Biography

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1968 Born in Saitama, Japan
1993 ABSOLUT ART‘93 - Selected
1994 ABSOLUT ART‘94 – Fine Prize
1994 JACA’94 Japan Visual Art Award Exhibition - Selected
1996 URBANART Award #5 Liquitex Prize
1997 JACA‘97 Japan Visual Art Award Exhibition - Selected
1997 4th ARCH Award Exhibition - Selected
1999 Liquitex Biennale - Encouraging Prize
2000 MEMORIAL ART Exhibition - Sibuya PARCO, Tokyo
2000 2nd Setsuryosha Firenze Award Exhibition - Selected
2002 Curated Exhibition- Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
2002 Japan Art Academy Exhibiton
2003 Tokyo Wonder Site Size0 Exhibition - Selected
2004 Nishiwaki Thumbhole Award Exhibition - Selected
2004 Solo Exhibition - Shinjuku West Gate Promenade Gallery, Tokyo
2006 Curated Exhibition – NYCoo Gallery, New York
2006 New York Gallery Award - Grand Prize
2007 Solo Exhibition - Thai On Clinton, New York
2007 Group Exhibitions - Gallery Kohrin, Tokyo/Gallery Dazzle, Tokyo/Hakone Hotel, 2007 Kanagawa/Fujiya Hotel, Kanagawa
2008 Group Exhibition - Art Complex Center, Tokyo
2008 Solo Exhibition - Art Complex Center, Shinjuku
2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival -Australia
2008 Tagboat Award - Selected
2009 Small Works Exhibition - Gallery Uniglavas Ginza-kan, Tokyo
2009 Tagboat Spring Award - Selected
2009 ART MELBOURUNE 09 - Australia
2009 Small Works Exhibition - Art Complex Center, Tokyo
2009 Tagboat Summer Award - Selected
2009 Art & Design Fair - Art Complex Center, Tokyo
2009 A-TO Exhibition Gallery Uniglavas Ginza-kan, Tokyo
2009 Solo Exhibiton - RAKURA, Tokyo
2009 YOUNG ARTISTS JAPAN Group Exhibition – Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan, Tokyo
2009 Solo Exhibition - Brick Gallery, Tokyo
2009 Group Exhibitons - Gallery Edel, Hyogo /Shikisaisha, Tokyo /Shun Art Gallery, 2009 Shanghai / AG Gallery, New York
2010 Cureted & Group Exhibitions – Gallery Edel, Hyogo / Gallery olym, Tokyo / RUFUS LIN GALLERY, Canada /Art Imagine Gallery, Tokyo /Art Complex Center, Tokyo /Mireya gallery, Tokyo/ Shikisaisha, Tokyo/ Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo/ Hotel New Otani, Tokyo/ Gallery Uniglavas Ginza-kan, Tokyo
2010 Solo Exhibitons – Gallery Kouzome Bijutsu, Tokyo/ Shikisaisha, Tokyo/ RAKURA, Tokyo/ Gallery Edel, Hyogo
2010 ULTRA 003 – Spiral Garden, Aoyama
2010 KIAF – Seoul, Korea
2010 KOBE ART MARCHE - Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, Hyogo
2010 ART TAIPEI - Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei
2010 Art by Genève - Genève, Switzerland
2010 FUJIMETAL Grand Prize Exhibition - Gallery Uniglavas Ginza-kan, Tokyo
2011 Group Exhibitons – SILKLAND Gallery, Tokyo/ Takashimaya Osaka, Osaka/ Gallery Edel, Hyogo / Showcase, Tokyo/ Nihombashi-Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
2011 Solo Exhibition - Mitsukoshi Gallery, Tokyo
2011 YOUNG ART TAIPEI - Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei, Taipei
2011 Solo Exhibition - gallery Uniglavas Ginza-kan, Tokyo
2011 Solo Exhibition – Osaka Mitsukoshi-Isetan, Osaka
2012 ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG
- Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2012 YOUNG ART TAIPEI - Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel, Taipei
2012 Group Exhibitons - Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai / Tokyo Kaikan, Tokyo / Galerie Metanoia, France/ Capital Art Center, Taipei
2012 SWAB Barcelona Art Fair - Pabellón Italian, Barcelona
2012 Solo Exhibition - gallery UG, Tokyo
