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His first solo exhibition of Venetian glass was held in 1997 at Caffè Florian in Piazza San Marco. Galerie Michel Giraud, Paris, France (catalogue)                                                                                                               

1999          Vetri Veneziani Ohira: Collezione Pasta Vitrea, Opacità e Trasparenze.

Fine Art Salon, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan

1994          Dialogo con il Vetro Veneziano. Galleria San Nicolò, Venice, Italy

                  Vetri Veneziani di Yoichi Ohira.  Ohira's deep connection with Murano, starting in 1973 at the Fucina degli Angeli, continued with his role as artistic director at Murano's De Majo glassworks in 1987.

Here, colors—milky or vibrant hues; the interplay of opacity and transparency; unusual combinations that recall hardstones, Japanese lacquer, wood, leather, or minerals weathered by time— take center stage.

Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY

                  A Japanese Whisper Over Venetian Glass: An Exhibition of Master Glassworks by Yoichi Ohira, Gallery Themes & Variations, London, UK

                  Yoichi Ohira: Art Gallery, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan

2004          Yoichi Ohira: Art Gallery, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan

                  Yoichi Ohira.

His vessels, showcased alongside works by renowned artists such as Dale Chihuly, Lino Tagliapietra, Carlo Scarpa, and Alvar Aalto, have earned him a prominent position in the global glass art scene.

Ohira’s works have been exhibited internationally, solidifying his legacy as a major contributor to the narrative of contemporary glass art.

He abandoned the constraints of serial production and focused on unique pieces. Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy

1996          Venezia Aperto Vetro: International New Glass.

The first works Ohira made in Murano showcase a continuity with the great Venetian tradition: mastery of techniques such as filigrana a reticello and incalmo is combined with the artist’s sensibility, and it is evident in the use of balanced proportions, clear surfaces, and carefully calibrated color juxtapositions.

It is a return to origins—not in a technical sense, but a spiritual one. Fine Art Salon, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan

1990          Vetro Divino: Design del Bere in Trenta Calici Veneziani di Yoichi Ohira Palazzo Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy (catalogue)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011          Venice: 3 Artists | 3 Visions, Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de  Santillana, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (catalogue)

2010          Venice: 3 Artists | 3 Visions, Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO; Naples Museum of Art, FL (catalogue)

2009          Venice: 3 Artists | 3 Visions, Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY (catalogue)

                  “… Fa come natura face in foco - Dante” 53rd Venice Biennale, Venice Pavilion, Venice, Italy (catalogue)

2007          One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

                  Viva Vetro!

The traditional form of the vase, though still respected, became openly sculptural, transforming thick yet transparent matter into monumental, luminous forms. Fine Art Salon, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan

2000          Yoichi Ohira: Opacità e Trasparenze. Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY

                  Collezione: Metamorfosi.

Yoichi Ohira’s work is, today, part of the permanent collections of museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Koganezaki Glass Museum in Shizoka, Japan, and many others.