About The Artist


1978 born in Nimi, prefecture Okayama Japan 1995 — 1998 painting and drawing studies at Okayama high school and the Okayama private school 1998 stay for nine months in Paris emigration to Berlin Germany 2001 — 2005 study at the Berlin art academy (UdK), class of Prof. Wolfgang Petrick 2006 graduate at the Berlin art academy, Master class student, class of Prof. Daniel Richter Awards 2017 Nomination for the "Art prize of BLOOOM AWARD BY WARSTEINER", Germany 2015 Nomination for the "Art prize of the city Weilburg", Weilburg Germany 2014 Nomination for the "28. art prize Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen Foundation", Esslingen-Nürtingen Germany 2013 Second place at the "Prize of Darmstädter Sezession", Darmstadt Germany 2012 First place at the "I-shi" prize of the Okayama Prefectural Museum, Okayama Japan Nomination for the "Heise artprize", Dessa-Roßlau Germany 2009 Nomination for the "prize of Darmstädter Sezession for young artists", Darmstadt Germany Nomination for the "Art prize Günzburg 2009", Günzburg Germany 2003 Nomination for the "Andreas art prize ", Sankt Andreasberg Germany 2002 Nomination for the "Andreas art prize ", Sankt Andreasberg Germany 1997 First prize " international art and culture of highschool-prize "Japan Solo Shows (selection) 2017 "An endless story" Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany (catalogue) "American Dream" Gallery TS4312, Tokyo Japan (catalogue) "Threatened Environment" (donation campaign) German environmental aid Berlin, Berlin Germany "America first" Gallery Suppan Contemporary, Vienna Austria 2016 "Asia's master student" with Yoon Cung Kim Gallery Von & Von, Nürnberg Germany "Social phenomenon V.S social message" with Naoto Hashida, Galerie Juichigatsugarou Tokyo Japan "I convey to my home country" Gallery Juichigatsugarou, Gallery TS4312, Tokyo Japan 2015 "I-shi prize winner" with Motoyuki Shitamichi, Okayama Prefecture Museum, Okayama Japan "Under control" Gallery Von & Von, Nürnberg Germany 2014 "Point of View – two generations in the discourse" with Silke Leverkühne Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany 2013 "Samurai not only commits Harakiri" Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany "Double exhibition" Parktheater, Iserlohn Germany "The 5th I-shi Award Commemorative Exhibition" Niimi museum of art, Okayama Japan 2011 "Hamburg Art Week", Showroom Überseequartier, Hamburg Germany "A blind samurai goes through the world" Gallery Bengelsträter, Iserlohn Germany 2009 "A big haul", Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany 2008 Zellermayer gallery, Berlin Germany (catalogue) 2003 "Prospect" Gallery Art&Henle (Kunststand), Berlin Germany Group Shows (selection) 2017 "5 Selection" Gallery Juichigatsugarou, Tokyo Japan "GROUP EXHIBITION - NITSCH - POLKE - ZOBERNIG - WOTRUBA - BÖHLER - ANGELI HERZIG - STAUDACHER - GRABMAYR - DAMISCH - RISCHER - KATO", Gallery Suppan Contemporary, Vienna Auastria 2016 "Niimi Museum Collection Exhibition" Niimi museum of art, Okayama Japan 2015 "Nice to meet you" Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany "Art prize of the city Weilburg", Weilburg Germany "Group Exhibition" Gallery Catalònia, Barcelona Spain "Future, Now" SomoS Art House, Berlin Germany "Minature" FUMA Contemporary Tokyo, Tokyo 2014 "The last 300" Maritime Museum, Stralsund Germany "SURVIVORS" Löwenspalais, Berlin Germany "28. Art Prize of the Foundation Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen", Esslingen-Nürtingen Germany 2013 "The world will not end because of this" Project Cinema East, Berlin Germany "Prize of Darmstädter Sezession" Hessen Design e.V., Darmstadt Germany (catalogue) "Christmas Exhibition" Löwenpalais, Berlin Germany 2012 "Heise art prize", Dessau-Roßlau Germany "I-Shi prize" Tenjin Kunsthalle, Okayama Japan (catalogue) "open]art[space 2012 "Technologie- und Innovationspark, Berlin Germany (catalogue) 2011 "Dog salon" Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany "Salon of the present" Elbhof, Hamburg Germany (catalogue) "Artistic positions, Painting & Sculpture" Gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany 2009 "Easy and carefree, in a speciousness" Gallery Bengelsträter, Iserlohn Germany "BERLIN ART SHOW 2009" KINDL-BREWERY, Berlin (catalogue) "Art prize Günzburg 2009", Günzburg Germany "Prize of Darmstädter Sezession" Darmstädter Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt Germany (catalogue) 2006 "Master student prize" at the Berlin art academy, Berlin Germany 2003 "Andreas art prize", Sankt Andreasberg Germany (catalogue) 2002 "Andreas art prize", Sankt Andreasberg Germany (catalogue) Art Fairs 2017 "Art Karlsruhe" (One-Artist-Show) Karlsruhe Germany (catalogue) "Affordable Art Fair" Hamburg Germany 2016 "Art fair" Cologne Germany "Art Karlsruhe" Karlsruhe Germany 2015 "THE ART FAIR + PLUS-ULTRA", Tokyo Japan "KOBE ART MARCHE" Kobe Japan (catalogue) "Art fair" Cologne Germany "Young Art Taipei" Taipei Taiwan "Art Karlsruhe" Karlsruhe Germany 2014 "Espacio 120" Barcelona Spain (catalogue) "Art Toronto", Toronto Canada "Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam" Amsterdam Holland "Contemporary art ruhr" Essen Germany "THE ART FAIR + PLUS-ULTRA" Tokyo Japan "Art Karlsruhe" Karlsruhe Germany 2013 "Art Karlsruhe" Karlsruhe Germany "Art Fair" Cologne Germany (catalogue) "Affordable Art Fair" Hamburg Germany 2012 "Art Karlsruhe" (One-Artist-Show) Karlsruhe Germany 2011 "Ak Düsseldorf" Düsseldorf Germany "Art Fair" Cologne Germany "Affordable Art Fair" Hamburg Germany 2010 "Art Karlsruhe" Karlsruhe Germany "Art Fair 21" Cologne Germany 2009 "Art Karlsruhe" (One-Artist-Show) Karlsruhe Germany Publications 2017 "An endless story" catalogue (Kettlerverlag) for the exhibition in the gallery Bengelsträter, Düsseldorf Germany 2015 "I-shi prize winner" Okayama Prefecture Museum, Okayama Japan 2014 "Somewhere on Earth", catalogue for the exhibition in the gallery Wang Hohmann, Wiesbaden Germany 2013 "The 5th I-shi Award Commemorative Exhibition" catalogue for the exhibition in the Niimi Municipal Museum , Okayama Japan 2012 "The Last Supper of the Present"catalogue for the "One-Artist-Show" of Art Karlsruhe (Gallery Bengelsträter) Germany 2008 "Viennese sculpture" catalogue for the exhibition in the Zellermayer Gallery, Germany Public Collections Okayama Prefecture Museum, Okayama Japan The Niimi Municipal Museum , Okayama Japan Ebene Kunst, Stuttgart Germany