Koji Ishikawa (artist)

Koji Ishikawa (イシカワコウジ Ishikawa Kōji, Japan) is a Japanese contemporary artist, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide.

Ishikawa was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1968. He graduated with a B.A. from Osaka University of Arts, Japan, in 1991. He has had seven solo exhibitions since 1991.

Koji Ishikawa
Born	Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Known for	Painting
Movement	Contemporary art

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

• 2003 Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
• 2002 Gallery Yamaguchi, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2001 Gallery Yamaguchi. Tokyo, Japan.
• 2000 Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan.
• 1997 Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan.
• 1995 Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan.
• 1994 Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan.

Selected group exhibitions

• 2013: Continuum-2013, VAM Art Gallery, New Jersey, USA
• 2010: The International plain notebook project, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 2005: "Beginning" – Two Japanese Artists show, Flor de Luna art studio, Los Angeles, USA
• 2005: New Generation of Contemporary Printers in West Japan, Kake Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan.
• 2004: "Power of Printmaking" Exhibition of ispa JAPAN, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
• 2003: Outstanding Rising Artists Exhibition, Sompo Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2003: Art Jam, Gallery Yamaguchi, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2003: Busan International Print Art Festival, Busan, Korea.
• 2002: Tokyo Wonder Wall, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2002: The Yamamoto Kanae Print Grand Prix Competition, Nagano, Japan.
• 2002: International Print Making Exhibition in Daejeon, Daejeon, South Korea.
• 2001: Tokyo Wonder Wall, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan.
• 1999: Prints of 4 Artists, Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
• 1999: "Triennale of 100 Cities", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 1998: Contemporary Art Print Contest, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Japan.
• 1998: Awarded with an Excellent prize.
• 1998: Direction of The Picture '98, Osaka Contemporary Art Center.
• 1997: Cracow International Print Triennial '97, Cracow, Poland.
• 1996: Into Print, gallery coco, Kyoto / Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan. / Aichi Art Culture Center, Nagoya. Japan.
• 1995: Into Print, Gallery Gen, Fukuoka, Japan.
• 1994: Into Print, gallery coco, Kyoto, Japan.
• 1993: The 5th Wakayama Prints Biennale, Wakayama Modern Art Museum, Wakayama, Japan.
• 1993: Tokyo Machida International Printing Exhibition, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo. Japan.
• 1991: Awarded with the Grand Prix in a contest to commemorate Jiro Yoshihara of Gutai group, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka. Japan.
• 1991: Six Artists Show of Awarded with Jiro Yoshihara of Gutai. / Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
• 1991: The 2nd '91 Daejeon Triennale, Daejeon, Korea.

Public collections

• Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka. Japan.
• University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.

References