Hayato Sawada

Biography

• 1978
  Born in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture
• 2000
  Graduated from Ryutsu Keizai University
• 2004
  Graduated from Tokyo University of Social Welfare
• 2005
  Selected for the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2009
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 2015
  Solo Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (also in 2018)
• 2016
  "Celebrating Spring – Hanging Scrolls and Tea Bowls" Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)
  "Art Fair Tokyo 2016" (Tokyo International Forum)
  "M³ Mirai×Mitsukoshi×Musubu" Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)
• 2019
  Ceramics Four-Person Exhibition (Wako Hall / Ginza Wako)
  Stayed and produced artwork at Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (Shanghai, China)
  London Craft Week 2019 (London)
  Joan B Mirviss LTD 2019 Collectors Tour
• 2020
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Bunkindo (Gifu)
  Wakamon Exhibition 2020 (Yakata Yusai / Tokyo)

Awards

• 2012
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 40th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Incentive Award at the 5th Kikuchi Biennale

Public Collections

• Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
• Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
• Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT