Collaborating Artists

Born in Gifu prefecture in 1958. Completed graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1984. Won Grand Prize at Japan Graphic Art Exhibition in 1982. Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at Japan's Art Encouragement Prize in 2015 (Art Promotion Division). Develops art activities that make use of regional characteristics. Has supervised the art program "TURN" to exchange people with different backgrounds from 2014. Director at the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Chairperson at Japan Football Association Social Contribution Committee, Expert Committee at Tokyo Metropolitan Arts and Culture Council and Director at Japan Traffic Culture Association.

He has completed an innovative painting style incorporating the European Impressionists' light and color with traditional Japanese-style techniques. A longing for beautiful things comes into his works. Received Chunichi Culture Award in 2004. As of 2016, Director of Japan Artists Association, Councilor of the Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts, Visiting Professor at Juntendo University.

Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1930. Graduated from Japanese painting department, Tokyo Art School (currently Tokyo University of the Arts). An artist representing the contemporary Japanese painting society. In addition to the works with the Silk Road theme and the replica of Takamatsuzuka tomb mural painting, he developed "Cultural Property Red Cross" movement and has been highly evaluated internationally. Successively held the positions of Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, Dean at the university, President of the university, Goodwill Ambassador and Special Advisor to World Heritage Site at UNESCO, Special Director of Tokyo National Museum, Representative Director of Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research and so on. Received the Order of Culture in 1998. Passed away in 2009.

Born in Tokyo in 1918. A female artist representing Japan. Without losing curiosity about her favorite natural flora and fauna and Japanese culture, she continues drawing works at present. She is called "flower artists", since the motifs of many of her works are natural lives such as flowers and birds. In recent years, she draws works with microorganisms and livings in the sea as their motifs. Passed away in 2019.