Ogawa Machiko

1946—

  • Ogawa Machiko

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Born in Sapporo in 1946, Machiko Ogawa studied Crafts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and graduate in 1969. She went on to study Ceramics at École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d’art in Paris from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, she moved to Burkina Faso, West Africa, where she encountered the local method of ceramic-making, which inspired her greatly. She still uses this technique in her practice today.
Ogawa Machiko’s work is deeply influenced by her travels, and reflects her life-long interest in rocks and minerals.

Past Exhibitions

Machiko Ogawa

 

Machiko Ogawa Crystals and Memories

 

Machiko Ogawa  Du temps cristallise