MITSUO
SHOJI
Studied art and design, Art Institute
of Osaka City Museum and Nakanoshima School of Arts, Osaka, Japan, 1967;
Bachelor of Arts and Teaching Certificate, 1971, and Master of Fine
Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan, 1973.
Selected solo exhibitions
2000
Mitsuo Shoji: Is our life a square, circle or triangle?, Quadrivium
Gallery, Sydney
1997
Ceramic Paintings by Mitsuo Shoji, Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney
1995
Mitsuo Shoji: Recent works, Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle
1992
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramics, A.B.C. Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
1991
Recent Mitsuo Shoji Pottery with Traditional Manners, Cooks Hill Gallery,
Newcastle
1990
Travail en Cours, Art Gallery Ecole d'Art, Aix-en-Provence, France
1989
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramics and Glass Objects, Waikato Museum of Art and History,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramic Sculptures and Paintings, Irving Sculpture Gallery,
Sydney
1987
Mitsuo Shoji - Glass installation and ceramic paintings, Roz MacAllan
Gallery, Brisbane
Colour Inlay Ceramics and Painting, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Sydney
1986
Colour Inlay Ceramics by Mitsuo Shoji, Cuppacumbalong Craft Centre Gallery,
Canberra, ACT, and Australian Craftworks Gallery, Sydney
Recent Ceramics by Mitsuo Shoji, Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane
Black Fire and Clay Painting, Devise Gallery, Melbourne
Pottery - Recent Works by Mitsuo Shoji, Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle
1985
Recent Pottery by Mitsuo Shoji, Aladdin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1984
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramics, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston,
touring to three Tasmanian venues, Tasmania
Objects - Painting - Installation, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton,
Vic. and Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
1982
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramics, Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
1981
Black Fire and Clay Painting, Blackfriars Gallery, Sydney
1980
Pottery Works, Victor Mace Art Gallery, Brisbane
Clay Work, John Clark Gallery, Sydney
1979
Pottery Works, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney
1977
Ceramic Objects, Nakamiya Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Wet Clay Installation, Iteza Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
1974
Mitsuo Shoji Ceramics, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
Selected group exhibitions since 1992
1992
3rd International Ceramic Competition, Sopot, Poland
1993
Fresh Clay: Australia, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, Vic.
1994
International Academy of Ceramics Members' Exhibition, Museum of Decorative
Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
The Bechyne International Ceramics Symposium Exhibition, Louny, Czech
Republic
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
1995
Australian Contemporary Ceramics, Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica
d'Arte, Faenza, Italy, touring to Japan and Singapore
Panavezys International Ceramics Symposium Exhibition, Art Gallery of
Panavezys, Panavezys, Lithuania
1995-1997
Delinquent Angel: Australian historical, Aboriginal and contemporary
ceramics, Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy and travelling
in Asia and Australia
1997
The Japan Inspiration: Influence in crafts and design, Art Gallery of
Western Australia, Perth
1998
In-Context, Manly Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1997; Salad Days, Ceramic
Art Gallery, Sydney
1999
The Language of Clay, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
The Masters Series, Gallery Qdos, Lorne, Australia
Icarus as Metaphor, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn, NSW, touring
to regional Australian galleries
Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
International Ceramics Museum, Shigaraki, Japan
Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
Umeleckoprumyslové Muzeumv Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Ararat Art Gallery, Ararat, Vic.
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Vic.
Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart, Tas.
Victorian State Craft Collection, Melbourne, Vic.
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