2012 ART TAIPEI - Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei
2012 Tokyo Designers Week, Meiji Jingu Gaien Mae, Tokyo
2012 ART ASIA KOREA – COEX, Seoul
2013 Solo Exhibition - My Gallery, Hong Kong
2013 ASIA TOP GALLAREY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG
- Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013 “URBAN LEGEND” Trio Exhibition by Kunihiko NOHARA, Gekko NUMATA and Kentaro MATSUKUMA - Capital Art Center, Taipei
2013 YOUNG ART TAIPEI - Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel, Taipei
2013 BANK ART FAIR - Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013 Solo Exhibition “Fly High” - gallery UG, Tokyo
2013 ASIA CONTEMPOLARY ART SHOW - JW Marriot Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2014 Solo Exhibiton - gallery UG, Tokyo
2013 UG Taipei Opening Exhibition ”Summer Concerto Trilogy” - gallery UG Taipei, Taipei
2013 “DIALOGUE WITH JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART” Group Exhibition - Macpro Gallery, Macau
2013 YOUNG ART TAIPEI - Regent Taipei Hotel, Taipei
2013 “Laissez-faire” Curated Group Exhibition The Ueno Royal Museum Gallery, Tokyo
2013 “Laissez-faire” Small works Exhibition - gallery UG, Tokyo
2013 Solo Exhibition - gallery UG Taipei, Taipei
2015 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR - F1 Pit Building, Singapore
2015 “Laissez-faire” Curated Group Exhibition - The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore
2015 ART APART FAIR - Parkroyal Hotel on Pickering, Singapore
2015 BANK ART FAIR - Pan Pacific Singapore, Singapore
2015 the art fair +plus-ultra - Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2016 “Heart of JAPAN” gallery UG Private Viewing Event - Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2016 BAZAAR ART JAKARTA - The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place, Jakarta
2016 KOBE ART MARCHE - Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, Hyogo
2016 the art fair +plus-ultra – Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2017 INFINITY JAPAN CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW - Miramar Garden Taipei, Taipei
2017 ART JAKARTA - The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place, Jakarta
2017 ”敘日協奏曲” Japanese Contemporary Art Trio Exhibition, Gekko Numata・Junko Asano・Misako Maegaki- iart gallery, Hsinchu Taiwan
2018 INFINITY JAPAN CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW - Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei, Taipei
ART FORMOSA - Eslite Hotel, Taipei
2018 ART EXPO MALAYSIA PLUS - Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
2018 Group Exhibition "TOBU KAIGA ICHI" - Tobu Department Store Funabashi, Chiba
2018 Solo Exhibiton “My Blood“ - gallery UG, Tokyo
2018 The GRAND OPENING OF THE 6075 HOTEL ART FAIR - Regency Hotel Macau, Macau
2019 ART EXPO MALAYSIA PLUS - Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
2019 "Houou-kai" -Osaka RIGHA Royal Hotel, Osaka
2019 Group Exhibition “SMALL SMALL WORLD” - Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo
2019 Group Exhibition "TOBU KAIGA ICHI" - Tobu Department Store Funabashi, Chiba
2019 Group Exhibition “TANAGOKORO” - Daimaru Sapporo Store, Hokkaido
2020 “Spring Breeze -spring has come-“ ART COLOURS VOL. 32 SPRING EXHIBITION - Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo
2020 “Amenochi Hareno Hi” EXHIBITION ART COLOURS VOL. 33 SUMMER EXHIBITION - Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo
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Exhibitions

