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[Prize]
1996 China/Japan Art Exchange Exhibition,Shanghai (Gold/Grand Prix)
1997 The 26^th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan (Museum Prize)
1998 The 27^th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan (Museum Prize)
2001 The 8^th Liquitex Biennale Exhibition (Glenn Brill Prize)
2003 International Print Triennial Krakow, Poland (Regular Award)
2006 21^st Century Prints Grand Prix Exhibition (Special Prize)
2007 Guanlan International Print biennial,China (Museum Prize)
2008　The 8th　BHARAT BHAVAN　International Biennale India(Honorable Prize)　

[Group Exhibition]
1995 Today’s Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition (Seoul)
1997 The 51st Salon de Mai (Paris)
2000 Degirmendere International Art Exhibition (Turkey)
2001 “Japan 2001”Bristol City Museum/The Royal Albert lMuseum (England)
2002 The 50^th Contemporary Print Exhibition (Israel)
2003 Mini Print International de Cadaques (Spain)
2004 The 5^th Triennial of small Graphic Forms Vilnius (Lithuania)
2005 The 4^th Lessedra World Art Print Annual (Bulgaria)
2006 The “losif Iser”Internatioal Engraving Biennial (Romania)
2007　Internationale Grafik Triennale Wien (Austria)
2008　Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition(New Zewland)

[Public Collection] Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (Israel),Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art (U.S.A), DegirmendereContemporary Art Museum
(Turkey)TheNational Library (France),Museum of Tama Art University
(Tokyo),Manggha Centre of Krakow (Poland) etc.

[Solo Exhibition] Meguro Art Museum,Shinjuku Isetan Art Gallery, Gallery GinzaYoseido,Gallery Ginza bou,New York,Paris,Boston ,German Culture Hall ,
The Kocaeli Museum(Turkey)etc.

I work through the medium of Lokta, a thick fibred handcrafted Nepalese paper and use the NECO printing technique. It results in enhanced rough horizontal lines when it is printed and it gives a mysterious atmosphere to the work. The edges of the paper are left uncut to further express their texture and their uniqueness can be more fully appreciated. So I’d like to find further new shapes and produce ambiguous yet profound works. I am happy to have a chance to give you the new series The new series will stimulate your senses of sight, touch and taste.