Yasushi Okada

  • Ceramics
  • 1976 -
Yasushi Okada

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

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Executive Director of the Hagi Ceramic Artists Association
  • 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)

  • 2008Received the Yamaguchi Governor Award at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (awarded one more time)
  • 2009Received the Excellence Award at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Exhibition (awarded one more time)
  • 2010Received the Asahi Culture Center Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2011Awarded at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (8 times from this year onward)
  • 2012Received the RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting Award at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
    Received the Oita Asahi Broadcasting (OAB) Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2013Received the Semi-Grand Award at the Exhibition of Hagi Ceramic Artists
    Received the Incentive Award at the Kikuchi Bienalle
  • 2015Received the Grand Award "Mainichi Shimbun Award" at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
  • 2017Received the Energia Sports and Culture Foundation Energia Art Award
    Received the Yamaguchi Prefecture Art Culture Promotion Encouragement Award
  • 2019Received the Excellence Award at the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition
  • 2023Received the POLA Traditional Culture Award Encouragement Award

  • Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
  • Midorigaoka Art Museum (Nara)
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