Yasushi Okada

Style

I try to bring out the earthy warmth of Hagi clay in my artwork.

Biography

• 1976
  Born in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
• 2002
  Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Fine Arts, Sculpture Major
• 2003
  Completed the Molding Course at the Kyoto Municipal Ceramics Vocational Training School
• 2005
  Completed the Ceramics Course at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Research
• 2007
  Selected for Otaki Hokkaido Ceramics Exhibition (selected twice from this year onward)
  Selected for the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition (selected 3 times from this year onward)
• 2008
  Selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Award “Arts of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition (selected 8 times from this year onward)
• 2009
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time (selected 14 times from this year onward)
  Selected for the Chozasho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition
• 2011
  Selected for the Kikuchi Bienalle (selected 3 times from this year onward)
• 2012
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 2013
  Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (selected twice from this year onward)
  Selected for the Tobiten (selected 9 times from this year onward)
  Submitted to "From Crafts to Kōgei In Commemoration of the 60th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition" (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery)
• 2014
  Selected for the Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony
  Selected for the International Ceramics Festival Mino
  Submitted to "Phenomena in Contemporary Ceramic Art" Exhibition (Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum)
• 2018
  Submitted to "Colors in Ceramics" (Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum)
• 2021
  Hagi Okada Kiln, Yasushi Okada Exhibition "New Trends of Hagi" (Midorigaoka Art Museum)
• 2022
  Submitted to "Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts" (Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art)

Awards

• 2008
  Received the Yamaguchi Governor Award at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (awarded one more time)
• 2009
  Received the Excellence Award at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Exhibition (awarded one more time)
• 2010
  Received the Asahi Culture Center Award at the 45th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2011
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Incentive Award at the 34th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2012
  Received the RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting Award at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  Received the Oita Asahi Broadcasting (OAB) Award at the 47th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Incentive Award at the 35th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Semi-Grand Award at the Exhibition of Hagi Ceramic Artists
  Received the Incentive Award at the Kikuchi Bienalle
• 2015
  Received the Grand Award "Mainichi Shimbun Award" at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Received the NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station Award at the 38th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2016
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Yamaguchi Branch Manager Award at the 39th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2017
  Received the JA Group Yamaguchi/Tsuchi no Hana Award at the 40th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Energia Sports and Culture Foundation Energia Art Award
  Received the Yamaguchi Prefecture Art Culture Promotion Encouragement Award
• 2018
  Received the NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station Award at the 41st Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2019
  Received the Shimonoseki Daimaru Award at the 42nd Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Excellence Award at the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition
• 2022
  Received the Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting Station (yab) Award at the 45th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2023
  Received the POLA Traditional Culture Award Encouragement Award
• 2024
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 47th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
• Hagi Uragami Museum
• Midorigaoka Art Museum