Kazuko Nishibayashi



Born:

1962 Ibaragi Japan

Training / Education:

  • 1982-1984: Womans College of Fine Arts, in Tokyo, Formative Art Course
  • 1989-1992: Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim in Germany
  • Jewellery Design

Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):

  • 1988
  • "Japan Craft exhibition" , Tokyo,Japan
  • 1989
  • "Asahi Moderne Craft exhibition" , Osaka,Japan
  • 1992
  • "Presentation Jung Artist " G.Braun Medienhaus,Karlsruhe,Germany
  • 1993
  • "Schmuckszene '93" , Muenchen,Germany
  • 1996
  • "Japan Craft exhibition" , Tokyo, Japan
  • 1997
  • "Ein Teil von mir" in Handwerkskammer, Kassel, Germany
  • "Graceful" Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, Netherland
  • 1998
  • " May" Gallery Gudrun Meyer, Bochum,Germany
  • One-man show, Gallery Immanenz, Frankufurt, Germany
  • 1999
  • Jewellery network( International Jewellery Design Competition )Tokyo,Japan
  • "Japan Craft exhibition" , Tokyo, Japan
  • " EEUWIG GENEGEN", Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede Netherland
  • ' 99 International Craft exhibition, The Museum of Arts Crafts Itami, Osaka, Japan
  • 2000
  • "Japan Jewellery Art Competition", Tokyo, Japan
  • "Japan Craft exhibition" Tokyo, Japan
  • " Design Jewellery" Gallery Villa De Bodnet , Gent, Belgium
  • Dual exhibition , Gallery Werner Hermsem, Wiesbaden, Germany
  • 2001
  • "Nine East, Nine West", Gallery Denovo,California, USA
  • "Nine Jewellery", AC Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  • "Nippon" Gallery Orea, Berlin, Germany
  • "European Jewellery", exhibition of former design students from Pforzheim Academy, Germany".
  • The Museum of Arts Crafts Itami,Osaka,Japan
  • One-man show , Gallery Spandow, Berlin, Germany
  • One-man show, Gallery CONTIUS, Solingen, Germany
  • 2002 " Kirschblüten " Galerie Cebra, Duesseldorf, Germany
  • " Japanese " Gallery Vromans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • " Japanese Jewellery " Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, Netherland
  • "Nues vom décolleté „ Gallery Tresor, Hamburg
  • 2003
  • " Nippon " Gallery Orfeo Koeln, Germany
  • " 3 Jewellery designer " Gallery Den Saitama, Japan
  • „ Spring“ Gallery Weyerich,Halle, Germany
  • „ Diamonds“ Galerie Grosche, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
  • " fresh Summer " Gallery Suzunoki Tokyo, Japan
  • 2004
  • „Contemporary Jewellery from Japan“ Gallery Electrum London,England
  • „Japanese contemporary Jewellery Art“ castle Honhardt , Germany
  • „45 Characters „ AC Gallery Tokyo, Japan
  • „internationale Schmuckkunst „ Galerei Mangold, Leipzig

Artist Statement:

Since 1996, in her Düsseldorf in Germany studio, she has created works in gold and silber which reflect the aesthetics and fascination of Japanese paper - its unique lightness, transparency and plasticity.