Born in Kobe City in 1957. Completed the Master’s Program at Tama Art University Graduate School in 1985. Appointed Professor in the Department of Ceramic, Glass and Metal Works, Faculty of Art and Design, Tama Art University in 2006 (currently Professor Emeritus). Since the 1980s, he has created large-scale sculptures using ceramic materials, gaining attention as a contemporary ceramic artist. His works have been exhibited in domestic and international exhibitions and numerous museums hold his works in their collections. He continues to exhibit actively, including winning the Grand Prize at the 24th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition in 2017. “INOUE Masayuki, Molding a form like drawing” at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (2022), “Inoue Masayuki: Commemoration of Tama Art University Retirement” at Galerie Tokyo Humanité (2022), “Craft Arts: Innovation of ‘Tradition and Avant-Garde,’ and the Present Day” at Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (2016), “Inoue Masayuki: Prototype Form—Flower Shape” at Hagi Uragami Museum (2015), “Ars Nova: Between The Contemporary Avant-garde Art and The Crafts” at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2005), “Japanese Studio Crafts: Tradition and the Avant-Garde” at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (1995).