About US
Greetings
Since opening in 1973, Kawashima Textile School has maintained a policy of accepting students without having to take an entrance exam, or undergoing a previous experience assessment, and without a points per unit system of study. We have continuously educated with focus on the individual student learning weaving, so that each person can have the opportunity to use the techniques and gain the ability to express themself through weaving. Esteemed adult education for Japanese and foreigners.
In this modern world, if one uses cutting edge scientific technology, anything is possible, but everyone admits that the goodness of handwork gives movement to the heart and mind.
At KTS there are substantial facilities for dyeing and weaving, including a variety of looms. It is possible to learn a good balance of traditional techniques and culture, alongside modern textile practices. Very experienced teachers instruct students to enable them to continue independently after graduation.
SUZUMI NODA Advisor野田 凉美
| 2001 - 2005 | Part-time Graduate Course Lecturer, Okayama Prefectural University |
| 2006 - 2017 | Director, Kawashima Textile School |
| 2012 - 2017 | Specially Appointed Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design |
| 2017 - | Specially Appointed Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts |
| Exhibitions | |
| 1986 - | Gallery Gallery, Kyoto -more than 30 solo exhibitions to date |
| 1997 | Fine Art Award, “International Textile Competition,” Kyoto |
| 1999 | “International Textile Competition,” Kyoto |
| 2001 | Artist in Residence, Melville, Australia “Contemporary Lace Exhibition,” traveling exhibition, Australia |
| 2002 | “Constructed Fabric,” Kobe Fashion Museum |
| 2005 | Invited to exhibit at “International Textile Art Biennale,” Lithuania Invited to exhibit at “International Tapestry and Textile Art Triennale, Belgium |
| 2006 | “Milano Salone Satellite,” Italy Bite Size Exhibition / Daiwa Foundation Japan House |
| 2007 | “(ex)Changing Traditions,” Kyoto Art Center |
KOZUE YAMAMOTO Director Full-time Instructor山本 梢恵
1st year Weaving Fabric, Foundation Kasuri, 2nd year Kimono, International Students’ Applied Kasuri Course II
| 2000 | B.A. Fine Arts (Textiles), Kyoto Seika University |
| 2002 | Foreign exchange student at Kuopio Academy of Design, Finland Completed 2-year Technical Study Course (Kimono), Kawashima Textile School |
| Exhibitions | |
| 2000 - 2006 | “16th ~ 19th Textile Exhibitions,” Silk Museum, Yokohama |
| 2000 | “39th Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition,” Japan |
| 2001 | “56th Kyoten Exhibition,” Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art |
| 2007 | “Selected New and Powerful Artists of Kyoto,” The Museum of Kyoto |
| 2008 | Invited to exhibit at “Kyoto Crafts Biennale,” The Museum of Kyoto |
| 2007 - | Kimonos for calendar shoots, Kyoto Tea Cooperative Association |
MASARU HORI Full-time Instructor
堀 勝
Synthetic Dyeing, Natural Dyeing
"An Interview with Dyeing Teacher Masaru Hori" 2020
| Worked on restoration of fabrics from Fujinoki Kofun (late 6th Century burial mound), and on fabrics etc. for The State Guesthouse in Akasaka at Kawashima Selkon Textiles. Teaches dyeing at Kawashima Textile School from 1996. |
YOSHIKO NAKAJIMA Full-time Instructor
中嶋 芳子
Spinning, Fancy Yarn, Homespun
"An Interview with Spinning TeacherYoshiko Nakajima" 2020
| B.A. Design, Kyoto City University of Arts. After 2 years of training at a weaving studio, she discovered homespun fabric, and has since been creating them on her own. She participates in Lifestyle Crafts Exhibitions with other craftspeople in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Okinawa. |
EMMA OMOTE Full-time Instructor
表 江麻
International Exchange Student Coordinator
1st year Foundations of Weaving, International Students’ Beginners Course, Foundation Kasuri Course, Applied Kasuri Course I
"Interview with International Students Course Teacher Emma Omote" 2020
A Look Into Our Classes 2 "Design Exercise I" 2020
| 2005 | Foreign exchange student, University of Art and Design, Helsinki (now Aalto University) |
| 2007 | B.A. Fine Arts (Painting), Kyoto Seika University |
| 2009 | Completed 2-year Graduate Course (Kimono), Kawashima Textile School |
| 2010 | Invited to exhibit at “Kyoto Crafts Biennale,” The Museum of Kyoto |
| 2011 | "New Stars in the Firmament," Kyoto Industrial Hall |
| 2019 | "Dyeing of Kyoto Draw Apart, Draw Near," Somé Seiryukan |
HIROKAZU KONDO Full-time Instructor近藤 裕八
Tsuzure (Tapestry)
| 2006 | Graduated from Koh High School |
| 2009 | Internship at the Tsuzure (Tapestry) Office, Production Department, Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 | Completed 2nd year of the Creative Course after 2-year Graduate Course (Tsuzure Obi), Kawashima Textile School |
| 2011 | Kawashima Textiles Spring Exhibition Exhibition in Naha, Okinawa |
| 2012 | Invited to exhibit at “Kyoto Crafts Biennale,” The Museum of Kyoto Wove fabric used for the restoration of Important Cultural Property |
FUMIKA NIHO Full-time Instructor
仁保 文佳
1st year Counterbalance Loom
KEIKO YOSHIDA吉田 桂子
| 1985 | Seian Women’s College, Textile Department-Completion of Advanced Textile Research Course |
| 2007 - Present | Kyoto University of Art and Design Adjunct Instructor |
| 2009 | Cite International Des Arts Paris, Textile Research |
| 2010 - Present | Kawashima Textile School, Kyoto, Adjunct Instructor |
| 2012 - 2015 | Kyoto City University of Arts, Crafts Dept. Adjunct Instructor |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2016 | Gallery Gallery EX, Kyoto |
| 2008 | Gallery Bankousha, Tokyo |
| 2004, 1995 | Nishikawa Gallery, Kyoto |
| 2004, 1990 | Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo |
| 1992, 91, 89, 88 | Gallery Gallery, Kyoto |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2017 | Enjudou Gallery Sophora, Kyoto 2 Person Exhibition with Rikie Shojiguchi |
| 2016 | Enjudou Gallery Sophora, Kyoto <How to feast at tea time> Group Exhibition |
| 2009’10 ’12 ’14 | Enjudou Gallery Sophora, Kyoto 2 Person Exhibition with Yoshihiro Nishioka |
| 2011 | Gallery Gallery, Kyoto <The k&k-A Kyoto Contemporary Craft Selection> |
| 2007 | ISETAN Department Store,Tokyo, Group Exhibition |
| 1999 | Living Design Center - OZONE <Fell The Autumn Wind> Tokyo, Group Exhibition |
| COMPETITIONS | |
| 1988 | 2nd BETONAC PRIZE - Lace As Art, Alden-Biesen, Belgium |
| 1987 | International Textile Competition ‘87, Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto |