Yoshio Ikezaki

Yoshio Ikezaki (, born January 12, 1953)

Work Ikezaki is a washi paper maker who uses the paper he creates for his works of art. To capture the forces of nature he creates his composition using chi energies.

He won the Los Angeles Artcore 14th Annual Award in 2002 and the Holland Paper Biennial Artist Award in 2004.

In 2017 he was a winner in the UCDA Design Competition, Exhibition Catalog Art Center College of Design.

His work has been exhibited in LACMA, Takashimaya, USC Pacific Asia Museum, Art Center College of Design and is also part of the permanent collection of the American Craft Museum. Ikezaki has exhibited his work in museums and galleries in the USA, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Japan, Korea, and Thailand.

Reception Ikezaki's work has been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, Artforum magazine, and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, among other publications.