Hoshino Satoru

Hoshino Satoru is an internationally recognized figure in the field after years of teaching as a guest artist or artist-in-residence at ceramic centers in locations as varied as Denmark, Belgium, Korea, Australia, and Hungary. At the start of his career, this Kyoto native worked for many years with the avant-garde, non-functional ceramic movement Sōdeisha. From the ancient tradition re-established by its founder, Yagi Kazuō, Satoru assumed the mantle of smoke-infused sculptural work (kokutō) that was not compromised by color or surface patterning, embodying fluidity and plasticity.

1945 Born in Niigata Prefecture
1971 Graduated from Ritsumeikan University
Entered Fujihira Ceramic Studio
1973 Opened Hoshino Ceramic Studio in Yahata, Kyoto Prefecture
1974 Become a member of Sōdeisha
1981 Traveled in Southern Europe
Became a member of the International Ceramic Academy
1983 Guest associate professor at East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, Austrailia
1986 Lost studio in a landslide
1887 Guest associate professor at Canberra School of Art, Acton, Australia
1889 Moved Studio to Kitahama, Shiga Town, Shiga Prefecture
1990 Guest artist at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
1991 Associate professor, Department of Environmental Design, Osaka Sangyo University　　
1998 Professor, Osaka Sangyo University (untill ’03)
Guest artist at European Ceramic Work Center, The Netherlands
1999 Guest artist at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
2000 Moved Studio to Hachiyado, Shiga
2001 Guest artist at International Ceramic Center, Skealskor, Denmark
World Ceramic Symposium EXPO'2001, Yoju EXPO'2001 space, Korea
2002 Guest Judge for Sydney Mayer Award 2002, Shepparton Gallery, Australia
2004 Artist in residence at Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2005 Artist in residence at Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Artist in residence at Hunter College, New York, NY
2008 Artist in residence at Tainan National University of the Art, Tainan City, Taiwan
Artist in residence at Saint Lucas Visual Art, Gent, Belgium
2009 Artist in residence at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
2011 Artist in residence at International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
Juror for Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale 2011 International
Competition, Korea

Awards:

1979 Minister Prize, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition V
1980 Superior Prize, The 2nd Japan Enba Art Competition
Kyoto Prefecture Procurement Prize, 4th Kyoto Sculpture Selection Exhibition
1984 Honor Prize, 1st World Triennial Exhibition of Small Size Ceramics
1998 Saji Encouragement Prize, The Suntory Prize '98 ―Challenges on Forms

Public Collections:

Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
ClayArch Gimhae Museum, Korea
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Faenza National Pottery Museum, Faenza, Italy
International Ceramic Studio-Kecskemet, Hungary
Kerameikmuseum Princessehof, The Netherlands
Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Musée Ariana, Switzerland
Musée Bertrand, Chateauroux, France
Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle, Australia
Power House Museum, New South Wales, Australia
Province Museum Modern Kunst, Oostende, Belgium
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred University, NY
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga
State Decorative Arts Institute, Switzerland
Takamatsu City Museum, Takamatsu
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Yamaguchi Prefecture Museum of Art, Yamaguchi
Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
Walbrzych Museum, Poland