Natsumi Kaihara
Art Jewelry
Tokyo, Japan 1982
2008 Went alone to Spain. While living in Barcelona, graduated from Massana Art School in Artistic Jewelry.
After 6 years of working in her hometown, Tokyo. In 2021 she moved her base back to Barcelona.
Studies and formation
2015- Academy Metal Hearts, Tokyo, Japan Japanese traditional technique
2011-2014 Higher Diploma in Visual Arts and Design for Artistic Jewellery, Massana Art School, Barcelona
2008 Art Clay Silver’s Academy, Tokyo, Japan Silversmith with Art Clay Silver
1988-1994 Art School, Tokyo, Japan Oil painting technique
Experience in studios
2013-2015 Carles Codina’s studio/ Barcelona, Spain
2013 Marc Monzó’s studio/ Barcelona, Spain
Collective exhibitions
2021 RESOURCES, HAMON GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2020 WAPR Tokyo-Barcelona, AC,Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019 FUJISANTEN 2.0, HAMON GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Japansk metallkonst, NP33 & Galleri Sander, Sweden
2018 SWEDEN-JAPAN, Nutida Svenskt Silver, Sweden
2017 Espaijoia, Barcelona, Spain
2017 MadridJoya, Madrid, Spain
2017 TOCOHA COLLECT Art and life, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
2016 TOCOHA COLLECT, HAMON Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Contemporary art jewelry exhibition vol.6, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan
2015 Silence Please!, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Canada
2015 En transito, Instituto Cervantes, Munich, Germany
2014 Minimam Jewelry, Galerie Context, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Joya Barcelona, Arts Santa Mónica
2014 Línia de sortida, l’Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Marzee Graduate Show 2014, Galerie Marzee, Holanda
2014 Futur Excel∙lent Final Project’s Exhibition of Catalonian Art Schools, El Born Cultural Center in Barcelona, Spain
2014 Approaches European Jewellery School’s Exhibition, EASD Art and design school in Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2013 URBAN PROCESSES, Massana Art School, Barcelona, Spain
2013 Joya & D.O Espai Cavas Nadal, FAD, Barcelona, Spain
2013 In progress, Massana Art School, Barcelona, Spain
Publicacions
Contemporary Jewellery Yearbook 2017-2018 by Grupo DUPLEX
Prize
2014 Alchimia award/ Joya Barcelona
2014 Special Award Applied Arts/ Massana Art School, Barcelona
Memberships
2020- Klimt02, Member, Barcelona, Spain
2016-2021 Atelier Tocoha, Member, Tokyo, Japan