Fumihiko Katsu

• 1952
  Born in Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture
• 1981
  Submitted to the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition (-1996)
• 1986
  Selected for the Nitten for the first time (Also submitted in 1988, 1989, and 1990)
• 1992
  Submitted to the Contemporary Japanese Crafts Exhibition held in Germany (Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt)
• 1993
  Invited to submit to the International Exhibition of Japan Enameling Artist Association
• 1994
  Invited to submit to the Century-old Crafts Exhibition “Skillful and Sensitive Adventurers” (1200th anniversary of Kyoto)
• 1995
  Jury member at the Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 1997
  Selected for the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts, Traditional Art Crafts 7th Section Exhibition for the first time
• 1998
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
• 2002
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
• 2010
  Judge at the Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition

Applying traditional wired cloisonné techniques, I produce vessels and small containers with lids, and incense cases decorated with daring figurative designs.

• 1984
  Received the Special Incentive Award at the 20th Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition (Nationwide submissions)
• 1986
  Received the Contemporary Crafts Award at the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 1988
  Received the Art Scholarship Foundation Award at the Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2000
  Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award at the Traditional Art Crafts Section Exhibition
• 2001
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts
• 2002
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Traditional Art Crafts Section Exhibition
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts
• 2009
  Received the Governor of Iwate Award at the Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition