MICA OKUNO

1965
born in Tokyo, Japan
1983 - 87
Tama Art University (BA) / Tokyo, Japan
1987 - 90
Designer for Cushca Co. / Tokyo, Japan
1990
Summer glass school (Aug.)/ Sars-Poteries, France
1991 - 94
Gerrit Rietveld Academie (BA)/Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 - 02
Sand casting instructor, Aya Glass Studio / Kawasaki, Japan
1998 -
Part time glass art instructor, Tama Art University / Tokyo, Japan
1999 -
Advisor of Sandbox, a sand casting group /Kawasaki, Japan
2001
Demonstrator, 31st annual Glass Art Society Conference / Corning NY, USA
2002
Instructor, Craft@Sheridan-Intensive Workshops- / Ontario, Canada

<Solo Exhibitions and Awards>

1995
Yoshii Gallery West,Ginza, Japan
1997 -02
AC Gallery, Ginza, Japan(every year)
1999
Gallery Art Works, Mishima, Japan
2001
The Third Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satsuma(award)
2002
Gallery Architect, Yamato-shi, Japan
Contemporary Glass Triennial in Toyama 2002 (award)
2002
Japan ContemporaryGlass Art Exhibition, Notojima (award)
(Various other group exhibitions in Japan, the Netherlands, Italy and Korea)

<Collections>

"The Glass Museum" Leerdam, The Netherlands
"De Nederlandsche Bank" Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Jan van der Togt" Amstelveen, The Netherlands
"Notojima Glass Art Museum" Ishikawa, Japan

Works

14 th February. 2002 H280xW350xD280 (mm)
24 th Sept .2001 H210xW260xD270 (mm)
4 th Oct . 2000 H140xW260xD600 (mm)