Biography |
1910 | Born in Hyogo, Japan |
| Because of the influence from his grandfather who was a Japanese-style painter, he started to paint since his early childhood. |
1928–29 | Learned Japanese-style painting from Koizumi Katsuji |
1930 | Started oil painting. Tried to create the works with steels. |
1936 | The Landscape with Steel Scraps was exhibited in the 5th Dokuritsu-ten (After that, he submitted the works every time except 7th Dokuritsu-ten.) Studied under Suda Kunitaro |
1947 | Awarded “Dokuritsu-Award” |
1949 | Recommended for the member of Dokuritsu Association. |
1953 | Moved to Tokyo. |
1973 | The collection of his wood cut prints “Fuyajo” “Kawaibana” were published. |
| The collection of his prints “Shojo-Raisan” was published. |
1980 | The collection of his artworks was published (Limited to 300 copies.) |
1987 | Died in Augsut 8th. |
Solo Exhibition |
1936 | Solo Exhibition/ Tachinoya, Toyooka |
1949 | Solo Exhibition / Daimaru, Osaka |
1951 | Solo Exhibition / Shiseidou-Garou, Tokyo |
1952 | Exhibition / Maruzen-garou, Kyoto |
1954 | Solo Exhibition / some cities in Hokkaido. Solo exhibition were held every year after that. |
1956 | Solo Exhibition / Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo |
1963 | Solo Exhibition / Takegawa Gallery, Tokyo |
1965 | Fantasy of Steels / Gallery Gin, Tokyo |
1966 | Solo Exhibition / Nakanomiya Gallery, Osaka |
1968 | Solo Exhibition / Toyooka, Hyogo |
1969 | Solo Exhibition / Nippon Gallery, Tokyo |
1971 | Solo Exhibition / Imai Gallery, Fukuyama |
1972 | Solo Exhibition / Toyoka Civic Hall, Hyogo |
| Solo Exhibition / Kokuraya Galley, Nagasaki |
| Solo Exhibition / Chuou Gallery, Saga |
1973 | Solo Exhibition / Kinokuniya Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Morishita Gallery, Hiroshima |
1975 | Solo Exhibition / Shibuya Seibu, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Gendai Galley, Nagasaki |
1976 | Solo Exhibition / Galley Saga, Saga |
| Solo Exhibition / OBS Gallery, Oita |
1978 | Solo Exhibition / Art Space Baku, Fukuoka |
| Solo Exhibition / Galley Jeiko, Tokyo |
1979 | Solo Exhibition / Toyooka civic Hall, Hyogo |
1980 | Solo Exhibition / Gallery Toshin, Tokyo |
1983 | Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Gallery SEKI, Nagoya |
| Solo Exhibition / Toyooka Civic Hall, Hyogo |
1984 | Solo Exhibition / Gallery Nakamura, Kyoto |
| Solo Exhibition / Art Gallery Saito, Sapporo |
| Solo Exhibition / Kameya Museum, Ise |
| Solo Exhibition / Mie Prefectural Art Museum Gallery, Tsu |
1985 | Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Art Gallery Saito, Sapporo |
| Solo Exhibition / Gallery Cherubim, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1986 | Solo Exhibition / Art Plaza, Sapporo |
1987 | Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Art Plaza, Sapporo |
| Solo Exhibition, Memorial Exhibition for Mokuta Takeo / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
1988 | Memorial Exhibition for Mokuta Takeo / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
| Memorial Exhibition for Mokuta Takeo / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Mokuta Takeo’s posthumous works / Kameya Museum, Ise |
1990 | Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
1991 | Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1992 | Mokuta Takeo in full view / Stripehouse Museum, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1993 | Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1998 | Solo Exhibition / Gallery Misono, Oizumi Gakuen |
| After 10 year from his death-Mokuta Takeo / Himeji City Museum of Art, Hyogo |
| Solo Exhibition / Gallery Emon, Nagoya | |
1999 | Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Shuyu Gallery, Tokyo |
2002 | Mokuta Takeo-Water Color and Collage / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
2004 | Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Kamakura |
2005 | Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
2007 | Solo Exhibition / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition / Kamakura Gallery, Kamakura |
Group Exhibition |
1936 | Group Exhibition with the friends, (held several times at Toyooka) |
1949 | The 3rd Hanbi-ten / Daimaru, Osaka |
