Born in Kumihama, Kyoto in 1948
1975 Graduated from the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Majoring in Ceramics
1983 Exhibited at the "Today's Japanese Ceramics" exhibition (Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC; Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
1992 Exhibited at the 100 Selected Japanese Ceramics Now Exhibition (Paris, Tokyo)
1998: Winner of the Encouragement Award at the Traditional Crafts New Works Exhibition
2005: Won the Kikuchi Biennale Exhibition Excellence Award and moved his studio to Roppongi, Tokyo
2008: Winner of the Grand Prize at the Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition at the Musee Tomo (Kikuchi Kanji Memorial Musee Tomo)
2009: Won the Japan Crafts Association President's Award at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
"Masahiro Maeda's Color Paintings: Red, Black, Gold, Silver, Verdigris" Exhibition
(Kikuchi Kanmi Memorial Museum Tomo)
2010: Winner of the Mokichi Okada Award and MOA Museum of Art Award
2011: Received the 2010 Japan Ceramic Association Award
2013 "Colorful x Monochrome Masahiro Maeda x Japanese Painting" Exhibition (Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art, Sano)
The 8th Paramita Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition (Paramita Museum)
2015: Winner of the 6th Creative Tradition Award (Japan Arts Foundation)
2016 Masahiro Maeda Porcelain Laboratory held (Bashamichi, Yokohama)
2017: Winner of the Excellence Award at the 37th Pola Traditional Culture Awards
(Pola Traditional Culture Promotion Foundation)
2019 68th Kanagawa Culture Award Winner