Born in Miyazaki, Japan in 1981.
Received the Dean's Award at the Japan College of Photography and Imaging Arts (Osaka). After graduation, worked at Art Plaza Studio. Later became independent (Tokyo). Currently lives and works in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023 - "The Sea of Oblivion" PURPLE (Kyoto)
2023 - "The Sea of Oblivion" KANA KAWANISHI PHOTOGRAPHY (Tokyo)
2023 - "Sea of Oblivion" KG+pickup GALLERY NEUTRAL (Kyoto)
2022 - "Floating Portrait" KANA KAWANISHI PHOTOGRAPHY (Tokyo)
2022 - "The Sea of Oblivion" KANA KAWANISHI PHOTOGRAPHY (Tokyo)
2022 - "The Sea of Oblivion" BLOOM GALLERY (Osaka)
2022 - "Floating Portrait" BLOOM GALLERY(Osaka)
2022 - "Collection" Tokyo Metropolitan Photography Month (Canon Shinagawa Open Gallery 1)
2020 - "Portrait of Me" KANA KAWANISHI PHOTOGRAPHY (Tokyo)
2018 - "November Stars" EMON PHOTO GALLERY (Tokyo)
2018 - "Dog Warriors" and "The Star of November" G.GALLERY (Taiwan)
2018 - "Stars of November" BLOOM GALLERY (Osaka)
2017 - "PORTRAIT" BLOOM GALLERY (Osaka)
2017 - "BABY" KG+Award (Kyoto)
2016 - "Dog Warriors" KONICA MINOLTA GALLERY (Tokyo)
2016 - "Separation and Fusion" 綠光+marüte, Taiwan
2016 - "Dog Warriors" KG+Award Gallery Main, Kyoto
2015 - "Kako" Gallery Main, Kyoto
2008 - "ParaSite" Nikon Yuna 21, Tokyo and Osaka

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 - Exhibit at ART PHOTO BOOK FAIR in Aichi, Japan
2023 - HIBIYA OKUROJI PHOTO FAIR, Tokyo, Japan
2023 - icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
2023 - BEYOND THE AGES/PORTRAIT Group Exhibition (Tokyo)
2022 - Canon 30th Anniversary Exhibition of New Cosmos of Photography
2022 - Tokyo Photography Month Touring Exhibition at Higashikawa-cho Cultural Gallery, Tokyo
2022 - icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
2019 - 8th Dali International Photography Festival - Japan Shadow New Generation 联展 "Hai, Dozo!"
2019 - "My Body, Your Body, Their Body" exhibited at KANA KAWANISHI GALLERY, Tokyo
2019 - Exhibited at Contemporary Photography & Video Art Salon, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 - Exhibited at the 41st Canon's New Cosmos of Photography Award Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)
2018 - Wonder Foto Day "Dog Warriors" Exhibit & Main Visual (Taipei, Taiwan)
2017 - "the 2nd Ningbo International Photography Week" 2nd Ningbo International Photography Festival
2015 - Exhibited at "fotofever artfair" in Carrousel du Louvre "Paris" (Paris)
2014 - Kiyosato Photo Art Museum 20th Anniversary - Origin, Forever. Exhibited at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2014 - Photography Critic Minoru Shimizu Exhibition "showcase #3 Portrait of Japan - Ryuichi Ishikawa, Shinichiro Uchikura, Yosuke Harada" at eN Arts Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2010 - "Four Winds" special exhibition by four sculptors, photographer, illustrator and painter at Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Art, Miyazaki, Japan

Awards

2019 - Winner of the Wonder Foto Day KANA KAWANISHI Award (selected by KANA KAWANISHI GALLERY Director Kana Kawanishi)
2018 - 41st Canon New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award (selected by artist Tomoko Sawada)
2018 - 7th EMON AWARD Grand Prix Award
2018 - Wonder Foto Day Curator Award (selected by Joanna Fu | Fu Erde)
2017 - KG+ Award
2016 - KG+ Award
2016 - KONICA MINOLTA Photo Premio Award
2013 - Honorable Mention, 36th Canon New Cosmos of Photography (selected by art critic, Noi Sawaragi)
2011 - 34th Canon New Cosmos of Photography Honorable Mention (selected by Katsumi Omori, photographer)
2010 - The 33rd Canon New Cosmos of Photography Honorable Mention (Selected by Minoru Shimizu, Photography Critic)
2008 - Nikon Juna 21      
2005 - Itaru Hirama Award
2004,2005 - APAaward winning

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