Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser
Textiles
Accredited Professional Member
Japanese born artist, Amenomori-Schmeisser, spent her childhood in Germany and in 1979 graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Hamburg with a degree in Textile Design. She has lived in Australia for more than twenty years, dividing her time between Canberra and Kyoto. As a designer, she engages in collaborative commissions that offer a high standard of modern design. In 1995 Amenomori-Schmeisser attended a workshop taught by a Japanese indigo artist, Hiroyuko Shindo, and became fascinated with the shibori technique. Amenomori-Schmeisser currently produces large hanging installation works and three-dimensional pieces that incorporate traditional craft with a contemporary art practice.
National collections include: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT; Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT; University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD.
International collections include: Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany; Tokyo Technical Institute.
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