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Born in Tokyo, Japan 1965
1990 B.A.from woodcut, printmaking course, Musashino Art University, Tokyo
1993 Higher Diploma of Fine Art, Printmaking, the Slade School of Fine Art, U.C.L., London
93-94 Visiting lecturer for Katedra Výtvarné Výchovy, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech
Artist in Residence Programme for Printmaking, Art Studio Itsukaichi, Akiruno, Tokyo
04-05 Orient Foundation Artistic Development Scholarship, Portugal
06-08 Lecturer for Musashino Art University, Printmaking Course, Tokyo
99-17 Lecturer for Art Studio Itsukaichi Print Room, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan
16-17 Orient Foundation Short Term Scholarship, Portugal
Majour Exhibitions
1991 London Group, Morley Gallery, London
1993 Slade Printmaking, London Print Workshop, London
1995 Bumpodo Gallery, Tokyo
"Klíč od louky", Naprstek Museum, Prague
1996 Galerie na Hrade, Olomouc, Czech
Galerie Mešenáček, Plzen, Czech
1997 International Print Triennial-Krakov 1997, Poland "Life Map-Watashino umaretatokoro to aruitatokoro"
1998 Group Seis Artistas, Orient Foundation, Macau
"A house surrounded by trees", Gallery 219, Tokyo
2002 "Jardims Aquaticos", RATTON CERÂMICAS, Lisbon, Portugal
"Language in the Dawn", Galeria Diferença, Lisbon, Portugal
"Language in the Dawn", Bumpodo Gallery, Tokyo
2007 Premio Acqui, 8th International Biennial of Engraving, Italy " At the bottom of heart"
"A day of discovery", SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Garden" by Print and Tile Works, ASK? Art Space Kimura, Tokyo
2008 "Regresso do Oriente", RATTON CERÂMICAS, Lisbon, Portugal
2010 “Beleza Universal,” eitoeiko, Tokyo
Group “Portugal –Arte a Poesia,” GYRE, Omotesando, Tokyo
Group “Portugal –Arte a Poesia in Nagasaki,” Nagasaki Art Museum, Nagasaki
“The Little Garden of Jun Shirasu,” Art Base 1 Gallery, Macau
2011 “Entrance of the World,” eitoeiko, Tokyo
"Transfiguration," Gallery Brocken, Tokyo
2012 Macau International Printmaking Triennial, Old Court Building, Macau
2013 “Boarding,” Art Space 88, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
"Boarding," - Espaços – Portugal, Hillside Terrace, Hillside Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Jun Shiras - Dialogue of Portuguese Azulejo," Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
2017 "Azulejo Em Viagem 1998>2015," Orient Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
"A Viagem da Camelia," RATTON CERÂMICAS, Lisbon, Portugal
2019 "Musashino- No," Gallery Cajio, Tokyo, Japan
Latest activity
2014 Woodcut workshop at UMPRUM academy, Prague, Czech
Artist talk at KVV, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech
Studio work at Farm studio of RATTON, Portugal
2015 AZULEJOS RATTON 1987-2015 , UMA SELECÇÃO DE JOSÉ MECO
2017 Tile Workshop, Orient Museum, RATTON, Lisbon, Portugal
Lecture "Edo Prussion Blue - Hand Fan", Cartright Hall, Bradford, U.K./ Galeria Diferenca, Lisbon, Portugal
"Overglaze transfer print Workshop" Macau Museum of Art
2021 Curation for "Messages from Artists ・ Messages from Akiruno", Art Studio Itsukaichi Residence Exhibition 2021, Akiruno, Tokyo
Prize
2011 “Joanna Abranches Pinto Prize,” Embassy of Portugal in Japan
Public Art
2007 Tile panel "Trés Jardins", Palmela station, Palmela, Portugal
2018 Tile panel "A Viagem da Camelia", Praca de Atendimento, Camara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Collection
Akiruno City, Tokyo
Bradford Fine Art Collection, U.K.
British Museum ( as Slade box print), U.K.
Embassy of Portugal in Japan
EU House, Tokyo, Japan
Macau Cultural Bureau, Macau
Machida International Print Museum, Tokyo
Nang yang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Naprstek Museum, Czech
National Azulejo Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
National Taiwan Normal University
Orient Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Palacký University, Czech
Praha National Gallery, Czech
U.C.L. Strang Print Room, U.K.
UMPRUM, Czech
SHIRAS Studio
E-mail; shirasujun@gmail.com
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Photo by Yukiko pen Koya 1992
Photo by Yukiko pen Koya 1992
Slade school of Fine Art, U.C.L., U.K.
Photo by A Shiras 2011
Joana Abranches Pinto Prize, Tokyo, Japan