1945
Born in Hyogo Pref. Japan
1967
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Fine Art, Department of Sculpture
1969
Completed the Graduate course in sculpture at Kyoto City University of Fine Art
2000
Professor at the Graduated School of Kyoto City University of Art

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Chronology
1970
“Iodine and Time Table” Gallery 16, Kyoto
1975
Began ‘moon’ score series, ‘pleiades’ score series (’78~), ‘birds’ score series (‘83~), ‘Grus’ score series (‘04~)
1980
Began Sun series
1987
“Recent Works 2 Nomura Hitoshi-Spin & Gravity”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
1989
“Cosmo Chronography”, INAX Gallery, Tokyo
“Cosmo Chronography & Photography”, Gallery 16, Kyoto
1993
Founded the Solar Power Lab.(SPL), and created a solar car every year
1994
“Exhibition in honor of the publication of a collection of his works Time-Space”, Gallery KURANUKI, Osaka
1995
“CHANGE over TIME”, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
“CHRONOSCORE”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
“CHRONOSCORE”, Espace 21, Matsuyama
1996
“Soft Landing Meteor & DNA”, Gallery GAN, Tokyo
“CHRONO & PROTOMORPH”, Chukyo University Art Gallery C・SQUARE, Nagoya
1997
SPL’s Sun Structure ’97 won in the 800-Watt Class at the Solar Car Race Suzuka ‘97
1998
“One with the Cosmos”, Gallery KURANUKI, Osaka
1999
“Mission to America & Jurassic Giant Tree in Tokyo”, Gallery GAN, Tokyo
Conducted the HAAS Project-Harnessing the Sun: A journey Across America by Solar Car
2000
“New Vision Navigator−Harnessing Across America by Solar Car−”, Chukyo University Art Gallery C・SQUARE, Nagoya/Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
“Nomura Hitoshi−Genesis of Life: The Universe, The Sun, DNA−”, Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito
2001
“Nomura Hitoshi−Transit/Reflect−”, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
2004
“Chroma & Chromatic”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2006
“Hitoshi Nomura−An Introduction, Photo works 1975-92−”, McCaffrey Fine Art, New York
“Nomura Hitoshi−Cosmo-Arbor−”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2007
“Hitoshi Nomura − Chrono & Chroma - ”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2008
“Hitoshi Nomura - Gravitational Shape and Flavor : The Sun, Meteorite and The Body”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2009
“Hitoshi Nomura : Perceptions-Changes in Time and Field”, The National Art Center, Tokyo2009
“Hitoshi Nomura : View From Space, From Here On.....”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2009
“Hitoshi Nomura : Perceptions-Changes in Time and Field”, The National Art Center, Tokyo2009
“Hitoshi Nomura : View From Space, From Here On.....”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2010
"Hitoshi Nomura : Making Time", McCaffrey Fine Art, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions
1969
Tardiology, in which cardboard boxes collapsed under their own weight, “Kyoto City University of Fine Art: Graduation Works”, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto
1970
“10th International Art Exhibition of Japan(Tokyo Biennale ‘70)−Between Man and Matter”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
1975
“9th Biennale de Paris”, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris/ Musée National d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
1992
“The 9th Sydney Biennale−The Boundary Rider”, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1995
“Matters and Perception 1970―Mono-ha and the Search for Fundamentals”, The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu etc.
“Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years”, Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo etc.
“CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY―Texture & Touch”, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1996
“Photography and Beyond in Japan―Space, Time and Memory”, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1997
“GRAVITY―Axis of Contemporary Art”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
“MODERN ART IN JAPAN―Thought and Figure”, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
1998
“From out Stillness―Gift from the Stars”, The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
1999
“ART 1999 CHICAGO”, Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago
2000
“Three Artistic Visions−Time and Space−”, Niigata City Art Museum
2002
“The Unfinished Century: Legacies of 20th Century Art”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
“Music Museum”, Kushiro City Museum of Art
2003
“The History of Japanese Photography”, The Museum of Fine Art, Huston/The Cleveland Museum of Art
“Purloined Nature”, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba
2004
“TRACES―Body and Idea in Contemporary Art―”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto/The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2005
“sight―cruising―”, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma of Contemporary Art
“The ABC of  Contemporary Art：Art is Right Beside You”, Fukui City Art Museum etc.
“Reconsidering Mono-ha”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
2006
“Mysterious Art―Participate and Enjoy―”, Hachioji Yume Art Museum, Tokyo etc.
"The Art Museum Dreams of the Cretaceous Period", The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
"Waiting for Spring", Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto
2007
“ART ANTI-ART NON-ART --Experimentations in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan 1950-1970”, Getty Reseach Institude, Los Angeles
"UCHUMIEZU", Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
"Beauty of Heavenly Bodies and the Universe", The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
"Skies and Stars/CELESTIAL IMAGES", The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Looking for stars -The Universe in Contemporary Art", Chiba City Museum of Art
2008
“Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Inaugural Exhibition of Sendai Astoronomical Observatory : The Universe which Nomura Hitoshi watched", Sendai Astoronomical Observatory
2009
“Waiting for Video : Works from the 1960s to Today”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
“Enokura, Nomura, Takamatsu : Photographs 1968 - 1979 “, McCaffrey Fine Art, New York
"MEDICINE AND ART:Imagining a Future for life and Love", Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
“First Passage”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka