Masako Onodera utilizes craft techniques in her art and connects the audience emotionally to the materials and practices employed. Her creations suggest an experience of the body altered by the tactile and visual characteristics of the object.
Onodera was born in a suburb of Tokyo, Japan and move to the United States to pursue her education in art in 1999 after she has worked as a landscape architect in Tokyo for 8 years. Onodera’s art is exhibited nationally and internationally in curated and juried exhibitions such as Crafting Futures, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO; SHADOW THEMES, Reinstein and Ross, New York, NY; and Jewelry Museum of Vicenza, Italy. Her work can be found in many private and public collections such as Toledo Museum of Art in OH, Mint Museum in NC, and Racine Art Museum in WI, and she is the recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and a Mid-career Educational Endowment Scholarship from the Society of North American Goldsmiths. Her work is published in journals and books, such as Metalsmith Magazine, the Art Jewelry Today, the Lark 500 series, and ACTIVA from Design Deffusion Edizioni, Milan, Italy.
Professional Affiliations
- Society of North American Goldsmith (2003, 2005~Present)
- American Craft Council (2003-Present)
- Michigan Silversmith Guild (2008-Present)