Mitsuo Shoji Japan, Australia, 1946-.
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About Mitsuo Shoji
Born in Japan in 1946, Mitsuo Shoji studied painting, sculpture and ceramics in Japan before accepting a teaching post in Melbourne in 1973. He has since held lectures and workshops in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and USA. Shoji has exhibited widely, and his work is represented in regional and institutional collections in Australia and overseas. For 30 years he was a Ceramics Lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts and retired in 2007 and he now works from a studio in Ryde, Sydney.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Mitsuo Shoji from 1989 and in total 15 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 11 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,309 for A substantial vase of bulbous form sold by Raffan Kelaher & Thomas P/L in November 2023. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Mitsuo Shoji are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Mitsuo Shoji is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 621
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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