Born in 1951.
- 1977
- Graduated from Kyoto City University of Art.
- 1978-79
- Travels around to many ruins in regions throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Selected Solo Exhibition (2000-)
- 2024
- ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka ['20, '14, '04]
- 2022
- Ishigami Museum of Art, Iwate
- 2021
- CADAN Yurakucho, Tokyo / Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
- 2019
- Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
- 2014
- LIXIL Gallery 2, Tokyo
- 2011
- Hongo Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo
- 2000
- INAX Gallery, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibition
- 2024
- Earth Day in Kyoto 2024, Okazaki Park, Kyoto *special Exhibition
- 2023
- ACG 20th Anniversary Vol.2, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Perth, Australia [’17]
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, Australia [’16,’08(People’s Choice Prize)]
Kameoka Kiri Art Cultivation, Kameoka, Kyoto [’22,’21] - 2021
- Big heat 2021, Nihombashi Takashimaya Department store S.C. Art Gallery, Tokyo [’17]
- 2020
- ACG Window Gallery, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
- 2017
- Port of Kobe 150th Anniversary Port City Kobe Art Festival, Kobe Port, Hyogoa
- 2015
- The 27th Kyoto Fine Arts Cultural Award Memorial Exhibition, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
- 2012
- Reactivation–The 9th Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
- 2009
- Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
- 2001
- KIMPO International Open-air Sculpture Exhibition, Gimpo, Korea
- 2000
- Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2000, Kawanishi, Nigata
- 1997
- Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition, Ube (1999, 2005, 2007)
- 1996
- Art is Fun 7 IN/OUT, HARA Museum Ark
- 1992
- Urban Index – Contemporary Sculpture and Environment
- Exhibition,Takashimaya Department store Japan Art Expo, Harumi
International Convention Center - 1990
- Open-air Sculpture Exhibition of Odawara Castle, Odawara Castle Park
- 1989
- Setoda Biennale, Setoda, The 13th Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition,
Ube Contemporary Figurative Arts 6, Museum of Fine Arts Gifu - 1988
- The 11th Kobe Suma Imperial Villa Outdoor Contemporary Sculpture
Exhibition, Kobe Suma Imperial Villa - 1985
- Art & Craft Exhibition of Selected New Artists, Kyoto Prefecture Center for Art and Culture
Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art - 1984
- Japan International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art (1986)
- 1982
- Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art
- 1981
- Kyoto Art Exhibition, Kyoto Prefecture Center for Art and Culture
Selected Awards
- 2021
- 42nd Teijiro Nakahara Award
- 2019
- 2019 Kyoto City Person of Cultural Merit
- 2014
- The 27th Kyoto Fine Arts Cultural Award
- 2011
- The 15th Hongo Shin Memorial Prize
- 2002
- Nagano City Open-Air Sculpture Prize
- 2001
- The 32nd Teijiro Nakahara Prize, Excellence Award
- 1997
- The 17th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, Mainichi Newspapers Award
- 1995
- The 6th AACA Award, Special Prize
- 1990
- Odawara Castle Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition, Grand Prize
- 1989
- The 13th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, The National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo) Prize
- 1988
- 11th Suma Detached Palace Garden Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Asahi Newspapers Prize/Museum of Modern Art (Saitama) Prize
Major Collections and Installations (Outside of Japan)
- 2016
- Tianhui Plaza, igc, Zhujiang Xincheng, Guangzhou, China
- 2015
- ACT (Australian Capital Territory), Canberra, Australia
- 2013
- 4 World Trade Center, NY, USA
Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China - 2012
- ACT (Australian Capital Territory), Canberra, Australia
- 2010
- Hannam the Hill Sculpture Park, Seoul, Korea
- 2008
- Sydney, Australia
- 2001
- Gimpo sculpture park, Gimpo, Korea
Major Collections and Installations (In Japan)
- 2022
- Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara, Hokkaido
- 2020
- Ishigami Museum of Art, Iwate
North Plaza, Kameoka Station, Kyoto - 2019
- Koriyama City Museum of Art, Fukushima
- 2018
- Otemachi Place, Tokyo
Panasonic Museum, Osaka
Taiyo Seimei Nihonbashi Building (6th floor), Tokyo - 2016
- Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho (office floor), Tokyo
- 2013
- WATERRASS, Tokyo
- 2011
- Souseigawa Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- 2007
- East exit, JR Shimizu Station, Shizuoka
- 2006
- East exit, JR Shimizu Station, Shizuoka
- 2005
- East side of Yamaguchi University Hospital
- 2003
- Hokkaido Ryoikuen (treatment center for disabled children), Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Shimodate Museum of Art, Ibaraki
Outside JR Aioi Station, Hyogo - 2002
- East exit, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
- 2000
- Toppan Koishikawa Building, Tokyo
Nita, Tokamachi City, Niigata - 1999
- Kirishima Open-air Museum, Aira-gun, Kagoshima
Katakura Park, Ube, Yamaguchi
Toyama International Conference Center - 1997
- Ube Tokiwa Museum, Ube, Yamaguchi
- 1995
- Chigasaki Swimming Pool, Yokohama, Kanagawa
- 1994
- Act City, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
- 1993
- Ohashi Park, Nagasaki
- 1989
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Island-wide Art Museum, Hiroshima - 1988
- Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
- 1985
- Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archive
