Kazuhiro Kato

1956

1956: Born in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture
Graduated from the Ceramics Course at the Kyoto Saga Art College
Completed the Traditional Industries Successor Training Course at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Research
Graduated from the Molding Course at the Kyoto Municipal Ceramics Vocational Training School

2010

Received an Honorable Mention at the Otsu Art Exhibition
Public exhibitions

1980: Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Itami International Craft Exhibition, Kyoten, Kyoto Craft Arts Exhibition, Kyoto Crafts Exhibition, Shinshou Kogei Public Exhibition, Craft Competition in Takaoka, Ceramics Biennale, International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan, Shinbi Kogei Exhibition, Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition,Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition, Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Otsu Art Exhibition, Shiga Prefectural Art Exhibition

Solo exhibitions
1980: Nationwide, including Kyoto, Osaka, Otsu, Tokyo, Nagoya, Sapporo, Yonago, Himeji, Nagahama, and Mihara

Other exhibitions
1992: Contemporary Kyoto Art Crafts Exhibition (Museum of Kyoto)
1993: Kyo 1993 “Territories...Borders” Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation Selected Works Exhibition (Kyoto Shijo Gallery)
Kyoto Arts Festival 1993 (Shimogamo-jinja)
Otokuni Artist Association Exhibition (Nagaokakyo Civic Hall)
1998: Kyoto Art Crafts Exhibition Selected Works (Museum of Kyoto)
2000: Selected Artists in Kyoto Exhibition (Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art)
2005: Shiga Ceramic Artists Exhibition (Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park)
2008-: Shiga Arts and Crafts Association Exhibition (Museum of Modern Art, Shiga)

Present
Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Member, Shiga Arts and Crafts Association
Part-time lecturer at the Osaka Aoyama Junior College and the Mino-gakuen College of Welfare and Nursery

1986

Received the Best New Artist Award at the Shinshou Kogei Public Exhibition

1988

Received the Affiliate Award at the Shinshou Kogei Public Exhibition

1989

Received the Affiliate Award at the Shinshou Kogei Public Exhibition

1993

Received the Incentive Award at the Sagago-ryu “Flower Vase Exhibition”

1994

Received the Sagago-ryu Award at the Sagago-ryu “Flower Vase Exhibition”

1995

Received the Jury Members’ Award at the Sagago-ryu “Flower Vase Exhibition”
Received the Runner-up Award (Momofuku Ando Special Award) at the Nissin Food Products Contemporary Ceramic Art (Noodle Bowl) Grand Prix Exhibition

1996

Received the Tomimoto Award at the Shinshou Kogei Public Exhibition
Received the Jury Members’ Award at the Sagago-ryu “Flower Vase Exhibition”
Received the Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Office Award at the Shinbi Kogei Exhibition
Received the Excellence Award at the Kyoto Craft Arts Exhibition

1997

Received the Mayor of Amagasaki Award at the Shinbi Kogei Exhibition

1999

Received the Shinbi Kogei Association Award at the Shinshou Kogei Exhibition