When I was a child in Japan I thought I would become a
writer. My head was a full of imagination, memories, feelings, thoughts and
stories. Once a while, they overtook my daily life. It wasn't always easy for a
child to live in the real world and my own world at the same time. Especially as all my imagination, memories etc.
just float around in my head, like clouds in the sky. I didn't know what to do with them.
Now I capture the floating thoughts in ceramics. Once
they were given shapes, they become grounded. I create something small almost
daily at night. I call them my journal. I am writing in ceramics. By doing that,
I file the information, which is, otherwise, difficult to classify, in drawers
in my brain. I could bring every nuance and detail of my memories, stories,
emotion and thoughts, back to life vividly when I see each sculpture.
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Midori's works are in private collections in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Danmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK and USA
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CPA selected member
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Midori Takaki's works are available from
Midori Takaki Online store
and galleries.
Cecilia Colman Gallery London
Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
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Midori Takaki's works are available from
Midori Takaki Online store
and galleries.
Cecilia Colman Gallery London
Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
New Ashgate gallery, Farnham
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier, Le Havre, France
Hope gallery, West Yorkshire
Morningside gallery, Edinburgh
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier, Le Havre, France
Hope gallery, West Yorkshire
Morningside gallery, Edinburgh
Ragleth Gallery, Shropshire
West End House gallery, Kent
Past events
2022
Ceramic Art London 2022
2021
Fresh Art fair, Cheltenham
with West End House gallery
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
with West End House gallery
Feature artist of November
Bevere gallery
White Circle Manchester Art Fair
with Hope gallery
Christmas show
Contemporary Ceramics Centre
London
2020
All events have been cancelled due to the pandemic.
2019
Contemporary ceramics centre - July - October
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea - October
Oxford Ceramics Fair - October
'In the Windows' exhibition, Bluecoat Display Centre - November
Ceramic Art London - March
Design Spring |18 -KIMA Architecture and Interiors - April
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong with LANS gallery - May
2017
Ceramic Art London 2017 - April
Galerie Corinne le Monnier, Le Havre, France - April-May
2016
Ceramic Art London 2016 - April
Exhibition, Silver Shell Gallery, Tokyo - May (Solo)
Cecilia Colman window exhibition, London - June
PikaPika, Craft cetral gallery, London - July
2015
Exhibition, Biscuit factory, New Castle - September
Ceramic Art London - April
WHITE BALANCE, with Alan Emsden,
Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, Sunbury - March (Duo)
2014
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair - November
Etsy Art OPEN exhibition, London - October
Landmark Arts Centre Midsummer Art Fair - June
Emerging artist space, Mascalls gallery, January - February
2019
Ceramic Art London 2019 - March
Contemporary ceramics centre - July - October
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea - October
with West End House Gallery
Oxford Ceramics Fair - October
'In the Windows' exhibition, Bluecoat Display Centre - November
'Gifted', Contemporary ceramics centre, - December
Christmas show, West End House gallery - December
Bluecoat Display Centre - December
2018
Ceramic Art London - March
Design Spring |18 -KIMA Architecture and Interiors - April
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong with LANS gallery - May
Bevere Gallery - May Focus
Art in Clay - August
Oxford ceramic fair - October
Art in Clay - August
Oxford ceramic fair - October
2017
Ceramic Art London 2017 - April
Galerie Corinne le Monnier, Le Havre, France - April-May
Bevere Gallery - June Focus
Art In Clay, Hatfield - August
Studio sale weekend - Sep
Galerie Corinne le Monnier, Le Havre, France - Dec
Studio sale weekend - Sep
Galerie Corinne le Monnier, Le Havre, France - Dec
2016
Ceramic Art London 2016 - April
Exhibition, Silver Shell Gallery, Tokyo - May (Solo)
Cecilia Colman window exhibition, London - June
PikaPika, Craft cetral gallery, London - July
Cambridge Art Fair with Bils and Rye - September
In the Landscape exhibition, Artichoke gallery, East Sussex - October to December
Handmade at Kew with Gallerytop - October
Winter Craft Collection, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey - November
Christmas exhibition, GalleryTop - November
2015
Exhibition, Biscuit factory, New Castle - September
Ceramic Art London - April
WHITE BALANCE, with Alan Emsden,
Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, Sunbury - March (Duo)
2014
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair - November
Etsy Art OPEN exhibition, London - October
Landmark Arts Centre Midsummer Art Fair - June
Emerging artist space, Mascalls gallery, January - February
2013
Clouds Calm - Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury (Solo)
Clouds Calm - Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury (Solo)
Clouds Storm - Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury (Solo)
Prism MA show - Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury (Group)
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Featured articles/Interviews
Featured articles/Interviews
Potters on Pots: Midori Takaki: Ceramic Review 313, January/February 2022
Ceramic Art London, Architectural Digest online, Russia, 2018
Of spirits and stories: Ceramic Review 290, March/April 2018
Of spirits and stories: Ceramic Review 290, March/April 2018
Ceramic Art London fair: world's best potters showcase their designs at Central Saint Martins art and design school, Evening standard (30, March 2017)
Artist Interview: Midori Takaki http://www.ghosttt.com/artist-interview-midori-takaki/ (June 2015: Ghost)
Midori Takaki’s Ceramics. (Art is a way by Elsa Mora)
No Hair allowed http://oldtatmag.com/2015/04/08/no-hair-allowed/ (April 2015: Old Tat Magazine)
Midori Takak - My Owl Barn http://www.myowlbarn.com/2014/02/midori-takaki.html
http://needleprint.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/angels-midori-takaki-canterbury-christ.html (December 2013)
Clouds in the sky http://justc-design.com/art/clouds-sky-ceramic-sculptures/ (November 2013)
Artist Interview: Midori Takaki http://www.ghosttt.com/artist-interview-midori-takaki/ (June 2015: Ghost)
Midori Takaki’s Ceramics. (Art is a way by Elsa Mora)
No Hair allowed http://oldtatmag.com/2015/04/08/no-hair-allowed/ (April 2015: Old Tat Magazine)
Midori Takak - My Owl Barn http://www.myowlbarn.com/2014/02/midori-takaki.html
Angels *Midori Takaki* Canterbury Christ Church Gallery Until 21st December 2013
http://needleprint.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/angels-midori-takaki-canterbury-christ.html (December 2013)
Clouds in the sky http://justc-design.com/art/clouds-sky-ceramic-sculptures/ (November 2013)
Midori Takaki - Ceramics artisan http://japanstore.jp/blog/article-archive/midori-takaki-ceramics-artisan/ ( November 2013)
Blue Eggs and Tea http://blueeggsandtea.sqsp.com/blog/2014/2/24/random-things-for-tuesday
http://blueeggsandtea.sqsp.com/blog/2014/3/4/why-i-love-handmade
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Education
2013
Postgraduate certificate - Ceramics in Fine and Applied Art, Christ Church Canterbury University
1994
MA - Social Anthropology, University of Kent, UK