Koji Sugie

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Ash glaze
• Born
  1951 -
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Biography

• 1951
  Born in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
• 1970
  Graduated from the Aichi Prefectural Aichi Technical High School
• 1977
  Established his first anagama kiln (Dechida)
• 1982
  Established his second anagama kiln (Tobitari)
• 1985
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  1st International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname
  （IWCAT） Participated up until 1999
• 1990
  Dispatched to Europe by IWCAT
• 1991
  Established his third anagama kiln (Takasaka)
• 1992
  Dispatched to the Universiti Teknologi Mara in Malaysia by the Malaysia Japan Ceramics Art Exchange
• 1995
  Panelist at the College of Wooster workshop, USA
• 1997
  Established a climbing kiln
• 1999
  Panelist and guest artist at the Florida Keys Community College workshop, USA(-2000)
• 2004
  Guest artist at the Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art workshop, Mississippi, USA
• 2005
  Established his fifth anagama kiln
• 2009
  Participated in the International Ceramic Workshop in YEOJU
• 2011
  International Ceramic Workshop in YEOJU
• ・ Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition 11 times
  ・ Selected for the Tokai Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition 34 times
  ・ Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition 3 times
  ・ Selected for the Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition 2 times
  ・ Selected for the Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts 4 times

Awards

• Received the Aichi Board of Education Award at the 15th Tokai Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Received the Tokai Traditional Incentive Award at the 21st Tokai Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Received the NHK Nagoya Director-General’s Award at the 29th Tokai Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  Received the Nagoya Board of Education Award at the 42nd Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Received the Choza Award twice at the Chozasho-Tokoname Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Received the Mayor of Nagoya Award at the 12th Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts