Harumi Nakashima was born in Gifu in 1950. He is a Member of the International Academy of Ceramics. After he graduated from Osaka University of Arts (majored in ceramics in the department of design) he worked for Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center (Japan) from 1976 to 2003. From 2003 to 2016 he was a professor at Aichi University of Education. From 2016, he has been the director of Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.
In 1989 he won the Bronze Award in ceramic arts category for the 2nd International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan. In 1995, he won gold in the Ceramic Arts category for the 4th International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan, and in 2010 received the Japan Ceramics Society Award.
His works are in the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan, the Victoria & Albert Museum, UK, the Museum of Arts and Design, USA, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, and many more.
