Makoto Toyofuku

  • Ceramics
  • 1953 -
Makoto Toyofuku

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
  • 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

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

Price Range

$ 100 - 3,000

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