Dr Shoso Shimbo

Shoso Shimbo PhD is a certified teacher of Ikebana and has over 30 years experience in Ikebana. He studied under the late Sogetsu Head Master, Hiroshi Teshigahara.

Shoso was selected by Belle magazine as one of  six “Australia’s top floral designers” and has won multiple awards including the Gold Award at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. His work was selected for International Floral Art 2014/2015 & 2016/2017, Stichting Kunstboek (Belgium).  

His sculptural works have been featured in some of the major contemporary art exhibitions including the Toyota Sculpture Exhibition, Lorne Sculpture, Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award Finalists Exhibition, and the New Wave Art Festival at the National Gallery of Victoria. He won the Arnold Bloch Leiber Prize at the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition 2017. His commissions include a public work of art for the Archibald Award Exhibition 2015 at the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Wye River Project as a part of the Lorne Sculpture 2016.

Shoso has an MA in Japanese Studies, a Master of Fine Art and PhD in Education. He is also qualified as a garden designer (Japan Horticultural Society) specialising in Japanese gardens. He is a vice president of International Society of Ikebana Research and he teaches Japanese Aesthetics at RMIT University Short Courses. 

He is a founding director of Ikebana Gallery Award, Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival and Ikebana Dojo. He has numerous publications on Ikebana and contemporary art and is a regular contributor to the International Journal of Ikebana Studies.    

新保逍滄　略歴
新潟県出身。早稲田大学第一文学部哲学科東洋哲学専修卒、Monash大学日本研究科修士、 Monash大学美術修士（彫刻）、RMIT大学教育学部博士号取得。華道師範、庭園デザイナー資格取得。メルボルン国際フラワー・ガーデンショー金賞受賞、イェーリング・ステーション現代彫刻展ABL賞受賞他。
現在、オーストラリア、メルボルンにて華道家、彫刻家、華道研究家、日本庭園デザイナーとして活動。RMIT大学公開講座「日本の美学：生花から現代芸術へ」担当。アレキサンドル・ヨアン・クザ大学（ルーマニア）、京都芸術大学で特別講師。いけ花ギャラリー賞、メルボルン生け花フェスティバル、生花道場（オンライン講座）の創設に関わる。