Otani Workshop
Profile
Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1980. After studying at an art university, Otani started working at a shared studio at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Shiga Prefecture. Following his 2016 solo exhibition at Kaikai Kiki Gallery titled “When I Was Seventeen, I Learned About Giacometti from My Art Teacher and Became Drawn to Sculpture—and So I Make Sculptures Now”, he began to envision having space of his own and a kiln for larger artworks. He has since relocated his studio and currently works at a former tile factory on Awaji Island. His practice encompasses a broad range of works, from sculptures made using ceramic techniques to three-dimensional artworks made from bronze and FRP, as well as numerous paintings.
- 2005
Founded Otani Workshop
- 2004
Graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
- 1980
Born in Shiga Prefecture
- 2026
“The Shape of Our Butts, The Shape of Our Souls”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
- 2025
“anima”, Perrotin (New York, USA)
“Otani Workshop：Monsters in My Head” Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver, Canada)
- 2024
“Tanilla Tanilla Tanilla”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2023
“Portraits”, Perrotin （Hong Kong, China）
- 2022
“Hand, Eye, and Soul”, Perrotin （Seoul, Korea）
- 2021
”Like a talisman”, Perrotin （Shanghai, China）
- 2020
Narubekunaranare Narazarumonarubekenya “Narareccho (Be if you can, Even if you don’t have to be, Let it be)”, Perrotin （New York, USA）
- 2019
“Contes d’Awaji”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
- 2018
“CHILDREN OF“ Perrotin (Seoul, Korea)
- 2016
“When I Was Seventeen, I Learned About Giacometti from My Art Teacher and Became Drawn to Sculpture—and So I Make Sculptures Now.”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2015
“Otani Workshop”, t.gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, FUURO (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, gallery uchiumi (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2014
“Tadaima kosakuchu”, Hidari Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, t.gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2013
“Otani Workshop”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2012
“Otani Workshop”, Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop: Iroiroten, Kino no Tsuzuki, Ashita no Ashita”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2011
“~of the soul~”, Hidari Zingaro/Oz Zingaro/Kaikai Kiki Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop no Utsuwaten ~OFF BEAT~”, Gallery Utsuwa Note (Saitama, Japan)
“Otani Workshop” Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop ~Kousaku Sanmai~”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop no Shigoto to Bon Antiques no Kodogu no Omise”, Jikken Shop 1928 (Kyoto, Japan)
- 2010
“Otani Workshop”, Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop Chopi to shita Mono”, Anzuya (Nara, Japan)
- 2009
“Otani Workshop ~Kousaku Sanmai~”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2008
“Tou no Shigototen”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, Ginza AKANE art gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop Tenjikaiten”, Gallery KARAHASHI (Shiga, Japan)
- 2026
Kaikai Kiki Gallery M Cubed (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2025
“Animal Forest”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Kaikai Kiki Summer Show 2025”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture”, Asia Society Texas (Texas, USA)
- 2023
“Beyond The Streets Shanghai” (Shanghai, China)
- 2022
”Roppongi ARTNIGHT GROUP SHOW”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
”Head in the Clouds”, Perrotin Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2021
”GEIBI KAKUSHIN(Aesthetic Innovation on Japanese Ceramic Art)”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
”2021 Kaikai Kiki Autumn Show”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
“HealingxHealing”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
”Healing”, Perrotin（Shanghai, China）
- 2020
”Healing”, Perrotin （Seoul, Korea）
”Healing” Perrotin （Paris, France）
- 2018
”Bubblewrap”, Contemporary Art Museum (Kumamoto, Japan)
- 2017
“An Occasion for Contemplating Ceramics and Sculpture: Seeds Sown in Shigaraki”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
- 2016
“Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop”, BLUM&POE (New York, USA)
“ton chin kan”, Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2015
“Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop”, BLUM&POE (Los Angeles, USA)
- 2013
“Yukiharu Kumagai Otani Workshop Futari-ten Tanoshii Kurashi”, Utsuwa Note (Saitama, Japan)
“G-tokyo”, Tokyo Midtown (Tokyo, Japan)
“Oz!Zingaro STYLE!”, Oz Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2012
“Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Art by Oz Zingaro”, Hidari Zingaro Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
“Around The Kochuten”, Hidari Zingaro/Oz Zingaro/Kaikai Kiki Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Melbourne Art Fair 2012”, Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne, Australia)
“4 ceramists exhibition”, Hidari Zingaro Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
“KAYU・Otani Workshop Futari Ten”, Mizunosora (Tokyo, Japan)
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