1973 Born in Tokyo 1996 B.F.A. in the Department of Sculpture, Tama Art University 1998 M.F.A. in Sculpture Course, Graduate School of Tama Art University 2009 Ph.D. in Doctoral Degree Course, Graduate School of Tama Art University Dissertation title: The Shin, Ghi, Tai of Wood Sculpture – Animism for the Artists
Solo Exhibitions
2002 "Suashi-Kotoba〜Fascination of Legs" (Miyuki Gallery / Tokyo) 2003 "Suashi-Kotoba〜Fascination of Legs" (Miyuki Gallery / Tokyo) 2006 "YOGA" (Gallery Seiho /Tokyo) 2008 aqua art miami AQUA WYNWOOD (Aqua Warehouse / Miami) 2010 "PRANA"Art Fair Tokyo 2010 (Tokyo International Forum / Tokyo) "PRANA" (YOKOI FINE ART / Tokyo) 2011 "The Deities Sculpture -INFINITY-" (YOKOI FINE ART / Tokyo)
Group Exhibitions
1994〜 "NIKA Exhibition" (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum /Tokyo) 1995 "Spring NIKA Exhibition"(Ginza Matsuya / Tokyo) "The 29th Exhibition of Selected Contemporary Arts" Agency for Cultural Affairs 1996 "The 31st Showa-kai exhibition"(Gallery Nichido / Tokyo) 1998 "The 6th International Wooden Sculpture Symposium" (Degirmendere / Turkey) 2000 "The Exhibition of Hiding Place of Art" (Odawara Shopping Street / Kanagawa) "The Exhibition of Representational Sculpture - Various Expressions" (Asahi Art Gallery / Tokyo) "Wind from Anatolia" Contemporary Sculptures and Ceramics Exhibition of Turkish - Japanese Artists (Oran Sehir / Ankara, Mimar Sinan University / Istanbul Turkey) 2001 "Talking with Wood" Wooden Sculpture Exhibition (St.Luke's International Hospital / Tokyo) "The 2nd Shape and Rapport Exhibition"(Jissen Women's University / Tokyo) 2002 "The 7th Sculpture Exhibition HINO 2002" (Hino Civic Hall / Tokyo) "Exhibition of Asago Art Village Museum Award" (Hyogo) 2003 "The Exhibition of Retired Assistants, Department of Sculpture"(Tama Art University / Tokyo) "Interaction" Contemporary Sculptures and Ceramics Exhibition of Turkish - Japanese Artists (Kyoto) "YEAR-END EXHIBITION of MINI SCULPTURES" (Gallery Seiho / Tokyo) 2005 "the 40th Showa-kai Exhibition" (Gallery Nichido / Tokyo) Bunkamura Art Show 2005 (Bunkamura Gallery / Tokyo) 2006 "CHRISTIE'S HONG KONG - Asian Contemporary Art" Spring & Autum Auction (Convention and Exhibition Center / Hong Kong) "Material and Expression" exhibition of gallery collections (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery / Tokyo) "Representational contemporary art" exhibition of museum collections (Asahikawa museum / Hokkaido) "Sketch exhibition" (gallery52 / Tokyo) 2007 "ART FAIR TOKYO 2007" (Tokyo International Forum / Tokyo) "CHRISTIE'S HONG KONG - Asian Contemporary Art" Spring Auction (Convention and Exhibition Center / Hong Kong) YOKOI FINE ART opening exhibition "Challenge" (YOKOI FINE ART / Tokyo) "The Exhibition of Transition of Space"(Lucite Gallery Tokyo / Tokyo) "LE MONDE DE COCO-The worlds of COCO by Modern Artists" (CHANEL NEXUS HALL / Tokyo) "ART BEIJING 2007 "(National Agricultural Exhibition Center / Beijing China) "CHRISTIE'S HONG KONG - Asian Contemporary Art" Autumn Auction (Convention and Exhibition Center / Hong Kong) 2009 Tama Art University Doctoral Program Graduation Exhibition (Tama Art University Museum / Tokyo) "The Exhibition of Transition of Space"(Lucite Gallery Tokyo / Tokyo) ART TAIPEI 2009 (Taipei world trade center / Taipei) The Exhibition of the selected artists from Nika Association Award (ISE Art Room / Tokyo) 2010 Taiwan&Japan International Exchange Exhibition of Wood Sculpture (Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum /Sanyi) ART TAIPEI 2010 (Taipei world trade center / Taipei) "Currents in Japanese Contemporary Wood Sculpture" (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art / Hokkaido) "Incelible Scenes" (Asahikawa museum of art / Hokkaido)
Awards
1994 Excellence Prize (NIKA exhibition at Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum) 1995 Grand Prize of NIKA (NIKA exhibition at Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum) 2002 Semi Grand Prize (Exhibition of Asago Art Village Museum Prize / Hyogo) 2003 Best of Associate Member Prize (NIKA exhibition at Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum) 2005 Nichido Prize (Showa-kai Exhibition at Gallery Nichido / Tokyo) Roman Prize (NIKA exhibition at Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum) Public Collection
Iruma-city Fujisawa public hall / Saitama Asago Art Village Museum / Hyogo Asahikawa Museum / Hokkaido Kasama Nichido Museum / Ibaraki Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery / Tokyo Kakamigahara City / Gifu