Umemoto Kosei 梅本孝征

1967-
male
seto pottery

Born in Nakano-ku, Tokyo
1986 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts
1988 Completed Graduate School of Ceramics, Tokyo University of the Arts
Selected for the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Crafts (1989 ’92 ’93 ’01-’05)
1990 Joined the studio of Fujimoto Yoshimichi (Living National Treasure)
1997 Exhibited at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Masterpieces Exhibition
1999 Selected for the 3rd Hana no Sumika Grand Prize Exhibition
2000 Exhibited at Kanayama Town, Yamagata Prefecture, Jar with Design of “Landscape with Cows” purchased by Kanayama Town
2001 Selected, 19th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
Selected, World Competition of Arts and Crafts, Kanazawa, Japan
Selected, 39th Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
Selected, Craft Competition, Takaoka, Japan (Selected in 2010)
Selected, South Wind Life and Culture Exhibition 2001
2002 Selected, Korea-Japan Contemporary Craft Exhibition (Gallery Sagan, Seoul)
Selected, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, ’03 ’04 ’08 (Selected in ’16-’21)
2008 Selected, The 39th Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition (Selected every year since ’09 ’10 ’12)
(Became a regular member of Japan Kogei Association.
2009 Participated in the 37th Traditional Crafts Ceramic Division Exhibition (exhibited in ’10, ’13, and ’17)
2010 Became a member of the Seto Ceramic Art Association
Participated in the 70th Seto Ceramic Art Association Exhibition (exhibited annually since then)
2011 Participated in the 71st Exhibition of Seto Ceramic Art Association (The work became a part of the collection of Seto Shinkin Bank)
2012 2012 Participated in the Asia Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition (Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan)
2013 Exhibited at Setouchi International Art Festival 2013 (MEGI HOUSE, Ryusuiso, Megijima, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture)
2013 Exhibited at Asia Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
2014 Ceramic board production “Ceramic Board with Flower Designs of the Four Seasons”, Toso Park, Seto City, Japan
2015 Selected for the 6th Kikuchi Biennale
2016 Selected for the 4th Ceramic Art Exhibition, Takashimaya Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo (and thereafter from ’18 to ’22)
Selected for the 76th Seto Ceramic Art Association Exhibition (became part of the Seto Shinkin Bank collection)
2017 Selected for the 24th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Daimaru Tokyo Store) (Selected in ’19)
2019 Selected, 10th GICB Exhibition
2021 Selected, Kasama Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition 2021

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