Osamu Suzuki (1926-2001)

1926
Born in Kyoto Né à Kyoto, as the third son of the pottery wheel worker SUZUKI Ugenji, who worked for the Eiraku’s atelier.

1948
Established the avant-garde ceramist group "Sodeisha" and he organise the exhibition of Soudeisha every year.

1950
Participated in Contemporaine Ceramic Salons in Paris

1951
Participated in Japanese Contemporaine Ceramic Salons in Florence

1952
Award of 1st Ashahi Contemporaine Ceramic Salon

1959
Participated in Japanese Contemporaine Ceramic Salons at Modern Art Museum in Tokyo
Participated in 2nd International Ceramic Salons
Award of ceramic association

1961
Participated in the Salon of exchange between Kyoto and Paris

1962
Participated in 3rd International Ceramic Salons

1964
Participated in Asahi International Ceramic Salon

1966
Participated in the Japanese Art Salon in New York

1967
Participated in the World Expo in Montreal
Participated in the Japanese Art Salon in New York

1968
Participated in the exhibition “New Generation” at the Art Modern Museum in Tokyo

1985
Solo Exhibition at Isetan Museum in Tokyo,Osaka and Okayama

1989
Solo Exhibition at Arts and Culture Center in Kyoto

1999
Solo Exhibition at the Art Modern Museum in Museum in Tokyo, Fukusihma, Hiroshima and Kurashiki

2001
Passed away at age of 74

2006
Retrospective Exhibition at Shiseidou Art House, Shizuoka

2013
Retrospective Exhibition at the Art Modern Museum in Tokyo, Aichi and Yamaguchi

2020
Retrospective Exhibition Chuchin Museum in Kyoto