PROFILE
1979 : Born in Kagoshima, Japan
2002 : Graduated from Kagoshima University, Faculty of Education
"I love watching paintings that make you chucklec. So, I too want to paint something funny with a sense of "salvation." I love picture with action not tranquility. Thatfs why I needed a character. Human being as the character, however, makes everything so realistic and boring. Then comes Panda, not cat, dog, nor monkey. When men get drunk, people raise eyebrows. If Panda get drunk, people think they are cute. I donft quite understand why people react so differently. It bothers me but makes me laugh and I keep painting Panda."
EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Solo Exhibition
2006 : "Panda Band"/ the blue bird tea room(Kagoshima)
2008 : "literary legend Panda and Panda painter" /&'s Gallery(Osaka)
2010 : "Agopan"/Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2011 : "Cinema, interpreted by Panda"/ White Gallery(Kagoshima)
2011 : "Cinema, interpreted by Panda" - Ishikura Theater /U1 SPACE(Kagoshima)
Group Exhibitions and Art competitions
2006 : ART MARKET award winners' Exhibition/ Caparvo Gallery (Kagoshima)
2007 : "Satsuma's Dragon and Osumi's Panda" /the blue bird tea room (Kagoshima)
2008 : Garakusha-ten 08/ Tenmonkan Gallery (Kagoshima)
2009 : "100 pieces"/ Kagoshima
2010 : "Design 100"/ Kagoshima
2010 : "Marche PANDA" in Renovation man
2010 : "Metal-casting of Panda" Exhibition of artists of Marche PANDA/ Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2010 : YOUNG ARTISTS JAPAN Vol. 3/ Tokyo
2010 : Rakusha exhibition "counts"/ Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2011 : Unbleached Vol. 7/Gallery Trinity
Awards
2004 : ART MARKET Vol. 6/ Judgesf Special Award( Odera Satoshi Award)
2005 : ART MARKET Vol. 7/ Third place
2006 : ART MARKET Vol. 8/ Scout Judge Award(the blue bird tea room Award)
2008 : ART MARKET Vol. 11/ Grand Prix runner-up
2009 : ART MARKET Vol. 12/ Grand Prix
2009 : ART MARKET Vol. 12/ Scout Judge Award(Feria Award by Minami Nippon Shinbun)
2010 : "Design 100" Kagoshima/ Third place by visitors' votes
2010 : 11th International Illustration Competition/ Best in Character Award
2010 : ART MARKET Vol. 15/ Scout Judge Award(Maruya Garden Award)
2010 : U1 Space Illustration File Competition/ Grand Prix (Tojimbara Norihisa Award)
WORKS