Chikako Ueda

1981 -
  • Metalwork
  • Public Collections : National Museum of Asian Art etc.
  • Price Range $2,000 - 5,500
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  • Category
    Metalwork
  • Techniques
    Hammer forming, Hard soldering
  • Born
    1981 -
  • Based in
    Kyoto
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Chikako Ueda

About the Artist

Creating a Mysterious Luster with Traditional Techniques

Metalwork artist Chikako Ueda produces artwork in Kyoto where she was born and raised, using the traditional hammering technique where a metal plate is hammered and formed. She studied under her father, metalwork artist Sannen Ueda, and was selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, where the artworks of the top artists in Japan gather, for the first time in 2005. She received the Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award at the commemorable 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition last year. She says she tries to make artwork with a sense of warmth. Her artwork series with designs of sea creatures under the moonlight shed a mysterious luster, but at the same time they have a charm to bring those who see her artwork back to their childhood.

Biography

  • 1981
    Born in Kyoto
  • 2002
    Started working as a metalworker under her father Sannen Ueda
  • 2003
    Selected for the 32nd Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
    Selected for the 32nd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 2004
    Took part in the Overseas Dispatch Program for Young Artisans of Kyoto
  • 2005
    Lecturer at Ritsumeikan Uji Junior High School to co-produce a copperplate relief structure
    Selected for the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 2006
    Lecturer for the Panasonic Wakuwaku Experience Discovery "How to be a Master of Traditional Crafts"
  • 2007
    Submitted to the Kyoto Art for Tomorrow Exhibition (also in 2010)

Awards

  • 2008
    Received the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education Award at the 37th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2009
    Received the Japan Sencha Kōgei Association Award at the 23rd Japan Sencha Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2014
    Received the Shiga Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the 43rd Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2015
    Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 44th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2022
    Received the Grand Award at the 3rd Tea Element Exhibition
  • 2023
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2026
    Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award, 55th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • National Museum of Asian Art

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