Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
Painter
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada was born in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan on August 2nd, 1944 and is the Painter. At the age of 79, Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Date of Birth
August 2, 1944
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Age
79 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Painter
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Education
Kyoto City University of Arts, University of Colorado Boulder
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Spouse(s)
Hercules Morphopoulos
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Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada Awards
- 2018. Honorary Fellow of the American Craft Council
- 2016. George Hewitt Myers Award of the George Washington University Museum, recognizing "lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field of textile arts"
- 2010. James Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution "Distinguished Craft Educator – Master of Medium"
- 2003. American Express Foundation Grant via Aid to Artisans for "Sri Yantra Bandhini Development Project", collaboration with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
- 1999. Matsushita International Foundation Grant for "Amarras" replication and comparative study of ancient pre-Columbian shibori tradition
- 1999. The Japan Foundation, Grant in support of catalogue publication of National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago Chile, for 3rd International Shibori Symposium
- 1996. Asian Foundation Grant for Crafts. Demonstration and exposition of traditional artisans of India, Africa, and Japan. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India, for the 2nd International Shibori Symposium
- 1992. The Japan Foundation, Fellowship for research for Meisen Textile Production and Women Consumers in the First Half of the Twentieth Century Kiryu, Japan
- 1992, 1993. James Renwick Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution. Senior postdoctoral fellowship for the National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. Research project The Development of American Shibori / Tie Dye/Shaped-resist since the 1960s. Washington, D.C
- 1983. The Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture, Fellowship for research on tie-dyed textiles: bandhani, lahariya and ikat. Research affiliation with The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
- 1979. The Japan Foundation, Fellowship for research on resist-dyed textiles, shibori and kasuri. Research affiliation with Kyoto City Fine Arts University, Kyoto and Arimatsu/Narumi Shibori Preservation Association, Nagoya, Japan.