Kiyokazu Kato

Born on June 2, 1970 in Gojo, Kyoto City, to the 1st Generation Seizan (father). Grandfather was the 13th Generation Jibe of the Furuta Oribe Seto Jissaku Studied under KAWASE Mitsuyuki and his father KATO Seizan

1990

Graduated from the Ceramics Molding Course at the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Technical Institute

1994

Received the Take Award at the Tofuku-ji Ceramics Association Exhibition
(the exhibited work was purchased by Tofuku-ji Temple)

2002

Received the name of 2nd Generation Seizan

2004

Recommended as a member of the Ceramic Art Foundation
Selected for the 33rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition (Selected numerous times to date)

2005

Selected for the 5th Mashiko Ceramics Competition
Selected for the 42nd Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
Selected for the 51st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Selected 6 times to date)
Selected for the 18th Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition (Selected 2 times to date)
Appointed as a project member of the Ceramic Art Foundation
Selected for the 27th Chozasho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Selected 4 times to date)

2006

Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation “CRIA” Exhibition
Recommended as a Commissioned Member of the Ceramic Art Association
Solo exhibition at Ginza Kuroda Touen (held annually to date)

2007

Solo exhibition at Kamakura Kogei
Selected for the 1st Hagi Taishou (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics (Selected once to date)
Selected for the 69th Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (Selected twice to date)

2008

Solo exhibition at Fukuya Department Store (Hiroshima) (Held biennially to date)
Solo exhibition at Abeno Kintetsu Department Store (Osaka)
Group exhibition at Shibuya Seibu

2009

Solo exhibition at Hokkaido Marui-Imai Department Store (2012)

2010

Interior Aqua (Sapporo) (held annually to date)

2011

Solo exhibition at Umeda Daimaru Department Store

2012

Solo exhibition at JR Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan

2013

Selected for the 1st TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition (Selected once to date)
His work was displayed at the Hagi Uragami Museum
Solo exhibition at Hakata Daimaru Department Store

2014

Solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya

Present
Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Member, TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan

2003

Received the Jury Members’ Award at the Ceramic Art Foundation Exhibition
Received the Grand Prix at the 15th Ceramic Art Museum Exhibition

2005

Received the Ceramics Grand Prize at the Ceramic Art Foundation Exhibition

2007

Received the Incentive Award at the 28th Chozasho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition

2010

Received the Toguri Museum of Art Award at the Ceramic Art Foundation

2013

Received the Grand Prize (Katsuranomiya Trophy) at the 22nd Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition

2014

Received the Incentive Award at the TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition