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2024.07.01

Period: Saturday, July 13 – Monday and holiday, October 14, 2024
Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum Floors 2-3, Exhibition Rooms 1-3
Number of exhibits: 50 works
Hours: Sun.-Thu.9:30-18:00 (admission until 17:30)
Fri.-Sat. 9:30-20:00 (admission until 19:30)
Closed: First and third Wednesdays
Admission: General Public:1200 yen (1000 yen)/University and College Students 1000 yen (800 yen)*High school students and younger: free*( ) for group of 20 or more.
*The ticket also gives admission to the Permanent Exhibition.
Organizers: The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition, Toyama City,
Toyama Glass Art Museum
Co-organizer: THE KITANIPPON SHIMBUN
Supporters: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Toyama Prefectural
Museum of Art and Design・IPT2024, AGASJ: Association for Glass Art Studies,Japan, JAPAN GLASS ARTCRAFTS ASSOCIATION, Japanese National Committee
for ICOM, ICOM GLASS, Shanghai Museum of Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass,
NEUES GLAS, Glass Art Society, Pilchuck Glass School, NHK Toyama Station,
Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., TOYAMA TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO.,LTD., TULIP-TV INC., Cable Television Toyama Inc.Special Supporter: YAMATO
TRANSPORT CO., LTD.
Special Sponsor: IZAK CO., LTD.
Sponsors: ASAHI PRINTING CO., LTD., The Toyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
TOYAMA SUGAKI Co., Ltd., The First Bank of Toyama, Ltd., Yamada Photo Process Co., Ltd.,UNIZONE Co., Ltd., Lead Chemical Co., Ltd.

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Overview
This exhibition is an international, open-submission triennial that showcases outstanding works ofcontemporary glass art from around the world. Bringing together the latest achievements in glass art, it
contributes to that art’s further development, throughout the world. This year, the third of thesecompetitions attracted 785 entries, from fifty countries and regions throughout the world. The exhibition
presents about fifty works selected through the first and second judging. Contemporary glass art has
infinite possibilities—enjoy exploring them in this exhibition.

Entries
785 entries from fifty countries and regions and 580 applicants

Selected Works
50 works*Selected Rate 6.3% (Ratio of the number of the selected works to the total number of entried
works)

Prize-winning works and Artists biographies
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Exhibited works
Photos of the Prize-winning works, the portraits, andNo.1 - 50 are available for promotional purpose. If you
interested in the promotional use of the photos, pleasecontact us after reading the following conditions of use.

《Conditions of Use》
*Photos must not be cropped.
*Photos must be published with credit and caption
given.
*Any letters or other characters must not overlap withthe photos.
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the proof stage.
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URL, DVD or CD) to the museum.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation inadvance.

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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Grand Prize

Tanja PAK≪rêverie≫(part)
Republic of Slovenia

1971 Born in Slovenia
1994 BA in industrial design, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University in Ljubljana,
Slovenia
1996 Master of Art (Glass and ceramics), Royal College of Art, London, UK
1998-2023 International workshops and residencies in USA and Europe / Other training
Currently Full professor, Head of Glass and Ceramics,
University in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Academy of Fine Arts and Design,PRESS RELEASEGold Prize

Dalia TRUSKAITE≪Forgotten≫
Republic of Lithuania

1965 Born in Lithuania
1989 Graduated from Vilnius Art Academy, stained glass speciality, Lithuania
1991- Working at Vilnius Justinas Vienožinskis Art School, Lithuania
1997- Member of Lithuanian Artists’ Association
Currently, Lives and works in Lithuania

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Silver Prize

Birgit PAHLAPUU≪Riot of flies≫
Republic of Estonia
Photo: Temui KHvingija

1981 Born in Estonia
2002 Bachelor of international business management from the Estonian
Business School, Estonia
2008 Studied in Erasmus program at the Academy of Arts, Architecture,and Design in Prague, Czech Republic
2010 Bachelor of Estonian Academy of Arts in glass art, Estonia
2016 Master of Estonian Academy of Arts in glass art, Estonia
2013- Working at own gallery Okapi in Tallinn, Estonia

