b. 1966, Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture. Izumita trained in Kokuji-ware under Gakuho Shimodake in 1992, opening his own workshop in Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture, on the border with the northern ceramic production area of Aomori Prefecture in 1995. Northeast Japan (Tohoku) is very severe, and Izumita drew strength from the coastal winds and the endurance found in seaside culture. Izumita has had a lengthy career, with extensive acclaim in Japan. His international acclaim began when he participated in SOFA New York in 2005, then exhibited in New Mexico and at Ippodo in 2012. In Japan, Izumita has been the recipient of numerous accolades, such as the Excellence Award at the 20th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition in 2009, as well as the Grand Prix at the Asahi Ceramic Exhibitions of 2000 and 2002. In 2011, his childhood hometown, Rikuzentakata, was swallowed away by Great Tsunami in 2011. Exhibitions 2000-2017: 2017 "Surface Folds: Yukiya Izumita Clay Wares,” Ippodo Gallery, New York.
2016 Participated in Art Fair Tokyo.
Participated in SOFA Chicago & COLLECT, London, Ippodo Gallery.
2015 Exhibited in Revelation Fair, Grand Palais, Paris.
2014 Participated in COLLECT, London
Housed in Iwate Museum of Art.
2012 Exhibition at Ippodo Gallery, New York.
Participated in SOFA Chicago, Ippodo Gallery.
2011 Participated in the 1st Contemporary Kogei Art Fair.
Iwate Prefectural Award, Iwate Prefecture Art Recommendation Exhibition.
2009 Won the Excellence Award at the 20th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition.
2007 Selected for the 19th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition.
2005 Participated in SOFA, New York.
Selected for the International Ceramics Festival, Mino.
Selected for the 18th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition.
2004 Invited to participate in the Asahi Contemporary Crafts Exhibition.
2003 Selected for the 41st Asahi Ceramic Exhibition.
Selected for the 17th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition.
2002 Won the Grand Prix at the 40th Asahi Ceramic Exhibition.
Selected for the International Ceramics Festival, Mino.
2001 Selected for the 39th Asahi Ceramic Exhibition.
Selected for the World Crafts Competition, Kanazawa.
2000 Won the Grand Prix at the 38th Asahi Ceramic Exhibition.
Touching Stone Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
1996 Tanaka-ya, Hirosaki
1999 Kawatoku-kyubu, Morioka (5 times since 1999)
2000 Miharu-ya, Hachinohe (3 times since 2000)
2003 Ginza Renga Garo, Tokyo (4 times since 2003)
Gallery Anri, Nagoya (2 times since 2003)
2004 Gallery Oiso, Kanagawa
INAX Tile Museum, Tokoname
Gallery Kaze-no-Kura, Yamagata (3 times since 2004)
2005 Miharu-do Gallery, Tokyo (3 times since 2005)
2006 Gallery Takubo, Sendai
Gallery Kyoeigama, Tokoname
2007 Mumon-an Gallery, Tokyo
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Sapporo
Keio Department Store, Tokyo
2008 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Sendai
2009 Gallery Tourou, Nagoya
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Sapporo
Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2010 Takashimaya Department Store, Okayama
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Sapporo
Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2011 Contemporary Kogei Art Fair, Tokyo
Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Galerie Barbara Ruetz, Munich, Germany
2012 Asia Week, New York, NY, USA
Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2013 Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo
Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Awards & Honors
1995 Excellence Award, Nittshin Menbachi Grand Prize Exhibition
2000 Grand Prize, 38th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
2002 Grand Prize, 40th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
2004 Invitational, 22th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
2009 Excellence Award, 20th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition