Artist Profile

Sachiko OKADA

Artist Name

 Sachiko OKADA

Born

1956-2007

Gender

Female

Nationality

Japanese

Occupation     

Ceramicist

Awards 

2000  43rd　Sin-sho Exhibition, Awarded prize Terner , Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

1998  41st　Sin-sho Exhibition, Awarded prize of Takabayashi Picture, Tokyo Metropolitan Art

Museum, Tokyo

1992 　10th　Saitama Ceramic Art Exhibition, Awarded prize of Saitama News Paper, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

Future events

Nov 2009 Art Fair in Singapore "Singapore International Art Fair 2009 (SIAF2009)"

                 27 - 29 Nov, 2009 Singapore Expo Hall4B Booth no. B19 

Art exhibitions 

2009           Oct-Nov “ ORIENT2009 – ASIA KAWAII in Singapore” Organised and Hosted

                   by Arty Art Gallery, Singapore and Initiated and co-promoted by Asian Artist Network,

                   Japan at Arty Art Gallery at the Arts House and Arty Art Gallery, Singapore  

2005-2007 Orient "ART CARNIVAL in ASEAN" /ASEAN-JAPAN CENTRE (Tokyo） 

2004-2006  Adachi-ku Exhibition, Theater - 1010 Gallery, Tokyo　

2004           The Tokyo Global Art 2004 Korea Exhibition, Soul

2004-2007  Solo Exhibition, Gallery GK, Tokyo

2003  Solo   Exhibition, Japan Art Forum, Kyoto Society of Inter-Art Exchange(NPO)

2002  Solo   Exhibition, Gallery Yamanekoken, Saitama

2001-2002  Solo Exhibition, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo

2001            Japan-Korea Fine Art Exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

2001            Expo  Fa on  Japan -Ⅰ-2001 Exhibition, La Gallery ,Lyon 

2000           Solo Exhibition, Gallery GK, Tokyo

2000           43rd　Sin-sho Exhibition, Awarded prize Terner , Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

2000           The Exchange Exhibition between Korea and Japan for 21st century, City Art

                    Museum, Taejon

2000           Art Network 2000 France and Japan Exhibition , La Gallery ,Lyon ,and Art Space   

                   Rashinban, Tokyo

1999-2000  Japan-Korea Exhibition, Arai Gallery, Tokyo

1999           25th　Tokyo Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

1998           41st　Sin-sho Exhibition, Awarded prize of Takabayashi Picture, Tokyo Metropolitan Art

                   Museum, Tokyo

1998　        Solo Exhibition, Gallery JINE, Tokyo

1993,1996 The Exhibition, Women’s College of Fine Arts Alumni Association, Urawa Isetan Gallery,

                  Saitama

1992 　      10th　Saitama Ceramic Art Exhibition, Awarded prize of Saitama News Paper,

                  The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

Collections  

2009        Arty Art Gallery  

One of the most essential themes in her works is ‘Nature’. When she traveled in Finland and Norway , She was deeply impressed by their attitude where they eagerly aimed to live with nature together, while　in Japan new things were born or created by the destruction. This image in Finland and Norway is always under the base of her works.

       She had been drawing pictures since she was a child . Then, she encountered and were drawn to

The world of ceramics which were expressed with the blessings of nature, that is, soil, water, and fire.

       Afterwards, she had continued to make and exhibited many ceramics whose themes had been shifted and widened from nature into the earth and the universe . This time her work of ‘Time Space’ followed in that stream.

       Her world of the expression was widely expanded by ceramics made from soil, water, and fire. However, she died of illness in 2007.

       I cannot help feeling that the voice of her heart is going off from each of her works; “The earth is said to be ‘The water planet’. Nevertheless, man has kept on destroying it by doing foolish things. Man also is a part of nature.” ~ Toshio Suzuki