1975
Born in Osaka, JAPAN
1998
Kyoto City University of Arts, B.A. Fine Art Sculpture
Royal College of Art, Sculpture course, Exchange program
2000
Kyoto City University of Arts, M.A. Fine Art Sculpture
2003
Kyoto City University of Arts, Ph.D. Fine Art Sculpture
Selected Artists in Kyoto 2003, highest award, Japan
Kirin Art Award 2003, encouragement prize, Japan
2004
Sakuya Kono Hana Prize (Art), Osaka, Japan
2005
The Japan-United States Arts Program, Asian Cultural Council, residency in New York
Grant of the city of Kyoto
2006
"Art Scope 2005-2006”, DaimlerChrysler Foundation in Japan, residency in Berlin
Kyoto Cultural award 2006, Kyoto, Japan
2008
Jury's Prize of ROPPONGI CROSSING 2007
Current
Associate Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design, Director of SANDWICH

Selected Solo Exhibition
2000
"ANIMAZUMO", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
2001
Art Synapse, "NAWA Kohei", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
2002
"CELL", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
Kyoto Art Map, "NAWA Kohei", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
2003
"PixCell", Nomart Edition/Project Space, Osaka
"PixCell", Studio J, Osaka
"CELL-osmosis", UPLINK GALLERY, Tokyo
2004
"0409 science fiction", INAX GALLERY 2, Tokyo
“catalyst", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
2005
 show window art direction, Maison Hermés, Tokyo
“Drawings", studio J, Osaka
2006
"GUSH", SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
“AIR", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
2007
“PixCell", ierimonti gallery, Milan
2008
The poetry of bizarreMiro Foundation, Barcelona
"PixCell" PEKIN FINE ARTS, Beijing
“TORSO", Nomart Edition/Project Space, Osaka
2009
“Cell", Vera Munro, Humburg
“L_B_S", Maison Hermes, Tokyo
“Transcode“, Gallery NOMART, Osaka
2010
“Synthesis", SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
2011
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibition
1999
"OSMOSIS", Royal College of Art Gulbankian Gallery, London
2000
Boomerang Art Project, "First Throw", Galerie WeissRaum, Kyoto
"Art Synapse 2000", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
"Wool in Wool IWATE", Koiwai Farm, Iwate
Boomerang Art Project in Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
"FEEDBACK", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
2001
"Image and Materiality", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
Boomerang Art Project Exhibition, "Saw You", GAK, Bremen
"NOMART 01", CASO, Osaka
Boomerang Art Project Report, Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
2002
"Art in CASO", CASO, Osaka
2003
"Selected Artists in Kyoto", Kyoto Cultural Museum, Kyoto (Grand Prix)
"trans - ", Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
"OMAMORI",Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
"Art Court Frontier 2003", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
"KIRIN ART AWARD 2003 Tokyo", HILLSIDE FORUM, Tokyo
"Take Art Collection", Spiral, Tokyo
"KIRIN ART AWARD 2003 Osaka", KPO KIRIN PLAZA, Osaka
2004
"WINTER SHOW", SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
"Premonition-S", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
OSAKA ･ ART ･ KALEIDOSCOPE, "OSAKA 04", CASO, Osaka
"multiples", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
"Sotto", Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
“Hi-energy field", KPO KIRIN PLAZA, Osaka
“Cafe in Mito 2004", Art Tower Mito - Contemporary art gallery, Ibaraki
“Hi-energy field", Temporary contemporary, Tokyo
“Have We Met?", Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo
2005
“Diverse Ways of Happiness" Japan Art Program Exhibition, EXPO 2005 AICHI, Aichi
“Visualize-The history and the futurescape of visual media",Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
“ISCP open weekend", ISCP studio, New York
“Nimbi and Penumbrae", d.u.m.b.o. arts center, New York
Valencia Biennal “Agua sin ti no soy", Valencia, Spain
2006
“Hydridity:The Evolution of Spaces and Spaces in 21st Century Art", 21c Museum, Kentucky
“Art Scope 2005-2006", Hara Museum, Tokyo
“ Let's Go to the Museum! Enjoying Modern Art with Dick Bruna", Hara Museum ARC, Gunma
“Banquet: A Feast for the Senses", Pacific Asia Museum, California
“Rendez-vous project exhibition", Spiral, Tokyo
“Amuseland 2007 Beautiful Dreamer", Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Hokkaido
2007
"ArtScope 2005-2006", Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin
“Roppongi Crossing 2007", Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2008
“Great New Wave: Contemporary Art from Japan", Art Gallery of Hamilton, Canada
“Parallel World", Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
2009
6th Asia Pacific Triennale, Brisbane
"VOCA 2009", The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
“Animamix Biennial-Visial Attract & Attack", Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
"From Home to the Museum:Tanaka Tsuneko Collection", The Museum of Modern Art Wakayama, Japan
2010
Busan Biennale, Korea
“Great New Wave : Contemporary Art from Japan", Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada
“Franks-Suss Collection", Saatchi Gallery, London
Bangladesh Biennale, Bangladesh
"CITY2.0", EYE OF GYRE, Tokyo
2011
“Bye Bye Kitty", Japan Society, New York

Public Collection
Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Japan
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Takamatsu City Museum, Kagawa, Japan
Takenaka Corporation / Entrance Lobby, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo, Japan
Toyota Art Collection, Aichi, Japan
Yagushino watashi station, Tokyo
Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo, Japan
Toyosu Town, Public Art Project, Tokyo, Japan
ART FOUNDATION, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin
Franks – Suss Collection, London
Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong