Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada | |
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![]() Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada | |
Born | Kobe, Japan | 2 August 1944
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.