medal, Munich, Germany
2005
Grand Prix CERAM ICAM OSAICO, Ravenna, Italy
1991
“Shinpei Asai Prize”, Design Forum in Seto, Japan
Collections
2023
The Minneapolis Institute of Art
2023
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France
2022
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA
Portland Art Museum, USA
IabarKi Ceramic Art Museum, Japan
2019
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2018
Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France
2017
International Museum of Ceramic in Faenza, Faenza, Italy
Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, CA, USA
Worcester Art Museum, MA, USA
Ashmolean Museum of Art, Oxford, UK
2016
Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy
2015
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
2014
MK&G, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
2013
Shimada City Museum, Shimada, Japan
2012
Modern Glass & Ceramic Museum of Coburg, Germany
2010
Los Angels County Museum of Art, CA, USA
2009
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
2007
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, USA
2006
China-Japan Exchange Center, Beijing, China
Qinglingsi, Temple, Xi'an, China
Solo Exhibitions
2019
"power of passion", GALERIE hu, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
"40th Anniversary Exhibition, Shozo Michikawa", Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2018
”40ans Shozo Michikawa", Mizen Fine Art International, Paris, France
”40th anniversary Exhibition", Japan Art, Frankfurt, Germany
”40th anniversary Exhibition", Officine Saffi, Milan Italy
2017
“40years 40pots”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, USA
“Nature into Art”, Silverlens Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2016
“Shozo Michikawa”, Centro Cultural Las Condes in Santiago, Santiago, Chile
“Shozo Michikawa”, Japan Art, Frankfurt, Germany
“Nature into Art”, Di Legno Gallery, Singapore
“NATURE INTO ART”, Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center, Seto, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy
2015
“The Forbidden City”, Erskin, Hall&Coe, London, UK
“Ballades en Terres”, Mizen Fine Art, Paris, France
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporary Gallery, Brusels, Belgium
2014
“Shozo Michikawa”, Japan Art, Frankfurt, Germany
“Shozo Michikawa”, Helene Aziza, Paris, France
“Nature into Art”, Galerie hu, Nagoya, Japan
2013
“Shozo Michikawa”, Erskine, Hall &Coe, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Peter Kummermann, Geneva, Switzerland
“Shozo Michikawa”, Nihonbashi MITUKOSHI Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012
“Nature into Art”, MATERIA, Quebec, Canada
“Shozo Michikawa”, Galerie Helene Poree, Paris, France
2011
“Shozo Michikawa”, Erskine, Hall &Coe, London, UK
“The Nature of Clay”, Cavin- Morris Gallery, NYC, USA
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporary Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
“Shozo Michikawa”, Terra Rossa, Leipzig, Germany
“Nature into Art”, Galerie hu, Nagoya,Japan
2009
“Nature into Art”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Shozo Michikawa”, Art Gallery Oyama, Osaka, Japan
2008
“Shozo Michikawa”, Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris, France
“Shozo Michikawa”, Gallerie hu, Nagoya, Japan
2007
“30 years 30 pots”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“30 years 30 pots”, IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Gallery Tokyo Eizo, Tokyo, Japan
2006
“Shozo Michikawa”, Puls Contemporary Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2005
“Shozo Michikawa”, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, USA
“Returning to Nature’s Simplicity and Truth”, Shandong Museum, Shandong ,China
“Returning to Nature’s Simplicity and Truth”, Forbidden City, Beijing ,China
“Shozo Michikawa”, Wa-noi, Shizuoka, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, IZUKAN GALLERY
2004
“Shozo Michikawa”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
2003
“Shozo Michikawa”, IZUKAN GALLERY, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Matsuzakaya Department Store Gallery, Shizuoka, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2001
