Biography

Yoca Muta (b. 1981) tells tales of creatures, real and mythological, as painted scenes on porcelain in the vein of the Kutani tradition, in vivid color and detail. She currently lives and works in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

 

Selected Biography

1981     Born in Shibuya, Tokyo

2008     Graduated from Goldsmiths College, London, Fine Art Department

2008     Solo exhibition, A Tale of Two Suns in Iniva, London

2012     Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Kutani Ware Technical Training Institute

               Excellence Award, Itami International Craft Exhibition, Sake Ware and Sake Cup Stand

2016     Grand Prize, 11th Paramita Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition 

2018     Solo Exhibition, Some Comfortable Rubbles at Art Space Kingyo Space, Taiwan

2021     Takuo Nakamura and Yoca Muta, Two-person Exhibition, Ceramics, Deviations, Living Room at Ginza Wako Art Hall, Tokyo

               Solo Exhibition, Eye Vessel at Ginza Tsutaya ATRIUM, Tokyo

2023     Participated in Cheongju Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea

2023     Solo exhibition, Yoca Muta Solo Show at The Stratford Gallery, UK

 

Public Collection

Paramita Museum, Mie

National Crafts Museum, Ishikawa

Nomi City Kutani Pottery Museum, Ishikawa 

Works
  • Yoca Muta, Whale えびす, 2024
    Yoca Muta
    Whale えびす, 2024
    Ceramic
  • Yoca Muta, Kiseto Tea Bowl of Birds and Flowers of Spring Motif 春花鳥図黄瀬戸茶碗, 2024
    Yoca Muta
    Kiseto Tea Bowl of Birds and Flowers of Spring Motif 春花鳥図黄瀬戸茶碗, 2024
    Ceramic