Yoshinori Tsuchiya

1954 Born in Seki-shi, Gifu
After graduating from Kyoto International College of Arts, Department of Textiles, studied under Fukumi Shimura, an important intangible cultural property, holder of pongee weaving.
2009 Received Medal with Purple Ribbon
2010 Recognized as the holder of Important Intangible Cultural Asset “Monsa”.

Major Awards
1989: Selected for the first time at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1996 President Prize of the Japan Crafts Association, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2006 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Kimono “Gasshita Keiin

Selected Exhibitions
2011 “Yoshinori Tsuchiya: Monsa – Weaving Mino” (Shinoda Momoho Art Space, Seki City)
2013 “The 2nd Kanazawa World Crafts Triennial: Regional Crafts” (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
　　 From KOGEI to KOGEI” (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
2014 “Living National Treasures Exhibition” (Tokyo National Museum)
2017 “Echoing Beauty: Yoshinori Tsuchiya, Masayasu Mitsuke, Akane Yamamoto,” Gallery NOW (Toyama)
2020 “KOGEI 2022: Nature and Beauty in Form,” Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo
　　 Special Exhibition: Kimono, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “The Beauty of Yoshinori Tsuchiya” at Momohori Shinoda Art Space, Seki City, Japan
2023 “rencontre: Yoshinori Tsuchiya and Wada Matometaru,” Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan

Major Public Collections
Tokyo National Museum
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Tokyo Kasei University Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Victoria and Albert Museum
（Japan Society for the Promotion of Traditional Textiles
Jingu Art Museum
Daihonzan of the Hosso sect　
Yakushiji Temple