FOG Design + Art
Shaped by Nature
January 21–25, 2026
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco

Ippodo Gallery is delighted to present Shaped by Nature for their debut at San Francisco’s FOG Design + Art, a curated selection of works by leading contemporary Japanese artists exploring the potential of nature channeled by human hands. Rooted in centuries of craft and the symbols of Japan, these artworks reveal how materials drawn from the earth are shaped through personal inspiration and time-honored mastery.

Shaped by Nature synthesizes the Japanese garden—water, stone, trees, and moss existing in quiet balance—where humans and nature are deeply entwined. The rhythm of the seasons, reverence for the gifts of the earth, and attention to subtle changes carry visibly through each artwork.

This debut exhibition invites engagement of the five senses with kōgei (fine art craft) and offers craft as a living practice interpreted by each artist as the harmony between nature and humanity.

Twenty-three artists are featured in the exhibition, including Noriyuki Furutani, Tomoyuki Hoshino, Agnes Husz, Terumasa Ikeda, Takeshi Imaizumi, Hajime & Yasuo Ishikura, Hiromi Itabashi, Yukiya Izumita, KAKU, Sho Kishino, Hirotomi Maeda, Masahiro Maeda, Ryoji Koie, Ken Matsubara, Mitsukuni Misaki, Jihei Murase, Tsuneo Nakazawa, Shota Suzuki, Kai Tsujimura, Midori Tsukada, Kodai Ujiie, Soyo & Shodo Yamagishi, and Kan Yasuda.

They look forward to welcoming you soon in San Francisco!

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