female
arita porcelain
1980
Studied ceramics at the Arita Town Ceramic Art School Course and the fundamentals of Japanese painting at the Japanese Painting Course.
1984
Studied underglaze painting (Arita-yaki dyeing) at the Saga Prefectural Ceramic Research Institute
1985
Entered Saga Prefectural Ceramic College as the first student and studied overglaze enamels (red painting)
1986
Studied landscape painting under the guidance of “Contemporary Master Craftsman” Kanatake Jinen
Receives the pseudonym “Shika” from Mr. Kanatake Jinen
Seibokukai exhibition held at the Kyushu Ceramic Museum as a member of the Seibokai
Seibokukai exhibitions held at various regional hall galleries
1996
Arita Monogatari Series” was produced and released as original works, and was introduced on NHK TV news as “World Flame Expo” pottery news.
1997
Held “Landscape Exhibition” by Iwanaga Shika and Kanatake Jinen in Amstelvein, the Netherlands Donated a large landscape jar
1998
Kanatake Jinen and Iwanaga Shika “Landscape Exhibition” held at Fukuoka NHK Gallery
Opened “Gallery Shika” in Arita-cho
2000
Special lecturer on landscape painting techniques at Saga Prefectural Arita Ceramic College (~2002)
2004
Demonstrated landscape painting skills at the Cultural Hall in Meissen, Germany
Donated hanging scrolls and other exhibits
2005
Joint exhibition at Arcus, Sasebo, Japan
2007
Solo exhibition and lecture on landscape painting techniques in Niigata City
2008
Participated in the “Arita Products Exhibition” at the Tamagawa Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo
June, 2009
Cherry Blossom Exhibition” at Fujisawa Saikaya Gallery
