Ichihara Hiroko
       
  1963   Born in Kyoto
  1983   Graduated from athe Visual Design Course in Two Year Extension Program of kyoto College of Art, Kyoto.
  1985   Completed Postgraduate Studies in the Visual Design Course at Two Year Extension Program of Kyoto
  1994   Silver prize, The 8th CS Design Awards 1994
  1998   Artist in Residence at Duende, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2002   Award to a Promising Artist and Scholar in the Field of Contemporary Japanese Arts, Japan Arts Foundation
  2004   Gold prize, The 13th CS Design Awards 2004
      Lives in Kyoto
       
Selected Solo Exhibition
  1985   "My Own Pace of B-Class", Heian Gallery, Kyoto
  1986   "My Own Pace of B-Class 2", Heian Gallery, Kyoto
  1987   "Catch the Summer by Dancing", Heian Gallery, Kyoto
  1989   "HELP!", HB GALLERY, Tokyo/ Heian Gallery, Kyoto
  1990   "LOVE", HB GALLERY, Tokyo
  1991   "Come on! Hurry Up, My Prince Plow.", HB GALLERY, Tokyo
  1992   "Ichihara Hiroko Runs T-Shirts Shop", HB GALLERY, Tokyo
  1993   "Next Exhibitios at Spiral, Re, Really?", Spiral, Tokyo
  1994   "Ichihara Hiroko Love Love Message", Solaria Plaza Zephyr, Fukuoka
      "I Have a Dream Never Come True." , SAI Gallery, Osaka
      "Ask him about me.", Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito
      "Was it good for you?" Espas 21, Ehime
  1995   "Sorry...buddy, but I won't lose my love this time.", Kichijoji Parco, Tokyo
      "Learn the lesson of my love.", Solaria Plaza Zephyr, Fukuoka
  1996   "Glasswork of Bear.", ABC Gallery, Osaka
  1997   "FGT", SAI Gallery, Osaka
      "Ichihara Hiroko Love Love Message", Umeda Loft, Osaka/Amlux Toyota, Tokyo
  2000   "Nara Ichihara Land", Nishida Gallery, Nara
      "Happy Apple.", Spiral, Tokyo
      "Until the magic melts.", Hama Bowl skate rink, Yokohama
      "I'll nick something.", NADiff, Tokyo
  2002   "Please teach me English.", Morisawa Typography Space, Tokyo
  2003   "My life is all OK.", Construciton Barricade for Shinsaibashi SOGO, Osaka
  2004   "Happy!soooon!", TVH, Sapporo
  2006   "Days of love and laughter", Kamakura Gallery, Kamakura
Selected Group Exhibition
  1993   "EMA 1/12: Contemporary Art in Nunose Shirine", Nunose Shirne, Osaka(-2000)
  1997   "TOKYO POP", The Hiratsuka City Museum of Art, Hiratsuka
      "Art Scene 90-96", Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito
      "EAST International 1998" (distributed 2000 "I'll nick something." paper bags), Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
      "International City Video Installation Akihabara TV Progaram", Akihabara market / command N, Tokyo
      "Carte Blanche", Kunstlerhaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
  2000   "Ihihara Hiroko + Fujimoto Yukio", SAI Gallery, Osaka
      "Vacant Lot", Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
      "Mission Spiral", Spiral, Tokyo
      "Ichihara Hiroko & Yanai Shin-ichi:'Double Adventure.'", Spiral, Tokyo
      "Learning in and through Art", Hiroshima City Museum of Contempoary Art, Hiroshima,
  2001   "Rendez-vous Project", Spiral, Tokyo
      "Tokyo Rabbit Paradise", Selfridges Department Store, London / command N, Akihabara, touring other venues
      "Among Others 4", Kunstler Haus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
      "YOKOHAMA 2001:International Triennale of Contemporary Art:MEGA WAVE-Towards a New Synthesis",Yokohama
      "IM:on very special brief occasions.", Koolmijn Waterschei, Genk, Belgium
  2002   "NOT general", SAI Gallery, Osaka/MEDIA SHOP, Kyoto "BABEL 2002", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kacho, Korea
      "Books and Arts in 20th Century", The Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Tokushima
      "CAFE in Mito", Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito
  2003   "PARTY", CAP HOUSE, Kobe
      "The 2nd Chaos Exhibition", Osaka Central City Hall, Osaka
      "Girl!Girl!Girl!", Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
      "Take Art Collection", Spiral, Tokyo
  2004   "New Canvas@2004", Contemporay Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito
      "Take Art Collection", Spiral, Tokyo
      "life actually", Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
      "Calender Exhibition", Art Space Niji, Kyoto
Collection
      Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka
      Toyota Municipal Musemu of Art, Toyota
       
       
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