The exhibition at the Tenshin Museum finished successfully

2010-04-08T21:15:00.002+01:00

Thanks to those who provided generous support to and visited the exhibition. It was very successful, set on the background of a beautiful seaside location at the prominent Tenshin Museum.

Upcoming Exhibition - Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, May 2010

2010-03-15T10:58:00.002Z

A solo exhibition at the Keisei department store in Mito, the capital city of Ibaraki prefecture, starts on 13th and finishes on 19th May 2010.
Address: Mito-Keisei Department Store, 1-6-1 Izumi-cho, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Phone: +81 (0)29231 1111
Website: http://www.mitokeisei.co.jp/index.html

Upcoming Exhibition - Ibaraki, Japan March 2010

2010-03-14T23:05:00.003Z

'Gerd Knapper Objects' - the 40th year anniversary exhibition starts on 17th until 30th March 2010 at the gallery of one of the prominent art museum in Ibaraki prefecture, The Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki.
Address: 2083 Tsubaki, Otsu-machi, Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki, 319-1703 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)293 46 5311
Web: www.tenshin.museum.ibk.ed.jp

Winter 2009 - Spring 2010 Restoration of thacthed roof

2010-03-14T22:07:00.002Z

The restoration work of Tarosaka thatched(reed) roof started at the end of 2009 and is due to finish in Spring 2010. It has taken longer time due to snow and rain.
We thank all the people who kindly donated towards the cost of the restoration work!

Gerd Knäpper

2009-07-03T00:59:00.000+01:00

Upcoming Exhibition - Spain, Jan - Apr 2009

2008-07-11T18:44:00.004+01:00

The next location for my exhibition "GERD KNÄPPER OBCECTS" is in Valencia, Spain.

Place: Muse Nacional de Ceramica

Duaration: Jan. 29.- April 26. 2009
Address: Museo Nacional de Cerámica y Artes Suntuarias González Martí
C/ Poeta Querol, 2
46002 Valencia
Tel: (+34) 96 351 63 92
E-mail: liliane.cuesta@mcu.es
Web: http://mnceramica.mcu.es

Upcoming Exhibition - Germany, Sep-Oct 2008

2008-07-11T18:09:00.007+01:00

I'd like to inform you of my upcoming exhibition on Eutin, North-Germany.

"GERD KNÄPPER OBCECTS"

Place: Ostholstein-Museum
Duration: September 7. - October 12. 2008
Ostholstein-Museum
Address: Schlossplatz 1, D-23701, Eutin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)4521- 70 18 0
E-Mail: oh-museum.eutin@t-online.de
Web: http://www.oh-museum.de ( Catalog available )

Biography

2008-07-10T21:05:00.000+01:00

Biography:

1943-60

Born in Wuppertal, Germany. Study & work tour through European countries, Alaka and USA.

1967-70

Studied with Suzuki Seisei in Seto, Japan (visit Bernard Leach at St, Ives,England), settled in Mashiko, study under Mr. Tatsuzo Shimaoka’s guidance. Estblished first foreigner owned kiln in Japan. Invited as visiting artist at University of Hawaii, one man show at: Daisy’s Gallery, Honolulu.

1971-73
Awarded Education Minister Prize and 1st. Mainichi News Japan ceramic art competition in Tokyo. Participated in “Modern Japanese Ceramic Art” tour exhibition at Vancouver Art Gallery (Canada), Seattle Art Museum, Cornell University Museum, Ithaca NY; Cleveland Art Museum (USA) organized by: Japan Ministry of Foreign affairs, cultural agency Tokyo.

1974-79

Shimaoka Tatsuzo + Gerd Knäpper Arts and Crafts Museum (Germany). Opening exhibition for New Goethe Institute (South Korea). Rükyu Shimpo 90th anniversary Show (Okinawa,Japan).

1980-83

Solo traveling shows by invitation of The Japan Foundation: Japan Cultural Institute(Cologne), Kestner Museum(Hannover), Applied Art Museum(Copenhagen), Wihelm-Hack-Museum(Ludwigshafen), Silpakorn University Art Gallery(Bangkok), Goethe Institute Art Gallery(Hong-Kong), Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art(Sapporo), City contemporary art center(Osaka), Museum of Contemporary Art(Fukuoka).

