Artists
Yo Akiyama
Biography
- 1953
- Born in Yamaguchi, Japan
- 1976
- Entered Kyoto City University of Arts
- 1978
- Completed Postgraduate course in ceramics, Kyoto City University of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024
- Yo Akiyama: The Unborn, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka (also in 2022, 2013, 2009)
- 2021
- Galerie Pierre Marie Giraud, Bruxelles, Kingdom of Belgium (also in 2014, 2010)
- 2019
- QM Gallery Katara, Doha, Qatar
- 2018
- Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA, Kyoto
- 2016
- Towards the Sea of Arche, Musée Tomo, Tokyo
- 2011
- Tension and Transition, Joan B. Mirviss Gallery, New York, USA
- 2008
- Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo (also in 1998)
- 2007
- Essence of Clay, Joan B. Mirviss Gallery, New York, USA
- 2005
- KochuKyo, Tokyo
Frank Steyeart Gallery, Gent, Belgium - 2004
- Tsuchi no shinsou (The Depth of Soil), INAX Tile Museum, Tokoname
- 1999
- Contemporary Art NIKI, Tokyo
- 1996
- Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo (also in 1993, 1989, 1987)
Gallery Nakamura, Kyoto (also in 1987) - 1991
- Shibuya Seibu Craft Gallery, Tokyo (also in 1988)
- 1986
- Clay crevasse, INAX Gallery 2, Tokyo
- 1985
- Gallery Maronie, Kyoto (also in 1983, 1982)
- 1980
- Gallery 16, Kyoto
- 1977
- Gallery Iteza, Kyoto (also in 1976)
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025
- Unknown World, Takashimaya Gallery, Kyoto/ Tokyo/ Osaka/ Yokohamada
Ground/work 2025, The Clark, USA (-2026.10.12) - 2023
- The Present Situation of Ceramic Art: A Form, Rises from Clay and Soul, Tajimi City Cultural Atelier gallery VOICE, Gifu
MEMORIES 02, selected by Tomio Koyama, CADAN YURAKUCHO, Tokyo
ACG 20th Anniversary Vol.2, ARTCOURT Gallery - 2022
- White and Black, Light and Shadow, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Nihombashi, Tokyo/ Kyoto/ Osaka/ Nagoya
- 2021
- TSUCHI IJI RI, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
- 2020
- 1990 Clay Rush, NAKACHO KONISHI, Tokyo
Seen｜Unseen, Joan B. Mirviss Gallery, New York City, USA
HANDS & EARTH: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics, Katonah Museum of Art, New York City, USA
Heimen to Rittai (Painting & Sculpture)―Kyomei suru Nostalgia (Resonant Nostalgia), Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo / Kyoto / Osaka / Nagoya
Widening the Lens of Contemporary Art: Listening with the Eyes / Seeing through Ears, BB Plaza Museum of Art, Kobe, Hyogo - 2019
- Yo Akiyama & Genta Ishizuka, Erskine, Hall & Coe, London
- 2018
- 2018 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- 2016
- Spider Silk, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
Memorial Exhibition for Japan Ceramic Society Award, KOCHUKYO, Tokyo
Rencontre, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
Ceramics of Terada Collection, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery - 2015
- Akiyama Yo & Kitamura Junko: A Moment in Time, Joan B. Mirviss Gallery, New York
FAENZA (awarded works from 59TH FAENZA PRIZE International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art), Sekiguchi Museum of Art, Tokyo
Unfolding Worlds, The Museum of Fine Arts, USA - 2014
- Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection, Harn Museum of Art, USA
Tradition on Fine Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Paul & Kathy Bissinger Collection, Asian Art Museum、USA
Takeshi Umehara and 25 Artists, Takashimaya, Kyoto/ Osaka/ Tokyo/ Yokohama/ Nagoya
The 55th Japan Ceramic Society Award Exhibition, Wako Hall, Tokyo - 2013
- Yo Akiyama+Junko Kitamura, Kakiden Gallery, Tokyo
The 22nd Japan Ceramic Exhibition, Tokyo/ Osaka/ Ibaraki/ Fukuoka/ Aichi
The 54th Japan Ceramic Society Award Exhibition, Wako Hall, Tokyo - 2012
- Design Miami, USA
Takeshi Umehara and 10 Artists, Takashimaya, Kyoto/ Tokyo/ Osaka/ Nagoya/ Yokohama
Design Basel, Switzerland (also in 2011, 2009)
Son et Lumière, Material, Transition, Time, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
The Magic of Ceramics, Artistic Inspiration, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga/ Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu(2013)/The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo (2013) - 2011
- Trial "CHAJI", Kosanji temple, Kyoto
Japanese Ceramics from Ancient Times to the Present From the Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Museum Collection, Hekinan City Tatsuyoshi Fujii Museum of Contemporary Art, Aichi
Small Universe, Ichinokura Sakazuki Art Museum, Tajimi, Gifu (also in 2008)
Ceramica Viva : I Ceramisti Giapponesi Premiati a Faenza, Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo
Japanese Modern Ceramics, Ebetsu City Ceramic Art Center, Hokkaido/Seto City Museum of Art, Aichi
Object Ceramics, Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi
Takeshi Umehara and 10 Artists, Chushin Art Museum, Kyoto (also in 2009) - 2010
- Matières noires, WCC・BF, Mons, Belgium
Trial "CHAJI" / Big Tea Party in Kitanomaru, Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Artists of the Kyoto Art and Culture Award, Chushin Art Museum, Kyoto
