Kazuko Nishibayashi

Form and empty space

Brooch Kiku silver

Kazuko Nishibayashi

For me, empty spaces are
as important as physical matter.

Necklace Hamon silver

Biography

Kazuko Nishibayashi was born 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. She studied at the woman’s College of Fine Arts in Tokyo and was a student at the Jewellery design College in Pforzheim, Germany.

Since 1996, in her Düsseldorf in Germany studio, she has created works in gold and silber which reflect the aesthetics and fascination of Japanese paper – its unique lightness, transparency and plasticity.

Kazuko Nishibayashi exhibits intensively in Europe and Japan.

Rings Wellen (Waves) silver and gold

Exhibitions (Solo) selected

2019
Gal­lery AC, Tokyo, Japan
2018
Gallery caractere, Neuchatel, Switzerland
2017
Gal­lery AC, Tokyo, Japan
Gallery Multiple, Hasselt, Bel­gi­um
2016
Gal­lery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, Netherlans
2015
Gal­lery AC, Tokyo, Japan
2007
Gallery Titanblau, Dresden Germany
2005
Gal­lery Guthschmidt, Den Haag, Netherlans
2001
Gallery Span­dow, Ber­lin Germany

ExExhibitions (Group) selected

2017
“Exhibition X” Gallery Grosche, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
2016
“Imperfectly perfect” Gallery Eva Maisch / Wuerzburg Germany
2013
“LOOT” Museum of art and design / New York , USA
2012
“Paper” Gal­lery Tresor / Hamburg, Germany
2011
“Je­well­ery in japanese” Gal­lery Michaela Binder/ Berlin Germany
2010
“Dialog” Gal­lery Grosche / Castrop-Rauxel Germany
2006
“Contemporary Jewellery” Gallery wacoal ginza art space / Tokyo Japan
2005
“5 Characters” Gallery Maronie / KyotoJapan
2004
“Contemporary Jewellery from Japan” Gallery Electrum/ London UK
2001
“Ni­ne East, Ni­ne West” Gal­lery De­no­vo / Ca­li­for­nia USA
1993
“Schmuck­sze­ne ’93” / Mun­ich Germany

photos © Rainer Schaele