Born in 1966 in Kobe, Japan
EDUCATION
Summer, 1994 Pilchuck Glass School of Summer, Stanwood, WA.
1994-92 M.F.A from Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
1992-89 Attended at Cleveland Institute of Arts, Cleveland, OH.
Summer, 1991 Pilchuck Glass School of Summer, Stanwood, WA.
1989-85 B.F.A from Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Summer, 1994 Full scholarship from Pilchuck Glass School of Summer, Stanwood, WA.
1994-92 Full scholarship for M.F.A from Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Scholarship from Cleveland Institute of Arts, Cleveland, OH.
1989-87 Full scholarship for B.F.A from Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan.
GRANTS and FELLOWSHIP
Nov 2007 2007 Artist Trust / Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship
July 2006 Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio
July 2006 The Japan Foundation, New York office
July 2006 Consulate General of Japan, Detroit
TEACHING
November, 2013 Teaching Assistance and interpreter for Shane Ferro at Niijima Glass Art Center
Summer, 2009 Teaching for bronze casting and lampworking at Pilchuck Glass school of Summer, Stanwood, WA
May 2004 Lamp work class at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1994 Teaching Assistant for advanced glass blowing class at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Summer, 1993 T.A for James Minson’s lamp working class at Pilchuck Glass School of Summer, Stanwood, WA.
1993-92 T.A for beginner glass blowing class at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
EXPERIENCE
Present -1994 Work for Ginny Ruffner, Ballard, WA.
1995-94 Work for James Minson, Seattle, WA
1992-91 Work for Brent Young, Cleveland, WA.
1988-87 Jewelry fabrication for Akiko Date Co., Osaka, Japan.
RESIDENCY
Oct-Dec, 1999 Emerging Artist Residency at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, OH.
SLIDE LECTURE and DEMONSTRATION
June 2011 Lampworking demonstration at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle,WA
April 2010 Slide lecture at Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
November 2009 Slide lecture at Tokyo University of the Arts, Toride, Japan
February 2009 Slide lecture at Western Washington University, WA
June 2008 Lampworking demonstration at GAS Portland, OR
June 2008 Slide lecture at Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, OR
June, 2003 Emerging Artist slide lecture at Glass Art Society Conference in Seattle, WA
SOLO EXHIBITION
June 2009 Solo show at Traver gallery, Seattle, WA
September 2007 Solo show at Traver gallery, Tacoma, WA
October 2005 Solo show at Traver gallery, Seattle, WA.
February 2004 Solo show at Traver gallery, Tacoma, WA.
August 2002 Solo show at Traver gallery, Seattle, WA.
December 2001 Solo show at Riley Hawk Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
July 2000 Solo show at Traver gallery in Seattle, WA.
August 1998 Solo show at Traver gallery in Seattle, WA.
GROUP EXHIBITION
June 2012 “Glass Masters of Japan and the North American Studio Glass Movement” at Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
May 2011 to March 2012 “Dual nature” at Wing Luke Museum, Seattle WA
April 2011 “Nature in Glass” at Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
July 2010 “Women in Glass” at Traver gallery, Seattle, WA
March to June 2010 “Resonances in Glass” at Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
April 2009 “Inspired by” at Traver gallery in Tacoma, WA
March 2008 “What does compassion look like?” at Friesen gallery, Seattle, WA
December 2006 Group show at Galleria Di Vetro, New Smyrna Beach, FL
September 2006 Group show at Valley Art Center, Cleveland, OH
April 2006 Group show at Hawken High school, Cleveland, OH
June 2000 Group show for Emerging Artist Residency of Pilchuck Glass School at Riley Hawk gallery, Kirkland, WA.
October 1998 Group show at Morgan Contemporary glass gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
December 1997 An Invitational Exhibition at Jerald Melberg gallery, Charlotte, NC.
October 1997 Group show curate by Matthew Kangas at FOVA gallery, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, TX.
August 1997 Group show at Bryan Ohno gallery, Seattle, WA.
May 1996 5th Annual Figurative Small Works Exhibition at Armory Art
Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
September 1995 Lamp work show at Habatat gallery, Pontiac, MI.
April 1995 23rd Annual International Glass Show at Habatat gallery, Pontiac, MI.
1995-94 Pilchuck Glass Exhibition at Sea-Tac International Airport, Sea-Tac, WA.
MUSEUM & INSTITUTION COLLECTION
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden.
Seattle University, Seattle WA
Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, WA
Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Meghan Erkkinen, “Two glass exhibits explore nature in different ways”, Tacoma weekly, September 20
2007. http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/1129/
Matthew Kangas, “Reviews”, Glass#102, spring, 2006
Cynthia Rose, “International Reviews Masami Koda: Beneath”, Crafts, No.198 January/February 2006.
Billy King, “Artist Express: Masami Koda Conversation with Billy King”, Seattle Community Collage TV,
December 2003. http://www.scctv.net/original-programming/artwork (The TV program)
Kazuko Nakane, “Pushing Art Forward”, International Examiner, Vol. 29,No.16, Aug 2002
Graham Shearing, New insights in glass”, Ticket, Pittsburgh, Oct. 22, 1998
Matthew Kangas, “Reviews”, Glass#69, winter, 1997
Matthew Kangas, Four in Glass. Lubbock, TX:FOVA galleries, Texas Tech. University, 1997.
Gary Schwan, “Armory’s small works exhibit runs to mid-June,” Palm Beach Post, May 10, 1996
