ARTIST PROFILE

Tets Ohnari

  • Japan (b. 1980 in Tokyo)
  • Currently in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Having my residence both in Tokyo and Prague, I often visit many countries, mainly Europe. I participate sculpture-symposiums and Artist in residence. It's my favorite way to learn and discover art through these experiences.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • reflection, Jan Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia.

2014

  • Tets Ohnari ∞ Egon Schiele, Dai-ichi Life South Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

2013

  • Wood, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.

2012

  • Tets x Glass, B GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.

2010

  • GLASS ART FROM 07 TO 10, Czech Center in Tokyo, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Tokyo, Japan.

2007

  • TETS OHNARI: TEST, The Municipal Museum Horice, Horice, Czech Republic.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • The 12th International Glass Symposium2015 Touring Exhibition, Glass Art Center, Sazava, Czech Republic.
  • MASCHI, N galleria, Venice, Italy.
  • Recollect, Gaze, Material in Common, Czech Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

2015

  • The 12th International Glass Symposium 2015, Glass Museum Novy Bor, Novy Bor, Czech Republic.
  • Czech Japan Contemporary art Exchange Exhibition, Zuiun-an, Kyoto, Japan.
  • 22nd SUMMER CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Central Bohemian Museum in Roztoky, Roztoky, Czech Republic.
  • European Glass Experience, European Glass Experience, Venice, Italy.

LOCATION

  • Born 1980 in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic.

EDUCATION

  • 2007 - 2008
    Tokyo University of the Arts (TUA), Tokyo, Japan
    Master of Arts in Art and Education
  • 2005 - 2007
    Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU), Prague, Czech Republic
    Sculpture Course in Sculpture (Prof. Jaroslav Rona)

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2016
    Scholarship, Czech Republic Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports, Czech Republic
  • 2016
    Nomura Foundation, Japan
  • 2014
    The Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
  • 2011
    Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists (3 years)
    Japanese Government, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2010
    Pola Art Foundation, Japan

RESIDENCIES

  • 2015
    The 12 th International Glass Symposium, Novy Bor, Czech Republic
  • 2015
    Nakanojo Biennale, Gunma, Japan
  • 2015
    myart, Vienna, Austria
  • 2015
    Artist-in-residence program, Akiyoshidai International Art Village , Yamaguchi, Japan
  • 2013
    Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

COLLECTIONS

  • Jan Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia
  • TGK Technika Sklo a Umeni s. r. o. , Skalice u České Lípy, Czech Republic
  • Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
  • Kreativni Laboratorij Ribnica, Ribnica, Slovenia
  • TPCA, Kolin, Czech Republic
  • Brody House, Budapest, Hungary