EIJI UEMATSU (b. 1949, Kobe, Japan) is a ceramic artist based in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Uematsu initially began his artistic practice in painting, lithography, and design before he began making ceramic reliefs and studying clay work at twenty-three years old. In 1975, Uematsu took a job at a pottery factory in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, famous for the large-scale production of Shigaraki-ware. There he received fundamental ceramic training and continued to produce his own work out of his home and kiln studio in the adjacent farming town of Ayama. In 1982, following a change of work, Uematsu moved to Iga, Mie Prefecture, where he expanded the scope of his practice by constructing a firewood-and kerosene-burning kiln and experimenting with open-burning, pit-fired pottery. 

Three years after moving to Iga, Uematsu began presenting his ceramic art.  In the 1980s, Uematsu began showing work throughout Japan, garnering a reputation as an esteemed contemporary artist and ceramicist. He has had solo exhibitions at the Kyoto City University of Art, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, the Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, as well as numerous other galleries and institutions. Uematsu is currently based in Iga working out of his home and studio.