1953 栃木県大田原市生まれ。

Born in Ōtawara, Tochigi Prefecture.

1975 竹芸家の父啓造に師事。

Apprenticed to his father, Keizō.

1978 八木澤竹芸工房として独立し、現在に至る。

Became independent as Yagisawa Bamboo Craft Studio.

1987 栃木県芸術祭美術実行委員（〜99年）

中国河南省で技術指導。88、90年にも技術指導で訪中。

アビニョン・フェアー（フランス）において、栃木県の依頼により実演・作品展示。

Member of executive committee of Tochigi Prefectural Art Festival (-1999).

Techical guidance in Henan Province, China. Technical guidances in 1988 and 1990 in China.

Live performance and exhibition in Avignon Fair in France at the request of Tochigi Prefecture.

1995 第10回国民文化祭とちぎ’95大竹芸祭企画委員。

Member of planning committee of the Great Bamboo Festival of 10th National Culture Festival in Tochigi.

1996 栃木芸術祭美術展招待作家（〜現在）。

アマチュア全国竹芸展副実行委員長（〜99年）。

Invited crafter in the fine art exhibition of Tochigi Prefectural Art Festival (-present).

Vice president of executive committee of the Amateur National Bamboo Craft Festival (-1999).

1997 中国広西壮族自治区で技術指導。99年、2000年にも技術指導で訪中。

Technical guidance in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Technical guidances in 1999 and 2000 in China.

1999 アメリカ・インディアナ州にて、栃木県の依頼により実演・作品展示。

お・と・の・か・た・ち展（那須野ヶ原ハーモニーホール）に参加。

Live performance and exhibition in Indiana State, USA at the request of Tochigi Prefecture.

Participated in "Shape of Sound" Exhibition in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

2000 アマチュア全国竹芸展実行委員長（〜現在）。

千年の扉ー県内美術の現在ー（栃木県立美術館）に出品（〜01年）。

President of executive committee of the Amateur National Bamboo Craft Festival (-present).

Submitted his work to "Door to the Millennium - Current Status of Prefectural Arts -" (Tochigi Prefectural Musium).

2001 第2回お・と・の・か・た・ち展（那須野ヶ原ハーモニーホール）に参加。

Participated in the 2nd "Shape of Sound" Exhibition in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

2003 第2回宇都宮美術の現在展（宇都宮美術館）に出品。

Submitted his work to the 2nd "Current Status of Fine Arts in Utsunomiya" (Utsunomiya Museum) .

2005 栃木県芸術祭美術展審査委員。

Judge in the fine art exhibition of the Tochigi Prefectural Art Festival.

2007 第3回宇都宮美術の現在展（宇都宮美術館）に出品（〜08年）。

三人展発光する形展（益子、宇都宮）和紙照明の鎌田泰三氏、陶芸の藤原郁三氏と共に開催。

Submitted his work to the 3rd "Current Status of Fine Arts in Utsunomiya" (Utsunomiya Museum) (-2008).
Jointly held "Light-Emitting Shape" Exhibition in Mashiko and Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture with Yasuzō Kamata, a crafter of Japanese paper lights, and Ikuzō Fujiwara, a craft potter.

2012 宇都宮市民芸術祭工芸部門審査委員。

Judge in the craft section of Utsunomiya Civil Art Festival.

2013 宇都宮市民芸術祭工芸部門審査委員。

Judge in the craft section of Utsunomiya Civil Art Festival.

2014 第4回宇都宮美術の現在展（宇都宮美術館）に出品。

Submitted his work to the 4th "Current Status of Fine Arts in Utsunomiya" (Utsunomiya Museum).

ほか、個展、グループ展、ファミリー展など多数開催。

現在、大田原地域職業訓練センター理事兼講師。

また、長年に渡り、NHK文化センター講師とよみうり文化センター講師を務めたが、現在は新型コロナウイルス感染防止のため、予防的に休止中。

He also held a lot of solo. family, and group exhibitions.　He is currently an executive board member and lecturer of Ōtawara Regional Vocational Training Cetner. He had long been a lecturer of NHK Culture Center and of Yomiuri Culture Center but he asked to suspend his classes as the preventive measure for the new coronaviras infections.

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