| 1957 |
Born in Fukushima prefecture, Lives in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1981 |
Graduates from Sokei Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1982 |
Begins to work as a visual artist |
| 2013~ |
Founder, Director and Representative of the International Art Project Spirit of "North" Executive Committee. |
|
http://spirit-of-north.net |
|
|
| ●Slected Solo Exhibitions |
| 2016 |
[Eclosion -The World Might Change] VIRSMAS, The Marija & Jurgis Slapelis House-Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 2012 |
[The Pupa Stage: Its Superimposition with the Human Wish to Undergo Transitions] Toki Art Space, Tokyo |
| 2007 |
[Terrestrial Tapestry 0710] Kawaguchi City Gallery Atlia, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
|
[Terrestrial Tapestry 0705] Solo Show, Futaba Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2006 |
[How Can We Understand Others? 0605] Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
|
[Unstained Glass: Shifting Iconography 0601] Futaba Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2001 |
[Between the Lines 0107] Galerie Omotesando, Tokyo |
| 2000 |
[Between the Lines 0011] Toki Art Space, Tokyo |
| 1999 |
[Between the Lines 9906] Toki Art Space, Tokyo |
| 1997 |
[Human Time Arc 9710] Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo |
|
[Human Time Arc 9709] Galerija Skliautai, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 1996 |
[Out of Chaos 9604] Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1993 |
[Out of Chaos 9304] Gallery Lunami, Tokyo |
| 1992 |
[Out of Chaos 9205] Nabis Gallery, Tokyo |
|
|
| ●Slected International and Group Exhibitions |
| 2016-15 |
[Fresh Winds: The International Art Biennale] Gardur, Iceland |
| 2015 |
[Spirit of "North" vol.5] Miyashita Kasseika Center and Otazuki-chiku Minami-machi Area,
Mishima and Kitakata, Fukushima |
|
[Spirit of "North" vol.4] Steps Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2014 |
[Spirit of "North" vol.3] Kaiyoukan, Kitakata, Fukushima |
|
[Spirit of "North" vol.2] Sanju Hachi Kengura, Kitakata, Fukushima |
| 2013 |
[Gap Dynamics: Contemporary Art Festival in Itabashi Art Museum 2013] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
|
[Art in Nature Interdisciplinary Site-Specific Land Art Biennale 2013] Kjerringoy, Bodo, Norway |
|
[Spirit of "North" vol.1] Sanju Hachi Kengura, Kitakata, Fukushima |
| 2012 |
[A Sense of Closeness - residencies in Finland and Japan] Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
| 2011 |
[Silence] Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
|
[Trolls in the Park 2011] International exhibition, Zempukuji Metropolitan Park, Tokyo |
|
[Art in Nature Interdisciplinary Site-Specific Land Art Biennale 2011] Kjerringoy, Bodo, Norway |
|
[Remember of the Critic, Akatsuka Yukio] Ai Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2010 |
[Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima] Fukushima Culture Hall, Fukushima, Fukushima |
|
[Aizu Urushi Art Festival 2010] 50spaces in Aizuwakamatsu, Kitakata, Mishima and Showa, Fukushima |
|
[ART Ii Biennale of Northern Environmental and Sculpture Art 2010]
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre and the Culture Tradition Path, Ii, Finland |
| 2009 |
[Art in Parks Project] International exhibition, Zempukuji Metropolitan Park, Tokyo |
|
[First Vision: Okamoto Taro's Museum - Artists Inspired by Museums]
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima |
|
[Rain Meets Sun] M.K.Ciurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 2008 |
[Nishikawaguchi Project] International Project, Stores in Kawaguchi, Saitama |
|
[Japan and Lithuania - Giving Form to the Space between Layers] Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
|
[Trolls in the Park 2008] International exhibition, Zempukuji Metropolitan Park, Tokyo |
|
[Hope: society and an area, and an art] Nagoya City Gallery Yada, Nagoya, Aichi |
| 2007 |
[Abiko International Open-Air Art Exhibition] Abiko, Chiba |
| 2006 |
[Between Eco & Ego 2006] masuii R.D.R and 5 space, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
| 2004 |
[Between Eco & Ego 2004 in Greece] Naxos Town Hall, Naxos, Greece |
|
[Between Eco & Ego 2004] Kawaguchi Art Factory & 10space, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
| 2003 |
