- 30/06 1978
- Born in Tokyo, Japan
Currently lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
EDUCATION
- 2003-2005
- Royal College of Art, London GB (MA Fine Art, Printmaking)
- 1998-2002
- Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP (BA Fine Art, Painting and Printmaking)
TEACHING
- 05.2011~
- Lecturer at Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
RESIDENCY
- 2011
- The Danish Art Workshops / Copenhagen DK
- 2009
- Baer Art Center / Hofsos IS
- 2008-2009
- Cité internationale des Arts / Paris FR
- 2008
- Kala Art Institute / Berkeley US
- 2006
- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten / Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Amsterdam NL
SOLO EXHIBITION
- 2011
01/04-27/05
-
The Imaginary / Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh GB
- 12/03-16/04
- Mythologies / ASPN, Leipzig DE
- 2009
20/10
- Open Atelier #8109 / Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris FR
- 08/06-14/06
- Solo Projects at TAG Fine Arts / SCOPE Basel, Basel CH
- 23/05-04/07
- Natural Incidents / Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery, Edinburgh GB
- 02/03-26/03
- Woodcuts : Depth of monochrome / INAX Gallery, Tokyo JP
- 21/01-19/03
- Echoes through nature / Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London GB
- 17/01-28/02
- Shots of Immanence / ASPN Galerie, Leipzig DE
- 2008
09/02-30/03
-
Woodcuts / The Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen NL
- 2007
23/06-28/08
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The world is overflowing with light / CIBONE Gallery, Tokyo JP
- 2006
09/09-14/10
-
Floating World / ASPN Galerie, Leipzig DE
- 11/05-22/06
- Contrasts / Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh GB
- 02/03-18/03
- Woodcuts : Impure Reflections / Perlberg Contemporary Art, New York US
- 2004
03/07-19/07
-
he Beginning of a Story / Galley ES, Fukuoka JP
- 2002
17/02-24/02
-
Infinite Space in Yanaka's House / Yanaka's House, Tokyo JP
- 2001
10/12-15/12
-
Last Paradise / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 2000
11/02-16/12
-
Flat Time / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 03/05-07/05
- katsutoshi yuasa exhibition 2000 / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
GROUP EXHIBITION
- 2011
17/09-19/11
-
International Print Biennale 2011 / Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
- 07/06-15/08
- SUMMER EXHIBITION 2011 / Royal Academy of Arts, London GB
- 12/04
- Open Workshop / The Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen DK
- 2010
14/10-25/10
-
Young Masters Revisited presented by the Cynthia Corbett Gallery: Part 2 / The Old Truman Brewery, London GB
- 17/09-17/11
- PRINTS AROUND the PACIFIC RIM / Carleton College Art Gallery, Northfield US
- 08/07-27/07
- back to the future / Hollander York Gallery, Toronto CA
- 10/06-22/08
- SUMMER EXHIBITION 2010 / Royal Academy of Arts, London GB
- 08/03-16/04
- PRINTMAKING: A Contemporary Perspective / Black Dog Space, London GB
- 2009
26/11-16/01
-
Manderley / John Jones Project Space, London GB
- 10/09-09/11
- Allotment / The Street Gallery, University College Hospital, London GB
- 28/08-27/11
- Evolution of Print: Artist of Kala / Oakland Museum at the Oakland International Airport, Oakland US
- 29/07
- Open House / Baer Art Center, Hofsos IS
- 08/06-16/08
- SUMMER EXHIBITION 2009 / Royal Academy of Arts, London GB
- 14/04-09/05
- Beyond the Line / Gaain Gallery, Seoul KR
- 2008
21/11-05/01
-
Christmas Group Show / TAG Fine Arts, London GB
- 16/10-26/10
- 10 / Royal College of Art, London GB
- 05/10-01/11
- FARIAASJES/VARIATIONS/VARIATIES / Eewal 78, Leeuwarden NL
- 05/09-27/10
- Stop Press: 4 Artists / The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
- 24/07-30/08
- Residency Projects, Part 3 / Kala Gallery, Berkeley US
- 10/02-16/03
- Schemer / Galerie 37 Spaarnestad, Haarlem NL
- 2007
13/12-02/02
-
KALA ARTISTS ANNUAL FRESH WORK / Kala Gallery, Berkeley US
- 11/06-19/08
- SUMMER EXHIBITION 2007 / Royal Academy of Arts, London GB
- 17/05-27/05
- CREEKSIDE OPEN X2 Exhibition Selected by Victoria Miro / APT Gallery, London GB
- 01/04-06/05
- LAAG / Galerie 37 Spaarnestad, Haarlem NL
- 22/03-28/03
- Esquire Digital Photograph Awards 06-07 / Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo JP
- 01/02-23/02
- Sea Change / Mark Jason Gallery, London GB
- 2006
25/11-26/11
-
Open Ateliers 2006 / Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam NL
- 17/11-26/11
