Profile

Noriko Steiner-Obata

Since moving to Switzerland, I have become more aware of my own cultural traditions. The experience of working in a Kimono atelier in Kyoto has also had a strong influence on my current creative work.
The dialogue between past and present, between East and West, is a recurring theme in my work.

Born in Oita, Japan

since 1986 in Switzerland

since 1997   learning at several art courses and self-educating of modeling, textile-art
                    in Switzerland
1976–1985 Parallel to studies learn and worked at Yuzen (Japanese traditional silk painting )
                    Kimono atelier in Kyoto, Japan
1979 Ritsumeikan university graduate

*Doll award : 2014 The 20th Max-Oscar-Arnold Prize for Contemporary Art Dolls, Germany
“The best complete works of an established artist”

selected International Textile Exhibition

2023 "Voyage" Mini-Textile Art, Jyväskylä, Finland

2023 TexpoArt Iasi, Romania

2023 Teximus 4 , Zug-CH

2021 The 7th International Textile Art Triennial Szombathely, Hungary

Special Award of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art, Certificate of Appreciation

2020 The 5th International Textile Art Triennial TexpoArt “Dream”, Romania
2020 Teximus 3, Switzerland
2019 The 9th International Mini and Micro Textile Art exhibition “Scythia”, Ukraine
2018 The 12th International Biennial of contemporary Textile Art "Scythia 12”, Ukraine

2017 The 19th International Mini Textile exhibition, Slovakia

Solo or Duo Figure and Textile Exhibition in Switzerland

2023 La Voirie, Biel-Bienne CH

2021 UniQart Nidau CH
2020 Raku-Art Gallery Winterthur CH
2019 Kultur-Mühle Lyss CH
2018 Gallery Schlosskeller Fraubrunnen CH
2017 Gallery Alte Krone Biel CH