Born in 1981, Kyoto, Japan. Currently lives and works in Paris, France.
Education
2010-2011 Post-Diploma at Paris School of Fine Arts (Paris, France)
2007-2009 Paris School of Fine Arts Diploma (Paris, France) with Highest honour, Jean-Michel Alberola studio
2006-2007 Paris School of Fine Arts, exchange student (Paris, France)
2004-2006 M.F.A Japanese Traditionnal Painting, Kyoto University of Fine Arts (Kyoto, Japan)
2000-2004 B.F.A Japanese Traditionnal Painting, Kyoto University of Fine Arts (Kyoto, Japan)
1997-2000 Doda School of Fine Arts and Traditional Arts (Kyoto, Japan)
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Néanderthalensis, L'H du Sièges National Art Center (Valenciennes, France)
Yokohama Museum of Art (Yokohama, Japan)
2023 Résurgences, La Halle (Pont-en-Royans, France)
2022 Biwa Lake’s Horizons, dialogue with the earth, Sokyo Gallery, Atsumi project, Tokyo, Japan
Personnal exhibition, Galerie l'Art Absolument (Paris, France)
Nagare, Biwa Lake’s Horizons, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (Shiga, Japan)
2021 Horizons, The Triangle, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Kyoto, Japan)
2019 Vanishing Droplets in a River, Le Forum, Ginza Maison Hermès (Tokyo, Japan)
Retour d’Orient (Return from the Orient), Galerie Eric Dupont (Paris, France)
2017 Notes, entres deux fleuves, Galerie Eric Dupont (Paris, France)
2016 Space Parts, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery (New York, NY, USA)
2015 Parcelles d'espaces, Galerie Richard (Paris, France)
Mari Minato, presented by Gilles Fuchs, Galerie Premier Regard (Paris, France)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Nuée vivante (Living Cloud), Madeleine Lambert Art Center (Vénissieux, France)
2024 Une rive, l’autre (One bank, the other), Duo Exhibition with Frédérique Lucien, Moments artistiques (Paris, France)
2022 Dans la nuit fauve (In the wild night), MILS (House of image, book and sound) (Villeurbanne, France)
2021 Chemins de l’eau (water paths), Atelier du Hézo (Bretagne, France)
2020 l’instant qui passe 2 (The Moment That Passes 2), Espace FL (Chambord, France)
2019 Prix Antoine Marin 2019, Galerie municipale Julio Gonzalez (Arcueil, France)
Poissons Volants, 6B (Saint-Denis, France)
2018 Poétique du geste (Poetics of Gesture), La Graineterie (Houilles, France)
2017 Lettres ouvertes, Institut des cultures d'Islam (ICI) (Paris, France)
Japan Alps Art Festival, invited by Art Front Gallery (Fram Kitagawa) (Shinano Omachi, Nagano, Japan)
Geste, château de Poncé (Poncé-sur-Loire, France)
2016 L’Art dans les Chapelles 25e édition, Jean Fournier Gallery (Paris, France) Bains-Douches (Pontivy, France)
2015 60ème Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge Belfry (Montrouge, France)
A3 projects, Voice Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
2014 59ème Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge Belfry (Montrouge, France)
A3 projects, Voice Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
2013 Traversée d'archipels, Galerie 65 (Le Havre, France)
De la lenteur avant toute chose, invited by Portraits, Espace ABCD (Montreuil, France)
Furumaï-Modèle (behavior modèle), Ota Fine Arts Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
Bicycle Will, Galerie E.G.P (Paris, France)
Miniartextil, Yukiko Kawase gallery (Paris, France)
2012 L’Art dans les Chapelles 21e edition, Pays de Pontivy (Brittany, France)
Est-Ouest (Saint Germain-en-Laye France)
Green Project 2012, Voice Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
Blind Spot, Yukiko Kawase gallery (Paris, France)
<Tranches de carrés sur Tranches de cercles>, Arc-et-Senans Royal salt works (Arc-et-Senans, France)
Au-Delà des Clichés, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (Paris, France)
Lightness, Less Is More Projects (Paris, France)
Little Fukushima, Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris, France)
Les Phenomènes s’émuent, Kcua Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
2011 Kyoto "Nuit Blanche" 2011, Kansai French-Japanese Institute (Kyoto, Japan)
Desiderata, Yukiko Kawase gallery (Paris, France)
D'insensés Desseins, Galerie Daniez & De Charette (Paris, France)
Small Is Beautiful, Galerie LMD (Paris, France)
2010 Drawing room, Galerie Nomade et Ephémère (Paris, France)
European Heritage Days at Soisay manor (La Perrière, France)
Mouvement des atomes, mobilité des formes, quai Malaquais, 6e (Paris, France)
2009 Jean-Michel Alberola's studio exhibition, ENSBA (Paris, France)
2007 5 feminine artists from different countries, ENSBA (Paris, France)
2005 SOUGA, Kyoto museum (Kyoto, Japan)
Shibunkaku Museum Exhibition, Bijutuso-zousha (Kyoto, Japan)
2004 On japanese paintings, Honmachi gallery (Osaka, Japan)
2003 6 young artists, Kyoto Beaux-arts University (Kyoto, Japan)
Collections
MLIS (Villeurbanne, France)
Madeleine Lambert Art Center (Vénissieux, France)
Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades (Paris, France)
The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (Shiga, Japan)