Biography

The ceramic works of Kodai Ujiie (b. 1990) are refreshingly avant-garde. Since his debut exhibition in 2014, Ujiie’s colorful and abstract wares have interpolated the kintsugi lacquer mending technique and experimented with unusual celadon colors. Ujiie now works from his kiln in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture.

 

Biography:

1990        Born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

2013       Graduated from BFA at Tohoku University of Art and Design

2015       Graduated from MFA at Tohoku University of Art and Design

Currently based in Tajimi, Gifu, Japan.

 

Exhibitions:

2017       Silver Shell Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

2018       Miyagi Prefecture Jun Sugimura Museum of Art, Miyagi, Japan

2019       Ippodo Gallery Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

2021       Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C., Tokyo, Japan

2021       Gallery Kurimoto, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

2022       The Stratford Gallery UK, United Kingdom

2022       Ippodo Gallery Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

2022       Gallery Bunkindo, Gifu, Japan

2023       Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C., Tokyo, Japan

2023       Tosei Kyoto Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

2023       "Skin and Body: Crazed Vessels by Kodai Ujiie", Ippodo Gallery New York

 

Art Fairs:

2022       Design Miami, Miami, Florida

2023       Design Miami, Miami, Florida

 

Public Collections: 

Miyagi Prefectural Jun Sugimura Museum of Art, Miyagi, Japan

Warehouse Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Works
  • Kodai Ujiie, Oribe Lacquer White Glaze Water Jar 織部漆朱塗交白釉水指, 2024
    Kodai Ujiie
    Oribe Lacquer White Glaze Water Jar 織部漆朱塗交白釉水指, 2024
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, White Glaze Lacquer Tea Bowl 漆貫入彩白釉茶盌, 2025
    Kodai Ujiie
    White Glaze Lacquer Tea Bowl 漆貫入彩白釉茶盌, 2025
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Hybrid of Karastu and Oribe Lacquer Tea Bowl, 2025
    Kodai Ujiie
    Hybrid of Karastu and Oribe Lacquer Tea Bowl, 2025
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Hybrid of Karastu andWhite Glaze and Oribe 唐津漆黒交白釉織部茶盌 Lacquer Tea Bowl, 2025
    Kodai Ujiie
    Hybrid of Karastu andWhite Glaze and Oribe 唐津漆黒交白釉織部茶盌 Lacquer Tea Bowl, 2025
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, White Glaze Lacquer Tea Bowl 漆貫彩白釉茶盌, 2024
    Kodai Ujiie
    White Glaze Lacquer Tea Bowl 漆貫彩白釉茶盌, 2024
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Ofuke Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩御深井大壺, 2023
    Kodai Ujiie
    Ofuke Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩御深井大壺, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, White Porcelain and Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩白磁大壺, 2023
    Kodai Ujiie
    White Porcelain and Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩白磁大壺, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Oribe Lacquer Large Jar - 織部漆朱塗大壺, 2023
    Kodai Ujiie
    Oribe Lacquer Large Jar - 織部漆朱塗大壺, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Karatsu Lacquer Black Large Jar - 唐津漆黑大壺, 2023
    Kodai Ujiie
    Karatsu Lacquer Black Large Jar - 唐津漆黑大壺, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Nezumi Shino Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩鼠志野大壺, 2023
    Kodai Ujiie
    Nezumi Shino Lacquer Large Jar - 漆貫入彩鼠志野大壺, 2023
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, [Featured in the New York Times] Nezumi Shino Lacquer Medium Jar 漆貫入彩鼠志野中壺, 2024
    Kodai Ujiie
    [Featured in the New York Times] Nezumi Shino Lacquer Medium Jar 漆貫入彩鼠志野中壺, 2024
    Ceramic
  • Kodai Ujiie, Black Gold White Glaze Medium Jar 黒釉金彩交白釉中壺, 2025
    Kodai Ujiie
    Black Gold White Glaze Medium Jar 黒釉金彩交白釉中壺, 2025
    Ceramic
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