Naokata Ueda VI

Style

I make Shigaraki ware tea utensils. I like to make things that are simple and not too loud, but have a significant presence.

Biography

• 1957
  Born in Yame County, Fukuoka Prefecture
• 1975
  Studies under Traditional Craftsman, Tsuyoshi Ogami in Tanba
• 1979
  Works at the climbing kiln for Shigaraki ware kiln Soutouen
• 1982
  Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Adopted by 5th Generation Naokata
• 1983
  Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Vocational Training School of Ceramics
• 1984
  Completed the Glaze Course at the Shiga Prefectural Institute of Ceramics
  Studies under Kenzo Koga at the Koga Tea Ceremony Culture Institute
• 1987
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Toen (Shigaraki)
• 1991
  Solo Exhibition at Sun Gallery Sumie (Nagoya)
• 1995
  Solo Exhibition at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store (Tokyo)
• 2000
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Dojima (Osaka)
• 2001
  Solo Exhibition at Takashimaya Kyoto
• 2003
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Tsuboya (Kobe)
• 2005
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Space Yui (Tokyo)
• 2006
  Teaches firing at kiln in Jeju Island, South Korea
• 2007
  Solo Exhibition at Galeria Punto (Okayama)
• 2008
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2010
  Succeeds the name Naokata Ueda and becomes the 6th generation
• 2012
  Name Succession Exhibition at Kyoto Takashimaya
  Name Succession Exhibition at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store (Tokyo)
• 2013
  Name Succession Exhibition at Yonago and Yokohama Takashimaya
• 2014
  Name Succession Exhibition at Nihombashi and Okayama Takashimaya
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association

Awards

• 2003
  Received the Shumei Cultural Fund Gold Award