Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Biography of the writer
1951 Born in Miyazaki Prefecture
1975 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture
1977 Completed the Department of Sculpture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Currently living in Saitama prefecture
Exhibition
Solo exhibition
Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Museum of Contemporary Sculpture Solo Exhibition (Meguro)
Kawagoe City Museum (Kawagoe / Saitama)
GALLERY Ecru Forest (Mishima / Shizuoka)
Sendagaya Gallery (Tokyo)
Tokiwa Gallery, Elm Tree Gallery, Gallery Surge
Noya Gallery, Ishibo Muyu, Kawagoe Gallery
Gallery Oniraku, Art Box, Art Planet
Gallery Seiho, Gallery Fukashi
Gallery Oniraku (Miyazaki)
Saturday and Sunday Gallery, SPC Gallery,
Matsuzakaya Main Store, Toyosaka City Central Public Hall, Niigata Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi Takashimaya,
Namba Takashimaya, Sapporo Mitsukoshi, Yokohama Sogo
Group exhibition
2019 "Conversations Exhibition V" Spiral Garden (Omotesando, Tokyo '21)
2017 "Singapore Biennale International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition" (Singapore)
2015 "26th UBE Biennale (Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition)"
2015 "Sky Exhibition" Tennozu Central Tower Art Hall (Tennozu, Tokyo '17, '19)
2015 Museum of Greenery, Flowers and Sculpture (Tokiwa Museum) Sculpture Outdoor Exhibition Hall (Yamaguchi)
2015 "ART FAIR TOKYO 2015" Tokyo International Forum
2015 "UBE Biennale @ Shibuya Hikarie" (Tokyo)
2014 "Miyazaki International Contemporary Sculpture / Airport Exhibition" ('91-)
2013 "Gift Exhibition from Sculptors" Bunkamura Box Gallery (Tokyo)
2011 "Amabiki no Sato and Sculpture" (Ibaraki, '97, '99, '01, '03, '08)
2010 "Gift Exhibition from Sculptors" Kawagoe Isanuma Studio (Saitama)
2008 GALLERY Ecru Forest (Shizuoka '08)
2008 Gift Exhibition from Sculptors GALLERY Ecru Forest / Hakone Open Air Museum AOM Gallery
2008 Arute Art Exhibition (Kawagoe)
2007 Now Art Exhibition Saitama Prefectural Museum of Art (Urawa)
2007 Fashionable Two-person Exhibition Gallery Ma
2007 Sakura no Mori Sculpture Contest "Townsman Award" (Ikawa Town, Akita Prefecture)
2006 Ishinosato Festival Exhibition << Shinko Electric Wire ⑭ Award >>
2006 Minoru Ohira / Takeshi Tanaka Exhibition Art Planet
2005 Akishima Relay Art Exhibition
2005 Stalagmite Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
2004 Tokamachi Stone Carving Symposium 10th Anniversary Artist Exhibition
2003 KAJIMA Sculpture Contest << Selected for Maquette >>
2003 Ishi no Sato Festival Exhibition
2003 Kawagoe Machinami Tateno Exhibition
2003 Miyoshi Sculpture Festa 2003 << Special >>
2002 Stone Carving Four Artists Exhibition Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
2002 Korea-Japan Contemporary Sculpture Exchange Exhibition Gallery Mouri
2002 Makurazaki "Wind Art Exhibition"
2002 Yonago Sculpture Symposium Participating Artist Piece Exhibition
2002 Hinata Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition << Citizen's Award >> Contemporary Tapestry and Sculpture Exhibition (Ori-e)
2000 Sculptors Lithograph Exhibition Gallery OM
2000 2nd Print Piece Exhibition Gallery OM
2000 Gunma Museum of Modern Art, Gunma Museum of Modern Art
2000 Adachi-ku outdoor sculpture contest << prize >>
1999 Stone and Flower Exhibition Yonezawa Onuma Department Store
1998 Snowy outdoor sculpture exhibition in Hakuba
1998 '98 Contemporary Art 500 Big Fair Sogetsu Hall
1998 Sculpture Piece Exhibition Gallery Seiho
1997 Picture Book & Art Animal Exhibition Himeji City Museum of Art
1997 Fureai Sculpture Exhibition Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum
1997 2nd Amabiki no Sato Sculpture Exhibition
1997 Kawagoe Street Museum
1997 "Inkstone Easy" Exhibition Keio Department Store
1996 "Seven Elites" Exhibition Gallery M (Omiya)
1996 10th Anniversary Exhibition Museo Chiquito Museum
1995 Izu / Kawazu Town Symbol Mark Open Call << Excellence Award >>
