Wada Mariko
ceramista
Note biografiche
Nata ad Osaka in Giappone, vive e opera ad Århus (Danimarca) dal 1998. È membro del Danish Arts and Crafts Association.
Studi
Dal 1991 al 1995 – Doshisha University, Kyoto, Giappone. Aesthetics and Art theory. BA
Dal 2001 al 2006 – Kolding School of Design, Department for Ceramics, Danimarca
Mostre personali
2008 – Ambasciata del Giappone, Copenhagen, Danimarca; Officinet, Copenhagen, Danimarca; Kaolin, Stoccolma, Svezia
2009 – Terra-Morphologia. Grønbechs Gaard. Bornholm, Danimarca
2011 – Borderland. International Ceramic Museum, Middelfart, Danimarca; Room with a view. The Institute of Ceramic Studies, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Giappone
2017 – So Near and Yet So Far, PLADS artspace, Aarhus, Danimarca
Concorsi
2007 – 3rd Triennial of Trophy Cups, International ceramics exhibition, Zagabria, Croazia; ICMEA Emerging Artists Competition, FuLe International Ceramic Art Museum, Cina; 27th L’Alcora International Ceramic Competition. Ceramic Museum, L’Alcora, Spagna; 55° Premio Faenza Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte Contemporanea, MIC Faenza, Italia; Artist’s Summer Exhibition in Tistrup, Danimarca
2008 – Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2009 – 56° premio Faenza Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte Contemporanea, MIC, Faenza; Europea Prize for Applied Arts 2009, Mons, Belgio; 9th International Biennal of Ceramics. Museu de Cerámica de Manises, Spagna, Kunsthåndværkerprisen af 1879. Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen, Danimarca
2015 – The Biennale for Craft and Design, Copenhagen, Danimarca
Premi
2002 – Municipality of Kolding, Danimarca
2003 – Esther and Jep Fink’s Memorial Foundation for Architecture and Arts and Crafts
2005 – 2° premio, ceramic trophy for ATP tennis tournament: ‘Købstædernes ATP Challenger’
2006 – The Anniversary Foundation of the Danish National Bank; 1° premio, ‘Mathildeprisen’ Ceramic objects for Danish Women’s Society
2007 – Comune di Århus, Danimarca
2008 – The Anniversaty Foundation of the Danish National Bank; Municipality of Aarhus, Danimarca; The National Art Foundation, Danimarca
2009 – Premio offerto da Confindustria Ceramica, 56° premio Faenza, MIC, Faenza, Italia
2013 – National Arts Foundation. Exhibition Meditations on a Hobby Horse (group VERSUS)
2016 – Annie & Otto Johs. Detlefs' Ceramic Prize, travel grant (group VERSUS)
Bibliografia
56° Premio Faenza. Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte Contemporanea, Faenza, Valfrido Edizioni, 2009, pp. 26-27, 64.
55° Premio Faenza. Concorso internazionale della ceramica d'arte contemporanea, Faenza, Studio 88, Museo internazionale delle ceramiche in Faenza-Fondazione, 2007, p.56.
