1960年生于美国密歇根州。
1979年毕业于京都Hiyoshigaoka工艺高中陶瓷系
1984年获大阪艺术大学文学士学位
1986年美国加州奥克兰加州工艺美术学院美术硕士
1986-1989阿奇•布雷基金会驻院艺术家
1989年回到日本，在滋贺县政府滋垣陶瓷文化园筹备办公室工作。
从那时起，一直在组织和运营Shigaraki陶瓷文化公园的常驻艺术家，直到2021年。
在过去的几年里，一直在组织一系列与驻馆艺术家运作和文化管理有关的研讨会。
2018年，他在Shigaraki建立了私人Share Studio，名为“Shigaraki Share Studio”。
茂木共享工作室研究所代表主任
茂木陶瓷文化园常驻艺术家项目顾问
IAC委员
日本陶瓷学会会员。
1960 Born in Michigan, United States.
1979 Graduated from the Ceramic Dept. Hiyoshigaoka Art and Crafts High School in Kyoto
1984 BA from the Osaka University of Arts
1986 MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland California, USA
1986-1989 Worked as a residency artist Archie Bray Foundation
1989 Back to Japan and started to work at the Preparation Office of the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in the Shiga- Pref. Government.
Since then he has been organizing and operating the Artist in Residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park until 2021.
For last few years he has been organizing series of the symposium related to the Operation of the Artist in Residency and Cultural Administration.
In 2018 he has established a private Share Studio, in Shigaraki named “Shigaraki Share Studio”.
Representative Director, Institute of the Shigaraki Share Studio
Artist in Residency Program Advisor of the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Member of the IAC
Member of the Japan Ceramic Society.