Aso Shiho is an avant-garde artist with a sense of contemporary. She was fond of reading classical literature and learned Noh, Japanese traditional performing art in high school. To understand Japanese culture further, she studied Japanese style painting. She employs traditional techniques in use to represent “Japanese beauty,” represented by “The Tale of Genji.” Though usually depicting traditional Japanese motifs, such as women, Japanese tattoos, carp, or kimonos, Aso adds contemporary taste. In addition, Japanese traditional iconology features her pieces.

2003　
B.F.A in Japanese painting, Musashino Art University
1978　
Born in Tokyo

Selected Solo Exhibition
2009　
Gallery IDF, Nagoya
2008　
Gallery IDF, Nagoya 　
JR Towers Gallery, Nagoya
Gallery Tomo, Tokyo
2007　
Gallery IDF, Nagoya
Gallery MOTOMACHI, Yokohama
2004　
Gallery ES, Tokyo
2004　
Musashino Art University, Tokyo
2003　
Gallery Ginza Forest, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibition
2009　
Fuyuhiko Yamamoto collection exhibition, Gallery TSUBAKI, Tokyo
D art festival, Nagoya
2008　
Art Fair Tokyo
ART TAIPEI
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair
HOPE 2008, Art Space RASHINBAN, Tokyo (also '07, '06)
2007　
Pick Up Artist Exhibition, Gallery IDF, Nagoya
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair
2006　
10th "NATSU NO KAI" SOUGA KAI, Gallery SEIRA, Tokyo
2005　
Gold Fish Collaboration Exhibition, Gallery IDF, Nagoya
ISHOKU NO NIHONGA Exhibition, Gallery IDF, Nagoya
2004　
SHUNKI SOUGA Exhibition, Takashimaya department store, Tokyo
SOUGA Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Art in your room vol.3, Gallery IDF, Nagoya

Coorperation with Works
OSHARE ism (NIPPON Television)
KUITAN 2 (NIPPION Television)

Award and Grants
2008　
The Triennial Competition in Toyohashi Shingo HOSHINO Award Accepted
Prized, GARYUU ZAKURA NIHONGA Award
2005　
Accepted, GARYUU ZAKURA NIHONGA Award
Accepted, the Ueno Royal Art Museum Award
2002　
Admitted, 2nd Horikoshi Yasujirou Scholarship Fund
2001　
Accepted, Tokyo Wonder Wall (also 2002)