1995 Yamaguchi Marble Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in Kagekiyodo
1994 Contemporary Japanese Concrete Sculpture Exhibition "Grand Prize"
1994 Karuizawa Special Exhibition
1994 Kurashiki Machikado Sculpture Exhibition << Prize >>
1993 Ten Sculpture Exhibition Gallery Eye (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture)
1992 South Kyushu Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition
1991 Paltown Concrete Sculpture Open Call Exhibition << Excellence Award >>
1991 Kobe Concrete Sculpture Award Exhibition Invited Participation << Excellence Award >>
1991 Stone Museum Memorial Stone Carving Exhibition
1991 Kusatsu Kogen Exhibition
1991 Art Experience World Asakusa Matsuya
1991 Desktop Sculpture Exhibition Alux Gallery
1991 Wind Art Exhibition Sumida Riverside Gallery
1991 Street Museum (Ikebukuro)
1991 Hyuga Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition / Miyazaki Airport Exhibition (Miyazaki City)
1991 Contemporary Artist Tapestry and Sculpture Exhibition (Sogetsu Hall, Akasaka)
1990 Exhibited at the Flower Expo (Osaka)
1990 Rodin Grand Prize Maquette Exhibition
1990 Kuzutsuka Minami Line Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
1990 Kurume Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition
1989 Yokohama Sculpture Exhibition << Prize >>
1989 Henry Moore Maquette Exhibition
1989 "Hyokinna Insects" Exhibition Okazaki World Children's Art Museum
1988 Stone Sato Festival Exhibition << Murecho Chairman's Award >>
1987 Memorial Art Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (Iruma City)
1987 "Sculpture Zoo" Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art
1987 Nagano City Outdoor Sculpture Award
1986 Seibu Tokorozawa "Hot House" Exhibition
1986 "PARTY 1" Toshiba Building
1985 Kobe Concrete Sculpture Grand Prize Exhibition << Grand Prize >>
1984 Sagamihara Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition "Modern Humor" Exhibition Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
1983 Hokkaido Sunmore Outdoor Exhibition
1979 Kyushu Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Maquette Exhibition (79,81)
1975 Exhibited at Behavior Exhibition ('75, '76)
Stalagmite (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi)
Seiho Sculpture Piece Exhibition ('98 -every year)
Amabiki no Sato Sculpture Exhibition
Ten Sculpture Exhibition ('93 -'96)
Hinata Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition / Stone Museum Stone Sculpture Exhibition ('91 -every time)
Contemporary artist tapestry and sculpture exhibition ('91 -'93)
Miyazaki Airport Exhibition ('91 -every year)
Pocket Sculpture Exhibition ('90 -'93)
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in Hotaka ('88 -'90)
Showa Kinen Park Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition ('87 -'88)
Omiya Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition ('84 -'87)
Miyazaki Sculpture Group Exhibition ('85 -'91)
Symposium
2006 Oga Symposium
2004 Ikawa Town Stone Carving Symposium
1998 Tokamachi Stone Carving Symposium
1997 Kasaoka Stone Carving Symposium, Kitagi Island
1996 Nishi Harima Symposium
1994 Yonago Stone Carving Symposium
1993 Kasaoka Stone Carving Symposium
1992 Saku Marble Stone Carving Symposium
1990 Asama Sculpture Symposium
1987 Hakuba Stone Carving Symposium
1984 Omiya International Stone Carving Symposium
1982 Iwate Town International Stone Carving Symposium
1977 Kawagoe Stone Carving Symposium
Public collection
Horaiji approach (Aichi)
Isanuma Park (Kawagoe)
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Sculpture (Meguro-ku)
Okazaki World Children's Art Museum (Okazaki City)
Tomioka City Art Museum (Gunma Prefecture)
Umi-Mori Art Museum (Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Oga City Aquarium (Akita Prefecture)
Tachibanakoen (Miyazaki City)
Kobe Kita Ward Forest Botanical Garden (Kobe City)
Miyazaki Central Park (Miyazaki City)
Komoike Park (Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Okurayama Park (Kobe City)
Sesso Park (Miyota City, Nagano Prefecture)
