ABOUT
Emi Shinmura is an Anglo-Japanese woodworker and designer. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and lives and works between the UK, Germany and Japan. Her work has been exhibited overseas, including at the Venice Biennale.
In 2019 Emi took up a half-year apprenticeship with her aunt Harumi, a well known master craftswoman in the mountains of Kyushu in Japan, where she was able to deepen her knowledge of traditional Japanese carpentry by building a bunkhouse. Emi returns each year for 3 months to work with her aunt in Kyushu, Japan.
EXHIBITIONS
The Rowley Gallery, Kensington, London, UK, March 2023
‘SEATS FOR DEITIES’
‘SEATS FOR DEITIES’
20Square7 Gallery, Berlin, Germany, September 2022
‘MERGED’
‘MERGED’
Microscope Gallery, Dalston, London, UK, August 2022
‘HOUSED & MORTISED’
‘HOUSED & MORTISED’
The Rowley Gallery, Kensington, London, UK, February 2020
‘KOKESHI’
‘KOKESHI’
Venice Biennale, Aug 2012
Collateral Event: Traces of Centuries & Future Steps.
Collateral Event: Traces of Centuries & Future Steps.
PUBLICATION
‘Japanese Joinery in Practice’
A rare look at this historic art in today’s context
Fine Woodworking Magazine, No.292 USA
Dec 2021
A rare look at this historic art in today’s context
Fine Woodworking Magazine, No.292 USA
Dec 2021
TEACHING
Royal College of Arts, London, UK
March 2022
Stanford University, California, USA
October 2022
