Education

1989  M.F.A. Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music  JAPAN

 

Selected solo exhibitions

2024  Gaze into the Distance   STANDINGPINE Tokyo 

2022  I I M ー Inside the Head  La Lanta Fine Art  Thailand

2021  I I M ー Institute of Intimate Museums  CADAN YURAKUCYO,  Tokyo

2020  Kenji Sugiyama Solo Exhibition   Primae Noctis Art Gallery、 Switzerland

2018  "Cell -Closed Chamber as Myself, Inside and Outside-"  STANDING PINE  Nagoya

2015  Institute of Intimate Museums  La Lanta Fine Art  Thailand

2014  Institute of Intimate Museums  Mirror Mirror  Primae Noctis Art Gallery、  Switzerland

2010  Institute of Intimate Museums  The World's End  STANDING PINE  Nagoya      

2009  Institute of Intimate Museums 1999-2008  STANDING PINE  Nagoya

1995  Inside Outside  Focusing on a New Generation in ‘95  Gallery Yamaguchi  Tokyo

 

Selected artfair

2018   ART BASEL HK

2017   ART021 Shanghai

2015   ART BASEL HK

 

Selected group exhibitions

2023  "Labyrinth of Perspectives  Institute of Intimate Museums of humans and dogs" 

           East Osaka Art Museum

2022  "Kisogawa expedition -looking for a mysterious thing"   kisogawa-biyori  Gifu

2021  "We had two dogs. The girls say..."  STNDING PINE  Nagoya

          "SUSHI"  Art on the palm of your hand    TOKYO Gallery ＋BTAP

2019  "Depth and Shallowness of Emotion, Information, and Compassion"  YAMAZAKI MAZAK MUSEUM OF ART

2018  "Treasure box of Contemporary Art"  Toshioka collection  Oita prefectural Art Museum

         "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS"  COB Gallery  London, UK

2017   DESTINATION : ASIA, NOW  Primae Noctis Gallery  Switzerland

2016  "CROWD"  kosogawa-biyori  Minokamo  Gifu

2014   "Ghosts in my mind" STANDING PINE Nagoya

2012   "Who is inside ?"  Contemporary Art in Toyohashi  Aichi Art Program

2011   "Who is inside ?"  Kiyosu City Haruhi Art Museum  Aichi

2007   City-net Asia  Seoul Museum of Art  Korea

2006  "next station" Nagoya citizen gallery Yada  Nagoya

2005  "peindre" Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-paul  CANADA

         "Butins, musees et autres curiosites" galerie HORACE  CANADA

2004  "Institute of Intimate Museums" IBCube Gallery Bovelingjerg  DENMARK

2003  "JAPAN:RISING" Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art  USA

          Contemporary Art Position  Nagoya City Art Museum  Nagoya

         "Who is inside"  Nagoya City Archives  Nagoya

2002  "THE FIRST MOVE" Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall  Tokyo

2001  "HAKOIRI-BIJYUTU" (Art in Box) Kariya City Art Museum  Aichi

          24 Winners from 1996 to 2000 FUJI TV Forum, Tokyo, UMEDA STELLA Hall  Osaka

1999  "First Steps" Grey Art Gallery, N.Y.U.  USA

1998   Philip Morris Art Award 1998 Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall  Tokyo

         "Memento" EST-NORD-EST Centre de Sculpture, Quebec  CANADA

1997  "EFFET D'UILITAIRE" le Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul  CANADA

1996  "Inside of Works, Outside of Works" Itabashi Art Museum  Tokyo

 

Selected awards, grants, art program

2018   International Art Meet  DIMENSION 4   Pilani, India

2015   Young Artists Studio  Artists and friendship booklet  museum Tinguely  Basel Switzerland

2013   Wavy banner  ET4U contemporary visual art projects  DENMARK

2011   The Asahi Shimbun Foundation

2005   International Contemporary Art symposium in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec  CANADA

          The Nomura Cultural Foundation

2002   Freeman Fellowship 2002-2003 Alternate  USA

          Vermont Studio Center  USA

          AIGIN Education and Culture Foundation

2000   The Pollock-krasner Foundation , Inc.  USA

1999   ART/OMI  USA

1998   Philip Morris Art Award 

1997   POLA Art Foundation

          Canada's year of Asia Pacific  CANADA

1996,98   EST-NORD-EST Centre de Sculpture, Quebec  CANADA

1995   Young Artists Overseas Training Program  Nagoya City Cultural Foundation