Makoto Toyofuku

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Gold decoration, Silver decoration, Overglaze enamel
• Born
  1953 -
• Based in
  Tokyo
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Emeritus Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts
  Chariman of the Japan Society for Ceramic Art and Education
  Member of the Japan Society of Oriental Ceramic Studies
  Member of the Japan Ceramic Society

Biography

• 1953
  Born in Kagoshima Prefecture
• 1977
  Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Course
  Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
  6 + 1 Exhibition at Gallery Okabe, Ginza (10 times up to 1987)
• 1979
  Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School, Master's Degree Program
  Becomes part-time assistant for Craft Basics at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts
• 1980
  Chiba Prefectural Art Exhibition (Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art)
  Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi)
• 1982
  Part-time assistant at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Laboratory
• 1983
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Exhibition"at Tou Matsuoka, Shibuya (also in '84)
• 1984
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Seibu Ikebukuro (also in '85 and '87)
• 1986
  Part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Laboratory
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi (also in '87 '88 '90 '92 '94 '98 '03 '09 '12 '17)
• 1990
  Assistant at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts
• 1991
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Western Tableware Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
  Kohtoku Kuramae, Makoto Toyofuku 2-Person Exhibition at Keio Department Store ('92 '93 '94 '96 '98 '03)
• 1995
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Western Tableware Exhibition" at Kogei Ima, Shimbashi
  "Sake Vessels Exhibition" at Kogei Ima, Shimbashi
• 1996
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Fujinoya, Tochigi (also in '04)
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Kogei Ima, Shimbashi ('97 '99 '00 '02 '03 '05 '11)
• 1997
  Part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Education
  Lecturer at the University of Puget Sound (Washington, USA)
• 1999
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Shinjuku Keio Department Store ('00 '05 '09 '11 '13)
• 2000
  Tsinghua University International Ceramics Exchange Exhibition 2000 at the National Art Museum of China and Tsinghua University
  South Korea - Japan Ceramics Cultural Exchange at Kangnam University, South Korea (also in '01)
• 2001
  Becomes Assistant Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts
• 2003
  International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange (ISCAEE) Conference and Symposium at Tokyo University of the Arts
  "KOGEI - A View of a Century of Modern Japanese Crafts" Exhibition at the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
• 2005
  International Exchange Exhibition at Daegu University, South Korea ('08 '09 '12 '18)
• 2007
  Becomes Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts
  Japanese Art "Now" Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
• 2008
  Japan-Korea-China International Exhibition of Ceramic Art at the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
  China - Japan - South Korea Contemporary Ceramics New Generation Exchange Exhibition in Foshan, China
• 2011
  International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange (ISCAEE) Exhibition and Symposium at Tokyo University of the Arts
• 2012
  Invited to submit to the 8th Chinese Contemporary Ceramic Artists' Exhibition at China Academy of Art
• 2014
  The International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition (Tokyo University of the Arts / Tsinghua University)
  Invited to submit to the Jingdezhen International Ceramics Exhibition (China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair)
• 2015
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Toyofuku Ceramics Exhibition" at Suigyoku Gallery, Itabashi ('17 '19 '21)
• 2016
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Tokyofuku Overglaze Enamel Decorated Porcelain Exhibition" at Gallery Yamasaki, Nigyocho ('18 '20 '22)
• 2017
  Tokyo University of the Arts 130th Anniversary x Mitsukoshi Art 110th Anniversary Faculty of Fine Arts Teachers Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
• 2018
  Contemporary Ceramics and Glass – Tokyo University of the Arts Ceramics Research Laboratory Exhibition
• 2019
  Formes Limites Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition at École des Beaux-Arts de Paris
• 2020
  Retirement Exhibition at the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
• 2021
  Retired from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
  Makoto Toyofuku Retirement Memorial Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
• 2022
  Solo exhibition "Makoto Tokyofuku Overglaze Enamel Decorated Porcelain Exhibition" at Sakai Kyouseido, Kyobashi

Public Collections

• The Japan Foundation
• Fuchu City
• Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)
• Midorigaoka Art Museum
• Colby–Sawyer College (New Hampshire, USA)