Photo: Temui KHvingija

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Silver Prize

Michiko SAKUTA≪光の満ち引き／The ebb and flow of the light≫
Japan
Photo: Mareo SUEMASA

1982 Born in Kanagawa
2005 Graduated from Grafts Department, Joshibi University of Art and
Design, Kanagawa
2007 MFA, Tokyo University of The Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Ibaraki
2009- Part-time Lecturer, Department of Design and Crafts, Joshibi
University of Art and Design, Kanagawa
2021- Worked in a rented communal studio in Tokyo

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Jury’s Prize
Amy SCHWARTZ

Jinya ZHAO
≪Blurred Flower Shadow≫
People’s Republic of China
Photo: Homer He

1994 Born in Changchun, Jilin, China
2013-2017 BA. Product Design (Glass Art & Design), China Academy of Art,
Hangzhou, China
2017-2019 MA. Ceramics & Glass, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2020-2021. MRes. Arts & Humanities, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2021-Present. PhD. Arts & Humanities, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2022 – now London, UK

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
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Jury’s Prize
Uta KLOTZ

Simone FEZER≪dress for a heroess II≫
Federal Republic of Germany
Photo: Ele Runge

1976 Born in Germany
1997-2006 Penland School of Crafts, NC, USA
1997-2006 Bild-Werk Frauenau, Germany
2003 Centro Studio Vetro, Murano, Italy
2013- Teaching Assignment Staatliche Akademie der bildenden Künste,
Stuttgart, Germany
Currently, Lives and works in Germany

Photo: Ele Runge

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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Jury’s Prize
ZHANG Lin

Dongheng YANG
≪Untitled (Level #2)≫
People’s Republic of China

1996 Born in China
2015-2019 BFA, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI, USA
2021-2023 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
2021-2023 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
Currently, lives and works in China

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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Tel 076-461-3100 E-mail: toyama-glass@city.toyama.lg.jp

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Jury’s Prize
SHIMA AtsuhikoDimæ≪The Gestures of Glassmakers N.2 (Les épis de faîtage of Sars-Poteries)≫
French Republic
Photo: Dimæ, Adèle Robineau

1991 Born in Seoul, South Korea
2016 Bachelor's degree in Political Science at Seoul National University of Scienceand Technology in Seoul, South Korea
2020 Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (DNA) at Haute École des Arts du Rhin
(HEAR) in Strasbourg, France
2022 Master's degree in Fine Arts (DNSEP) at Haute École des Arts du Rhin
(HEAR) in Strasbourg, France
2024 Currently working at Studio Bastion XVI in Strasbourg, France

撮影／Photo: DimæContact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
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Jury’s Prize
TSUCHIDA Ruriko

Rina MATSUO≪unknown unknowns≫
Japan

Born in Hyogo
2016 Graduated from Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Tokyo
2019 Completed Advanced Research Studies Program, Toyama Institute of
Glass Art, Toyama
2019 Teaching Assistant in Art and Craft, Nagaoka Institute of Design, Niigata
2022 Part-time Assistant in Glass Craft Course, Department of Crafts Osaka
University of Arts, Osaka
2024 Technical Instructor in Glass Craft Course, Department of Crafts Osaka
University of Arts, Osaka

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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List of Entries
国・地域

