Biography
- 1940
- Born in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture
- 1956
- Studied oil painting under Tesshu Saidera
- 1957
- Graduated from Tajimi High School of Technology
- Entered Toki City Ceramic Research Institute
- Learn the fundamentals of ceramics from Sakuzo Hineno at the Institute for 15 years
- 1958
- Meet Kazuo Yagi
- 1966
- Retired from Toki City Ceramic Research Institute
- Internship in Kawashima Studio in Kyoto
- 1968
- Established own pottery in Tajimi
- 1990
- Started Clay Arts Class/Workshop “Mori No Tsuchi”
- 2012
- Established Home of Clay Arts “HO-CA”
- 2015
- Built a Rakugama kiln
- 2020
- Built an Anagama kiln
Solo Exhibitions
- 1970
- Maruei ’71 (Nagoya)
- 1990
- Ikedaya Gallery ’91 (Tokyo)
- 1994
- New York/Los Angeles Touring Exhibition UTSUWANO-YAKATA (USA)
- 1995
- CAST IRON GALLERY (NY, USA)
- 1996
- UTSUWANO-YAKATA (UK)
- 2000
- Galerie Momogusa (Tajimi)
- 2002
- Gallery On (Kamiishizu)
- 2005
- Gallery Garaku ‘05 ‘07 ‘10 ‘14 ‘16 (Nagoya)
- 2007
- Cafe Apied ‘07 ‘09 (Ohara, Kyoto)
- Blue Box Gallery ‘07 ‘09 (Okazaki)
- 2010
- Gifu Collection of Modern Arts Museum (Seki)
- 2014
- Gallery Art-Ship (Nagoya)
Group Exhibitions
- 1965
- Duet exhibition [avant-garde objects] (Tajimi)
- 1970
- Mino, Tokoname, Kyoto, Tamba [Craft Exhibition] (Kyoto)
- Mino Gruppe Dorobito [Craft Exhibition] – ’85 (Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Tajimi)
- 1973
- Duet Exhibition [Avant-Garde Object] Anri SIX (Nagoya)
- 1974
- Faenza Display (Italy)
- 1980
- Mino Battle Royal Outdoor Exhibition (Tajimi)
- – Joined every exhibition to 1988 (Tajimi, Toki, Kanazawa, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Nagoya
- 1982
- Chunichi Exhibition, 3D section [Tree] ‘82, ‘83, ‘84 (Nagoya)
- 1988
- Mino Female potters Exchange/Communication Exhibition (Tajimi)
- 1989
- Mino Quintet Exhibition [Ceramic/Iron/Stone] ‘89, ‘92, ‘95, ‘98, ‘02 (Tajimi)
- 1990
- Earth Village Talk Session “Sit in a Circle” Style [Soil, Fire and Shuntaro Tanigawa] (Tajimi)
- 1992
- International Ceramic Festival Mino Exhibition (Tajimi)
- 1993
- Exhibition “The wonder of what catches your eye” [Embu – Dancing Flame] (Nagoya)
- 1994
- Kyoto Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition 94 [Heian Relocation 1200 years memorial Event]
- 1996
- Modern Art “New York in Tajimi” International Scroll Exhibition [The Heritage of U.S. Exhibition (Tajimi)
- 1997
- Modern Art “Zanokonryu” Exhibition (Toki)
- 1998
- The 1st “Humor Ceramic Sculpture” Competition (Toki)
- 1999
- Modern Art “Zanokonryu” Exhibition (Tajimi)
- Opening Up the 21st Century “Construction of Contemporary Modeling” Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
- 2001
- Craft Design 2001 (Tajimi)
- 2003
- Zlakusa Ceramic International Exchange/communication 2003 (Serbia and Montenegro)
- The 7th International Biennale Miniature Exhibition (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 2004
- MINO Ceramics NOW (Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu)
- Sukiya Styled Architecture – The Charm of Life Living Crafts – (Tamesaburo Memorial Hall, “Taroan” in Furukawa Museum)
- 2005
- Mino Pottery Exhibition ‘05 ‘08 (Tajimi)
- 2006
- Special Invitation from Hungary International Pottery Symposium (Siklos, Hungary)
- 2010
- Face Exhibition (Okazaki)
Awards
- 1962
- Japan Domestic Pottery Design Competition
- 1965
- The 1st Mino Pottery Association
- 1988
- Lamp Object Grand Prize Exhibition
- 1998
- The 1st Humor Ceramic Sculpture Competition [Title: Momjiko]
- 2000
- The 2nd International Triennale
- Cup Exhibition (Yugoslavia)
Collections
- 1974
- Tajimi City Hall [Ceramic Wall]
- 1986
- Tajimi Station Square [Object]
- 1989
- Tajimi Takiro Post Office [Ceramic Wall]
- 1993
- Tajimi Industrial Culture Center [Ceramic Wall]
- 1995
- Japanese Embassy in Great Britain [Flower Vase]
- 1998
- Toki City [Object]
- 2006
- Ceramic Artist House in Siklos, Hungary [Vessel and Object]
- 2008
- Araragi Accounting Office (Tajimi) [Pottery Biotope]
Interviews
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Interview for Tajimi Tourism Association: “An interview with visiting students and their teacher, Shibata-sensei“
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