Miyazaki Central Park (Miyazaki City)
Kasaoka Sun Square (Okayama Prefecture)
Hakuba Fureai no Mori (Nagano Prefecture)
Kawagoe Station West Exit Square (Kawagoe City)
Nishiachi station square (Kurashiki city)
Warabi City Kasuga Park (Saitama Prefecture)
Chitosecho Uomachi Park (Hyogo Prefecture)
Kiyotakecho Asahi 1-chome Park (Miyazaki Prefecture)
Kiyotakecho Shinmachi Park (Miyazaki Prefecture)
Miyoshicho Hosoguchi Park (Aichi Prefecture)
Ichibancho Resona Bankside Mini Park (Kawagoe City)
Yasuragi Park Togane (Chiba)
Yachiho Village Elementary School (Nagano Prefecture)
Shibukawa Municipal 1st and 5th Nursery School / 2nd Kindergarten (Gunma Prefecture)
Onohoro Elementary School (Sapporo)
Kawagoe Tsukiko Elementary School (Saitama Prefecture)
Kawagoe Daiichi Junior High School (Saitama Prefecture)
Qingdao Elementary School (Miyazaki City)
Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing College
Qingdao Junior High School (Miyazaki City)
Himawari Kindergarten (Kawagoe City)
Seirantaito High School (Tochigi Prefecture)
Shinonoitofukuji Government Building (Nagano City)
Sano City Hospital (Tochigi Prefecture)
Iwate Town Hall (Iwate Town)
Nojima Youth Training Center (Kanazawa-hakkei, Kanagawa Prefecture)
In front of Tsurugashima City Hall (Saitama Prefecture)
Setagaya Education Center (Setagaya Ward)
Higashi Chichibu Washi Center (Saitama Prefecture)
Enokicho Children's Center (Shinjuku Ward)
Chichibu Youth Outdoor Activity Center (Saitama Prefecture)
Kita-ku Kamiya Town Citizens Center (Tokyo)
Murecho (Kagawa Prefecture)
Along the Tamagushi River (Yao City, Osaka)
Hidaka City Hall Nameplate (Saitama Prefecture)
Fujidanachiku Center (Nishi-ku, Yokohama)
Qingdao Purification Center (Miyazaki Prefecture)
Meguro Ward Higashiyama Home
Inagawa Water Purification Plant (Itami City, Osaka Prefecture)
Adachi-ku Towa Center
Welfare Center "Mizu no Sato" (Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
National Nagasaki Central Hospital (Omura City)
Tsushima City Hospital (Aichi Prefecture)
Daioodani Elementary School, Hyuga City (Miyazaki Prefecture)
Matsue City Health and Medical Welfare Zone (Shimane Prefecture)
Futo'o Tsutsumi Green Road (Yokohama City)
Shichikencho Dori (Shizuoka City)
Warabi City Community Street (Saitama Prefecture)
Community Road (Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture)
Yonago Cultural Center Street (Tottori)
Inari Koji (Kawagoe City)
Phoenix Street (Fukui City)
Tsunashima Mall Shopping Street (Yokohama City)
Okurayama Elm Street (Yokohama City)
Juichibancho, Kasaoka City (Okayama Prefecture)
4-chome, Tokamachi City (Niigata Prefecture)
Nishi-Shinjuku Kimuraya Building (Shinjuku Ward)
Sogo Omiya (Saitama Prefecture)
Chuodaikashima Town (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture)
TEPCO Shiki Branch (Saitama Prefecture)
JTB Tama Headquarters Building (Tama City)
Miyazaki Airport Building (Miyazaki City)
Pal Town Otomi (Kurokawa District, Miyagi Prefecture)
Aimufujimino (Saitama Prefecture)
Hitachi Thermal Energy (Ibaraki Prefecture)
Nachigaoka New Town (Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Higobashi Center Building (Osaka City)
Kuzutsuka Minami Line (Toyosaka City, Niigata Prefecture)
Red apple (Aomori City)
The Hakone Open Air Co., Ltd.
Shingu Town Chitosedai housing complex (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Naema District, Oimachi (Saitama Prefecture)
Eikoku housing complex (Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
Daycare facility "Yu" (Yokosuka City)
Detekoi Land (Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture)
Narita Lady Clinic (Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture)
Kirin Brewery Mantomi Factory (Okayama Prefecture)
Akita Station West Entrance Arbu (Akita Prefecture)
Saidoji Temple (Tano, Miyazaki Prefecture)
Schweitzer Temple (Kumamoto Prefecture)
Horaiji approach (Shitara-gun, Aichi)
Honbo-ji Temple (Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku)
Choanji Temple (Hakone Sengokuhara)