Yoshio Ikezaki

Yoshio Ikezaki (born January 12, 1953) is a Japanese American artist, lecturer, professor, and a Master of both washi paper making and sumi-e ink-wash painting. His work has been exhibited in LACMA, Takashimaya, USC Pacific Asia Museum, Art Center College of Design and is also part of a Permanent Collection by American Craft Museum. Ikezaki has exhibited his work in museums and galleries in countries such as, USA, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Japan, Korea, and Thailand. He has taught as a professor at Art Center College of Design, Southern California Institute of Architecture, as a visiting professor at Musashino Art University, Tama Art University, and has also lectured at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, Cooper Union, and RISD. He is represented by Kylin Gallery. 
==Biography==
Ikezaki was born in Kitakyushu, Japan. He received his BA and MFA from Florida State University concentrating in painting. To further advance his studies in traditional paper-making and ink painting, Ikezaki studied under Master washi papermakers in Fukuoka, Japan. 
==Work==
Ikezaki is a prolific Master washi paper maker who uses the paper he creates for his works of art. To capture the forces of nature he creates his composition using chi energies. For his sculptures, Ikezaki is known to layer washi paper to create forms by hand. 
==Awards==
* UCDA Design Competition, Exhibition Catalog Art Center College of Design Winner - 2017
*Holland Paper Biennial Artist Award - 2004 
*Los Angeles Artcore 14th Annual Award - 2002 
==Solo exhibitions==
*1979 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 
*1980 Yoshio Ikezaki Art Exhibit, R.J.K. Gallery, Atlanta, GA 
*1980 Yoshio Ikezaki Art Exhibit, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, CA 
*1981 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting world Exhibit, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1981 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting World Exhibit, Ōita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita, Japan 
*1981 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Ishibashi Museum, Kurume, Japan 
*1983 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting World Exhibit, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1983 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 
*1984 Yoshio Ikezaki & Washi Paper World, Shimonoseki City Art Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan 
*1985 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Fukuoka Daimaru Art Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan 
*1985 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Shimonoseki Daimaru Art Gallery, Yamaguchi, Japan 
*1985 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Izutsuya Art Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1986 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Izutsuya Art Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1991 Three Dimensional Painting with Washi Paper, Gallery Gen, Tokyo, Japan 
*1993 The Earth Breathes, Paper Sculpture Exhibit, Ventura College, Ventura, CA 
*1995 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Kokura SogoArt Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1996 The Earth Breathes, Paper Sculpture Exhibit, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA 
*1999 The Earth Breathes, Paper Sculpture Exhibit, City Gallery, Osaka, Japan. 
*1999 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Kokura Sogo Art Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*2001 Paper Architecture Eco Life Mall, Japan Exposition in Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*2004 Yoshio Ikezaki Retrospective, L.A. ArtCore Center, Catalog, Los Angeles, CA 
*2004 Confronting with Sumi Ink, Shokokuji Temple Daihojou, Kyoto, Japan
*2005 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Artspace Rashinban Gallery, Tokyo, Japan　
*2006 Yoshio Ikezaki Art Exhibit, Lmann Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
*2008 The poetry of Paper, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA 
*2011 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
*2011 The poetry of Paper, PYO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
*2012 A Pine of Hope, Heather James Fine Art, Curated by ChipTom, Palm Desert, CA 
*2012 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Izutsuya Art Gallery, Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka, Japan
*2016 Yoshio Ikezaki Art Exhibit, Kylin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 
*2017 Yoshio Ikezaki Survey Show: Elements (1991-2016) Curated by Jacki Apple, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
*2018 Timeless Dialogue, Kylin Gallery, Beverly Hills CA 
*2019 Gathered Dreams, Kylin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 
*2020 L.A Artshow, Los Angeles, CA 
==Group exhibitions==
*1991 3 Artists collaboration exhibit, Las Gallery, Osaka, Japan 
*1995 Tachikawa Art Festival, Painting and Sculpture Exhibit For Tachikawa environment, Tokyo, Japan 
*1995 Yoshio Ikezaki Painting Exhibit, Kokura Sogo Art Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*1998 5th Pyong Taek International Art Festival, Pyong Taek Cultural Center, Pyong Taek, Korea 
*1999 Korea Japan Contemporary Artex Exhibit- Lantern of East. Kumi Culture and Art Center, Curated by Song Kwang Ik, Catalog, Kumi city, Korea 
*2000 Japan- Korea Art Camp, Angles Gate Cultural Center, Curated by Hideo Sakata, San Pedro, CA 
*2001 Paper Architecture -Eco Life Mall, Japan Expo Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan 
*2002 Japan-Korea Artist Exchange, Taegu Art Museum, Taegu, Korea 
*2003 The Earth Breathes, L.A. Artcore Center, Los Angeles, CA 
*2004 The International Art Festival-Art on the Beach, Eastern Center of Art and Culture, Chonburi, Thailand 
*2004 Holland Paper Biennial Rijswijk, Curated by Peter Gentenaar, Catalog, Rijswijk, Holland 
*2006 Peter Shenk and Yoshio Ikezaki Exhibit, Galerie Jos Art, Amsterdam, Holland 
*2007 5 International Paper Artists Exhibit, Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery, Curated by Scott Canty, Palos Verdes, CA 
*2008 Art Fair Amsterdam Holland 2008, Presented by Jos Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland 
*2008 Love Party, Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 
*2008 Collaboration between Sumi and Washi, with Yoshiyuki Nakano, Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery, Catalog, Tokyo, Japan 
*2008 Japan -America Art Exchange, Fukuoka Asia Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 
*2010 Mind Game, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
*2010 Overtone, Kanagawa Prefectural Museum Gallery, Curated by Mitsunori Kurashige, Catalog Kanagawa, Japan 
*2010 Japan-America Art Exchange Traveling exhibit, National Museum of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica 
*2011 Asie-Europe Art Textile Contemporary, Musée Jean Lurçat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine. Curated by Erny Piret/Francoise de Loisy, Catalog, Angers France 
*2012 Japan-America Art Exchange 2012, Fukuoka City Museum of Art, Organized by Nobu Kanou, Fukuoka, Japan 
*2012 A Pine of Hope, Painting Exhibit, Heather James Fine Art, Curated by Chip Tom, Palm Desert, CA 
*2014 Asie-Europe 2 Art Textile Contemporary, Musee Jean Lucat et dela Tapisserie Comtemporarein, Curated by Francoise de Loisy, Catalog, Angers, France 
*2014 Asie-Europe 2 Art Textile Contemporary, Deutsches textile Museum, Curated by Erny Piret, Krefeld, Germany 
*2015 What is Fiber? Janina Monkute-Marks Museum-Gallery, Curated by Erny Piret, Kedainiai, Lithuania 
*2015 Japan America Art Exchange, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Organized by Nobu Kanou, Japan 
*2015 Kami Yadorukatachi, Paper Sculpture Exhibit, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan 
*2015 Japan America Art Exchange Traveling Exhibit, Kyoto International Art and Culture Center, Kyoto, Japan 
*2015 Japan America Art Exchange, Traveling Exhibit, Kurokawa Inn Museum, Fukuoka, Japan 
*2016 Sophia International Paper Art Fest 2016, Amateras Foundation, Curated by Daniela Todorova, Sophia, Bulgaria 
*2017 The atmosphere in Japanese Painting, LACMA, Japan Pavilion，Curated by Hollis Goodall, Los Angeles, CA 
*2019 Asian Sculpture Group Exhibition, Kylin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 
Category:1953 births
Category:Japanese people
Category:American people