Seiji Usami
- Ceramics
- 1950 -
| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association |
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- 1950 Born in Nagoya, Aichi
- 1974 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design
Joined a household appliance manufacturing company and received the "Good Design Award" 78 times and the German "IF Design Award" - 2001 Special lecturer for industrial design at Musashino Art University, Department of Design Informatics
- 2010 Starts ceramic arts after retirement
- 2015 Builds a kiln in Utsunomiya
- ＜Selected for the following＞
The 65th, 66th, 67th and 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
The 22nd and 25th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Traditional Category)
The 23rd Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Free Category)
The 10th and 12th International Ceramics Festival Mino (Ceramic Arts Category)
The 6th, 8th and 9th Kikuchi Biennale
Kobe Biennale 2015 Contemporary Ceramic Arts Competition
The 31st Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition (Free Molding Design Category)
The 113rd Arita International Ceramics Competition
The Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition IV
The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Tobiten
The 55th, 57th, 58th, 59th, 0th and 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
The 45th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
The 1st and 4th New Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
The 53rd, 54th, 55th and 56th Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition
The 36th Nihon Shinkogei Exhibition
The 43rd, 46th, 47th, 48th and 50th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition - 2016 Itami International Craft Exhibition
Craft Competition in Takaoka 2016, 2017
The 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Tableware Festival Grand Prix
The 45th Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition
Beer Mugrankai 9
The 55th and 56th Japan Crafts Exhibition - Currently, Full Member of Japan Kogei Association, Member of the Ceramic Art Society of Japan
Director of Zentoten, Specially Appointed Professor at Bunsei University of Art
- Received the Japan Kogei Association Chairman's Award at the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Received the Choza Award at the 31st Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition (Traditional Category)
Received the Incentive Award at the Kobe Biennale 2013 Contemporary Ceramic Arts Competition
Received the Saga Governor Award (2nd Place) at the 112th Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Competition (current Arita International Ceramics Competition)
Received the Yomiuri Shimbun Award at the 116th Arita International Ceramics Competition
Received the Special Judges' Award at the 2016 Meshiwan Grand Prix
Received the MEXT Award at the 49th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition, artwork added to the collection of Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (awarded 3 more times)
Received the Art Festival Award at the 71st Art Festival in Tochigi Art Exhibition (awarded 1 more time)
Awarded 5 times at the Utsunomiya City Art Festival
- Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Price Range
$ 60 - 10,000
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