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Aki Yamada

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PROFILE

1988

Born in Tokyo and moved to Nagano

March 2014

Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

  • His graduation project "There I Am" won the Toyo Bunko Prize.

April 2014 - March 2016

Currently enrolled in the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory of Sculpture, Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.

  • Graduation Research Project: "Reproduction of a Standing Kannon Bodhisattva Statue from the Amida Triad in Kannami Town, Shizuoka Prefecture"

2016

Research Collaborators in the same laboratory

2017-2021

Educational research assistant in the same laboratory

  • "MITSUKOSHI x Tokyo University of the Arts Summer Art Festival 2018" - Artwork exhibited.

  • "MITSUKOSHI x Tokyo University of the Arts Summer Art Festival 2020" - Artwork exhibited.

  • "Gegyo" (decorative gable ornament) 2020-2021 (Yoshimitsu-san Yanodo) Restoration and production

April 2021

I started working as a freelance writer.

  • Restoration of the plaster cast of the Virgin Mary and Child, 2021-2022 (Mejiro Anglican Church).

April 2022 - March 2026

Research Assistant , Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

  • "Christmas Art 100" 2023 (Isetan Tachikawa Store) - Exhibited artwork

  • "Ceiling painting" restored in 2023 (Yoshimitsu-san Yanodo)

  • "Apple Tree (Painting)" 2024 (Tateshina Herbal Note Simples) Restoration

  • "Diverse Forms, Diverse Systems" 2024 (Exhibition: Matsumoto Art Center) - Work exhibited.

  • "MITSUKOSHI x Tokyo University of the Arts Summer Art Festival 2024" - Artwork exhibited.

  • "SUMMERVACATION ART100" 2024 (Isetan Tachikawa Store) - Artwork exhibited.

  • Exhibited artwork for "2024 Christmas Art 100" (Isetan Tachikawa Store).

  • Exhibited at "Kise no Hi ART&CRAFT TSUKUBA 2024" in 2024 (Fontaine no Mori).

  • "Tokyo University of the Arts Young Faculty Volunteers Exhibition" 2025 (Tennozu Central Tower 1st Floor) - Work exhibited.

  • Exhibiting at "Bread, Music, and Antiques 2025 Autumn" 2025 (Tokyo Oval Keio-kaku).

  • “Taichung Art Expo” 2025 (Harishan Art Center) Works to be exhibited

  • "Searching for Living Things" 2025 (Artwork exhibited at Gallery Sakuranoki)

April 2026

Assistant Professor , Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

To the present day

  • "Tateshina Art Gathering" 2026 (Tateshina Kogen Country Club): Exhibition management and artwork submission.

  • "ONE ART TAIPEI 2026 Art Taipei" 2026 (Haruyama Art Center) Works to be exhibited

  • "ART TAINAN 2026 Tainan Art Expo" 2026 (Harurama Art Center) Works to be exhibited

  • Exhibiting at "Craft Fair Matsumoto 2026" (Agata-no-Mori Park, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture)

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"Craft Fair Matsumoto" a great success
Creators and users interact in various settings.
Matsumoto Economic News

2026.6.1

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"Shibuya Radio"

Shibuya kakimono

2020.9.21

Lin Jin

The soul of a woodcarver who loves horses

2018.2.1

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