Masaaki Shibata

Born: 1948
Place of Birth: Tokyo

Masaaki Shibata was born in 1948 in Tokyo. He studied at Chup University, Tokyo and then was apprenticed to Kazutaka Ikuta in Tamba for 4 years. He has received numerous awards for his work over the intervening years and is now one of the most respected slipware potters in Japan.

Masaaki Shibata will exhibit for the first time at The Scottish Gallery alongside Clive Bowen in April 2020.