1951 | Asahi Senbatsu Shusaku Ten / Matsuya, Tokyo |
| Solo Exhibition of Five Artists, Mitsukoshi, Tokyo |
1952 | Dokuritsu Five Artists Exhibition / Hamaya, Nagasaki |
1953–61 | Japan International Art Exhibition / Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo |
1954–66 | Contemporary Japanese Art Museum / Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo |
1955 | Taka Association Exhibitioon / Matsuya, Tokyo |
1957 | Asahi Senbatsu Shusaku Ten / Matsuya, Tokyo |
1960 | Japanese Art Exhibition / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento |
1966 | Tsuno Exhibition / Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo |
| The artworks not on Tablaux / Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo |
1967 | Japanese Contemporary Artist Exhibition / Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Francisco |
1969 | U Exhibition / Ikebukuro Seibu Department Store Gallery, Tokyo |
| Exhibition of the Excellent Works in Contemporary Art / Marusantsuruya, Kushiro |
1974 | Selected Contemporary Art works Exhibition / Tochigi Prefectural Art Museum, Utsunomiya |
1976 | Retrospective Exhibition of Naiyou Artist Circle in Hyogo Museum of Art, Hyogo |
| Tachi-no-kai / Central Museum, Tokyo |
1978–84 | Four Person Show / Gallery 21, Tokyo |
1983 | The Shape of Wood and Espri / Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Urawa |
| Nude Dessin of 220 Artists / Kameya Art Museum, Ise, Mie Prefectural Art Museum Gallery, Tsu |
1984 | Expression by Watercolor / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
| Today's Plastic Art, Paper and Wood / The Museum of Fine Arts Gifu, Gifu |
| Collection of Play / Gallery Ueda, Tokyo |
1985 | Between Painting and Sculpture / Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Asahikawa |
| The History of Contemporary Sculpture-Plastic Art of Wood / Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama |
| The Resident Artists in Nerima / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
1987 | Create the Space / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
| Art of Nerima ’87 / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
| Contemporary Icon / Modern of Modern Art, Saitama, Urawa |
1991 | 70’s-80’s CONTEMPORARY ART <PART 4> / Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo |
1992 | Japanese Abstract Paintings 1910-1945 / Itabashi Art |
| Museum, Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Himeji City Museum of Art, The Museum of Kyoto, Hakkodate Museum of Art Hokkaido, Akita Sensu Museum of Art, Travelling Exhibition |
| 150 of 1500 The Collection of Ten Years / Himeji City Museum of Art, Hyogo |
| This History of Full View Exhibition The Six Unique Late Artists / Stripehouse Museum, Tokyo |
| Three Person Show / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1994 | Three Person Show / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1995 | The Methods of Contemporary Art[1] Collage / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
| Three Person Show / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1996 | Three Person Show / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
1998 | Eight Sculptors / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Two Person Show / Toho Gallery, Tokyo |
| Big Exhibition of Collections / Himeji City Museumu of Art/ Hyogo |
| The Charm of Watercolor / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo |
1999 | New Collection ’99 / Himeji City Museum of Art / Hyogo |
2000 | Wood Works / Kamakura Gallery, Kamakura |
2001 | Mokuta Takeo, Kusama Yayoi, Fukunaga Yasuo / Toho Gallery |
2003 | Fine Collections / Himeji city Museum of Art, Hyogo |
| Shine, Japanese Oil Paintings / Osaka Nanba Takashimaya, Tokyo Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Nagoya Matsuzakaya |
2004 | Group Show / Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Gunma |
Public Collection |
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo / Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts. Utsunomiya / Toyooka Civic Hall / Kameya Museum, Ise / Himeji City Museum of Art, Hyogo / The Tokushima Modern Art Museum / Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo / Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo |