Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born August 2, 1944 in Kobe, Japan) is a textile artist, curator, researcher and author. She has received international recognition for her scholarship and expertise in the field of textile art.
In 2010, she was named a "Distinguished Craft Educator - Master of Medium" by the James Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution, who stated: "she is single-handedly responsible for introducing the art of Japanese shibori to this country".
In 2016 she received the George Hewitt Myers Award for Lifetime Achievements.