Kiyoshi Kato

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Klin effects
• Born
  1947 -
• Based in
  Shiga
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Member of Shiga Art as Craft Association

Style

To make the brick red color of the red clay black, the vessels are carbonization fired (leaving the vessels in the kiln to cool down while reducing oxygen so that carbon settles on the surface), and deep colored glaze is used. Strips of clay are made, coiled, and combined to form the vessels.

Biography

• 1947
  Born in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture
• 1967
  Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramists’ Vocational School
• 1969
  Studied under Kiichi Kumamoto
• 1972
  Becomes independent in Shigaraki
• 2004
  Artwork submitted to the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
• Selected Exhibitions
  Selected for the Kyo Exhibition
  Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts
  Selected for Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Excellence Award at the Shigaraki Ceramic Art Exhibition
  First Solo Exhibition at Touen (Shigaraki)
  Solo Exhibition at Daimaru, Osaka Umeda Store
  Other group exhibitions

Awards

• Received the Excellence Award at the Shigaraki Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Received the Shumei Cultural Fund Award

Public Collections

• The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Official Site