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  • Born in Osaka. Japan. Lives and works in Bologna. Italy and Kawanishi. Japan.
    Graduated from Kyoto City University of Fine Arts. Accademy of Fine Arts Bologna.
  • MAIN INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
  • 2010 "It's our Tokyo Stories.", Mizuma Action, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo
    2009 "Tokyo Stories", fabioparisartgallery, Brescia
    2006 "BUNSHIN- everyday life-", Mizuma Action, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo
    2005 "T/okyo AGERS ", fabioparisartgallery, Brescia
    2004 "FACING HISTORIES", Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Udine
    2002 "FACING HISTORIES", Marcel Scheiner Gallery, Hilton Head Island, USA
    1999 "HINO IZURU KUNI YORI", Galleria Luigi Franco Arte Contemporanea, Turin
    "TOKI NO FUIN", Kenmin Gallery, Hiroshima Prefectual Art Museum, Hiroshima
    "MODERN CRIMES", Viafarini, Milan
    1998 "SPAZIOAPERTO", (with M. Arcangeli), Galleria d'Arte Moderna Bologna, Bologna
  • MAIN GROUP EXHIBITION
  • 2009 "Scope Basel", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Basel
    "Second Skin", Spazio Paraggi, Treviso
    "Art HK Art Fair", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Hong Kong
    "MiArt", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Milano
    "Bologna Art Fair Art First", stand of Azenzia04, Bologna
    "Agnes Hotel Art Fair", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo
    2008 "Pulse Miami", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Miami
    "Volta Basel", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Basel
    "Art HK Art Fair", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Hong Kong
    "CIGE", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Beijing
    "MiArt", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Milano
    "Bologna Art Fair Art First", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Bologna
    "Agnes Hotel Art Fair", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo
    2007 "Pulse Miami", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Miami
    "Artissima", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Torino
    "CIGE", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Beijing
    "MiArt", stand of fabioparisartgallery, Milano
    "Pulse New York", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, New York
    2006 "Pulse Miami", stand of Mizuma Art Gallery, Miami
    "LA DONNA OGEGETTO (The Woman-Object)- Myths and metamorphosis in the feminine 1900- 2005”, Castello di Vigevano
    2005 "CHRONOS- time in art from the Baroque period to the contemporary age", il filatoio, Caraglio ( Cuneo)
    "BOLOGNA CONTEMPORANEA", Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna
    "XIV QUADIENNALE DI ROMA", Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna di Roma, Rome
    2004 "FAR EAST-Volume 1, Yu Hirai + Yumi Karasumaru ", Agenzia04, Bologna
    "COMUNITA’-COMMUNITY ",International Art Prize "ERMANNO CASOLI ",
    seventh edition, Serra San Quirico (AN)
    "FEMALE DIGNITY - Inszenierung der Weiblichkeit in der modernen Kunst "
    Schloss Ulmerfeld, Ulmerfeld , Austria
    "OFFICINA ASIA", Galleria d’arte Modena Bologna, Bologna, Galleria Comunale d’arte Palazzo
    del Ridotto e Galleria d’arte Ex-Pescheria, Cesena, Palazzo dell’Arengo, Rimini
    2003 "MUTA.MENTI& MUT.AZIONI", D406 Galleria d’arte contemporanea, Modena
    2002 "Small Works", Marcel Scheiner Gallery, Hilton Head Island, USA
    " Lavori Domestici (Domestic Job) ", Via Magenta,14 , Varese
    "MOUNTAIN WAY- I sentieri dell’arte per la montagna", Palazzo Frisacco, Tolmezzo
    2001 " ALL THE HATRED IN THE WORLD", Palazzo dell’ Arengario, Milan
    "Auguri d’Artista 2001", Mart Palazzo delle Albere, Trento
    "GROUPSHOW", Marcel Scheiner Gallery, Hilton Head Island, USA
    "Figures of the 1900s beyond the Academy", Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Bologna
    "MY OPINION", Palazzo Lanfranchi, Pisa
    2000 "INSIGHTS", Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, Rome
    1999 "Video.it - Young Art at S. Pietro in Vincoli", Turin
    1998 "THE NEW COLLECTION OF WORKS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS", Galleria d'Arte Moderna Bologna,Bologna
    "SUBWAY - Arts in the subway spaces, in stations and train passages", Milan
    "ROMAGNA-KASSEL" , Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea Vero Stoppioni, Santa Sofia, Forli`
    1996 "UNIVERSARTE", S.Giovanni in Monte, Bologna
    1996 "SCHACHATEL BOX", Art Forum Gallery, Merano
    "UP TO DATE", Spazia Art Gallery, Bologna
    1995 "ATOMICA", Maniero Associazione Culturale, Rome
    "Biennale di Venezia, APERTO '95-OUT OF ORDER", Galleria d'Arte Moderna Bologna, Bologna
    1994 "DON CHISIOTTE" , Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Republic of San Marino
    "ARS LUX", Itinerating Exhibition organized by “Made in Bo”, Milan
  • PERFORMANCES
  • 2009 "The Story-Teller", in the show-window of the Coin department store, Treviso
    "The Story-Teller", Spazio Paraggi, Treviso
    "The Story-Teller", at fabioparisartgallery, Brescia
    2006 "Koros-Aikiru (I Kill)", at Mizuma Action (Mizuma Art Gallery), Tokyo
    2002 "SHORT STORY OF JAPAN", Via Magenta,14, Varese
    "FACING HISTORIES", Marcel Scheiner Gallery, Hilton Head Island, USA
    2001 "KATARIBE-the narater" ( Domestic Art ), at Dt. G. Masini & Dr. M. Paoletti, l6th of September, Pisa
    2000 "INSIGHTS- glimpses and actions between public and private spaces", Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, Rome
    "BUNSHIN", Galleria Civicadi Arte Contemporanea Trento, Trento
    "Serata FLUXUS", Chiostri di S. Domenico - ex Stalloni, Reggio Emilia
    1999 "BUNSHIN", Galleria Luigi Franco Arte Contemporanea, Turin
    "DOMESTIC ART ON TOUR", at Dr. M. De Michelis & Dr.A Kohlmayer, l8th of May, Venice
    "DOMESTIC ART ON TOUR", at Dr. Gemma De Angelis Testa, 2Oth of April, Turin
    "DOMESTIC ART ON TOUR", at Dr. Ruben Levi, 24th of February, Turin
    "DOMESTIC ART ON TOUR", at Dr. Claudio Guenzani, 11th of February, Milan
    1998 "DOMESTIC ART ON TOUR", at Dr. Patrizia Brusarosco (Via Farini), l6th of December, Milan
    "SHORT STORY OF JAPAN", Sancarlino Theater - Brescia Music Art Festival - Brescia
    Television program "LE NOTTI DELL'ANGELO", Italia 1
  • PUBLIC COLLECTION
  • The Museum of Modern Arts, Repubblic of S. Marino
    The University of Bologna, Bologna
    Galleria d’Arte Moderna Bologna, Bologna