Graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Crafts Department, Ceramic Course (1981), “Exhibition of Earth and Flames” at The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (1987), The 9th Sakuya-Konohana Award, Art Division (1992), “The expression and the potential in contemporary ceramics” at Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum (1996), The 15th Takashimaya Art Award, “Cool & Light: New Spirit in Craft Making” at National Crafts Museum (2004), The Japan Ceramic Society Award (2005), “Tashima Etsuko Exhibition” at Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu (2010) and more, “Tashima Etsuko Hanasakinu” at Ishikawa Prefecture, Notojima Glass Art Museum (2019)