Chino is currently working on her new projects. You are welcome to make an appointment on the Contact page to visit her studio and see her work as well as for commissions.
‘Woven Stories’ Documentary about Chino.
‘The Sounds of My Mother Tongue - Leaves’ - 2025 Oct, ‘I’MMATERIAL’ solo show, Park Royal Gallery, London.
‘The Sounds of My Mother Tongue - Cherry Blossom’ - 2026 Aug, No.9 Cork Street Gallery, London.
Exhibitions
Upcoming & current
- Group Show ‘Yarn’: Park Royal Gallery, London.
Past
- Quinn Emmanuel Art Foundation Artist-in-Residence Exhibition: No9 Cork Street Gallery Frieze, London.
- Quinn Emmanuel Art Foundation, Artist-in-Residence: Quinn Emmanuel, London.
- Group Show 6: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- ‘I’MMATERIAL’ solo show, Park Royal Gallery, London.
- Group Show, Alma & margo, London.
- Woven Stories, Madison Community Arts Center, New Jersey, USA.
- Group Show 5: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- In The Emancipation of Self..., D Contemporary, Mayfair, London.
- Tea & Friendship, SPACE, London.
- Wentworth Woodhouse Trust Exhibition, South Yorkshire.
- Exhibit Here’s Art Maze Exhibition at Barge house, Oxo Tower Wharf, London.
- London Made Me, 14 Carnaby Street, London.
- Visual Art Open ‘23, Finalist, The Other Art Fair, London.
- Group Show: Hideaway, MONAT Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
- Colour my Type: Vitreous enamel collaboration, Alex Monroe, London.
- International Contemporary Art Fair, Luxembourg.
- Group Show 4: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- Green & Stone Gallery, Summer Exhibition Shortlisted, London.
- Group Show 3: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- London Design Festival: Park Royal Design District, London.
- Kiji NFTs exhibition: Standard Studios, London.
- Group Show 2: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- Group Show 1: Park Royal Gallery, London.
- Conceptual Art Popup: VICKISARGE, London.
- London Design Festival: Park Royal Design District.
- Craft & Design Council Competition: The Goldsmiths' Company.
- Shine, The Goldsmiths' Centre, London.
BIOGRAPHY
Originally from Japan, Chino now resides in London. As a child, she was deeply influenced by her grandfather's Japanese-style paintings and traditional Oshie art, as well as her mother's expertise in clay art. These early encounters inspired her to study applied fine arts at Yokohama College of Art in 1992, where she discovered vitreous enamel — a medium that would later become her signature material.
Seeking to expand her knowledge, Chino journeyed to Limoges, France for further research before venturing into the world of fashion accessory design in Tokyo.
In 2002, Chino enrolled at Camberwell College of Arts in London to study silversmithing and metalwork. During her second year, she accepted a full-time position as a costume jewelry designer, eventually becoming a senior designer. Her collaborations with high-end fashion houses and the showcasing of her jewelry by celebrities and magazines put her artistic ambitions on hold. However, this commercial experience allowed Chino to discover her identity as a conceptual artist, leading to a transformation in her artistic philosophy.
In 2016, Chino received a bursary for the Setting Out program at The Goldsmiths' Centre in London, providing her with silversmithing facilities and additional expertise, which enabled her to bring her long-held sculpture ideas to life.
Since then, Chino has devoted her time and energy to creating her artworks, blending unique combinations of materials, themes, and techniques gathered from her diverse experiences.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Chino is a versatile and multifaceted artist. Her practice weaves conceptual narratives with tactile materials, enhanced by a lifelong enquiry into making, expression, and the passage of time.
Transitioning from commercial design and traditional craft, Chino has had the privilege to participate in diverse projects that have facilitated the realization of her artistic aspirations, liberating her from being typecast both personally and creatively. She is particularly passionate about utilizing traditional techniques of silversmithing and vitreous enameling to produce evocative sculptures and installations, which have become her trademark. Recently, Chino expanded her artistic repertoire by incorporating heirloom vintage silk kimono swatches inherited from three generations of her artistic family, further demonstrating her affinity for innovative materials in realizing her creative visions.
Guided by her curiosity in exploring ideas of cultural identity and value systems within an ever-changing modern world. It is within all of these liminal spaces that Chino works and invests.
Her ultimate goal is to create thought-provoking pieces that engage viewers, igniting conversations about the intricate relationships between art, craft, culture, and our understanding of worth.
Awards & Commissions
2024 Art Commission - OPDC Ideas Book
2023 Finalist - Visual Art Open‘23
2018 Finalist - Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
2018 Silver Award - The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards
2005 Article: The British Society of Enamellers
Residencies
2017 - 2021 Gold Membership, The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London
2016 Setting out program bursary, The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London
2011 Artist in Residence, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham