Saiu Minagawa~Japanese Calligraphy in Berlin

Biography - Saiu Minagawa



Saiu Minagawa, Shihan-Master of calligraphy, was born in Tokyo and started to learn calligraphy at the age of nine. She has received awards at the Mainichi Shodo Exhibition, the largest calligraphy exhibition of its kind in Japan. Education: Master of Fine Arts , Bachelor of Aesthetics and Art History (Tokyo University of the Arts), Bachelor of Literature (Keio University, Tokyo).

Since she moved to Berlin in 2013, she has been teaching calligraphy and conducting workshops for individuals and companies, as well as creating calligraphy pieces for individual and business clients. She regularly teaches at the Japanese-German Center Berlin and hosts weekend workshops for both kids and adults. She sometimes teaches also at school. For example, she lectured at the Berlin University of the Arts for the winter semesters of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018,

Currently, she is a member of the Mainichi Shodo Association and an associate member of the Sogen Shodokai Organization (both based in Tokyo) and studying under Sokyu Nagamori, a Master of Calligraphy.

News

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May 2024: My work is used for the title calligraphy for a new photo book "Tanchodzuru" by photographer Uwe Langmann

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9th June - 9th September 2023: Duo Exhibition "MIND IN MOTION" at the Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden, Berlin-Repräsentanz

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January-May 2023: Uniqlo UT Collection x Saiu Minagawa Collaboration Project (Uniqlo Store in Tauentzienstraße, Berlin)

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Awards

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2024

-Shuitsu Award at the 60th Sogen Exhibition (exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo)

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2019

-Shusaku Award at the 71st Mainichi Shodo Exhibition (exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo)

-Shuitsu Award at the 55th Sogen Exhibition (exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo)

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2017

-Shusaku Award at the 69th Mainichi Shodo Exhibition (exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo)

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2014

-Mainichi Award at the 66th Mainichi Shodo Exhibition

-Shuitsu Award at the 50th Sogen Exhibition

 

2013

-Shusaku Award at the 65th Mainichi Shodo Exhibition

-Shuitsu Award at the 49th Sogen Exhibition