Biography

1974
Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1997
Graduated from Osaka University of Arts (Fine Arts Department, industrial arts section, major in ceramics).
1999
Completed art production research course at Osaka University of Arts Graduate School (received master’s degree).
2000
Assistant instructor of sculpture studies at Osaka University of Arts (until 2003).
2001
Received Grand Prix at 39th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
2002
Lecturer in ceramic art at Kansai College of Culture & Arts vocational school (ongoing).
2004
Merit Prize, 1st Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale
2006
Completed latter half of fine arts research doctoral program at Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School
(field of ceramics and porcelain). Received doctorate (fine arts).
2010
Received Kyoto City Artist Prize
Received Kagawa Prefectural Artist Prize

Solo and Group Exhibitions

1997
Selected for 2nd Izushi Porcelain Triennale Competition (Kiyonaga Ito Museum, Hyogo;
Keihan Department Store, Moriguchi (Osaka))

1998
Solo Exhibition (Gallery Maronie, Kyoto)
Selected for 36th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition (Maruei Sukairu, Maruei Department Store, Nagoya, and tour to five other locations)

1999
Solo Exhibition “Kaolin:
Frame and Tube Compositions” (INAX Galeria Ceramica Shinjuku, Sapporo/Tokyo, Hokkaido)
Solo Exhibition (Tamagawa Takashimaya Department Store Terrace Gallery, Tokyo)

2000
“Exhibition of Vessels, Objects and Small Items by the Artists of Galeria Ceramica” (INAX Galeria Ceramica Shinjuku, Sapporo/Tokyo, Hokkaido)

2001
Received Grand Prix at 39th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
(Maruei Sukairu, Maruei Department Store, Nagoya, and tour to five other locations)
“Wa-yo Kissako-koten” (”Japanese-Western Come By And Have Some Tea Exhibition”)
(Kintetsu Department Store Art Gallery, Abeno (Osaka))

2002
Held workshop as invited artist at Takahama City Kawara Museum (Takahama City Kawara Museum, Hometown of Ceramics, Aichi)
Works of Sculpture Exhibition (Guild Gallery, Osaka)
Selected for 6th International Ceramics Competition Mino (Ceramic Park Mino, Gifu)
“Koshi no Shitsurai-ten (”Arrangement of Latticework Exhibition”) (Ginza Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo)

2003
Solo Exhibition “New Sensibility Ceramics Series:
The Geometry of Kaolin” (Inax Tile Museum, Aichi)

2004
Received Merit Prize at 1st Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale (Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan)

2005
“New Sensibility Ceramics Series Special Exhibition: Attraction and Magic of Earth and Fire, 50 Objects”
(Centrair Gallery, Central Japan International Airport, Aichi)
Galeria Ceramica 110 Exhibition (Inax Tile Museum, Aichi)

2006
Contemporary Ceramic Art: Focusing on Soudeisha
(Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Permanent Exhibition Room 1, Kagawa)
Solo Exhibition “Lattice Receptacle” (Art Court Gallery, Osaka)

2008
Solo Exhibition(SHILVER SHELL, Tokyo)

2009
Solo Exhibition(ARTLAND GALLERY, Marugame, Kagawa)
56rd International Contemporary Ceramic Biennale in Faenza(Museo internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, Italy)

2011
Solo Exhibition(ARTLAND GALLERY, Marugame, Kagawa)

Main Collections

Inax Tile Museum, Royal Ark Koroen, The Bank of Kyoto,
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Takamatsu City Museum of Art