Toyohisa Katō is a ceramic artist born in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. Since receiving the New Artist Encouragement Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition in 1983, he has gone on to win numerous awards and be selected for exhibition at events such as the Tōkai Traditional Crafts Exhibition and the Mino Ceramic Art Exhibition, and in 2004 he changed his name. He carries on the Mino ceramic tradition dating back to the Momoyama period, working primarily in Shino ware.

Toyohisa Katō creates works that express Shino ware with a contemporary sensibility while inheriting the tradition of Mino ceramics that has continued since the Momoyama period. His work is characterized by powerful, dynamic forms that convey a sense of roughness and boldness, and he pursues a diverse range of expression while remaining true to tradition.

Shino ware is one of the representative types of Mino ware, said to have originated in the Mino region during the Momoyama period. Known as the first Japanese pottery to use a white feldspathic glaze, its appeal lies in the soft white glaze surface and the varied expressions—such as fire markings (hi-iro) and crackling (kannyū)—that emerge uniquely with each firing.

1983 Received the New Artist Encouragement Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition; received the Grand Prize at the Tajimi City Art Exhibition
1984 Selected for the Chūnichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition
1987 Received the Andō Shippō Award at the Tōkai Traditional Crafts Exhibition; selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1988 Selected for the Tōkai Traditional Crafts Exhibition; received the Excellence Award at the Gifu Prefectural Art Exhibition
1989 Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1990 Received the Chūnichi Encouragement Award at the Mino Ceramic Art Exhibition
1992 Received the Chūnichi Encouragement Award at the Mino Ceramic Art Exhibition; selected for the Tōkai Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1994 Selected for the Tōkai Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1995 Received the Shōroku Award at the Mino Ceramic Art Shōroku Award Tea Bowl Exhibition; selected for the Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition