Artists

Profile

1998
Worked at IASPIS in Stockholm
1996-97
Worked at Kuntlerhaus Bethanien by a grant of Philip Morris Foundation, in Berlin
1995
Received VOCA Prize, VOCA '95
1981
Graduated from Aichi University of Arts
1958
Born in Nagoya, Japan

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022
"Full House," SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
2017
"Figure,” GOTTO-DO, Aichi, Japan
2014
"Imaginary Number," Longhouse Projects, New York, USA
2013
"Rendition," Longhouse Projects, New York, USA
2011
"STATUE," 1223 Contemporary Painting Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2010
"1985-2009," 1223 Contemporary Painting Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2009
"SKELETON," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
2008
"BODY AND/OR MIMICRY," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
2005
"Blue Period," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
2004
"Golden Hedgehog," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
2003
"EBBA," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
2001
"INTERIOR-Body Under The Floor," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
1999
"CHARLIE in TEXAS," IASPIS, Stockholm
"CHARLIE in TEXAS," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
1997
"READㆍMADE," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
"Kalte FuBe," Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
"Centaur," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan
1996
"Landscapegoat," Gallery HAM, Aichi, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023
"VOCA 30th Anniversary 1994-2023: VOCA 30 YEARS STORY / KOBE," Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Annex, Haradanomori Gallery, Hyogo, Japan
2022
"Aichi Triennale 2022," Aichi, Japan
2011
"The Eyes of Twelve Artists: Perspectives of Contemporary Painting," Tokyo Station Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010
"FACES," 1223 Contemporary Painting Collection, Tokyo, Japan
"Primary Field Il," The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
2007
"Vanishing Points: Contemporary Japanese Art," National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi / Project 88, Mumbai, India
2005
"Tsubaki-kai 2005," Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2004
"Tsubaki-kai 2004," Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2003
"Tsubaki-kai 2003," Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002
"Tsubaki-kai 2002," Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"INAZAWA Present and Future 5," Inazawa City Ogisu Memorial Art Museum, Aichi, Japan
2001
"Tsubaki-kai 2001," Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1997
"Brandenburgische Kunsttage: Partie Nr.5," Drewen, Germany
1996
"Images of Women in Japanese Contemporary Art 1930's-90's," Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
"Another Photography: Rethinking the Concept of Photography," Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
"Protean Artist of The Times: Diverse Expressions and Methods," National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
1995
"Basel Art Fair '95," Switzerland
"The Vision Of Contemporary Art (VOCA '95): New Artists of Two Dimensions," Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1994
"Position 1994: Nagoya Contemporary Art Exhibition," Nagoya City Art Museum, Aichi, Japan
1991-92
"Zones of Love: Contemporary Art From Japan," Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Art Gallery Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton; Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
1989
"Selected Works from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation," Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
"A Perspective on Contemporary Art: Color and/or Monochrome," National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
1986
"Selected Works from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation," ICA Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Selected Collection

The Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Japan
National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Ohbayashi Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Park Hyatt Tokyo, Japan
Shiseido Art House, Shizuoka, Japan
Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Station Gallery, Tokyo, Japan