1984-85

Akita-city Art Gallery(Akita), Goethe Institute Art Gallery(Singapore), Annual one man show at: Ginza Matzuya Store Art Salon(Tokyo), Germanisches-National-Museum(Nürnberg),Wuppertal von der Heyd-Museum(Wuppertal), Kunsthalle(Mannheim), Schloßmuseum(Aschaffenburg), Shinseigae Art Gallery(Seoul), Iwataya Art Gallery(Fukuoka).

1986-89

Awarded: Prime Minister’s prize at “Japan modern Arts & Crafts Exhibition at Metropolitan Art Museum(Tokyo). One man show at Shinseibashi Daimaru Store Art Gallery(Oaka). National Museum of Crafts(Berlin). Kumamoto-Pref. Art Museum(Kumamoto). 1st commission for art in public - Monuments(Daigo). Daimaru Store Art Gallery(Kobe). Boymann-Museum(Celle). 1st annual show at Ginza Wako Art Hall(Tokyo)

1990-92

Awarded: Order of Merit - The iron cross on ribbon - of the Federal Republic of Germany. Continuing exhibiting at: Berlin-German-Japan Center(Berlin), Kunsthalle(Darmstadt), MOA Foundation Art Gallery(Los Angeles), Goethe Institute Art Gallery(Chicago), Royal Ontario Crafts Council(Toronto), Phoenix Art Museum(Arizona), Franz-Mayer-Museum(Mexico City). “GERD KNÄPPER OBJECTS” at Yokohama Art Museum Gallery(Yokohama).

1993-95

“ Modern Japanese studio ceramics in American collections” Japan House Art Gallery(New York), Museum for applied art "Four Elements, Three countries, Germany, England, and Japan"- Giesela Freudenberg Collection(Frankfurt), Gallery of applied arts “Metal Objects Form + Function”(München), Museum for applied arts “KATACHI- New crafts from Japan"(Frankfurt).

1996-99

” Giappone in Italia” Trio exhibition at Japan culture Institute Art Gallery(Roma), Bryan Ohno Gallery “Options in Sculpture” (Seattle), “Artfair 97” (Seattle), 5th Kanazawa Crafts Exhbition(Kanazawa), “Form in Metal”-Kinzoku Zokei at Goethe Institut Forum(Tokyo), 1st FUJI Internatl. Biannual at Nakatomi Art Museum(Yamanashi), “GERD KNÄPPER OBJECTS” invitl. show at Aoyama BMW Square(Tokyo), Moritzburg State Gallery Art-Museum(Halle), Schlossmuseum(Karlsruhe), Gallery Lemperts Contempora(Cologne + Brüssel). Goethe Institut Art Gallery - conducting 1 week workshop lecture at International Art Colony “SANSKRITi”(New Delhi). Received NHK Japan Broadcast Corp. cultural honor. 14th Annual “Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition”(Tokyo).

2000-03
German Ceramics 1900-2000 at National Museum of Modern Art(Tokyo), 3rd. Modern Artists of Ibaraki at Museum of Modern Art(Mito). “Yakimono Tambo” NHK TV production combined exhibition at Mitsukoshi Art Gallery(Tokyo). “Presentation In Nature” solo exhb. Daishien-Museum(Takahagi). “GERD KNÄPPER + BOB FREIMARK” The Art Foundry(California). Represented at SOFA (Chicago). Asian Art Fair at The New York Ceramics Fair(New York). “Art Ceramics of far East” Tatsuzo Shimaoka and Gerd Knäpper; Rosenthal Studio House(Hamburg), 45th “Japan Contemporary Crafts Exhibition”, Metropolitan Museum(Tokyo).

2004-06
Modern Atists of Tochigi at Art Museu(Utsunomiya). Touring exhibition “Gerd Knäpper Objects” at T. Zink- Museum( Kaiserslautern), Museum Baden(Solingen), Japan Culture Institut art Gallery(Cologne), New Benaki Art Museum(Athens), TÜV Rheinland Art Forum(Yokohama).

19.5.2007

Opening exhibition Inaugurate: “GERD KNÄPPER TAROSAKA GALLERY"(Daigo).