Born in 1947 Japan, In studied pottery under a Bizen master potter Ken Fujiwara. In 1972 he graduated from the Nihon University, College of Arts where he studied sculpture, later he continued his studies at Gifu Prefectural Institute of Ceramics. Since 1978 the artist has participated in numerous exhibitions and symposiums in Japan, Italy, Great Britain, New Zealand, Egypt, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, USA, Croatia, South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Estonia, Korea, Spain, Hungary and the China. He has published a number of articles and reviews on ceramic art. In 1992 he taught ceramics at the Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Art and Design. From 1994 to 1996 he was a member of Association of Contemporary Applied Arts in England. His works are included in the collections of South African, Korean, Hungarian, UK Museums.

[ Selected International Exhibitions ]

1993
48th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
1994
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1994, New Zealand
1994
The 2nd Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
1996
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1996, New Zealan 1996
International Biennial Ceramic Festival in Andenne, Belgium
1996
Salzbrand Keramik '96, Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
1997
Contemporary Art Works of Faith '97,The Fifteen Biennial Exhibition,The Liturgical Art Guild, USA
1998
4th Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
1998
Ceramics Biennal 1998, Association of Potters of Southern Africa
1998
International Ceramist Juried Biennal Exhibition, USA
2000
5th Cairo International Biennal for Ceramics, Egypt
2000
19th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Australia
2000
The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, Taiwan
2000
Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000, Estonia
2000
Altech Ceramics Biennal 2000, Association of Potters of Southern Africa
2001
The 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea, International Competition
2002
Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award 2002, Australia
2002
Salzbrand Keramik 2002, Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
2003
" Two by Two" Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, USA 　
2003
World ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea, International Competition
2003
6th International Biennale of Ceramics Manises, Spain
2004
2004 Juried Wood Fire Exhibition, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College, USA
2005
1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts, Hungary
2005
54th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
2008
Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award 2008 ( Australia )



[Press Coverage / Reviews]
[Makoto Hatori's Critical Essays]
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"Ancient Style, Modern Sensibility" -by Andy Cordy
Ceramic Review -U.K.- / May June 1993 - Number 141

"Makoto Hatori" - by Shane Enright
Studio Pottery -U.K.- / August Septmber 1993 - Number 4

"Makoto Hatori"
Ceramics monthly -U.S.A.- / Febuary 1994

"Comment un potier japonais voit la position de la ceramique sur marche mondial" - by Makoto Hatoti
CERAMIQUE MODERNE -France- / Fevrier 1994 - Number 377

"Studies in Bizen Ware" - by Masutarou Murata
Craft Arts International -Australia- / 1994 - Number 30

"Facing Tradition" -by Makoto Hatori
Ceramics monthly -U.S.A- / May 1995

"An invitation to Lithuania" -by Makoto Hatori
TOUSETSU - A Monthly Journal Published by The Japan Ceramic Society- / December 1996, January 1997, February 1997

"A Potter's Look at Tradition" - by Makoto Hatori
Ceramics monthly -U.S.A.- / January 1997

"An Impression of Earth and Fire '97 " -by Makoto Hatori
TOUSETSU - A Monthly Journal Published by The Japan Ceramic Society- / October 1997

"Lithuania, Panevezys International Ceramic Symposium" -by Makoto Hatori
TOUSETSU - A Monthly Journal Published by The Japan Ceramic Society- / October 1998

"Two Wheels of Japan" -by Makoto Hatori
Ceramics monthly -U.S.A.- / March 1999　

"Architecture in Potters
-Lithuania, Panevezys International Ceramic Symposium-" -by Makoto Hatori
CPA News - The Newsletter of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain-
/ January,Febuary 1999　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
"A propos de l' exposition -Face a la tradition-" - by Kyo Kageura
CERAMIQUE MODERNE -France-/ Aout 2000 - Number 448

"Kaiseki " -by Makoto Hatori
CPA News - The Newsletter of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain- / March,April 2001

"Beauty of Soul, Beauty of Form: Naturally-glazed Ceramics and Haiku" -by Makoto Hatori
The Log Book(Ireland)/ Issue 22. 2005



- Other Critical Essays -

"A Taditional View on Japanese Pottery"　-by Makoto Hatori

"Expanding the Tradition" -by Makoto Hatori
The part "Communication as information or the intervention of the intellect" is available on the Website of the British ceramic journal "Studio Pottery" under the title of "Linearity in Trradition" - www.studiopottery.co.uk - , October 2003.