Ceramics

Ayako Minami

1984 Born in Ishikawa Prefecture
2002 Engaged in family business under her father MINAMI Shigemasa
2007 Completed Pottery Wheel Shaping Course, Practical Training Department, Ishikawa Prefectural Institute for Kutani Ware
2008 Received the Nikkei Inc. Award at the 2008 Kyoto Kogei Biennale
         Selected for the 55th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition(Held 8 times to date)
2010 Selected for the 51st Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition(Held 7 times to date)
2011 Selected for the 67th Kanazawa Crafts Exhibition(Held 2 times to date)
         Received the Issuikai Honourable Mention at the 73rd Issuikai Ceramics Public Exhibition
2012 Completed Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
2013 Received the Skill Award at the 36th Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition; collected by the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
2014 Received the Excellence Award at the 37th Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition
         Selected for the 2nd TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition
         Received the Incentive Award at the 55th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2015 Received the Incentive Award at the 38th Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition
2017 Selected for the 24th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
         Selected for the 10th  Modern Tea Ceramics Exhibition
         Selected for the 2nd Modern Ceramics Encouragement Prize Exhibition

         Full member, Japan Kogei Association