Selected exhibitions:

Solo & two-person exhibitions

2021, Ron Johnson & Kensuke Yamada, Duane Reed Gallery, ST Louis, MO
2021, Ramune Candy Roll, Windgate Museum of Art, Hendrix College
2020, Collectively Alone: Works by Benjamin Krain and Kensuke Yamada, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
2020, Featured Artist Exhibit, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2019, “The fine art of Kensuke Yamada and Ricky Sikes, Boswell Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2018, Red Lodge Clay Center, Beth Lo and Kensuke Yamada, Red Lodge, MT
2017, “Diving in the Pool”, Aegon Gallery, Danville, KY
2016, “Diving Through the Cloud”, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
2016, “Conversation Unspoken”, Kensuke Yamada/Leigh Suggs, Penland School of and Craft, Penland NC
2015, “Reliance”, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2015, “Rhythm-Color”, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015, “Wind Bears Color to bring Charm”, NEVICA PROJECT, Chicago, IL
2010, “I and Love and You”, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009, “Empathetic”, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts |University of Montana, MT
2008, “Reconfiguration”, University Center Gallery, University of Montana, MT
2008, “Free Bird”, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007, “Yamadaville”, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007, “Erica Harris and Kensuke Yamada”, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006, “Dwell”, Colleen Hayward and Kensuke Yamada, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006, “Hortus Ortus”, Davis Freeman and Kensuke Yamada, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA

Group exhibitions

2021, Yunomi Invitational, Clay Akar
2021, Figure it Out, Patria Rovar Gallery
2021, Small Favor, The Clay Studio Philadelphia
2020, The Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2020, Futured Artist Exhibition, Redlodge Clay Center, Redlodge, MT
2020, Small Works, Sager Braudis Gallery
2020, Yunomi Invitational 2020, Clay Akar
2020, The Ceramics Invitational, Radius Gallery
2020, Small Favor, The Clay Studio Philadelphia
2020, Fired Up in the Natural State: Contemporary Ceramics, Baum Gallery, The University of Central Arkansas
2020, North West Designer Craftsman Exhibit and Symposium, Schuck Art Center
2019, “ (Un)common” Ground, Blue Spiral Gallery
2019, Reflective, Imprint Gallery
2019, About Face, Mongomery Museum of Fine Arts
2019, You am I, Veronique Wantz Gallery
2019, Small Favors, The Clay Studio Philadelphia
2019, Chinese New Year Banquet, Clay Art Center
2019, Red Lodge Gallery, NCECA EXPO
2019, Of Things to Come, The Arts Company
2018., Ceramics Invitational, Blue Spiral 1
2018, Concurrent/conventions, A spectrum of Contemporary Ceramics, California State University
2018, Small Favor, The Clay Studio Philadelphia
2018, Carrie Furnace Exhibition at NCECA, Carrie Furnace
2018, The Nevica Project & Cerbera Gallery in conjunction with NCECA Present 10
2018, Taste of Touchstone, Saville Gallery
2017, 25th Annual Celebrate Art, Patricia Rovzar Gallery
2017, Bottoms Up, Santa Fe Clay
2017, State of the Art 2017, National Biennial Invitational, Giertz Gallery, Curated by Bill Griffith
2017, Ceramic Scullpture Culture, James May Gallery
2017, REDUX: Transformations 6x6, Clay Art Center
2017, Summer Exhibit, Sager Braudis Gallery
2017, REVISIT: the Boneyard, Clay Art Center
2017, Ceramics Sculpture Culture, Baltimore Clayworks
2017, Lillstreet Gallery NCECA Expo
2017, La Mesa NCECA, With Santa Fe Clay
2017, Small Favors XI, The Clay Studio Philadelphia
2016, Epics, Myths and Fables Ceramics invitational, Meyer Gallery
2016, Small Scale Lilstreet Art Center
2016, The Figure in Clay, Santa Fe Clay
2016, Penland School of Crafts Series, Central Piedmont Community College
2015, Group Anniversary exhibition, Patricia Rovzar Gallery
2015, 40th Annual Show and Sale, LillStreet Art Center
2015, Small Ones, Cinema Gallery
2015, Contemporary Ceramics
2015, Clay Studio Benefit Auction, The Clay Studio
2015, La Mesa, NCECA
2015, UALR Permanent Collection, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
2015 |Annual Summer Preview Exhibition
2015, Small Favors, The Clay Studio
2014, Let there Be Light! LillStreet Art Center
2014, Poking the Lilies Pad, Asia Institute, Inc. DBA Asia Institute- Crane house
2014, Emerged: After The Residency, Lillstreet Art Center, Curated by Bill Griffith
2014, La Mesa, NCECA, Santa Fe Clay
2014, Primary Clay, University of Arkansas Little Rock
2013, 21st Anniversary Exhibition, Patricia Rovzar Gallery
2013, Let There Be Light! LillStreet Art Center
2013, 28th Annual Benefit Auction, Penland School of Craft
2013, Figurative Invitational, Red Lodge Clay Center
2013, La Mesa, NCECA, Santa Fe Clay
2013, Then and Now Alumni Art Exhibition, South Puget Sound Community
2013, Small Favors VIII, The Clay Studio
2013, Our Community, Clay Studio Philadelphia2012, Forecast, A New Wave of Creative Talent, Penland School of Craft
2012, Holter Museum of Art Auction Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art
2012, 23rd annual 30 Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Gallery
2012, Self Contained, Northern Clay Center
2012, Figurative Work in Clay, Grover Thurston Gallery
2012, Figure/Figurine, The Clay Studio
2012, Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio
2012, Ceram-a-rama-yaki, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center
2011, Naughty and Nice, Lillstreet Art Center
2011, Composing the Modern, Lilstreet Art Center
2011, 60 Artist, 60 Artwork, 60 Years: Celebrating the Archie Bray Foundation, Montana Museum of Art and Culture
2011, Contemporary Figurative Ceramics, The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture
2011, Big Clay, Holter Museum of Art
2011, Figurines, Santa Fe Clay
2011, Archie Bray at NCECA
2010, SOFA Chicago with the Archie Bray Foundation
2010, Positioning the Figure, Signature Gallery
2010, Resident Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation
2009, Fellowship Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation
2009, Artist Trust Annual Auction, Seattle Center
2009, Resident Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation
2009, Celebration of Missoula Artists, Dana Gallery
2009, That Difference, Clay Studio of Missoula
2009, The Art of Living Exhibition and Auction, The Evergreen State College
2009, 13th Annual Bray Benefit Auction and Exhibition
2009, Missoula Art Museum 37th Auction and Exhibition
2009, Gallery All-Stars, Santa Fe Clay
2009, Archie Bray Foundation at NCECA
2009, University of MT and MT State University, Archie Bray Foundation
2008, SOFA Chicago with Santa Fe Clay
2008, Montana Ceramics, University Center Gallery
2008, Residents Summer Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation
2008, Emerging Talent
2008, East By Northwest, Kolva Sullivan Gallery
2008, Go Figure, Gulf Coast Community College
2008, Artist Trust Annual Auction, Seattle Center
2007, The People, Clay Studio Missoula
2007, Body Image, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Art sales and Retail
2006, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery
2006, At Once, Catherine Person Gallery
2006, NCECA, Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Northview Gallery, Portland College