Futamura, who resides in Paris, invariably draws her inspiration from nature. She has created several series of work over the past decade with titles such as Racines (roots), Rhizomes, and Vagues de terre (Earthen Waves). Her sculptural forms are intended to be reflections of nature and are infused with a vibrant living essence. She uses a blend of stoneware clays and a mixture of fired and raw granulated porcelain to create her collapsed rounded forms that appear both vegetal and geological in origin. These forms are sometimes encrusted with feldspar, and enhanced with cobalt and iron oxide glazes on the interior that are sometimes iridescent.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2022
La Borne, France • La Borne Contemporary Ceramics Center
2021
Bruxelles, Belgique • Valérie Bach Gallery
2017
Paris, France • Cipango Gallery
2016
New York, USA • Collapse/Rebirth, Joan B. Mirviss Gallery
2014
Bruxelles, Belgique • Bruno Lussato & Marina Fedier Institut
2013
Paris, France • Silbereis Gallery
2012
Sofia, Bulgarie • Paris-Moskva Gallery
2011
Genève, Suisse • Ariana Museum
2010
Lille, France • Geneviève Godar Gallery
Bruxelles, Belgique • Puls Contemporary Ceramics Gallery
2009
Paris, France • Matière et Surface, Collection Gallery
2006
Clermont-Ferrand, France • Empreintes Gallery
Clichy-la-Garenne, France • Rutebeuf Gallery
2005
Paris, France • Hélène Porée Gallery
Lille, France • Gallery 15
1997
Paris, France • ADAC Atelier
1996
Nançay, France • Capazza
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
• Chatou, France – Resonant: Bodies, Songs, and Strings, MACS MTO
• Paris, France – ASIA NOW / Anne-Laure Buffard Gallery
• Chicago, France – Radical Clay, The Art Institute of Chicago
2024
• Paris, France – ASIA NOW / Anne-Laure Buffard Gallery
• Paris, France – ART PARIS / Le sentiment des choses Gallery
• Londres, UK – Earthly Bodies, Sarah Myerscough Gallery
• Chicago, France – Radical Clay, The Art Institute of Chicago
2023
• Paris, France – FAB PARIS / Louis & Sack Gallery
• Paris, France – Rebirth, Duo Show avec Pierre-Elie de Pibrac, Anne-Laure Buffard Gallery
• Singapour – New Earth, Mulan Gallery
2022
• Genève, Suisse – Migrations, Ariana Museum
• La Borne, France – La Borne Contemporary Ceramics Center
2021
• Dallas, USA – Born from Fire, Crow Museum of Asian Art
• Paris, France – Saint Jean des Arts
• La Borne, France – Céramiques japonaises, Centre de céramique contemporaine
2020
• Bhopal, Inde – Bharat Bhavan Ceramic Exhibition
• Giroussens, France – Centre Céramique Contemporaine
2019
• New York, USA – Vessel Explored Vessel Transformed, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• New York, USA – Gogyô, The Five Elements, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• Minnesota, USA – Living Clay: Artists Respond to Nature, Minneapolis Institute of Art
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France – Passage, Claude Debussy Museum
• Paris, France – Japonism, Pierre-Alain Challier Gallery
2018
• New Orleans, USA – New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics, New Orleans Museum of Art
• Toronto, Canada – Japan Now: Female Masters, Gardiner Museum
• Le Don, France – Don du Fel Gallery
2017
• Londres, UK – Collect, Saatchi Gallery
• New York, USA – Timeless Elegance in Japanese Art, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• Roubaix, France – De Briques…, Non Lieu
2016
• San Francisco, USA – The Sculptural Turn, Asian Art Museum
• Sèvres, France – CERAMIX, Cité de la Céramique
• Paris, France – Maison Rouge
• Londres, UK – Dutko Gallery
2015
• Munich, Allemagne – Keramik – geformt und gebaut, Handwerk Gallery
• San Antonio, USA – Ancient to Modern, San Antonio Museum of Art
• Paris, France – Festival de Sculpture Céramique Contemporaine
• Montigny-lès-Metz, France – 3 Japanese Artists, Château de Courcelles
• Maastricht, Pays-Bas – CERAMIX, Bonnefantenmuseum
• Le Don, France – Un vent venu de l’Est, Le Don Gallery
• Paris, France – Correspondances, Isis Expo
• Shizuoka, Japon – International Ceramic Art Festival
2014
• New York, USA – Japan in Black and White, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• Bruxelles, Belgique – Yoshimi Futamura et Thérèse LeBrun, Puls Gallery
• New York, USA – Points of Departure, Brooklyn Museum, Japan Society Gallery
• Gainesville, USA – Into the Fold, Harn Museum of Art
• Genève, Suisse – Création Contemporaine / Alliance durable, Ariana Museum
2013
• New York, USA – Breaking the Mold, Joan Mirviss Gallery
2012
• Santa Rosa, USA – Japanese Ceramics, Agrella Art Gallery
• Coral Gables, USA – Art Lab, Lowe Art Museum
• New York, USA – French Connection, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• Montpellier, France – Perturbations, Fabre Museum
• Séoul, Corée – Hyundai Arts Center
2011
• Gyeonggi, Corée – International CeraMIX Biennale
• La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse – Grands Bols, Fine Arts Museum
2010
• Clamart, France – Le Bols, Le Lavoir
• Genève, Suisse – Circuits Céramiques, Ariana Museum
• Paris, France – Terre en Mouvement, Isis Expo
• Paris, France – Trio des Cultures, Sinitude Gallery
2009
• Northampton, USA – Touch Fire, Smith College Museum of Art
• Sèvres, France – Soaring Voices, Sèvres National Museum
• Grand Lancy, Suisse – Ombres & Lumières, Galerie La Ferme de la Chapelle
2008
• Westerwald, Allemagne – Westerwald Ceramic Museum
• Icheon, Corée – 5th World Ceramic Biennale
• Paris, France – Retour de Fuping, Collection Gallery
• Munich, Allemagne – Masters of Modernism, Chamber of Crafts
2007
• New York, USA – Breaking the Mold, Joan Mirviss Gallery
• Nottinghamshire, UK – Rufford Craft Centre
2006
• Londres, UK – Summer Exhibition, Besson Gallery
• Sèvres, France – TOJI, Sèvres National Ceramics Museum
• Vichte, Belgique – World Ceramic Art and Craft Biennale, Eu City
• Ecully, France – Le Lavoir Gallery
• Clamart, France – Céramiques Contemporaines
2005
• Troyes, France – Voyage d’Argile
• Aubagne, France – La Boîte, SEMA
• Paris, France – Regards croisés sur la céramique, Bertin Poirée Gallery
• Tokyo, Japon – Gallery Yufuku, Europe Ceramic
2004 • Grand Prize, Ceramic Biennale Andenne, Belgique • Galerie Fusion, Toulouse, France • Terres d’Asie, Dammarie les Lys • Terres et Ombres, Viaduc des Arts, Paris • Galerie Geneviève Godar, Lille • Andenne International Ceramic Art Biennial Exhibition – 2003 • Salon des Arts Plastiques, Romainville • Pots grands formats, Musée Régional de la Poterie, Ger, La Manche • Âme, Corps, Esprit des feux RAKU, Musée de Sarreguemines – 2002 • International Ceramic Art Competition, Sarreguemines – 2000 • Racines, Saint-Étienne • 45e Salon d’art contemporain, Montrouge • Lappernlaan K2000 Pot Competition, Finlande – 1998 • Galerie Norby, Copenhague, Danemark • Le Métier et l’Esprit, OCJL, Clermont-Ferrand – 1997 • Galerie Capazza, Nancy • Salon Franco-Japonais, Vincennes – 1996 • Terres des Feux, FFJS, Paris • Musée du Ranquet, Clermont-Ferrand – 1995 • Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italie – 1993 • International Exhibition, Helsinki, Finlande • Terre et Lumière, Galerie Kouki, Paris
AWARDS /
COMPETITIONS /
RESIDENCIES/
2015 – International Ceramic Art Festival, Sasama, Shizuoka, Japan
2009 – Le Westerwaldpreis, Germany
2008 – 5th World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, Korea
2007 – 8th International Ceramic Competition, Mino, Japan
2006 – Artist in Residence, Fuping, China
2005 – Lecture Participation, Musée Guimet, Paris
2005 – 7th International Ceramic Competition, Mino, Japan
2005 – 2nd Internacional de Ceramica, Talavera, Spain
2005 – Guest Artist, Oi-cho, Japan
2004 – 1st Prize, Andenne International Ceramic Art Biennial, Belgium
2002 – Ceramic Competition, Sarreguemines, France
2000 – Salon d’Art Contemporain, Montrouge, France
1998 – Grant, National Bank of Denmark
1996 – Scholarship, Sasagawa Foundation, Japan
1995 – Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy