Profile
Education
| 2009- |
University of Sunderland, UK PhD in progress |
| 2009 | Kiyoshi Matsumura (lampworking) Workshop Matsubokkuri Glass Studio, Japan |
| 2007-08 | University of Sunderland, UK MA of Glass |
| 2007 | Glass blowing summer course Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Japan |
| 2006-07 | University of Sunderland, UK Certificate of Glass and Ceramics |
| 2006 | Yuri Ishida (lampworking) Workshop Glass Mouse, Japan |
| 2006 | James Mongrain (blowing) Workshop Aya Glass Studio, Japan |
| 2004-06 | Introduced to glass at Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Japan |
| 1999-03 | International Christian University, Japan BA of Liberal Arts |
Museum Collection
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Broadfield House Glass Museum Stourbridge, UK |
Award
| 2010 |
International Student Exhibition Honorable Mention Glass Art Society 40th annual conference, UK |
| 2010 |
Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship Glass Art Society 40th annual conference, UK |
| 2009 |
Overseas Research Student Award University of Sunderland, UK |
| 2009 |
Criteria of Beauty 2nd Prize AQFFIN Gallery, London, UK |
Exhibitions
| 2012 | British Glass Biennale 2012 Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK |
| 2012 | Transition 2 Sandford Goudie Gallery, South Shields, UK |
| 2011 | 50 years of Studio Glass from Great Britain Museum für Modernes Glas, Rödental, Germany |
| 2010 | British Glass Biennale 2010 Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK |
| 2010 | Remarkable Glass Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK |
| 2010 | A Journey in Glass and Ceramics Bede's World Museum, Newcastle, UK |
| 2010 | Glass North East The House of Commons, London, UK |
| 2009 | Criteria of Beauty London(UK) |
| 2009 | Friends of NGC Artist of the Month National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK |
| 2009-10 | By Design Orleans House Gallery, London, UK |
| 2009 | New Designers Business Design Centre, London, UK |
| 2009 | Criteria of Beauty AQFFIN Gallery, London, UK |
| 2008-09 | Under the Sea Tynemouth Metro Station, Newcastle ,UK |
| 2008 | A Christmas Show The Heard Gallery, London, UK |
| 2008 | Young Guns Design Competition The Heard Gallery, London, UK |
| 2008 | British Glass Biennale 2008 Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK |
| 2008 | University of Sunderland Postgraduate Glass and Ceramics The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle, UK |
| 2008 | New Designers Business Design Centre, London, UK |
Publications
| 2010 |
Calligraphic glass. The EDGE. Vol 15 issue 5, p16-17. ISSN1358 6688 |
| 2010 |
British Glass Biennale 2010 p10,83,116. ISBN 978-0-9547573-3-5 |
| 2010 |
Remarkable Glass P31. ISBN 978-0-906420-06-5 |
| 2010 |
British Glass Biennale 2008 P106, 127. ISBN 978-0-9547353-2-8 |
Talks/Demos
| 2011 |
3rd Coburg Lampwork Convension
European Museum of Modern Glass, Germany |
| 2011 |
Parallel and Connections International Glass and Ceramics Research Conference University of Sunderland, UK |
| 2010 |
CGS Pecha kucha, CGS at the International Festival of Glass Stourbridge, UK |
| 2010 |
Creating Friction An Interdisciplinary Creative-Practice Postgraduate Conference Newcastle University, UK |
| 2009 |
Friends of NGC Artist of the Month National Glass Centre, UK |
| 2009 |
Pecha Kucha National Glass Centre, UK |
| 2009 |
Art Conceptions in Current Flameworking Institute of International Research in Glass, National Glass Centre, UK |
Teaching in Glass
| 2011 |
Calligraphic Glass Workshop Writing 2011 Symposium, IRCC University of Sunderland, UK |
| 2007-present |
Lampworking assistance for students University of Sunderland, UK |