ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

1963 Born in Tokai City, Aichi

1984 Entered Tokoname Municipal Ceramic Research Institute

1986 Retired from Tokoname Ceramic Research Institute

1987 Awarded Newcomer Prize, Avant-garde Division, Choza Prize Ceramic Art

Exhibition

1988 Built a kiln and became independent

1994 Worked in Gyeongju, Korea

1997 Participated in Interchange 97

　　　 Organized and participated in work shop in Tokoname, Brno, Czechia

　　　 Planning and participation

1999 The 6th Cesky Paulissen International Mug

　　　 Participated in the 6th Cesky Paulissen International Mug Symposium,

Czechia,The design was adopted

2013 Participated in "Le Carrousel des metiers d' Art et de Creation" (France)　

Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 31st Chozo Prize Ceramic Art Exhibition,

Japan, selected by Ryoji Koie

　　　 NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station Prize, 47th Women's Ceramic Art Exhibition

2014 Shoroku Prize, 21st Shoroku Prize Tea Container Exhibition

2015 The 42nd Mino Ceramic Art Exhibition, Chunichi Prize

2016 Silver Prize, Ceramica Multiplex 2016 , Croatia

　 Hagi Grand Prize IV, Honorable Mention Award

2017 Solo Exhibition, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

　 Solo Exhibition, Tokai Art Theater, Japan

Invited Artist in Residence, Art Ichol, India Exhibited "Contemporary Tea

Ceremony Ceramics" and "Evolving Porcelain" at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum,

Ibaraki, Japan

2019 Grand Prize, The 44th Mino Ceramics Exhibition, Japan

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Clay Studio (U.S.A)

Tajimi City Museum of Mino Ceramic Art

Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki, Japan

Dankook University, Korea

Museu de Ceramica de Manises (Spain)

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

Art Ichol (India)　

Ceramini Contemporary Ceramics Museum (Turkey)

The Cultural Department of Marratxi City Council (Spain)

Member of Mino Ceramic Society