Contemporary Ceramics for the tea Ceremony, Musée Tomo, Tokyo (also in 2008, 2006)
Shining Technique and Beauty, The Kagawa Museum, Kagawa/ Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Aichi
The 17th MOA Mokichi Okada Award in Craft, MOA Museum of Art, Shizuoka
Welcome to Chokoku no Mori, The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama - 2009
- The dark side of earth, Gallery Pierre Marie Giraud, Brussels
Pleasant Shapes, Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
World Contemporary Ceramics Adventure of the Fire, Incheon World Ceramic Center, Korea
The 21st Kyoto Art and Culture Award Exhibition, The Museum of Kyoto - 2008
- The 49th Japan Ceramic Society Prize Winner Exhibition, Gallery Kochukyo, Tokyo
Shapes in a Palm, Gallery UTUWA=KAN, Kyoto - 2007
- The 30th Anniversary:Collection of the National Museum of Art, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Invitation to Modern Ceramic Art -Japan and Europe, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
TANKEN! Crafts Museum for Kids, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Forest of the 20th century art, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
19th JAPAN CERAMIC ART EXHIBITION, Daimaru Museum, Tokyo/Osaka
4th Enku Grand Award Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Art, Gifu
Works from the Soil: Life Meets the Mother Earth in the Collection, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo - 2006
- Japanese Ceramics - The essence of 100 years, Ibaragi Ceramic Art Museum
TRANSCENDING TRADITION, Barry Friedman Gallery, New York
Surface Intentions, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, kyoto
1st Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition, Paramita Museum, Mie
The quintessence of modern Japanese ceramics, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum - 2005
- Alternative Paradise, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Transformations: The language of craft, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Japanese Ceramics for the New Century, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, U.S.A
The 47th Japan Ceramic Society Award Exhibition, Wako Hall, Tokyo - 2004
- Confronting Tradition : Contemporary Art from Kyoto, Smith College Museum of Art, U.S.A
- 2003
- Japan - Ceramics and Photography - Tradition and Today, Deichtorhallen, Germany
13th JAPAN CERAMIC ART EXHIBITION, Daimaru Museum, Tokyo/Osaka - 2002
- The Legacy of Modern Ceramic Art, Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
The 6th International Ceramic Competition MINO, JAPAN, Ceramic Park MINO, Gifu - 2001
- Takeshi Umehara and 32 Artists, Takashimaya, Kyoto/ Tokyo/ Osaka
The 19th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture 2001, Ube Open-Air Sculpture Museum
Crafts in Kyoto 1945 - 2000, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Leaders of Comtemporary Japanese Ceramics - Exploring Tecniques and Forms for the New Century, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum - 2000
- Heros of our era, The International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary
Communication Party Volume 5, ART LIFE MITSUHASHI, Kyoto
Craft in Comtemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
Selected Awards (since 2005)
- 2016
- The First prize, Japan Ceramic Society
- 2014
- Culture and Scholarship Award, Kyoto Shimbun Newspaper
- 2011
- The 52nd Mainichi Art Award, Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper
- 2010
- Grand Prix, The 17th Mokichi Okada Award
Excellence Prize, Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony, Musée Tomo - 2008
- The 21st Kyoto Fine Arts Cultural Award
- 2007
- Contribution Award, The 25th Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award
Enku Award, The 4th Enku Grand Award Exhibition
Major Public Collections
Kyoto prefecture/ The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga/ The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama/ 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa/ Hagi Uragami Museum/ The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka/ The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto/ Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza/ The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston /Victoria & Alvert Museum, London / Museum of Fine Art, Boston/ Keramion Frachen, Germany/ International Ceramic Studio, Hungary/ Minneapolis Institute of Art/ Benaki Museum, Athene/ Art Gallery of South Australia/ Honolulu Contemporary Art Museum, Portland Museum
Publication
Available Works
ACG
Exhibition
Yo Akiyama: The Unborn
2024. 11.9 [sat] - 12.14 [sat] ARTCOURT Gallery
Yo Akiyama, Genta Ishizuka, Hitoshi Nomura, Kozo Nishino, Kyotaro Hakamata – ACG 20th Anniversary Vol. 2
2023. 4.11 [tue] - 4.27 [thu] 11:00-18:00 (Saturdays -17:00) Closed on Sun, Mon ARTCOURT Gallery
Yo Akiyama Far Calls and Textures
2022.5.10 [tue] - 6.11 [sat] ARTCOURT Gallery
Yo Akiyama
2013.12.3[tue] – 2014.1.25[sat] ARTCOURT Gallery
Yo Akiyama
2009.10.27 [tue] – 2009.11.21[sat] ARTCOURT Gallery