Mitsuo Shoji b. 1946

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Mitsuo Shoji is a Japanese born ceramist who trained with the Sodeisha group in Kyoto and was instrumental in bringing an understanding of this important craft movement to Australia. He has lived in Sydney since 1978.
exhibited at
Clay Dynasty
Date
11 October 2021 - 29 January 2022
Place
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of three generations of studio ceramics in Australia, from the 1960s when potters were influenced by Bernard Leach’s understanding of Japanese aesthetics, to a more liberated creative approach.
It was drawn in its entirety from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Tags
ceramcis, studio potters
Website
https://www.maas.museum/event/clay-dynasty/
exhibited at
Turn Turn Turn
Date
5 June 2015 - 8 August 2015
Place
National Art School, Sydney, NSW
Description

Group show celebrating 60 years of the studio ceramics tradition at the National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW.

exhibited at
Mitsuo Shoji
Date
1984
Place
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Description

An exhibition of black-fired ceramics and ceramic paintings.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery annual report 1984-85; State Library of Tasmania catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
[Mitsuo Shoji: Pottery exhibition catalogue]. [S l] : [s n], [19?]

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, Ceramics