1971年石川県生まれ。
加賀友禅工房への弟子入り、九谷焼の窯元での絵付けを経て、2010年石川県の自宅に築窯。2018年石川県立九谷焼技術研修所実習科修了。
2022年「鏡の世界」(日本橋三越本店 / 東京)、2024年「とびこえろ」(水犀 / 東京)「水元かよこ展」(ギャラリー器館 / 京都)、2025年「絵空事ワンダーランド」(日本橋三越本店 / 東京)など個展多数。
「NIPPON MANIA」(Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren / ドイツ)、2024年「Ephemera」(Samurai Museum Berlin / ドイツ)などグループ展に多数参加。
Born in Ishikawa in 1971. After apprenticing at a Kaga Yuzen dyeing studio and working as a painter at a Kutani ware kiln, built a personal kiln at home in Ishikawa in 2010. Completed the advanced course at the Ishikawa Prefectural Institute for Kutani Ware in 2018. Solo exhibitions: 2024 “jump over” Suisei (Tokyo), “Kayoko Mizumoto Exhibition” Gallery Utsuwakan (Kyoto), 2025 “Tall tale Wonderland” Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (Tokyo) and more. Group exhibitions: 2023 “Dense World II” Seiko House Ginza (Tokyo), “NIPPON MANIA” Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren (Germany); 2024 “Ephemera” Samurai Museum Berlin (Germany) and more.
Darkness within pop. A parallel world where the ordinary and the extraordinary intertwine. I express the playful sense of freedom and the wavering instability of emotion through clay and painting, giving form to these feelings in ceramic. Using porcelain clay from Kutani ware as a base, I decorate each piece with traditional morie enamels, crystal glazes, colorful pigments, and platinum overglaze. I hope viewers will step into the slightly mysterious world of imagination that everyone once passed through before becoming an adult, and find joy in playing together through my works.