Hideki IINUMA / Rei ITAYA / Nami OKADA / Ryosuke KAWAHIRA / Mikako TAKAHASHI / Takaoki TAJIMA / Mika CHIBA / Keitoku TOIZUMI / Takayuki NIWA / Gekko NUMATA / Kunihiko NOHARA / Saori HASEGAWA / Osamu WATANABE

Laissez-faire

2024/07/31 -2024/08/13

Daimaru Umeda Store, 3rd Floor East Event Space, Osaka

Gekko NUMATA

After the Rain

2024/07/17 -2024/08/06

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Junko ASANO/ Takashi ONISHI/ Nami OKADA/ Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/ Takaoki TAJIMA/ Keitoku TOIZUMI/ Takayuki NIWA/ Gekko NUMATA/ Nobuko NUMANO/ Naoki NOMURA/ Kunihiko NOHARA/ Saori HASEGAWA

UG [OSAKAN] vol.1

2024/02/21 -2024/03/12

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Gekko NUMATA

My Home

2023/10/21 -2023/11/03

GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS

Junko ASANOGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKazuko NEISHIMisako MAEGAKI Ena NAGAO

Colors of the Future Exhibition

2022/11/14 -2023/05/21

Park Hotel Tokyo Atrium 25F

Junko ASANOHitomi OSHIMARyosuke KAWAHIRAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARA Kana UCHIDA

ART REMIX

2022/09/21 -2022/10/23

Shibuya Scramble Square 14F

Gekko NUMATA Tomoki NINAKUCHI

Gallery Collection

2022/08/23 -2022/09/05

gallery UG Bakurocho

Junko ASANOHitomi OSHIMANami OKADAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADA

NEXT GENERATION ART KYOTO

2021/11/03 -2021/11/08

Daimaru Kyoto

Junko ASANOShigeo IZUMITakashi ONISHINami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADAI Chao Wang Hiroko ICHITSUKA Kana UCHIDA Yurika ISHIYAMA Kao MORIMOTO

Lassez-faire

2020/11/13 -2020/11/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Gekko NUMATA

-The angel’s holiday-

2020/08/24 -2020/08/29

gallery UG Bakurocho

Nami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKIOsamu WATANABE Yurika ISHIYAMA Hiroko ICHIZUKA Takako YUKI

ART colours Vol.33 Summer Exhibition

2020/07/01 -2020/09/21

Park Hotel Tokyo

Junko ASANOGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARA Yasuhito KAWASAKI Mami ITAGAKI akatin Kouhei YAMADA Mai MURAKAMI Kana UCHIDA

Lassez-faire

2020/07/01 -2020/10/02

Park Hotel Tokyo 30F

Junko ASANONami OKADAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA

“Spring Breeze -spring has come- ” ART colours Vol.32 Spring Exhibition

2020/03/24 -2020/06/30

Park Hotel Tokyo

Junko ASANOTakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKI Mai MURAKAMI Akihiro FUJIMOTO Yurika ISHIYAMA

TANAGOKORO TEN

2019/11/20 -2019/11/26

Daimaru Sapporo Store ,Hokkaido

Gekko NUMATAKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADA

Art Expo Malaysia 2019

2019/10/10 -2019/10/13

MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Center

Junko ASANOTakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKI Jin ARAKAWA Natsuko IMAZU Arata OHASHI Mari OHIRA Shintaro KAZUNAGA Mironu KOZIMA Kaoru SUGINO Arisa SUGIYAMA Yuji TAKAHASHI Masumi NAGASE Kahoku FUJII Mami MATSUMOTO Yukako MANABE Chihiro MORIYAMA Motoko YAMADA

SMALL SMALL WORLD

2019/08/28 -2019/09/03

Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo

Gekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSU 内田佳那

Japan Pavilion Preview

2018/10/12 -2018/10/14

MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC)

Gekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSU 内田佳那

Art Expo Malaysia Plus

2018/10/12 -2018/10/14

Gekko NUMATA

My Blood

2018/08/06 -2018/08/11

gallery UG Bakurocho

Junko ASANOTakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSU Kana UCHIDA Sakichi SHIBAHARA Mami ITAGAKI Takako YUKI

