Koichi Koyama

Japan Kōgei Association

Ceramic

1997
Received the Special Award at the 35th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition (Awarded the Encouragement Prize at the same exhibition in 2000)
1998
Received the Excellence Award at the 9th Dessert Bowls We Want to Use from the North Exhibition
2000
Received the Issuikai Award at the 62nd Issuikai Ceramics Public Exhibition
2003
Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 43rd Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts
2005
Received the Silver Award at the Otaki Hokkaido Ceramics Exhibition
2006
Received the Bronze Award at the 18th “Heart of Oribe” Ceramic Works Exhibition
2007
Received the Grand Prize at the Otaki Hokkaido Ceramics Exhibition (also awarded 2009 Hokkaido Newspaper Prize at this event)
2010
Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 50th Exhibition of East Japan Traditional “Kogei”
2011
Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 39th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Ceramic Art(awarded again in 2015 and in 2020)
2014
Awarded the 2nd Ceramic Art Encouragement Prize at Washington DC Embassy of Japan Exhibition (awarded the Grand Prize at the same exhibition in 2015)
2015
Received the Japan Ceramic Art Association Award (Grand Prize) at the 3rd Toubi Exhibition
2025
Received the Special Prize and the 14th Kakiemon Memorial Award at the 12th Toubi Exhibition

I incorporate techniques from Kyoto, Seto, Arita, and other representative regions of Japan in my work. I am convinced that traveling and admiring beautiful objects is beneficial to our mental health.

Career

1960
Born in Tokyo
1983
Graduated from Tamagawa University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Fine Arts, Ceramics Course
1983
Started working in the Ceramic Art Club of Japan
1990
Built his own kiln in Ryusen, Taito-ku, Tokyo
1998
Selected at the 45th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 15 times since then)
2014
Exhibition at the Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.