Gallery Chigusa & Junko

Chigusa Kuraishi

 

Has born in1965 in Nagano, Japan.

 

1986 graduated from Musashino Art University, Tokyo

(Junior College).

1987 graduated from Musashino Art University, Tokyo.

Short course in Textile Design (College)

After graduating, entered Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Tokyo, as a Textile designer collaborated with many designers such as Issey Miyake etc…

1990 left the company and entered the University for foreign people of Perugia　“Università per Stranieri”.

1991 left Italy to return to Japan and to work as a graphic designer in an advertising work and fotografic work company in Nagano, Japan.

Since 1998 she has worked for The Hoch Shimbun as a correspondent for soccer and other sports and films in Italy and Europe. Also collaborated with Kodansha, Shueisha and La Gazzetta dello Sport(Italian sports newspaper) and others…

 

1989  Exhibition in Tokyo Kaneko Art G1

1995  Exhibition in Spoleto for “Festival dei due mondi”;

2008  One of the winners of the competition “Lune di Primavera”

         Organized by International committee 8 march

         With the winners, Exhibition in Rocca Paolina in Perugia Italy

2009  Group Exhibition “ZAIM” a Yokohama in Japan

2010  Exhibition Sala Miliocchi corso Garibaldi 136 Perugia

2011  Exhibition “TAKE YOUR MARKS” in the restaurant “Le Prome” PG

2012  Exhibition in the book shop “Libreria Bardamu” via dei Priori Perugia

2013  Exhibition “IMMAGINI E PAROLE” Ex chiesa della Misericordia Perugia

2013  Exhibition “ELEMENTI” Sala P. Carattoli in the Bank of Mantignana Perugia

2014  Exhibition “IKIRU 生” in the restaurant “L’Officina” PG

2015  Competition poster WOMEN OF PEACE

2015  Exhibition “Le ali del pensiero” Ex Chiesa della Misericordia  PG

 

Junko Ito (Pen name  Moe: “sprout”)

 

Graduated from Japan Women’s University in Tokyo.

 

Postgraduated from Nihon University of social welfare in Aichi, and specialized in the research of social welfare

 

When she was 3 years old, she started to learn calligraphy with Baikou Kato (master of shodo). After doing research in social welfare study at the “Nihon University of Social Welfare” she took a teaching position there.

She helped many children and adolescents who had psychological problems in her own library “Ehon no Mori”. George Mustaki helped her with her work through his music and a painting dedicated to her. She has also developed her own style by studying art, reading, listening to music and calligraphy.

 

Exhibitions

In Nagoya, Japan : Koubnun ten

                            Mainichi shodo ten

                            Chunichi shodo ten

2013  Exhibition “IMMAGINI E PAROLE” Ex chiesa della Misericordia Perugia

2013  Exhibition “ELEMENTI” Sala P. Carattoli in the Bank of Mantignana Perugia

2014  Exhibition “IKIRU 生” in the restaurant “L’Officina” PG

2015  Competition poster WOMEN OF PEACE

2015  Exhibition “Le ali del pensiero” Ex Chiesa della Misericordia  PG