Art Formosa

2018/07/13 -2018/07/15

Taipei Eslite hotel

Junko ASANOGekko NUMATAMisako MAEGAKI

Infinity Japan

2018/02/23 -2018/02/25

Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei

Junko ASANOGekko NUMATAMisako MAEGAKI

Three-Men Exhibition

2017/12/03 -2018/02/03

iart gallery

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKI Kana UCHIDA Sakichi SHIBAHARA Mai MURAKAMI Mami ITAGAKI Jin ARAKAWA Takako SACHI akatin

plus ultra

2016/12/22 -2016/12/25

Spiral Garden

Junko ASANOShigeo IZUMITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATATomoko WADA Nobu ARIIZUMI Yoshiaki IWATATE Suguru TOYAMA Hiroshi TANAZAWA Kohei MAKAMICHI Nonnou NARUSE Koichi HASEGAWA Miwako MUNAKATA Kana UCHIDA Mai MURAKAMI Kayoko HAYASHI Jin ARAKAWA Sakichi SHIBAHARA Sakiko Atsuko TAKAHASHI

Group Exhibition 2016

2016/02/08 -2016/02/13

gallery UG Bakurocho

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA Kana UCHIDA

plus ultra

2015/12/26 -2015/12/28

Spiral Garden

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIMikako TAKAHASHIGekko NUMATAKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKI Mai MURAKAMI Yuko YAMADA Kana UCHIDA Hisanori MAE Yayoi KUSAMA Nagao YAMADA Joseph Beuys

BANK ART FAIR

2015/09/21 -2015/09/22

Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKI Mai MURAKAMI Takako YUKI

Affordable

2015/04/17 -2015/04/19

F1 Pit Building Singapore

Junko ASANOMikako TAKAHASHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAYoshikazu HIRAMATSU Mai MURAKAMI Sakichi SHIBAHARA Kana UCHIDA

Art Apart 2015

2015/01/23 -2015/01/25

Pan Pacific Hotels

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIGekko NUMATAKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA Takako SACHI Kentaro MATSUKUMA Kana UCHIDA Atsuo TAKAHASHI Takeshi MATSUO akatin Sakichi SHIBAHARA David Tsai Mai MURAKAMI Jin ARAKAWA

Laissez-faire

2014/07/24 -2014/07/28

gallery UG Bakurocho

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIMikako TAKAHASHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA akatin Jin ARAKAWA Mami ITAGAKI Sachiki SHIBAHARA Atsuo TAKAHASHI Takeshi MATSUO Kentaro MATSUKUMA Mai MURAKAMI Takako YUKI

laissez-faire – gallery UG 15th Anniversairy

2014/07/23 -2014/07/29

The Ueno Royal Museum gallery

Gekko NUMATA

ANTS

2014/06/30 -2014/07/05

gallery UG Bakurocho

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADA Takako YUKI

Summer Concerto:Trilogy

2014/06/01 -2014/08/22

gallery UG Taipei

Takashi ONISHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATA Mai MURAKAMI Hisanori MAE Takehisa SAKAKI Rika SHIMASAKI Takeshi MATSUO

Asia Contemporary Art Show

2013/10/03 -2013/10/06

JW Morriott Hotel Hong Kong

Gekko NUMATA

Fly High

2013/08/05 -2013/08/14

gallery UG Bakurocho

Gekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARA Kentarou MATSUKUMA

URBAN LEGEND

2013/05/13 -2013/05/31

Capital Art Center

Gekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARA Takako YUKI Sakichi SHIBAHARA Kana UCHIDA Atsuo TAKAHASHI akatin David TSAI

YANG ART TAIPEI

2013/04/18 -2013/04/20

Regent Taipei

Gekko NUMATA

Wildlife Drama

2013/03/13 -2013/04/22

My Gallery

Takashi ONISHITakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATA akatin Atsuki TAKAHASHI Kenatrou MATSUKUMA Aki TANAKA Mai MURAKAMI

ASIA HOTEL ART FAIR Hong Kong

2013/02/22 -2013/02/24

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

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