Akira Wada

1978 Born in Chiba Prefecture
2001 Graduated from Bunka Gakuin Ceramics Department under Katsuji Kamitaki
2005 Became independent
2007 Went to France as an overseas trainee for budding artists by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
Currently a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association

Selected Exhibitions in Recent Years
2010 “Perspectives on Contemporary Crafts: Tea Ceremony”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
2017 “Porcelain in the Tea Room by Six Contemporary Artists,” Nezu Museum, Tokyo
2020 “KOGEI 2020: Nature and Beauty in Form,” Hyokeikan, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo
2021 “CONTRAST: Light and Shadow” Yamaguchi Prefectural Hagi Art Museum, Urakami Memorial Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan
2021 “Rich Tea Ceremony” The Museum of Ceramic Art, Ibaraki
2022 “The Power of Traditional Ceramic Crafts: Connecting to the Future”, Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art, Tokyo, and 7 other venues
2022 The 22nd Mokichi Okada Award for Crafts of Tomorrow, MOA Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
2023 “WALK ON THE EDGE: Ceramic Artist Wada Tate Exhibition” Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan
　　　　 Junki Tsuchiya and Wada Tate Exhibition” Gallery NOW, Toyama, Japan

Major Awards
2009 The 20th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Mitsuo Ikeda Prize
2011 Grand Prize, The 6th Paramita Ceramic Grand Prize Exhibition
2017 Grand Prize, 7th Kikuchi Biennale, Kikuchi, Japan
2020 2019 Ceramic Society of Japan Prize

Major Public Collections　

Imperial Household Agency
The Japan Foundation
National Crafts Museum, Tokyo
The Museum of Ceramic Art, Ibaraki Kikuchi Kanzan Memorial Chi-Museum, Tokyo
Midorigaoka Art Museum, Tokyo
Chiba City
Toki City Mino Ceramic Museum
Takashimaya Historical Museum, Takashimaya, Tokyo
Ise Cultural Foundation
Chiba Bank,
Paramita Museum, Mie, Japan Cincinnati Art Museum, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, USA Allen Memorial Art Museum, USA
MINKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Argentina