Kazuhiro Toyama

b. 1994 in Tokyo. Toyama graduated from Musashino Art University in 2017 with a BFA in

metalwork. Recent exhibitions include the seventh Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Exhibition

(Palais de Tokyo, 2024) and the solo exhibition Earth, Metal, Vessel (Ginza Tsutaya Books, 2023).

Past awards include MUFG Special Mention at Forbes Japan 30 Under 30 (2023) and the Next

Generation Award at the 2022 Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa. His works are in the

permanent colection of the Cheongju National Museum (South Korea)and Loewe Foundation

(España).

Major activities in recent years include the “Loewe Foundation 7th Craft Prize Exhibition” (Palais de Tokyo France, 2024) and the solo exhibition “Earth, Metal, Vessel” (Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore, 2023). Major awards include the “Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30” MUFG Special Award (2023) and the “2022 Kanazawa World Craft Competition” Next Generation Award (2022). The work is in the Cheongju National Museum (Korea).