Yosuke Otsuki

• 1972
  Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
• 1997
  Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Three Dimensional Design, Craft Design Major, Glass Course
• 2004
  Established the Otsuki Glass Studio
  "Objects for Books or Desktop Space" Exhibition at NIKI GALLERY SATSU
• 2005
  Kanagawa Art Exhibition Award Winning Artists Exhibition
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Exhibition Sea of the Stars
• 2007
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Exhibition Sea of the Stars II (AC Gallery)
• 2008
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Exhibition Sea of the Stars III (AYUMI GALLERY)
• 2011
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Exhibition - Cut Glass and LED Lights (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
• 2012
  The 5th KOGANEZAKI "Shapes of Vessels" Contemporary Glass Exhibtiion" (VESSELS)
• 2013
  Yosuke Otsuki Summer Glass Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
• 2014
  Selected for the 54th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22) at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
• 2015
  Selected for the 25th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '19 '20) at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Work "Standing in the Blue Sea" Exhibition at Isetan Shinjuku Art Gallery
  Glass '15 in Japan Exhibition (also in '18) at Daikanyama Hillside Terrace etc.
• 2016
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Work Colorful Glass Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  Selected for the 63rd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '17 '18 '19 '29 '21) at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
  "Heavenly Creations, Handing Down the Craftsanship" Exhibition in Sanlitun, Beijing China
• 2017
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Work "White Silent Time" Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
• 2018
  Japanese Masters Exhibition at Shenzhen Nanshan Museum
  Beijing New Generation Art Exhibition (Beijing, China)
  Yosuke Otsuki Glass Work "Sparkling Stars Reflected in the Great Blue Sea" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Main Building 6F Art Square
• 2019
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
  Exhibition at PUSU SPACE (Shanghai, China）
  Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
• 2020
  RUSOU - Japan Kogei Association Full Members East Japan 3-person Exhibition at Fukuya Hacchobori Main Store (Hiroshima)
• 2021
  International KOGEI Award in TOYAMA 2020 at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
  Succeeding Japan - Japan Kogei Association East Japan Branch Under 50 Volunteers Exhibition at Maruzen Nihombashi
• 2022
  Succeeding Japan - Japan Kogei Association East Japan Branch Under 50 Volunteers Exhibition at Fukuoka Iwataya Mitsukoshi

Scenery in ones memories, the light and wind, the smell--our memories remain in our hearts with many colors. Some fade away while others remain vivid. With glass taking in the light, we can express unchanging colors and shapes.

Expressing Colors in Memories with Color Glass

In 2021, Yosuke Otsuki received the top award, MEXT Award, at the Various Works Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where the top level glasswork and cloisonne artists in Japan gather. His artwork was purchased by the Imperial Household Agency in 2020. Otsuki expresses the light, wind and scents that a person has in one's memories using various colors. He uses a unique technique where he welds glass parts of different colors to make layers of color glass, and carefully carves it to create a beautiful form. He is a glasswork artist that is currently gaining much attention.

• 2000
  Received the Artist Incentive Award at the Beer Mug Rankai 3 (Sapporo Art Park)
• 2004
  Received the Grand Award at the 40th Kanagawa Art Exhibition (Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery)
• 2004
  Received an Honorable Mention at the Japan Crafts Exhibition (Marunouchi Hall)
• 2018
  Received the Garasu Land Award at the Glass '18 in Japan Exhibition (Daikanyama Hillside Terrace)
• 2019
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 27th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)
  Received the Atsuhiko Shima Judge's Special Award at the Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
• 2020
  Artwork submitted to the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
• 2021
  Received the MEXT Award at the 28th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)

• Imperial Household Agency

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