Shin Murata
Photo by Fusako Murata（IG:@egifusako）
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Shin Murata (b. 1970 in Kyoto) graduated from Kyoto Seika University’s Ceramics Department in 1993, completing his graduate studies the following year. He established an independent studio following his apprenticeship under ceramicist Yoshitaka Araki. After building his own kiln in Kita-ku, Kyoto, in 2003, he went on to hold over ten exhibitions a year all across Japan. Despite such a popularity, Murata stopped showing new works in 2016 in order to delve deeper into his craft. In pursuit of the ultimate harmony between ceramics and food, he founded a platform along with his wife Fusako and Takashi Murakami to exhibit and sell ceramics, calligraphy, and art. The store, called Tonari no Murata, opened in 2020 after a three-year preparation period. Kaikai Kiki continues to support its operations.
| 2003 | Built a kiln in Kita-ku, Kyoto |
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| 1998 | Established an independent studio in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
| 1994 | Completed the Master’s program in the School of Art, Kyoto Seika University Began his study under Yoshitaka Araki, a ceramicist in Kyoto |
| 1993 | Graduated from the Ceramics Course, Kyoto Seika University |
| 1970 | Born in Kyoto |
| 2020 | “From Muan to Kumogahata” Tonari no Murata, Kyoto |
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| 2019 | “Putting Things in Order, Fall 2019” tonoto, Kyoto |
| 2015 | “Shin Murata Exhibition”, RAKU, Kyoto “Shin Murata Exhibition”, Ichou, Tokyo |
| 2014 | “Shin Murata Exhibition”, UTSUWAYA AKANE, Kyoto |
| 2013 | “With Thoughts on Goryeo: A Journey from Muan”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo
“Shin Murata Exhibition”, Utsuwa Hanada, Tokyo |
| 2012 | “Shin Murata Exhibition”, Tri Gallery, Tokyo
“Shin Murata Exhibition”, Kamakura Performing Arts Center, Kanagawa |
| 1999 | “Shin Murata Exhibition”, Gallery Nishikawa, Kyoto |
