HIROKO MITA 三田浩子 CV

Hiroko Mita is a Singapore-based ceramicist who counts herself blessed that she was able to learn the rudiments and techniques of pottery-making under the tutelage of master potter Dr Iskandar Jalil. Her journey, which began at Jalan Bahar Clay Studios in 2006 and continued with Dr Iskandar at Temasek Potters Studio, culminated in the setting up of her own studio at JBCS in 2012. A member of the Japanese Ceramic Art Foundation since 2016, she has been commissioned by the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Arts Council, National Heritage Board and Duke-NUS Medical School. She was one of two leading ceramic artists who contributed work and taught the inaugural cohort of students at the NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine over a two-year process to create pieces that helped form a 25-metre-long collective mural wall for a commemorative art installation titled Apollo's Dream, which was unveiled in 2016. Her works have been regularly exhibited in Japan and Singapore, including the National Art Center in Tokyo.

Inspired by nature, music and the people around her, Mita’s works reflect the diverse influences of her Japanese heritage, the fine art and graphic design training she had received in Japan and America, as well as her life in Singapore since 1996. Her choice to use local clay and ash from the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln – one of the last two remaining dragon kilns in Singapore, both located in Jalan Bahar – is informed by her desire to convey respect to the land she has called home for the past three decades.