Koichi Uchida

Koichi Uchida was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.
He graduated from Seto Pottery Senior High School, Aichi, Japan.
After graduating from high school, he traveled around the world and lived in a kiln to gain experience in production.
He built his own kiln in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture.
In 2015 he opened BANKO archive design museum in Mie, and in 2019 he was awarded The Japan Ceramic Society Award for his work.
In 2021, he produced KATACHI museum in Mie.

Major exhibitions in recent years
2013 “UCHIDA KOUICHI”, Paramita Museum, Mie, Japan
2015 “Uchida Koichi -Hands and Eyes-” Rakusuitei Art Museum, Toyama
2016 “Craft to Us”, Shiseido Art House, Shizuoka, Japan
2017 “Elements of Shapes: Akito Akagi, Koichi Uchida, Takejiro Hasegawa,” Rakusuitei Art Museum, Toyama
2018 “Uchida Koichi – designing the era” Hyogo Ceramic Museum, Hyogo, Japan
2022 ” The Fragments of Homo Faber – The Future of Humans and Crafting-,” International Art Festival Aichi Triennale 2022 Special Exhibition, Aichi, Japan

Publications
UCHIDA KOUICHI (KYURYUDO ART PUBLISHING, 2003)
box of tea (Rutles, 2004)
KOUICHI UCHIDA (Yamaki Art Gallery, 2006)
MADE IN JAPAN: Things in Natural (anonima studio, 2011)
Kouichi Uchida 2013 (Paramita Museum, 2013)
Elements of Shapes (Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 2014) and many more