[The Pyramids of Naxos] Naxos Town Hall, Naxos, Greece |
|
[Echo Project] Toki Art Space, Galerie Omotesando, Musee F, Tokyo |
| 2002 |
[Thought Library] SK Gallery and 5 spaces, Tokyo |
|
[Prayers for Love and Peace] Miyazaki Art Museum, Miyazaki |
| 2001 |
[On the Edge] Urbo Kalnas, Vilnius Kaunas and Nida, Lithuania |
|
[Women Breaking Bounderies 21] Hillside Forum, Tokyo |
| 1999 |
[Asiatopia] Saranrom National Park, Bangkok, Thailand |
|
[New Faces of Art in Asia] BWA Lublin, Lublin, Poland |
| 1998 |
[Attack / Damage] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
|
[Castle of Imagination] The West Kashubian Museum, Bytow, Poland |
| 1997 |
[Ann Art] St. Ann Lake, Transylvania, Romania |
| 1996 |
[Contemporary Art of Central Europe & Japan] Beam Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1995 |
[Art on the Net] Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, TokyoArtist |
|
|
| ●Workshop, Lecture and Symposium |
| 2016 |
Lecture [Spirit of "North" The Viewpoint to Unite the Northeast of Japan and Northern Countries]
Akita University of Art, Akita, Akita |
|
Presentation [My Art and Project Spirit of "North"]
The Marija & Jurgis and lapelis House-Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 2015 |
Presentation [My Art and Project Spirit of "North"] Fresh Winds, Gardur, Iceland |
|
Lecture [Spirit of "North" The way to Discover Tohoku] Bridge Talk 09, Art Bridge Institute, Tokyo |
| 2015~09 |
Jury [Student Exhibition in Honor of Sato Taisei] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
|
Lecture & Workshop [Watercolor with Phenomena and chance on paper] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
| 2014 |
Lecture [Spirit of "North"] Balgowan House, Perth, Scotland, UK |
|
Talk Event [Gap Dynamics] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
| 2013 |
Lecture [Sami and Emishi: The Native People in Northern Europe and Tohoku]
Spirit of "North", Kitakata, Fukushima |
| 2011 |
Lecture [About the Work: Silence] Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
| 2010 |
Lecture [Environment as Exhibition Space] Art Ii Seminar, Ii, Finland |
|
Lecture [Art in Environment] Art Ii Master-class, Ii, Finland |
| 2009 |
Symposium [Landscape and Culture + Art] Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo |
| 2008 |
Artist Talk [Own Art and International Exchange] Japan & Lithuania, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo |
|
Lecture [Art Has Come to Town] Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo |
| 2007 |
Workshop [Your Favorite Sky] Kawaguchi Municipal Gallery Atlia, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
|
Workshop [Letter from a Mysterious Earthling] Artist in School Program of Kawaguchi City,
Honcho Elementary School & Kawaguchi City Gallery Atlia, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
|
Workshop [Wondrous Space Created Via Transference and Collage]
Koriyama City Museum of Art, Fukushima |
| 2006 |
Coordinate Kawaguchi Municipal Program 'Artist in School' for 2 schools, Kawaguchi, Saitama |
| 2005 |
Lecture [Artistic Activity Developed in a Town] Perthshire Visual Arts Forum,
Battleby Centre Perth, Scotland, UK |
| 2004 |
Lecture [Between Eco & Ego 2004 in Japan] Naxos Town Hall, Naxos, Greece |
|
Workshop [Your Hands Express You] Recycle Plaza in Kawaguchi, Saitama |
| 2002 |
Lecture [My Own Art] Bigakko, Tokyo |
| 2001 |
Artist talk [Abduction Project] Para Globe, Tokyo |
|
|
| ●Organize Exhibitions |
| [Spirit of "North"] [Artist in School] [Between Eco & Ego] [Echo] [Abduction] [Women Breaking Bounderies 21] |
|
|
| ●Collections |
Fresh Winds (Iceland), Art in Nature Biennale (Norway), Art Ii Biennale (Finland), Etna Foundation (Romania), Youkobo Art Space (Tokyo), Art Salon (Chiba),
Private Collections (Kyoto, Fujisawa, Tokyo, Chiba, Fukushima, Nihonmatsu, Aizuwakamatsu, Kitakata, Showa, Finland, and so on) |
|
|
| ●Artist in Residence |
| 2016-15 |
Casamia [Fresh Winds: The International Art Biennale ] Gardur, Iceland |
| 2015 |
[Spirit of "North" vol.5] Mishima and Kitakata, Fukushima |
| 2013 |
[Spirit of "North" vol.1] Kitakata, Fukushima |
| 2010 |
KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre [ART Ii Biennale] Ii, Finland |
| 2004 |
Former Ursulines Convent Castro [Between Eco & Ego 2004 in Greece] Naxos, Greece |
| 2001 |
Urbo Kalnas [On the Edge] Nida, Lithuania |
|
|
