Glass Art MIYAZAKI


1945	■Born in Miyazaki Prefecture,Japan
1963	■Graduated from Miyazaki Prefectural Senior High School in Kobayashi City. Employed by Yamaya Glass Company Inc.
1985	■Started his independent creative expression. ■ Modern Japanese Glass Crafts Exhibition ■Traditional Craft Exhibition ■ Japanese Glass Art Exhibition ■ Involved in a project for the restoration of Satsuma Kiriko (cut glass in Satsuma style) ■ Modern Japanese Glass Artists Exhibition ■ His selected works procured by art museums in USA and Europe. ■ Participated in the international Glass Art Conference. ■ presented works to the Imperial Household Agency and the Royal Family:the Emperor,Crown Price,Princess Nori-no-Miya,and Prince Akishino-no-Miya. ■ presented works commemorating the royal wedding of the Crown Prince. ■ Received the National Award for Contemporary Expert Artisan ■ Received the Modern Culture Award. ■ Received the 1993 Japan-France Art and Culture Award. ■ Received the 1994 International Art and Culture Award. ■ Received the Grand Prix at the 1995 Paris Art Exhibition. ■The 1996 work titled "Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet- Japanese Romanticism-Rinpa" now a permanent collection of Kokyu Museum in Beijing China. ■" The Romantic Spirit of Korin" Glass Art of Kuniaki Kuroki-A Collection of Kuroki's Works of 32 Years Edited by Yoshio Tsuchiya,Director of the Suntory Art Museum and published by Kyuryudo Tokyo.
1996	■Introduced the world's first decorative glasswork forarchitectural purposes. ■Received the Rome Grand Prix Award at the International Art Exhibition,Rome,Italy. ■ Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Hitaohino-miya visited Kuroki's Studio in Aya.Presented a piece of work"Korin" to His Imperial Highness Prinoe Hitachino-miya.
1997	■Invited to Los Angeles International Art Show ■ Entered works:Screen "Gold Inlay-Korin",Vase "Gold Inlay- Korin",Vase "Platinum Inlay-Korin". ■ Reproduced a work by Emile Gale "Columbine Vase"after 100years.It's a first trial in the world(NHK Santory Museum) ■ Published Kuroki's own creative work "Aya Kiriko-Contemporary" Kiriko(cut-glass)Art with a Message for the 21 st Century. ■ Received the 1997 Academy Award of the Three European Nations Tour Exhibition.
1998	■Kuroki's works became a permanent collection in the Denmark Glass Museum. ■Kuroki's solo exhibitions are held every year in main cities across Japan;Tokyo,Osaka,Nagoya,Fukuoka,Sapporo,etc. ■Kuroki's solo exhibitions held abroad : New York,Los Angeles,Palm Beach ( Florida) ,Singapore, London , Paris , etc.
1999	■Received the Asian Art Splendor Decoration at the Asian Art Exposition.
2000	■Invited to hold a Solo Glass Art Show to commemorate the opening of the Shinchiku City Glass Museum of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Shinchiku Administration in Taiwan. Exhibited works such as "Korin" and "Interior-caved Light Taiwan Scenery" are collected by the Museum.President Chen Shui-bian visited the Museum to see the works.
2001	■Exhibition at the Modern Arts of Egypt.Korin collected by the Government of Egypt. ■A collection of Kuroki's 37 years of works "Kuniaki Kuroki's Glass Art"compiled by Yoshio Tsuchiya, the Suntory Art Museum, and published by Kyuryudo, Tokyo. ■Received the Gold Coast Citizen Grand Prix at the Gold Coast International Art and Calture Exhibition in Australia. ■Received the ONE prize at the Las Vegas International Caltural Exchange Art Show in the United States.

Present	■Member ot the Glass Industrial Arts Association ■Director of the Japan Glass Art Society ■Registered as a Modern Expert Artisan ■President of Glass Art Miyazaki-Aya Studio since 1989

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