Education
Bachelor of Fine Art in Design, 2013 Tama art University, Tokyo, Japan
Master of Engineering in Crystalline Materials Science, 1993 Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Aich, Japan
Bachelor of Science in Physics, 1991 Nagoya University, Aich, Japan
Career
Engaged as an engineer in Japan for 17 years at IBM Japan
Exhibitions
- Solo exhibitions
2022 “ Winter Notes”, Gunma, Japan as miyoshi_makita (miyoshi & makita)
2020 "Consideration of exhibition method of 3D works by VR & AR", WEB Site
2017 “Light refractions”, Oriental design gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
2016 “Promenades”, IRIYA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- Selected group exhibitions
2022 "Three-person exhibition Utakata (meaning bubbles in English)", Ibaraki, Japan
2021 "CSISDAYS2021", Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS), the university of Tokyo, VRChat (Created by Iizuka lab.@CSIS)
2021 "NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021", Gunma, Japan
2021 "NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021 Prelude", Gunma, Japan
2021 "Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2021, Title : A4 Self-restraint / Self-body", Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A, Tokyo, Japan
2019 "2019 China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition and Residency”, Guangzhou 53 museum, Guangzhou, China
2019 "KODAMA ART FESTIVAL”, Saitama, Japan
2019 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2019”, Gunma, Japan
2019 "Festival of Hazama 2019", Hitachi no Kuni Shosyagu shrine, Ibaraki, Japan
2019 ”Synthetic Mediart", Flower Expo EcoARK, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 “Selected as a finalist for APDA Kyoto exhibition”, be-Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2017 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017”, Gunma, Japan
2017 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 Prelude”, Gunma, Japan
2016 “Open Call for Art Project Ideas 2016”, Hiroshima MOCA, Hiroshima, Japan
2015 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2015”, Gunma, Japan
2014 “ZUSHI ART SITE 2014”, Kanagawa, Japan
2013 “Kobe Biennale 2013”, Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan
Awards
2019 Selected as a shortlist for Lexus design award 2020
2018 Selected as a finalist for APDA Kyoto Competition
2016 Open Call for Art Project Ideas 2016, Oriental Hotel Hiroshima Prize
2013 Kobe Biennale 2013, Art in container International Competition, Encouragement Prize
2011 Dream Bed Design Contest, honorable mention in Idea Division
Residencies
2021 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2021 AIR, Gunma, Japan
2019 "2019 China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition and Residency”, Guangzhou 53 museum, Guangzhou, China
2019 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 AIR, Gunma, Japan
2017 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017 AIR, Gunma, Japan
2015 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2015 AIR, Gunma, Japan
Curatorial projects
2014 “JIROX retrospective exhibition”, HIGURE17-15cas, Tokyo, Japan, co-curated by tokidoki-jido
Teaching
2016 Lecture, “International Symposium Sense of Globe”, University of Tokyo, Japan
2013-14 Lecture for Industrial design and CAD, Nippon Engineering College, Tokyo, Japan
Published in books, etc.
2022 Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2021 Catalogue
2021 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2019 Catalogue
2021 るるぶ群馬 草津 伊香保 みなかみ'22, p107
2018 Oriental Design Gallery ARCHIVES 2006-2018
2018 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2017 Catalogue
2016 ART WORKS, Nakanojo Biennale 2015 Catalogue
2017 OZ magazine, vol. September, p68, p101, p102
2014 ART WORKS, Kobe Biennale 2013 Catalogue
2013 Bijutsu Techo, October 2013 vol. 65 an extra issue, Kobe Biennale 2013 public guide book, p33, p41
2013 Bijutsu Techo, July 2013 vol.65, p174
Media
2017 Iwashita, R., Yomiuri Shimbun, vol. 9/10/2017, p.29
2017 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2017, Poster, Main visual
Media ｰTV＆Radio
2021 NHK, Mooning News “Ohayo Nippon”, Introduction, 5/10/2021
2017 NHK, Mooning News “Ohayo Syutoken”, Interview, 4/8/2017
2017 NHK, Evening News “hotto Gunma”, Introduction, 4/6/2017
2013 NHK, Evening News “Yuudoki Network”, Introduction, 28/9/2013
2015 FM Gunma Radio ”拝啓中之条から” Interview, 28/9/2015
