After completing an MFA in Metal Carving at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1975, Iino Ichiro worked as a goldsmith in Tokyo and exhibited works across Japan and Europe. Iino’s work is known both in traditional and contemporary metalwork fields in Japan. He applies Japan’s centuries-old metal materials such as shakudo and shibuichi onto his work as well as the refined pieces of jewelry that he makes. In 2000, he was awarded a fellowship in Europe and Australia sponsored by the Government of Japan. He is currently a Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts and the acting Director of Yamanashi Jewelry Museum.
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Asia Week, New York
2019 “The Modern Minstrels in Metalmaking,” Lixil Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017 “The Landscape of the Metalsmith’s Work,” The University Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
2011 International Metal Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center, Beijing,
China
2009 International Metal Art Exhibition, Beijing Tsinghua University, China
2006 Japanese Art Jewellery Today, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Public Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York
The University Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan