Public Collections:
- Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Museum
- Kyoto Newspaper Company
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Ishikawa Prefecture Kutani Institute of Technology
- Brooklyn Museum, Tomo Museum
- Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation
- Gifu Prefecture Contemporary
- Ceramic Art Museum, River Retreat Garaku
BIOGRAPHY
1962 Born in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture
1979 Completed a training in Tajimi Municipal Ceramic Design Center
1983-4 Ceramics & People Exhibition, Yamanashi Prefectural Art Museum
1984 Became independent
- Participated in Asahi Ceramic Exhibition
1986 Participated in the excavation of the old Anagama kiln site; carried a preservation campaign for the site
1987 Participated in Chunichi International Ceramic Exhibition
1989 Solo exhibition, Savoir Vivre, Tokyo
- Moved to Tomika-city and built his own kiln
1990 Solo exhibition, Gallery F, Minokamo
- Participated in Exhibition “Clay, Flame and Shuntaro Tanikawa”, Chiku-mura, Tajimi
- Solo exhibition, Kuroda Toen, Tokyo
1991 Solo exhibition, Gallery F, Minokamo
- Exhibition, Life Gallery Ten, Fukuoka
- Exhibition, Gallery Isogaya, Tokyo
- Exhibition “Shapes of Vessels”, AZ Gallery, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, ARTE SPAZIO, Tokyo
- Exhibition “Clay – Message IN Mino”, Tajimi
- Solo exhibition. Gallery Pousse, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Gallery M, Tokyo
1992 Solo exhibition, Kuroda Toen, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Enkyo, Ichinomiya
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Ensha, Niigata
1993 Participated in Exhibition “Contemporary Vessels Part I” Karaku, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Enbu, Nagoya
- Solo exhibition, Life Gallery Ten, Fukuoka
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Tenjuku, Tokyo (thereafter ‘96, ‘98, ’00)
1994 Invited to exhibit in Asahi Craft Exhibition
- Solo exhibition, Gallery KOYANAGI, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Karaku “Kai”, Tokyo
1995 Solo exhibition, Gallery Kandori, Tokyo (thereafter ‘98, ’01, ’02)
1996 “Rin – Beauty of Contemporary Ceramics”, Shiga Ceramic Park Museum
- “Young Leaders of Contemporary Ceramics”, Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Museum
- “Contemporary Ceramics of Tokai Region”, International Ceramics Academy, Nagoya
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Yumanite Nagoya, Nagoya (thereafter ’98)
- Solo exhibition, To Iwaoka, Sagamihara (thereafter ‘97-’00, ‘02)
- Solo exhibition, Gallery NOW, Toyama
- Solo exhibition, Masuda Studio, Tokyo (thereafter ’01)
1997 “Contemporary Ceramics in Mino ‘Tradition & Creation’”, Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Museum
- Solo exhibition, Utsuwakan, Kyoto (thereafter ’99)
- Solo exhibition, Oukashorin, Nagano (thereafter ’99 & ’00)
1998 “Current Form of Ceramics”, Alice Ark Museum, Kesenuma
- Solo exhibition, Gallery Yumanite Nagoya, Nagoya
- Solo exhibition, Hashimoto Bijutsu Gallery, Nagoya (thereafter ’01)
1999 Slide Lectures and workshops at Faenza, Aichi, and Seoul
- Solo exhibition, Dojima Gallery, Osaka (thereafter ’01)
- Solo exhibition, Yabuki Gallery, Okayama
- Solo exhibition, Tamura Gallery, Hiroshima
2000 Solo exhibition, Toshin Gallery, Kamakura
- Solo exhibition, Fujinoya Gallery, Sano
- Solo exhibition, Saitouan Gallery, Hagi
- Solo exhibition, Tsuchi no Hana, Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Bunmu Gallery, Shizuoka
- Solo exhibition, Nakagen Gallery, Aichi
2001 Solo exhibition, Tanaka Gallery, Nagoya
Solo exhibition, Takashimaya Department Store, Nihonbashi Tokyo
- Solo exhibition, Takumiya, Gifu
2002 “The Legacy of Modern Ceramic Art” exhibition, Gifu Prefecture Contemporary Ceramic Art Museum
- Solo exhibition, Asu Akebi, Ehime
- 2003 “The World of White and Blue Celadon Glazed Porcelains” exhibition, Ibaraki Prefecture Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama
- Kanazawa International Craft Forum 2003, Kanazawa
2004 “Shape of Heart, Shape of Living” exhibition, Gifu Prefecture Art Museum, Gifu
- “Mino Ceramics Now” exhibition, Gifu Prefecture Contemporary Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi
- “Days of Deed”: Tsubusa Kato – Hono Kim” exhibition, Seto City New Century Craft Museum, Seto
2006 “’Touji’ Tradition and Avant-garde of Japanese Ceramic Art” exhibition
National Ceramic Art Museum of France, Sevre
2007 Fired with passion: Contemporary Ceramics of Japan, Towson
- University Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Maryland
2008 Solo Exhibition Hot Ice, Dai Ichi Arts, New York
2014 Flow, exhibition organized by NCECA, Milwaukee Art Museum, WI