Yusuke Takemura was born in Japan and currently lives and works in Australia.

He has been awarded several major prizes, most recently in 2011 The AusGlass Vicky Torr Memorial Prize, The AusGlass Sabbia Gallery Solo Exhibition Prize and shortlisted for the prestigious Ranamok Glass Prize.

In 2006 Yusuke completed his Bachelor degree in glass from Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts in Japan. Whilst in Japan under the guidance and training of internationally renowned glass artist Toshio Iezumi, Yusuke developed a highly skilled technique of glass surface treatment and cutting.

In 2009 Yusuke continued his studies in Australia completing a Masters Degree from The University of Sydney. During this concentrated period of studio research Yusuke honed his highly specialized skill, of cutting precarious organic shapes through fragile glass forms, into a strong, highly individualistic visual language. 

Yusuke’s innovative methods are a daring fusion of traditional technique with contemporary knowledge that he has developed to translate ideas concerning human experience, history and place. Yusuke’s intriguing, poetic forms are subtle investigations of making the invisible world visible that belie the technical virtuoso of the artist.