Koji Yamakuchi
- Glasswork
- 1952 -
Learn from nature is his motto when making hand blown glass.
| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association Tamagawa University, College of Arts, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Full Member of Japan Glass Artcrafts Association |
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- 1952 Born in Kagoshima Prefecture
- 1971 Joined Nihon Touki Co., Ltd. (current Noritake Company Limited)
Started to learn glass blowing - 1980 Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 31 times from this year onward)
- 1982 Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 17 times from this year onward)
- 1984 Submitted to the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa
- 1986 Selected for the first time for the Kanagawa Art Exhibition (selected 15 times from this year onward)
Made "Deep Sea" as a memorabilia for Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
Submitted to "Glass Art Exhibition by 7 Artists" (submitted 9 times from this year onward) - 1988 Selected for "Glass Art in Japan '87"
Selected for the first time for the Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 10 times from this year onward) - 1989 Glass Art 2-person Exhibition at Akasaka "Inui" Gallery
- 1990 Submitted to the Flower Vases Exhibition at the “Core” Glass Gallery
- 1991 Selected for the Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition '91 ('05)
Selected for the Kanazawa Art and Crafts Competition '91
- 1993 Submitted to "Glass '93 in Japan" Exhibition ('96 '99 '02 '05 '08 '12 '15)
- 1997 Selected for the Beer Mug Rankai for the first time ('98 '02 '04 '06 '08)
- 2000 Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, “Hometown Artists” at the Harmony Hall Zama
Evaluator and Judge for the 40th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('02 '06 '14 '21) - 2002 Submitted to "Glass Art Exhibition by 5 Artists" (Noritake Garden Gallery)
- 2004 Selected for the Tableware Festival ('04 '05 '06 '08 '10 '11 '12)
- 2008 Glass Art 2-person Exhibition a Yokohama Sogo
- 2013 Solo Exhibition "Aono Inori (The Prayer of Blue)" at Harmony Hall Zama
- 2021 Becomes Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Tamagawa University, College of Arts
- 1990Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 6th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 1994Received the Special Incentive Award at the Kanagawa Art Exhibition
- 1998Received the Incentive Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2000Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 16th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('17)
- 2002Received the Grand Award at the Tableware Festival '02 (Tokyo Dome)
Received the METI Manufacturing Industries Bureau Director General Award - 2003Received the Kanagawa Society Chairman Award at the 11th Kanagawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2009Received the Incentive Award at the 17th Kanagawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2013Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 24th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- Notojima Glass Art Museum
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