Koji Yamakuchi

• Category
  Glasswork
• Techniques
  Blown glass
• Born
  1952 -
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Tamagawa University, College of Arts, Specially Appointed Associate Professor
  Full Member of Japan Glass Artcrafts Association

Style

Learn from nature is his motto when making hand blown glass.

Biography

• 1952
  Born in Kagoshima Prefecture
• 1971
  Joined Nihon Touki Co., Ltd. (current Noritake Company Limited)
  Started to learn glass blowing
• 1980
  Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 31 times from this year onward)
• 1982
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 17 times from this year onward)
• 1984
  Submitted to the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa
• 1986
  Selected for the first time for the Kanagawa Art Exhibition (selected 15 times from this year onward)
  Made "Deep Sea" as a memorabilia for Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
  Submitted to "Glass Art Exhibition by 7 Artists" (submitted 9 times from this year onward)
• 1988
  Selected for "Glass Art in Japan '87"
  Selected for the first time for the Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 10 times from this year onward)
• 1989
  Glass Art 2-person Exhibition at Akasaka "Inui" Gallery
• 1990
  Submitted to the Flower Vases Exhibition at the “Core” Glass Gallery
• 1991
  Selected for the Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition '91 ('05)
  Selected for the Kanazawa Art and Crafts Competition '91
• 1993
  Submitted to "Glass '93 in Japan" Exhibition ('96 '99 '02 '05 '08 '12 '15)
• 1997
  Selected for the Beer Mug Rankai for the first time ('98 '02 '04 '06 '08)
• 2000
  Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, “Hometown Artists” at the Harmony Hall Zama
  Evaluator and Judge for the 40th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('02 '06 '14 '21)
• 2002
  Submitted to "Glass Art Exhibition by 5 Artists" (Noritake Garden Gallery)
• 2004
  Selected for the Tableware Festival ('04 '05 '06 '08 '10 '11 '12)
• 2008
  Glass Art 2-person Exhibition a Yokohama Sogo
• 2013
  Solo Exhibition "Aono Inori (The Prayer of Blue)" at Harmony Hall Zama
• 2021
  Becomes Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Tamagawa University, College of Arts

Awards

• 1990
  Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 6th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1994
  Received the Special Incentive Award at the Kanagawa Art Exhibition
• 1998
  Received the Incentive Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2000
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 16th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('17)
• 2002
  Received the Grand Award at the Tableware Festival '02 (Tokyo Dome)
  Received the METI Manufacturing Industries Bureau Director General Award
• 2003
  Received the Kanagawa Society Chairman Award at the 11th Kanagawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2009
  Received the Incentive Award at the 17th Kanagawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 24th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• Notojima Glass Art Museum

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Official Site