1960born in Nara, Japan 1984Kyoto City University of Arts B.A., Department of Sculpture, Kyoto, Japan 1986Kyoto City University of Arts M.A., Department of Sculpture, Kyoto, Japan lives in Nara, Japan und and Kempen, Deutschland Germany 
2007Hakutosha, Nagoya, J, What goes in comes out 2006... schnarchen?, artothek des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums, Köln, D Jonah’s Green, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, D (Kat./cat) 2005walking in the air, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 2004The Outside’s Inside, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg, D (Kat./cat) The Inside’s Outside, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J Glossy Dark, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 2002Parascope, The Queen Victoria Building and The Strand, Sydney, AUS Days Daze, CASO, Osaka, J Curtain Call, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Days Daze, Yokohama, Yokohama Portside Gallery, Yokohama, J 2001Vessels in Vessel, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J 2000dance, drink..., Interval, Witten, D Sky Channel, Sieboldhouse, Leiden, NL Flesh Tone, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J Vessels, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 1999Shadow Casting, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 1998Galerie Carla Stützer, Köln, D Shadow Casting, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J 1997sky exit, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Estudio, Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid, E 1996scale down, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J (Kat./cat.) 1995Wewerka Pavillon, Münster, D Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, J (Kat./cat.) Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Köln (mit with Karin Sander), D Galerie Carla Stützer, Köln, D Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Tunnel in Blue, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J 1994Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, D 1993Galerie Carla Stützer, Köln, D 1992Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, J Gallery Kuranuki, Osaka, J 1991Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Art Tank Vol.4, Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, J 1990Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, J Gallery Kuranuki, Osaka, J (Kat./cat.) 90´s The Nineties Vol. 21, Gallery Kobayashi, Tokyo, J 1989Gallery 16, Kyoto, J Mohley Gallery, Osaka, J 1988Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 1987Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, J Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 1985Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Art Space Niji, Kyoto, J 1983Gallery Suzuki, Kyoto, J 
2006Global players, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, D (Kat./cat.) Touch, Art! Kawagoe City Art Museum, Kawagoe, J (Kat./cat.) Your Own Comfortable Space-the internal trip to Toriimatsu street, Kasugai City Library, Culture and Art Center, Kasugai, J(Kat./cat.) Trance –Acting, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, J 2005Aquaria, alpha m project vol.9, art space kimura, Tokyo, J Global players, Bank Art Studio NYK, Yokohama, J 2004Spaces for You- Stepping Out! The Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai (Kat./cat.) 2003Metamorphosis, The former Bank of Japan, Hiroshima, J (Kat./cat.) CAP Party, CAP House, Kobe, J 2002Total 3000, Allee-Center, Essen-Altenessen, D 2001Reading the Art Museum - Hyokeikan and Art of Today, Hyokeikan, Tokyo, J (Kat./cat.) The 19th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture 2001, Tokiwa Park, Ube, J (Kat./cat.) 2000Trading Views, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, D; Städtische Galerie Erlangen, Erlangen, D; Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, NL (Kat./cat.) Prime- Reflection of Color and Form, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, J (Kat./cat.) Plastic Age: Art & Design, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, J (Kat./cat.) 1999Art Packing, Dainembutsu-ji, Hirano, Osaka, J 1998Kunst Spur, Kunst in der Stadt Ahlen und der Stadtgalerie Ahlen, D (Kat./cat.) Art/Ecosystem, Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Utsunomiya, J (Kat./cat.) Inside/Outside, The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Nagaoka, J (Kat./cat.) 1997Dream of Existence, Kiscelli Museum, Budapest, H (Kat./cat.) future recollections, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, J (Kat./cat.) Pavillon? nicht alltägliche Orte in München, Cafe Luitpold, München, D 1996Kind of Blue, Hakutosha, Nagoy, J 1995l´oiseau enchanteur des cieux, Tatsuike Elementary School, Kyoto, J (Kat./cat.) 1994Piano, Galerie Carla Stützer, Köln, D Harvest ’94, Haus Bockdorf, Kempen, D Today’s Drawing, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Drawings, Gallery Kuranuki, Osaka, J Harvest-Yoshitomo Nara, Shiro Matsui, Hakutosha, Nagoya, J 1993Space and Sculpture, Ashiya City Museum of Arts, Ashiya, J Harvest ‘93, Haus Bockdorf, Kempen, D The Coming Generation of Young Artists, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J 1992Osaka Triennale, My Dome Osaka, Osaka, J (Kat./cat.) 19911991-Winter-Muramatsu, Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, J Relief-Sculpture, Gallery Aries, Tokyo, J Neo Baroque - Shiro Matsui and Atsuko Ara Joint Exhibition, Spiral Garden, Tokyo, J (Kat./cat.) A Hybrid Garden - Six Contemporary Artists in Japan, Bigi Art Space, Kyoto, J (Kat./cat.) The Coming Generation of Young Artists, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J 1990Japanese Contemporary Sculpture 1970-1990, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall, Kanagawa, J (Kat./cat.) Inside Eye I, Tokyo Art Center, Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, J (Kat./cat.) The Silent Dialogue-Japanese and Western Still Life, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum, Shizuoka, J (Kat./cat.) Japanische Kunst der 80er Jahre, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, D; Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, D; Museum Moderner Kunst, Wien, A (Kat./cat.) 1990 Eight Artists Show, ABC Gallery, Osaka, J Art Now 80´s, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Arts, Kobe, J (Kat./cat.) 1989Yamamura Collection, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Arts, Kobe, J (Kat./cat.) Selected Artists of the Kansai Area, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, J The Coming Generation of Young Artists, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J Three Artists Show, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, J 1988Two Man, Gallery La Pola, Osaka, J Bio-Struction, Gallery Taka, Kyoto, J 1987Japanese Clay Sculptures from the 1950s to the Present, Gifu Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, (Kat./cat.)J Objet, Tsukashin Hall, Itami, J (Kat./cat.) Sculpture Today, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum, Yamaguchi, J (Kat./cat.) 1986Arts and Crafts Selective Exhibition of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J Clay Work Exhibition, Seibu Otsu Hall, Otsu, J (Kat./cat.) Osaka Art Fair, Osaka Prefectural Contempoary Art Center, Osaka, J Contemporary Japanese Art, The New Generation, Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Sendai, (Kat./cat.)J Selected Artists of the Kansai Area, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, J 1985Seven Artists, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J 85 Hinuma, Hinuma, Ibaraki, J The Critical Point in Art ´85, Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, J Art Now 85, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Arts, Kobe, J (Kat./cat.) Selected Artists of the Kansai Area, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, J 1984Fujiyama Geisha, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto; Tokyo University of Arts, Tokyo, J Two Man Show, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, J Ushimado International Art Festival, Ushimado Olive Garden, Okayama, J Mode Beyond Formalism, Gallery 16, Kyoto, J Arts and Crafts Selective Exhibition of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J 1983Kyoto Prefectural Fine Arts Exhibition, Kyoto Prefectural Hall, Kyoto, J Art Network, Ryo Gallery, Kyoto, J New Art Scene in Kansai, Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, J |