応募者数

応募作品数

入選者数

入賞者数

Countries & Regions

Applicants

Entries

Finalists

Winners

1

日本

Japan

2

アイルランドIreland

181

218

12

2

1

1

0

3

アメリカ合衆国

United States of America

0

50

78

8

4

アラブ首長国連邦

0United Arab Emirates

1

2

0

5

0

アルゼンチン共和国

Argentine Republic

7

9

1

0

6

イスラエル国State of Israel

5

6

2

0

7

イタリア共和国

Italian Republic

9

13

0

0

8

イラン・イスラム共和国

Islamic Republic of Iran

1

1

0

0

9

インド共和国Republic of India

2

3

0

0

10

ウクライナ

Ukraine

2

3

0

0

11

ウルグアイ東方共和国

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

2

3

1

0

12

英国

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

40

62

4

0

13

エクアドル共和国

Republic of Ecuador

1

1

0

0

14

エストニア共和国

Republic of Estonia

5

7

1

1

15

エルサルバドル共和国

Republic of El Salvador

1

1

0

0

16

オーストラリア連邦

Australia

28

36

4

0

17

オーストリア共和国

Republic of Austria

2

2

0

0

18

オランダ王国Kingdom of the Netherlands

4

6

0

0

19

カナダ

Canada

10

14

1

0

20

キプロス共和国

Republic of Cyprus

2

2

0

0

21

クロアチア共和国

Republic of Croatia

2

2

0

0

22

コスタリカ共和国

Republic of Costa Rica

1

1

0

0

23

コロンビア共和国

Republic of Colombia

2

3

0

0

24

シンガポール共和国

Republic of Singapore

1

1

0

0

25

スイス連邦

Swiss Confederation

2

2

0

0

26

スウェーデン王国

Kingdom of Sweden

4

6

1

0

27

スペイン王国Kingdom of Spain

4

4

0

0

28

スリランカ民主社会主義共和国

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

1

2

0

0

29

スロバキア共和国

Slovak Republic

5

7

0

0

30

スロベニア共和国

Republic of Slovenia

2

4

1

1

31

大韓民国

Republic of Korea

21

28

0

0

32

台湾

Taiwan

3

4

0

0

33

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

24

32

6

0

34

中華人民共和国

People's Republic of China

48

65

4

2

35

デンマーク王国

Kingdom of Denmark

13

22

0

0

36

ドイツ連邦共和国

Federal Republic of Germany

20

28

2

1

37

トルコ共和国Republic of Turkey

8

10

0

0

38

ニュージーランド

New Zealand

1

1

0

0

39

ノルウェー王国

Kingdom of Norway

5

7

0

0

40

ハンガリー

Hungary

5

8

0

0

41

フィンランド共和国

Republic of Finland

2

3

0

0

42

ブラジル連邦共和国

Federative Republic of Brazil

1

1

0

0

43

フランス共和国

French Republic

17

26

1

1

44

ブルガリア共和国

Republic of Bulgaria

2

3

0

0

45

ベルギー王国Kingdom of Belgium

3

5

0

0

46

ポーランド共和国

Republic of Poland

14

20

0

0

47

ラトビア共和国

Republic of Latvia

7

11

0

0

48

リトアニア共和国

Republic of Lithuania

3

4

1

1

49

ルーマニア

Romania

2

3

0

0

50

ロシア連邦

Russian Federation

合計

Total

3

4

0

0

580

785

50

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Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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Selected WorksNO.

作家名
Artist

作品名
Title

国名
Country

Image
画像

1

アレクサンドラ・ハースト
Alexandra HIRST

Finding Lines 2

オーストラリア連邦
Australia

Image
画像

2

ベイリー・ドノバン
Bailey DONOVAN

Golden Hour

オーストラリア連邦
Australia

Image
画像

3

ビルギット・ペラプウ
Birgit PAHLAPUU

Riot of flies

エストニア共和国
Republic of Estonia

Image
画像

4

キャロル・ミルン
Carol MILNE

Perfect Ten

5

キャサリン・シリング
Cathryn SHILLING

Synchronous

英国
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern
Ireland6

セリア・ダンソン
Celia DOWSON

Atmosphere Vessels

英国
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern
Ireland7

ダフナ・カフマン
Dafna KAFFEMAN

Assembly, 2023

イスラエル国State of Israel8

ダリア・トルスカイトゥ
Dalia TRUSKAITE

Forgotten

リトアニア共和国
Republic of Lithuania

9デイビッド・パッチェン
David PATCHEN

Lagoon Ellipse

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

10デイビッド・シュナッケルDavid SCHNUCKEL

Glimmer

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

章
Prize

銀賞
SilverPrize

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

Contact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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金賞
Gold
Prize

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作家名
Artist

作品名
Title

国名
Country

11

ディミエ
Dimae

The Gestures ofGlassmakers N.2 (Les épisde faîtage of SarsPoteries)

フランス共和国
French Republic

審査員賞
Jury'sPrize

12

ヤン・ドンハンDongheng YANG

Untitled (Level #2)

