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
