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From Yoshii Gallery introduction to 2010 exhibition "Memory of Future:" Tetsuya Yamada was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1968. He studied at Tamagawa University before moving to the US and receiving his MFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He is a professor at University of Minnesota. His works has been the subject of solo exhibitions including “Commuter”, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis (2009); “Morice”, Francis Naumann Fine Art, New York (2007), and “Chant: Beyond the Ready-made”, John Elder Gallery, New York (2004). From Art Talk, November 2001 Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Tetsuya Yamada is fascinated by the relationship between ceramic and wood and creates sculptures that incorporate the two mediums. He is intrigued by the fragility of the cool-seeming ceramic versus the sturdy, warm, gentle nature of the wood. Yamada came to America as an adult, for the thrill of seeing something new. From 1995 to 1997, he attained the New York State College of ceramics at Alfred University, and during his classes there began combining wood with his ceramic works. He earned a Master's Degree and then took a teaching job at Knox College in Galesburg. 2003–2008Assistant Professor, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2008—Associate Professor, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota