Ayako Minami

Biography

• 1984
  Born in Ishikawa Prefecture
• 2002
  Engaged in family business under her father MINAMI Shigemasa
• 2007
  Completed Pottery Wheel Shaping Course, Practical
  Training Department, Ishikawa Prefectural Institute for Kutani Ware
• 2010
  Completed Intensive Course in Market Research for Traditional Crafts
• 2012
  Completed Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo

Awards

• 2008
  Received the Nikkei Inc. Award at the 2008 Kyoto Kogei Biennale
  Selected for the 55th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (first time)
• 2009
  Selected for the 56th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2010
  Selected for the 51st Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Selected for the 57th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2011
  Selected for the 67th Kanazawa Crafts Exhibition
  Selected for the 52nd Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Selected for the 58th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Received the Issuikai Honourable Mention at the 73rd Issuikai Ceramics Public Exhibition
  Selected for Future Tradition WAO
• 2012
  Selected for the 68th Kanazawa Crafts Exhibition
  Selected for the 53rd Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Selected for the 59th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Skill Award at the 36th Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition;
  collected by the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
  Selected for the 54th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2014
  Received the Excellence Award at the 37th Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition
  Received the Incentive Award at the 55th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2024
  Hokkoku Bank President Award, 64th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition