Niyoko IKUTA
	1953〜 Kyoto tel&fax: 075-871-5415 ■My work is inspired by light - in my mind I modify the shapes of light into a pattern, I then cut slates of glass, smooth the edges and build them up following the pattern. The expression within the work changes with the light; the work comes to life with light.

activity： 1985 "NEUE GLASS aus JAPAN",Badishes Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Swizerland 1985　2nd Interglass Symposium, Novy Bor, Czech 1987　"Solo exhibition", Musee des arts Decoratifts de la Vill de Lausanne, Swizerland 1987　"Glass '87 in Japan"JGAA, Japan Glass Artcrafts Association Prize 1990 　Award: the Prize for New Artist of Kyoto City 1996　"Solo exhibition", The National Museum of Art, Osaka 1998　"Osaka Triennale 1998 Sculpture", Special Prize

"Recent Works 20", The National Museum of Art, Osaka 1996 laminate	"Life-2000" for Pfizer Japan Laboratory 2000 122 x 73 x 70cm laminate	"Swing-112" 2006 43 x 42 x 29cm laminate