中華人民共和国
People's Republic of China

審査員賞
Jury'sPrize

13

エミリア・スミス
Emilia SMITH

Homunculus

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

14

ゲイル・チャーチ
Gayle CHURCH

Fragile:Whale

カナダ
Canada15

ハナ・ゲイソン
Hannah GASON

Shaping Light IV

オーストラリア連邦
Australia

16

IRDSスタジオ
IRDS STUDIO

Golden Peaks

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

17

上前 功夫
Isao UEMAE

弦月 04
crescent moon 04

日本
Japan

18

グオ・ジャンヨン
Jianyong GUO

Family中華人民共和国
People's Republic of China

19

ザオ・ジンアJinya ZHAO

Blurred Flower Shadow20

カリナ・デル・サビオ
Karina Del SAVIO

Flowers

中華人民共和国
People's Republic of China

アルゼンチン共和国
Argentine RepublicContact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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作家名
Artist

作品名
Title

国名
Country21

中西 克之
Katsuyuki NAKANISHI

銀色のグラス (feat. Char)
ARGENT GLASS ft. CHAR

日本
Japan

22

松藤 孝一
Koichi MATSUFUJI

23

リーア・ウィングフィールド
Leah WINGFIELD

Sharing Breath

24

井本 真紀
Maki IMOTO

t.o.p.

25

マリア・トレンデール
Maria TORRENDELL

Silver organism

ウルグアイ東方共和国
Oriental Republic of
Uruguay26

マリア・バン・エスペルセン
Maria Bang ESPERSEN

Accumulated Lines (Loveand Champagne)

スウェーデン王国
Kingdom of Sweden

27

作田 美智子Michiko SAKUTA

光の満ち引きThe ebb and flow of the
light

日本
Japan

28

ミッチェル・ゴウデイ
Mitchell GAUDET

self-inflicted

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

29

ネイディン・セイラー
Nadine SAYLOR

Global Crisis

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

30

ニーナ・キャッソン・マクガルバ
Nina CASSON MCGARVA

Lamellae III

英国
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern
Ireland

Image
画像

章
Prize

日本
Japan

地球のうた
Song of the Earth

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

日本
Japan

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作家名
Artist

作品名
Title

国名
Country

31

パヴェル・コルビチカ
Pavel KORBICKA

Building No. 02

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

32

ピーター・コバチー
Peter KOVACSY

Kari Forest Mist

オーストラリア連邦
Australia

33

松尾 里奈
Rina MATSUO

unknown unknowns

日本
Japan

34

ロバート・バーチ
Robert BURCH

Swinging Hammer

アメリカ合衆国
United States of America

35

藤掛 幸智
Sachi FUJIKAKE

Vestige

日本
Japan

36

田中 里姫
Saki TANAKA

地平線
Horizon

日本
Japan

37

シゲフジシロShige FUJISHIRO

海底（底引き網）
Under the sea - Trawl

ドイツ連邦共和国
Federal Republic of
Germany

38

シルビア・ツィーメルマン
Silvia ZIMERMAN

The Tailor's Paletteイスラエル国State of Israel39

シモーネ・フィツァー
Simone FEZER

dress for a heroess II

ドイツ連邦共和国
Federal Republic of
Germany

40

ジャング・スゥイ
Siyu ZHUANG

Desire Union-LOOP

中華人民共和国
People's Republic of China

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審査員賞
Jury'sPrize

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作家名
Artist

作品名
Title

国名
Country41

タンニャ・パァク
Tanja PAKrêverieスロベニア共和国
Republic of Slovenia

42

トマーシュ・プロコプ
Tomas PROKOPArea / Vertical (second
version)

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

43

トレイシー・ニコルス
Tracy NICHOLLS

Glow

英国
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern
Ireland44

トゥー・トーン・スタジオズ
Two Tone Studios

Shimmer

日本
Japan

45

ウラジミール・クライン
Vladimir KLEIN

COLORFUL FISH

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

46

ウラジミール・プロハースカ
Vladimir PROCHAZKA

Conflict

チェコ共和国Czech Republic

47

鹿田 洋介
Yosuke SHIKADA

うつろう
fluctuation

日本
Japan

48

木下 結衣
Yui KINOSHITA

余波
aftermath

日本
Japan

49

西中 千人
Yukito NISHINAKA

呼継「邯鄲」
YOBITSUGI "KANTAN"(Ephemeral)

日本
Japan

50

ズザナ・クベルコバ
Zuzana KUBELKOVA

IO

チェコ共和国Czech RepublicContact：Secretariat Office of The Executive Committee of The Toyama International Glass Exhibition
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大賞
Grand
Prize