--- title: "ABOUT" url: "https://chinoridge.com/about" updated: 2026-10-24 description: "Explore Chino Ridge" --- # ABOUT ![Chino Ridge smiling at the camera in a restaurant setting.](https://alftyk7urukjxizc.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/chinoridge/IMG_5006-fkrNjDusFcu0Y6AUWbiUbks1KVZdaA.jpeg) Chino is currently working on her new projects. You are welcome to make an appointment on the [Contact](/contact) page to visit her studio and see her work as well as for commissions. [Download Chino's portfolio (PDF)](https://alftyk7urukjxizc.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/chinoridge/ChinoRidge-Portfolio-2026-ua6QQsbjNP3PMv9Bq7c1fvvKWVEguk.pdf) [Video](https://alftyk7urukjxizc.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/chinoridge/3582f22b-322d-4c19-a6b3-1652fa7cb23f-XD72dG9n55mvlobI5xANphiLP9wARG.mp4) ‘Woven Stories’ Documentary about Chino. [Video](https://alftyk7urukjxizc.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/chinoridge/dcaf3b36-18e5-4cd8-960e-3ab957a78246-8bmCRLqa8OSghNCQsbGdeCM7S6TfUM.mp4) ‘The Sounds of My Mother Tongue - Leaves’ - 2025 Oct, ‘I’MMATERIAL’ solo show, [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. [Video](https://alftyk7urukjxizc.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/chinoridge/5f685af2-3411-42ff-8f9f-edd98b2b9068-vpzHeCJN3eu9m49LbsjqE8DxU4zTBx.mp4) ‘The Sounds of My Mother Tongue - Cherry Blossom’ - 2026 Aug, No.9 Cork Street Gallery, London. # **Exhibitions** ## Upcoming & current - Nov 2026: Group Show ‘Yarn’: [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. ## Past - Aug 2026: Quinn Emmanuel Art Foundation Artist-in-Residence Exhibition: [No9 Cork Street Gallery Frieze](https://www.frieze.com/no9-cork-street), London. - May – Aug 2026: Quinn Emmanuel Art Foundation, Artist-in-Residence: Quinn Emmanuel, London. - May 2026: Group Show 6: [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - Oct 2025: ‘I’MMATERIAL’ solo show, [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - Jul 2025: [Group Show](https://almamargo.studio/events), Alma & margo, London. - Mar 2025: [Woven Stories](https://www.rosenet.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=6456&month=3&year=2025&day=21&calType=0), Madison Community Arts Center, New Jersey, USA. - Nov 2024: Group Show 5: [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - May 2024: In The Emancipation of Self..., [D Contemporary](https://www.dcontemporary.com/), Mayfair, London. - Apr 2024: Tea & Friendship, SPACE, London. - Mar 2024: [Wentworth Woodhouse Trust Exhibition](https://wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk/), South Yorkshire. - Dec 2023: [Exhibit Here’s Art Maze Exhibition](https://exhibithere.com/) at Barge house, Oxo Tower Wharf, London. - Dec 2023: [London Made Me](https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/arts-and-culture/make-date-london-0/london-made-me-shop), 14 Carnaby Street, London. - Oct 2023: [Visual Art Open ‘23](https://www.visualartopen.com/vao23-finalists), Finalist, The Other Art Fair, London. - Oct 2023: Group Show: Hideaway, [MONAT Gallery](https://www.monatgallery.com/), Madrid, Spain. - Sep 2023: [Colour my Type](https://www.alexmonroe.com/bespoke): Vitreous enamel collaboration, [Alex Monroe](https://www.alexmonroe.com/), London. - Sep 2023: International Contemporary Art Fair, Luxembourg. - Sep 2023: Group Show 4: [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - Jul 2023: [Green & Stone Gallery](https://www.thegalleryatgreenandstone.com/), Summer Exhibition Shortlisted, London. - May 2023: Group Show 3: [Park Royal Gallery,](http://parkroyalgallery.com/) London. - Sep 2022: [London Design Festival](https://www.londondesignfestival.com/): [Park Royal Design District](https://www.parkroyaldesigndistrict.com/), London. - Sep 2022: Kiji NFTs exhibition: Standard Studios, London. - Sep 2022: Group Show 2: [Park Royal Gallery](https://www.parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - Mar 2022: Group Show 1: [Park Royal Gallery](http://parkroyalgallery.com/), London. - Nov 2021: Conceptual Art Popup: [VICKISARGE](https://vickisarge.com/), London. - Sep 2021: [London Design Festival](https://www.londondesignfestival.com/): [Park Royal Design District](https://www.parkroyaldesigndistrict.com/). - Feb 2018: Craft & Design Council Competition: [The Goldsmiths' Company](https://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/). - Dec 2016: [Shine](http://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/blog/2016/november/1/shine-2016-revealed/), [The Goldsmiths' Centre](https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/), 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](https://consult.opdc.london.gov.uk/ideas-book) 2023 Finalist - [Visual Art Open‘23](https://www.visualartopen.com/vao23-finalists) 2018 Finalist - [Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust](https://www.qest.org.uk/) 2018 Silver Award - [The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards](https://www.craftanddesigncouncil.org.uk/) 2005 Article: [The British Society of Enamellers](https://www.enamellers.org/) ## **Residencies** 2017 - 2021 Gold Membership, [The Goldsmiths’ Centre](https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/), London 2016 Setting out program bursary, [The Goldsmiths’ Centre](https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/), London 2011 Artist in Residence, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham