Tadao Kato

Biography

• 1939
  Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
• 1960
  Studied under metal-carving artist Takashi Osuga in Tokyo as his apprentice for 3 years
• 1967
  Selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten) for the first time (selected 13 times)
• 1978
  Sent to Europe for overseas training by Kyoto Prefecture
• 1979
  Judge at the Kyo Exhibition ('85, '90, '95)
• 1981
  Artwork submitted to Kyoto Kōgei Art Exhibition purchased by Kyoto Prefecture
  Becomes Director of Kyoto Kogei Association
• 1983
  "Mansion in the White Fog" submitted to Nitten purchased by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1984
  Artwork submitted to Kyoto Artists' Exhibition held in Shaanxi, China purchased by Kyoto Prefecture
• 1985
  Submitted to "15 Contemporary Artists of Kyoto" Exhibition (Kyoto City Museum of Art)
• 1988
  Solo Exhibition at Osaka Mitsukoshi (3 times from this year onward)
• 1991
  Submitted to "Contemporary Arts and Crafts of Kyoto" Exhibition (The Museum of Kyoto)
• 1993
  Solo Exhibition at Kyoto Takashimaya (4 times from this year onward)
• 1994
  Solo Exhibition at Okayama Takashimaya (twice from this year onward)
• 2000
  Artwork added to the collection of Kyoto City Museum of Art
  Awarded as Benefactor of Kyoto City
• 2001
  Submitted to Arts and Crafts of Kyoto Exhibition in Edinburgh, UK
• 2005
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 2008
  Submitted to "Art of KOGEI, Esprit of Kyoto” (Paris, France)
• 2009
  Solo Exhibition at Kyoto Takashimaya for 70th birthday
• 2018
  Sogan and Tadao Kato – Metalworkers of 2 Generations Exhibition (The Museum of Kyoto)
• 2019
  Received the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon

Awards

• 1965
  Received the Chubu Nihon Shimbun Award at the Kyo Exhibition
• 1967
  Received the Honorary Mention Award at the Kyoto Kōgei Art Exhibition, artwork purchased by Kyoto Prefecture
• 1973
  Received the Excellence Award at the Kyoto Kōgei Art Exhibition, artwork purchased by Kyoto Prefecture
• 1976
  Received the Mayor Award at the Kyo Exhibition
  Received the Chairman Award at Japan Metalwork Artists Association Exhibition
• 1978
  Received the New Artist Award at the Kyoto Kōgei Art Exhibition, artwork purchased by Kyoto Prefecture
• 1979
  Received the Excellence Award at the Kyoto Kōgei Art Exhibition
• 1993
  Received the Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1996
  Received the Kusube Award at the Kyo Exhibition
• 1999
  Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2004
  Received the Nikkei Inc. Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
• The Museum of Kyoto
• Kousanji Museum