Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada | |
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 Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada | |
| Born | 2 August 1944 Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Yoshiko Wada |
| Education | Kyoto City University of Arts, University of Colorado Boulder |
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| Spouse | Hercules Morphopoulos |
| Website | yoshikowada |
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born August 2, 1944) is a Japanese textile artist, curator, art historian, scholar, professor, and author. She has received international recognition for her scholarship and expertise in the field of textile art. In 2010, she was named a "Distinguished Craft Educator - Master of Medium" by the James Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution, who stated: "she is single-handedly responsible for introducing the art of Japanese shibori to this country".[3] In 2016 she received the George Hewitt Myers Award for Lifetime Achievement.
- ^ "English: Polyester Dream: Diptych (2009) by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada; Media: Hand tied knots on polyester and heat set, with monofilament yarns tied over the figure; Dimensions: 11 cm (W) 106 cm (H). Exhibited in the Muskegon Museum of Art Extreme Fibers Exhibition on August 20th, 2015". July 26, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ "English: Image of "PockeTee Dreams", 2010 by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada". January 8, 2008 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Stevens, Rebecca A.T. (2010). "Yoshiko I. Wada" (PDF). James Renwick Alliance Quarterly (Winter/Spring 2010): 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.