CV  /  CV -Japanese

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art in Design, 2013 Tama art University, Tokyo, Japan

Master of Engineering in Crystalline Materials Science, 1993 Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Aich, Japan

Bachelor of Science in Physics, 1991 Nagoya University, Aich, Japan

Career

Engaged as an engineer in Japan for 17 years at IBM Japan

Exhibitions 

– Solo exhibitions

2022 “Winter Notes”, by miyoshi_makita, Choyodo Gallery, Higashi-agatsuma, Japan

2020 “Consideration of exhibition method of 3D works by VR & AR”, WEB Site

2017 “Light refractions”, Oriental design gallery, Hiroshima, Japan

2016 “Promenades”, IRIYA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

– Selected group exhibitions

2023 「なもなきながれ」, The university of Tokyo Future center, chiba, Japan

2023 Arte Laguna Prize 16th Finalist Exhibition, Venice, Italy

2022 “Utakata / L’écume des jours” Exhibition by three artists, Daigo Front, Ibaraki, Japan

2022 “PONTALAIZE”, Care home Asuku, saitama, Japan(by miyoshi_makita)

2021 “CSISDAYS2021”, Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS), the university of Tokyo,  VRChat (Created by Iizuka lab.@CSIS)

2021 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021”, Gunma, Japan

2021 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021 Prelude”, Gunma, Japan

2021  “Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2021,  Title : A4 Self-restraint / Self-body”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A, Tokyo, Japan

2019 “2019 China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition and Residency”, Guangzhou 53 museum, Guangzhou, China

2019 “KODAMA ART FESTIVAL”, Saitama, Japan

2019 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2019”, Gunma, Japan

2019 “Festival of Hazama 2019”, Hitachi no Kuni Shosyagu shrine, Ibaraki, Japan

2019 ”Synthetic Mediart”, Flower Expo EcoARK, Taipei, Taiwan

2018 “Selected as a finalist for APDA Kyoto exhibition”, be-Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

2017 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017”, Gunma, Japan

2017 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 Prelude”, Gunma, Japan

2016 “Open Call for Art Project Ideas 2016”, Hiroshima MOCA, Hiroshima, Japan

2015 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2015”, Gunma, Japan

2014 “ZUSHI ART SITE 2014”, Kanagawa, Japan

2013 “Kobe Biennale 2013”, Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan

Awards

2022 Arte Laguna Prize 16th Finalist

2019 Selected as a shortlist for Lexus design award 2020

2018 Selected as a finalist for APDA Kyoto Competition

2016 Open Call for Art Project Ideas 2016, Oriental Hotel Hiroshima Prize

2013 Kobe Biennale 2013, Art in container International Competition, Encouragement Prize

2011 Dream Bed Design Contest, honorable mention in Idea Division

Grants

2022 Toshiaki Ogasawara memorial Foundation Travel grant

2022 Nomura Foundation the arts and culture grant in 2nd half individual 

Residencies

2023 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2023 AIR, Gunma, Japan

2021 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021 AIR, Gunma, Japan

2019 “2019 China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition and Residency”, Guangzhou 53 museum, Guangzhou, China

2019 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 AIR, Gunma, Japan

2017 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 AIR, Gunma, Japan

2015 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2015 AIR, Gunma, Japan

Curatorial projects

2014 “JIROX retrospective exhibition”, HIGURE17-15cas, Tokyo, Japan, co-curated by tokidoki-jido

Teaching

2016 Lecture, “International Symposium Sense of Globe”, University of Tokyo, Japan

2013-14 Lecture for Industrial design and CAD, Nippon Engineering College, Tokyo, Japan

Published in books, etc.

2023 ART WORKS,  “A4 Self-restraint / Self-body” , Group Show of Contemporary Artists at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 2021 Catalogue

2022 Group Show of Contemporary Artists at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 2021 Catalogue

2021 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2019 Catalogue

2021 るるぶ群馬 草津 伊香保 みなかみ’22, p107

2018 Oriental Design Gallery ARCHIVES 2006-2018

2018 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2017 Catalogue

2016 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2015 Catalogue

2017 OZ magazine, vol. September, p68, p101, p102

2014 ART WORKS, Kobe Biennale 2013 Catalogue

2013 Bijutsu Techo, October 2013 vol. 65 an extra issue, Kobe Biennale 2013 public guide book, p33, p41

2013 Bijutsu Techo, July 2013 vol.65, p174

Media

2017 Iwashita, R., Yomiuri Shimbun, vol. 9/10/2017, p.29

2017 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017, Poster, Main visual

Media ーTV&Radio

2021 NHK, Mooning News “Ohayo Nippon”, Introduction, 5/10/2021

2017 NHK, Mooning News “Ohayo Syutoken”, Interview, 4/8/2017

2017 NHK, Evening News “hotto Gunma”, Introduction, 4/6/2017

2013 NHK, Evening News “Yuudoki Network”, Introduction, 28/9/2013

2015 FM Gunma Radio ”拝啓中之条から” Interview, 28/9/2015