Zuishu Nishio

• Category
  Ceramics
• Born
  1947 -
• Based in
  Shiga
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Style

I form the pottery by hand. The colors of my artwork are a contrast of deep blue-white glaze created by reduction firing, and the black of the base.

Biography

• 1947
  Born in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture
• Completed the Regular Course and Special Course at Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Research
  Dedicated a large pot for the restoration of Important Cultural Property "Tosu (toilet in a Zen monastery)" in Tofukuji Temple (Kyoto)
  Dedicated large pots etc. for the restoration of Kusadosengen Town Remains in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima
  Selected for the Kyo Exhibition
  Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for the Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Art
  Selected for the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Selected for the Yakishime Pottery Exhibition ('91, '94)
  Selected for the Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition
  Selected for the Shinsho Kogei Exhibition
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for the Kikuchi Biennale
  Specially invited to submit to the International Ceramics Exhibition '80 in Faenza
  Selected for the Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation 15th Anniversary Exhibition
  Submitted to Kyo '97 "Ryouiki ....Sen" Exhibition
  Submitted to “Crafts of Shiga – Traditional Ceramics” Exhibition
  Submitted to Contemporary Shigaraki Artists Exhibition
  Solo exhibitions and group exhibitions etc.
  

Awards

• Received the Matsushita Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Incentive Award at the Shinsho Kogei Exhibition
  Received the Special Award at the 16th Shumei Cultural Fund Award
  Received the Shinsho Award at the Shinsho Kogei Exhibition