“Shozo Michikawa”, UlaanBaatar Art Gallery, UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000
“Shozo Michikawa”, TOBU Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“Shozo Michikawa”, Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan
1997
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines
“Shozo Michikawa”, Tokyu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1996
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines
1995
“Shozo Michikawa”, Hankyu Department Store Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2019
“Manpower, Shozo Michikawa and Hans Vangso”, A. PETERSEN Collection & Craft, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design Miami, Pierre Marie Giraud, Miami, USA
Design Basel, Pierre Marie Giraud, Basel, Switzerland
TEFAF, Pierre Marie Giraud, Maastricht, the Netherland
Art Fair Tokyo, Sokyo gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018
“60th edition of the Faenza prize”, MIC in Faenza, Italy
“About a Vace”, Museo Montelupo, Italy
“NIHON NOW”, Galerie Du Don, France
“Modern Masters”, Munich, Germany
“Masterpieces - 400 Years of Japanese Ceramics”, Höganäs, Sweden
2017
Design Basel ,Pierre Marie Giraud, Basel ,Switzerland
Art Fair Philippines ,Silverlens Gallery, Manila ,Philippines
“Love and Violence”, Mizen Fine Arts, Padova, Italy
2016
“Contemporary Japanese Ceramics”, Officine Saffi, Milano, Italy
Singapore Contemporary Art show, Di Legno, Singapore
2015
“International Ceramics” Shimada City Museum, Shimada, Japan
“International Ceramics” Erskin, Hall &Coe, London, UK
2014
Art Ceram, Sevres, France
“Japanese Ceramics”, Erskin, Hall &Coe, London, UK
"Tea Bowl Show" Oxford Ceramics Gallery, Oxford, UK
ICC DELHI 2014 Art Fair, Delhi, India
2012
International trade fair "Modern masters", Munich, Germany
NCECA "The World in a Cup", Seattle, USA
SOFA New York, Erskin, Hall &Coe, NYC, USA
COLLECT, Erskin, Hall &Coe, London, UK
HANHYANGLIM/ONGGIMUSEUM, Heyri, Korea
2011
"Pots from Seven Countries", Galerie Besson, London, UK
Art of pacfic Asia Show, Cavin–Morris Gallery, NYC, USA
International Ceramics Exhibition, Sasama, Japan
2010
SOFA New York, Galerie Besson, NYC, USA
COLLECT, Galerie Besson, London, UK
"Pots & Paper", Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
"Summer Exhibition", Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Keramicos Collection”, Harlem, The Netherlands
2009
“Soft Beauty of Traditional Shino”,Concord University, Athens, WV, USA
“The Art of Japanese Craft 1870 to the Present”, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
SOFA Chicago ,Galerie Besson, Chicago, USA
2008
SOFA NY ,Galerie Besson, NYC, USA
”A Japanese Dialogue” ,The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
“The Great North Art Show”, Ripon, UK
”Twenty Years - Twenty Pots”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
”Tutor Exhibition”, Sussex Barn Gallery, Chichester, UK
International Ceramics, Giroussens, France
2006
“Japanese Clafts Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
2005
“Ceremica Mosaico Exhibition”, Ravenna, Italy
“Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“With Joy Brown”, The Signature shop and Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2004
“Japanese Ceramics”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
“Maiden Bridge Exhibition”,Maiden Bridge Farm, Lancaster, UK
SOFA Chicago, Galerie Besson, Chicago, USA
2003
“Summer Exhibition”, Galerie Besson, London, UK
2002
“Accompaniments of Tea”, Daiichi Gallery, NYC, USA
1999
“Gallery pots”, Gallerie Besson, London, UK
1996
“101Pitcher Exhibition”, Terres de Provence, Paris, France
Workshops
Higham Hall, UK, 2003-2012
West Dean College, UK, 2007-
Shozo Michikawa has workshops all over the world such as in: Belgium, France, Ireland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Republic of the Philippines, Mongolia, South Korea, Spain, Austria, Chile, Singapore, Indonesia, Sweden
International Ceramic Art Festival (ICAF) in Sasama, Japan
Shozo Michikawa managed the International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama as an art director. (2011/ 2013/2015/2017)