Profile
| Born in Hyogo, Japan in 1980 Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan |
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| Assistant Researcher at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Graduate Department of Conservation, Conservation Course Sculpture Laboratory between 2009 to 2012. | |
| 【Education】 | |
| 2006 | Received master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Wood working |
| 2004 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Sculpture |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2023 | Hirokazu Ichii: A Fondness for Mountains (Expressed as Form) (SEIZAN GALLERY TOKYO 凸, Tokyo) |
| 2020 | Hirokazu Ichii (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | Mokucho Sakka Hirokazu Ichii sponcered by Nara Newspaper and Nara Hotel (Nara Hotel, Nara) |
| 2014 | Choukokuteki Shizenkan 2014 (Abenoharukas Kintetsu, Osaka) |
| 2013 | Two Years Anniversary of Restaurant Tama “Hirokazu Ichii” (Restaurant Tama, Nara) |
| 2011 | Chokoku Shizenkan (FUMA Contemporary Tokyo BUNKYO ART, Tokyo) |
| 2009 | Kuuso Ryokou (BUNKYO ART, Tokyo) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2023 | Art Taipei (Neptune Gallery Booth, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan) Hankyu Art Fair (SEIZAN Gallery Booth, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka) |
| 2022 | ART@DAIMARU (Daimaru Kyoto, Kyoto) Japanese Sculpture Artists Group Exhibition (Neptune Gallery, Taiwan) Art Taipei (SEIZAN Gallery Booth, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan) |
| 2021 | Sho-ten de Art (Nara Prefecture Cultural Hall, Nara) The descendants of Geidai and future X Japanese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition-Neptune Project (Neptune Gallery, Taiwan) Gendai choukoku 3nin-ten: Popping up!! (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Art Tainan (Neptune Gallery booth, Taiwan, through 2022) Art Taipei (Neptune Gallery booth, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, through 2022) |
| 2020 | Koisuru Asuka 2020 Kitora de Art (Asuka Historical National Government Park, Center for Preservation of Kitora Tumulus Mural Paintings, Nara) Art Kaohshiung (The Pier-2 Art Center, Taiwan) Ninki Zokeisakka-ten (Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi) |
| 2019 | Tobu Kaiga-ichi (Funabashi Tobu, Chiba) Sculpted In Time -Narrative Existence- (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of The Arts) Tobu Haru no Kaiga-ichi (Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo) |
| 2018 | Mokucho Group Exhibition (Funabashi Tobu, Chiba) |
| 2017 | Masamichi Hirata Photo Exhibition “Shashin-teki Shizenkan 2017” (The Westin Awaji Island, Hyogo) *Exhibited two wood carving pieces. Mitsukoshi Bijutsu 110shunen HOPES Jisedai Hyakusen-ten (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) CURRENT TRADITIONS: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SCULPTURE (Salisbury University Art Galleries, US) |
| 2016 | Something precious (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, continued in 2023) |
| 2015 | The 10th Atelier no Matsuei Aru Mirai-ten (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo) Masamichi Hirata Photo Exhibition “Shashin-teki Shizenkan 2015” (SumotoshiBunkataikukan, Hyogo) |
| 2013 | 2013 TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL WOOD SCULPTURE COMPETITION (Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum, Taiwan(R.O.C.)) |
| 2012 | Young Art Taipei (Sheraton Taipei, Taiwan, continued in 2014) |
| 2011 | Art Taipei (Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan) |
| 2010 | ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HK 2010 (Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Art Fair Tokyo (BUNKYO ART booth, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo) |
| 2009 | Art Fair Tokyo (Gallery Asada booth, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo) |
| 2007 | SCULPTURE FROM STORIES (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo) |
| 【Public Collections】 | |
| Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum (Taiwan (R.O.C.)) Sannomiya Street Museum (Sannomiya Center Gai Art square, Hyogo) |
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| 【Awards】 | |
| 2013 | First Prize for 2013 TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL WOOD SCULPTURE COMPETITION (Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum, Taiwan(R.O.C.)) |
| 2004 | Salon de Printemps Award Hirayama Award |
| 2003 | Selected for International Takifuji Art Award |
| 【Publications】 | |
| 2014 | Front page design of the book Awajigaku by Toru Hirooka and Ayako Nageishi (2014) published by Awajishima Yomihon Conference of Awaji kenminkyoku |
| 2011 | Front page design of the book Saka no ue no saka: 55sai madeni yatteokitai 55 no koto by Kazuhiro Fujihara (2011) published by POPLAR Publishing Co., Ltd. |
