Biography
Born in 1947 in Japan, Makoto Hatori apprenticed to master potter Ken Fujiwara in 1969. He them earned a degree in sculpture at Nihon University, College of Arts and went on to study technology at the Gifu Prefectural Institute of Ceramics. By 1975, he had established his own studio in Ibaraki（a region in eastern Japan）, where he still works today. 1992, He taught ceramics at Manchester Polytechnic（Manchester Metropolitan University） Department of Art and Desigin. 1994〜1996, Makoto is member of Contemporary Applied Arts in England. 1996,98 Invited to International Ceramic Symposium by Lithuania Panevezyo City Council. 1997 Invited to "Earth and Fire" Craft Potters Association Great Britain. Currently he works as a studio artist.
Selected International Exhibitions
1993
48th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
1994
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1994, New Zealand
1994
The 2nd Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
1996
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1996, New Zealand
1996
International Biennial Ceramic Festival in Andenne, Belgium
1996
Won the prize at " Salzbrand Keramik '96" Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
1997
Contemporary Art Works of Faith '97,The Fifteen Biennial Exhibition,The Liturgical Art Guild, USA
1998
4th Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
1998
Ceramics Biennal 1998, Association of Potters of Southern Africa
1998
International Ceramist Juried Biennal Exhibition, USA
2000
5th Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
2000
19th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Australia
2000
The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, Taiwan
2000
Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000, Estonia
2000
Altech Ceramics Biennal 2000, Association of Potters of Southern Africa
2001
The 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea, International Competition
2002
Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award 2002, Australia
2002
" Salzbrand Keramik 2002" Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
2003
" Two by Two" Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, USA 2003
World ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea, International Competition
2003
6th International Biennale of Ceramics Manises, Spain
2004
Juried Wood Fire Exhibition, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College, USA
2005
1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts, Hungary
2005
54th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy#
Selected Regional Exhibitions
1978,79,81,82,85,87,89,90 & 91
Recent Work of Traditional Art Crafts, Nihon Kogeikai, Japan
1986
"Asahi" Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Japan
1994
" Studio Ceramics '94 " Craft Potters Association of Great Britain
1997
" Party Pieces" Craft Potters Association of Great Britain
1999
" Edge to Edge" Victorian Ceramic Group, Australia#
Other Mixed Exhibitions
1995
Exhibition of Completion Memory, Ibaraki Ceramics Research Center, Japan
1995
" Cans - but with lids" Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
1997
World Triennal Exhibition of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Croatia
1999
" Clay Fever '99 " Victorian Ceramic Group, Australia
2000
" Ibaraki Ceramic's Today" Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan
2003
Ceramika Sisak 1700 (International Charitable Exhibition of Art Ceramics), Croatia
2004
" Form of Autonomous Ceramics" Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan
2005
International Chawan Exhibition 2005, St. Benardus Abbey in Hemiksem, Belgium#
The British Museum / Victoria & Albert Museum / Stoke-on-Trent City Museum / Manchester City Art Gallery / Reading City Museum (UK) / Panevezyo Civic Art Gallery / The Liturgical Art Gulld (USA) / Zanesville Art Center (USA) / Victorian Ceramic Group Incorporated (Australia) /Pretoria Art Museum (Gauteng, South Africa) / Bond University (Australia) / Ichon World Ceramic Center ( Korea )/ Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University (USA ) / World Ceramic Exposition Foundation (Korea) / Kirkwood Community College (USA ) / Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts ( Hungary )
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