Hideaki　SHIBATA
Born 1976: Okayama, Japan

Kazuya MATSUNAGA
Born 1977: Kumamoto, Japan

Education
1998 
Both graduated from Osaka Bunka Fashion college, Osaka, Japan
Started their career as YODOGAWA TECHINIQUE in 2003 to create art works from rubbish of the river YODOGAWA area in Osaka where they are based.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 
"Diamond Dust", YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2006 
"Art’s Gigolo", Kurage bunko, Osaka, Japan
2004 "Rubbish made in Yodogawa", Yodogawa citizen’s art gallery in Yodogawa government Office, Osaka, Japan
 *One of their work is still exhibited as a permanent collection near Jyusou bridge in Yodogawa river side.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 
"LIGHT TRANSIENCE", Kyoto Art Centre, Kyoto, Japan
"Mixed Bathing World’’ Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009, Beppu City, Oita, Japan
"Meiko Museum Town" Nagoya Port and Tsukiji Shopping Street, Nagoya, Japan
"The 12th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art" Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2008 
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
"ECO ART FESTA 2007" Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
"TOMONI IKIRU -Desire, Contradiction, Creation- 〜City, Nature, Human, Food, Media〜 <20th Years Anniversary Exhibition>" Kawasaki City Museum, Tokyo, Japan
"ECO Ennichi 2008" Osaka City Environment Centre area, Osaka, Japan
"KITA!! Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia" Jogja National Museum, Indonesia
2007 
"Kozokunosato Art Project" Katata, Otsu City area, Shiga, Japan
"ECO ART FESTA 2007" Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
"Yodogawa proverb Dojo", Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
"Yodo collection 08", Space Sou, Osaka, Japan
"So many men, so many minds by YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARIES", Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan
"Sceneries of Water-From Monet and Taikan to the present", Yokohama museum of art, Kanagawa, Japan
Kyu nakakojo art project "My garden and everybody’s garden", Hiroshima, Japan
"Otete tsunaide", Garougarou, Kanagawa, Japan
Art@Agnes2007, Tokyo, Japan
2006 
"Digital Art festival Tokyo2006", Panasonic center, Tokyo, Japan
"Toride art project", Ibaraki, Japan
"Pusan art biennial", Pusan, Korea
"SCOUTED!", Gallery ES , Tokyo, Japan
"Digital stadium", NHK BS2 (on TV)
"Human robot project", Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
2005 
"KIRIN art project 2005", KPO KIRIN plaza, Osaka, Japan
"KIRIN art project 2005", Tamada project art space, Tokyo, Japan
"ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005", Kyoto, Japan
2003
"Yodogawa festival", Osaka, Japan

Selected Awards
As YODOGAWA TECHINIQUE
2009 　
The 12th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2006 　
"GEISAI#9", 3 scouted awards (including by yukari-art Inc.,)
2005 　
"KIRIN art project", The first prize (sponsored by KIRIN, the biggest beverages Company in Japan)
2004 　
"GEISAI#5", Silver medal
Shibata
2003 　
"GEISAI#4", Mainichi news paper award
"GEISAI#3", Tokyo FM award
Matsunaga
2002 　
"Art beat river place", PIA award

Public Collection
Jogja National Museum, Indonesia