Tomoo Kitamura

I am a full time artist living in North Carolina. I was born and raised in Japan by creative parents (my mother a painter and poet, and father a master craftsmen builder). My forms are introspective and organic. They speak strongly of their Japanese influence while remaining fluent in contemporary dialogues and themes.

I studied ceramics under Fujia Sakuma in Mashiko, Japan, an area traditionally known for over 380 distinct styles of ceramics.

Alumni II, McColl Center for Art and Innovation, Charlotte, NC, 2019
Ann Neilson Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2019North Carolina Pottery Center, ’Collecting North Carolina Pottery for 75 Years’, 2019
Mint Museum Pottery Invitational, Charlotte, NC
SECCA- Craft: Tradition and Use, Winston- Salem, NC
Tea Time: Series II, The Functional and The Conceptual, North Carolina Pottery Center