- RCA SECRET / Royal College of Art, London GB
- 07/09-29/09
- Natural Wonders / Mark Jason Gallery, London GB
- 2005
11/11-29/01
-
>hotspots< / Sammlung Essl – Kunst der Gegenwart, Vienna AT
- 17/10-09/12
- Davis Langdon Award 2005 / Davis Langdon, London GB
- 26/09-04/11
- Postgraduate Printmaking in London 2005 / Clifford Chance LLP, London GB
- 07/06-15/08
- Summer Exhibition 2005 / Royal Academy of Arts, London GB
- 26/05-05/06
- The Show 2005 / Royal College of Art, London GB
- 15/02-26/02
- Originals 05 / Mall Gallery, London GB
- 15/02-19/02
- Show by 4 Japanese Artists / Hockney Gallery at Royal College of Art, London GB
- 04/02-06/02
- 2nd year itch / Café gallery, London GB
- 2004
19/11-25/11
-
RCA SECRET / Royal College of Art, London GB
- 24/04-01/05
- Interim Show / Royal College of Art, London GB
- 10/02-07/03
- Toyota Exhibition 04 / Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi JP
- 15/01-27/01
- WE ARE all a bit Different / The Chambers Gallery, London GB
- 2002
25/01-29/01
-
Graduation works exhibition / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 2001
01/12-20/12
-
The 26th Annual Exhibition of The Association of Japanese Art College / Machida City Museum of Printing, Tokyo JP
- 02/10-14/10
- Kajitsu (Past Summer) / Gallery Pirka, Tokyo JP
- 20/07-02/09
- The Gunma Biennale for young artists / The museum of Modern Art, Gunma JP
- 2000
24/04-28/04
-
2000 exhibition / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 05/04-09/04
- Invisible Exhibition 2000 / Parthenon Tama and Tama Central Park, Tokyo JP
- 1999
07/05-13/05
-
Quadruplets exhibition 1999 / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 1998
31/10-03/11
-
Quadruplets exhibition 1998 / Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
OTHERS
- 2011
01/02-
-
Art in Shop: Art in CIBONE / CIBONE, Tokyo JP
- 2010
0/09-25/12
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Art in Shop: Art in CIBONE / CIBONE, Tokyo JP
- 2009
15/10
-
Art in Shop: Woodcuts / Gieves & Hawkes, London GB
ART FAIRS
ART LONDON
THE LONDON ART FAIR ISLINGTON
THE LONDON ORIGINAL PRINT FAIR
THE AAF LONDON
THE AAF AMSTERDAM
THE AAF NEW YORK
20/21 ART FAIR LONDON
GLASGOW ART FAIR
PREVIEW BERLIN
PRINTBASEL
SCOPE BASEL
VOLTA BASEL
PULSE NEW YORK
ART CHICAGO
ART COLOGNE
Multiplied Contemporary Editions Fair at Christie's
BOOK & CATALOGUE
- 2011
- ROYAL ACADEMY ILLUSTRATED 2011, Royal Academy Publications
- 2010
- ROYAL ACADEMY ILLUSTRATED 2010, Royal Academy Publications
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
- 2009.03
- Ham&High (Newspaper) "Contemplations of world around us" by Alison Oldham, GB
- 2008
- SO-EN (Magazine) "Newcomer's File 2009", JP
- 2007
- Bijutsu-Techo (Magazine) "GAG Vol.29" by Hibiki Tsuge, JP
Esquire Japan (Magazine) "Esquire Digital Photograph Award '06 – '07" by Shigeo Goto, JP
art on paper (Magazine) "exhibition reviews" by Amanda Coulson, US
- 2006
- Royal College of Art website (Internet) "The Woodcutter's Art", GB
LECTURE AND WORKSHOP
- 04.2011
- The Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen DK
- 12.2010
- Workshop with AA School students in Tokyo JP
- 06-07.2010
- Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 05.2009
- Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh GB
- 03.2009
- Slade Art School, London GB
- 02.2009
- Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London GB
- 06.2007
- Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP
- 11.2004
- Royal College of Art, London GB
AWARD AND SCHALARSHIP
- 2011
- Northern Print Award
- 2011
- Towry Print Prize in the Summer Exhibition 2011
- 2007
- Musashino Art University Paris Award
- 2007
- Esquire Digital Photograph Awards '06 – '07, Won Judge's Award
- 2006
- The Nomura Cultural Foundation Fellowship
- 2005
- Clifford Chance Purchase Prize
- 2005
- Davis Langdon Award
- 2005
- Royal College of Art Publishing Prize
- 2004-05
- Royal College of Art Fine Art Bursary
- 2001
- The 6th Gunma Biennale Award
- 1998-02
- Musashino Art University Scholarship
COLLECTIONS
Bouwfonds, NL
Calyon corporate and investment bank, GB
Clifford Chance LLP, GB
Defi co., ltd., JP
Musashino Art University, JP
Royal College of Art, GB
Victoria & Albert Museum, GB
Private collections across Europe, U.S.A. and Japan
--GALLERY REPRESENTATION--
Perlberg Contemporary Art, New York US
Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh GB
ASPN Galerie, Leipzig DE
Mark Jason Gallery, London GB
Galerie 37 Spaarnestad, Haarlem NL
TAG Fine Arts, London GB