ANDO Yasuhiro

Teaching Staff (Creative Manufacturing Design)

Title	Professor
Research Fields	Crafts and jewelry for contemporary living spaces
Education	1992 Master’s (Metal Carving), Tokyo University of the Arts 1990 Bachelor’s (Crafts), Tokyo University of the Arts
Selected Professional Experience	2013-Present Associate Professor (2013-2017); Professor (2017-Present), Akita University of Art 1995-2013 Lecturer (1995-2003); Assistant Professor (2003-2007); Associate Professor (2007-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 1992-1995 Adjunct Lecturer, Tokyo University of the Arts
Recent Activities	<Selected exhibitions / Artwork submissions> 2021 Taiwan x Japan Happiness Craft Communicate Exhibition. National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Taipei Branch, Taiwan 2019 Chiisana Maho [Little Magic] (solo exhibition). Nihombashi Yakashimaya S.C., Tokyo 2017 Rondo (solo exhibition). Tokyo International Forum Cheongju Craft Biennale. Cheongju, South Korea Contemporary Japanese Art Jewellery. Leslie Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne, Australia   <Selected awards / Prizes> 2020 Grand Prize, 2020 Japan Jewellery Competition. Japan Jewellery Designers Association 2019 Selected, 2019 ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition. The Museum of Arts and Crafts Itami, Hyogo 2012, 2018 Selected, Japan Crafts Exhibition. Japan Craft Design Association, Tokyo 2010-2011 Selected, Craft Competition in Takaoka. Takaoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Toyama 2010, 2019 Invited Artist, Akita Arts Exhibition. Akita Sakigake Shimpo 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018 Selected, Japan Jewellery Competition. Japan Jewellery Designers Association
Courses Taught	Materials: Expression and Design Contemporary Art Seminar (Creative Manufacturing Design) Drawing 1, 2 Creative Manufacturing Design Seminar 1, 2 (Metalworking) Creative Manufacturing Design Seminar 3 (Group Production) Study of Regional Industry Graduation Project (Creative Manufacturing Design)

 

Example Works
Necklace with silver filigree (Grand Prize, 2020 Japan Jewellery Competition)	Bracelet with silver filigree (2021)	Chou [Butterfly] (Taiwan x Japan Happiness Craft Communicate Exhibition; 2021)	Chou [Butterfy], individual piece (Taiwan x Japan Happiness Craft Communicate Exhibition; 2021)

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: ANDO Yasuhiro (Japanese page)