A single painting becomes the memory of a place.
Solo exhibitions, international shows, museum collections, film art.
The trace of a practice built around painting, set down here.
HIGHLIGHTS
Principal Works
PANORAMA
One of Japan's largest panoramic paintings
“A Dream of Night at Yashima”
Completed in 2020. Held since 2022 in the permanent collection of the Yashimaru Panorama Painting Museum, atop Mt. Yashima, Takamatsu, Kagawa.
EXPO 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
“EXPO 2025 ART BLOOM” official artist
Took part as one of some thirty contemporary artists working in Japan and abroad. Oil paintings toured nationwide, including Daimaru Tokyo, Abeno Harukas and Shinsaibashi PARCO.
FILM
End of the Line”
Art direction and paintings
Nationwide release in 2026. World premiere in the GALA section of the Shanghai International Film Festival.
BIOGRAPHY
Biography
Born in 1977. Entered the Department of Painting (Oil Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1997, graduating in 2001. Since then he has widened the ground of his practice around painting — solo and group exhibitions in Japan and abroad, one of Japan's largest panoramic paintings, participation in an Expo-sanctioned art project, and art direction for film.
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions
Entered the Department of Painting (Oil Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Solo exhibition “Nokisaki-ichi (Shopfront Market)”｜Kusu, Oita
Group exhibition “Suteki na Timing”, Goshodo Gallery｜Kamakura, Kanagawa
“YoJi”, boice Gallery｜Mitaka, Tokyo
Harajuku Shutter Action — organiser and participant｜Harajuku, Tokyo
Guest participant, “ARTSCAPE ACTION '99”
Graduated from the Department of Painting (Oil Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Featured in the art magazine Bien
Exhibited at O Art Museum｜Shinagawa, Tokyo
Invited exhibitor, “ARTEX PARIS”
Invited to the Mongolia exhibition
Solo exhibition, Tokiwa Hall｜Kusu, Oita
Solo exhibition “Boku no Inori (My Prayer)”, Keiwa care facility｜Kokonoe, Oita
Group exhibition “FOUR ROOMS”, Art Plaza｜Oita
Group exhibition “ART FACTORY”, Art Plaza｜Oita
Group exhibition “tricolore”, Space Kids｜Aoyama, Tokyo
Group exhibition “A Christmas of Sound and Art”, Buna｜Nerima, Tokyo
Group exhibition “Re:3.11”, Gallery DEN｜Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition “F”, O Art Museum｜Shinagawa, Tokyo
Group exhibition “Open Call for ART!”, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center｜Los Angeles, USA
Group exhibition “Requiem”, Multipurpose Hall, Embassy of Japan｜Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition “E”, Gallery Le Deco｜Shibuya, Tokyo
Solo exhibition “Blindsight”, Gallery Dojunkai｜Omotesando, Tokyo
Two-person exhibition “Tsuiteru Bokura (Lucky Us)”, Gallery Dojunkai｜Omotesando, Tokyo
Two-person exhibition “Tokushige × Hoshi”, Ebisu Kitchen｜Ebisu, Tokyo
Began work as painter and project leader on the panoramic painting project
Live painting as lead artist, “Kamogawa -Sea- Project”｜Kamogawa, Chiba
“A Dream of Night at Yashima”, one of Japan's largest panoramic paintings, completed and acquired
Award-winning work exhibited, Hoki Museum Platinum Grand Prize Exhibition, Hoki Museum｜Chiba
Solo exhibition “My Plurality” [painting in public view], BUoY｜Kitasenju, Tokyo
“Mui (Non-doing)”, BUoY Gallery｜Kitasenju, Tokyo
Permanent exhibition opens at the Yashimaru Panorama Painting Museum, atop Mt. Yashima｜Takamatsu, Kagawa
Drawing for a luxury brand perfume bottle design
“PARCO Yusuzumi”, exhibition of thirty artists, Fukuoka PARCO｜Tenjin, Fukuoka
Two-person exhibition, Gallery NOMA＋｜Saga
End of the Line” — art direction and paintings｜Nationwide release in 2026
Oil paintings exhibited as an official artist of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai “EXPO 2025 ART BLOOM”｜Touring Daimaru Tokyo, Abeno Harukas, Shinsaibashi PARCO and others
Solo exhibition “Umi no Katachi (The Shape of the Sea)”, Gallery cafe NICCO｜Nakano, Tokyo
AWARDS
Awards
Selected, Japan–France Contemporary Artists Exhibition
Governor's Prize and selection, Salon des Beaux-Arts
Selected, Four Seasons of Onomichi Exhibition
Selected, Nishiwaki City Sumhole-Size Grand Prize Exhibition
Selected, Art Olympia 2024
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