Hidehito Ito

1971

Born in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture

1991

Completed course at Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center

1998

MINO CERAMICS NOW 2004 (also in 2012) at the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu

2007

Selected for the 54th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('10 - '12)

2010

Solo exhibition at Shibuya Kurodatoen ('11 - '17)

2011

"White Period" exhibition at Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art
"Contemporary Ceramics in Tokai - Thinking New Generation" at Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum

2012

Participated in workshop at the Icheon Ceramics Festival

2013

Master Teabowls of Our Days at Musee Tomo

2014

Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
Artwork selected for the 61st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
"Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty-First Century" at the Walters Art Museum
Selected for the 28th Mino Ceramics Permanent Preservation Program by Tono Shinkin Bank

2015

Exhibited at the 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (South Korea)　

2016

A Palette for Genius "Japanese Water Jars for the Tea Ceremony" at Joan B Mirviss Ltd (New York)
Art Fair Tokyo, solo exhibition at Shibuya Kurodatoen
Kōgei (Modern Crafts) and the Tea Ceremony Ⅱ at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
Took part in the China - Japan - Korea Celadon Symposium at Zhejiang Ocean University (Zhoushan, Zhejiang)

2017

Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Awarded as Person of Merit in Succession of Traditional Culture of Gifu Prefecture for the year 2016 (preservation and succession of white porcelain, celadon and marbled decoration)

2018

"Blue Period" exhibition at Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art

2021

Exploring the Tile: From Diversified Perspectives of Ceramic Artists" exhibition at the Mosaic Tile Museum
"Classical Dignity, Contemporary Beauty: Ito Hidehito" exhibition at Joan B Mirviss Ltd. (New York)

2022

Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts at the National Crafts Museum etc.
"The Fragments of Homo Faber - the Future of Humans and Crafting -" at Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum

1998

Received the Silver Award at the International Ceramics Festival Mino '98

2000

Received the Gold Award at the 2nd Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony (Toki City, Gifu Prefecture)

2002

Received the Judge's Special Award at the International Ceramics Festival Mino '02 (also in '11)

2013

Received the Grand Award at t he Paramita Ceramics Awards Exhibition

2018

Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award for 2017