Biography
Nao Matsunaga is an artist who was born in Osaka, Japan and lives and works in London. He uses ceramic, wood and paper to express various aspects of his subconscious. Matsunaga gained an MA from the Royal College of Art (2007) and a BA from the University of Brighton, on the Wood, Metal, Ceramic and Plastic course (2002). He has exhibited internationally and has participated in artist-in-residence programmes in countries including Cove Park, Scotland in 2010, Arizona State University Art Museum in 2013 and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Detroit in 2014. In 2012 he won the Jerwood Makers Open and the British Ceramics Biennial Award in 2013. His work is featured in public collections such as Crafts Council, London, the Victoria and Albert Museum and York Museum and Art Gallery. Recent solo exhibitions include Tokyo Art Centre, Japan (2020); Marsden Woo, London (2020); and New Art Centre, Roche Court, Salisbury (2019). Recent group exhibitions include Te Auaha, New Zealand (2020); Stereo Exchange, Denmark (2020); and Large Glass, London (2019). Matsunaga studied Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastic at the University of Brighton and holds an MA in Ceramic and Glass from the Royal College of Art (2007). In 2013 he won the British Ceramics Biennial Award and the Jerwood Makers Open in 2012.
