Tomohiro Kitagawa

Style

Mainly producing white porcelain and tohakuji (pale pink porcelain). I use motifs of natural phenomenons that can be seen in the winter in Hokkaido such as icicles, ice and snow to create cooler and sharper designs. I try to make pieces with soft and warm designs using the technique I named tohakuji, which is inlaying metal on a white porcelain base. After firing, the inlayed metal and glaze create a gray-pink color.

Biography

• 1967
  Born in Hokkaido
• 1991
  Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law
• 1995
  Studied under Shunri Nonaka and Shunpo Nonaka
• 2002
  Built a kiln in Ebetsu, Hokkaido
• 2004
  Selected for the Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (also in 05, 07 – 11, 13 – 19, 21 – 22)
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Mona, Tokyo
• 2005
  Moves studio and kiln to current location
  Solo Exhibition at Kogei Ima (Ginza, Tokyo) (also in 06 – 08, 10, 12, 14)
• 2008
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in 09, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21)
• 2010
  Submitted to An Experiment Tea Gathering – The EZO Tea Ceremony (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
  Submitted to "Ceramics = Expressing" Exhibition at Gallery Monma (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
• 2011
  "Tomohiro Kitagawa Exhibition – Large White Porcelain Bowls and Icicle Patterns –" at the Ebetsu City Ceramic Art Center (Ebetsu, Hokkaido)
  Solo Exhibition at Ishinokura Gallery Hayashi (sapporo, Hokkaido)(also in 12 – 15 and 17)
• 2013
  Selected for the Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony (also in 14, 15 and 19)
• 2014
  Selected for the Mino Tougei Shoroku Chawan Competition (also in 2016)
  Selected for the ITAMI International Craft Exhibition
  Solo Exhibition at Sapporo Mitsukoshi (also in 16, 18 and 20)
• 2015
  Solo Exhibition at Kairou Gallery Mon (Kasama, Ibaraki)
• 2016
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  Solo Exhibition at Tobu Department Store (Ikebukuro, Tokyo)
• 2017
  Solo Exhibition at Gallery Okariya (Ginza, Tokyo) (also in 19 and 21)
  Solo Exhibition at Tokyu Department Store Sapporo (Sapporo, Hokkaido) (also in 19 and 21)
• 2018
  Selected for the Tobiten (also in 19)
  Submitted to "Ceramics – Techniques and Forms of the New Generation" at Sapporo Art Park (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
• 2019
  Selected for the Hagi Taisho (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition V
  Selected for the Kikuchi Biennale
  Lecture "Producing Porcelain in Ebetsu" at the 47th Convention of the Japan Society of Oriental Ceramic Studies
• 2020
  Part-time Lecturer at Hokusho University, School of Education and Culture, Department of Art and Design

Awards

• 1998
  Received the Village Assembly Chairman Award at the Hokkaido Traditional Kōgei Exhibition in Otaki Village
• 2016
  Received the Incentive Award at the 1st Japan Ceramic Society "Modern Ceramics Encouragement Prize" Hokkaido Exhibition
• 2020
  Received the Hokkaido Cultural Encouragement Award

Public Collections

• Ebetsu CIty Ceramic Art Center

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Instagram