Biography
A few decades later his debut as a professional artist, Ryo Yoshikawa is now widely known both on a national and international level. His work has met with a positive reception in Art Taipei’s previous editions, too, and has been highly praised during the displaying of his works in Paris in three different occasions, both in the form of solo exhibitions and art fair’s participations, progressively increasing the number of his fans all over the world. With a further polished style and a stronger and more complex expressive technique, he has with no doubt reached his maturity as an artist. Specially, since this year Yoshikawa has widened his expressive language challenging his artistic production with abstract creations. He is one artist with a very promising future.
Mashiko-city Tochigi, Japan 1972
Tokyo University of the Arts – Department of Painting, Japan, graduated in 1999
(university year’s production has been collected by Tokyo University)
Lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan
2017 Solo exhibition, Fukuoka Nichido, Karuizawa Nichido
2016 / ’13 / ’11 Solo exhibition, Galerie Nichido, Tokyo
2015 / ’12 / ’11 Solo exhibition, Paris Nichido
2014 Solo exhibition, Fukuoka Nichido
2017 / ’13 Tenmaya Art Gallery, Fukuyama
2010 / ’08 Galerie Nichido (touring to Fukuoka Nichido)
2010 Hamaya Dept. Store, Nagasaki
2009 Art Fair Tokyo 2009, Solo exhibition at galerie nichido booth, Tokyo
2008 / ’09 Solo exhibition at galerie nichido (Tokyo / Fukuoka)
2007 “DOMANI – tomorrow-” Sompo Museum of Art, Tokyo
2003 “Kazenokai” Recanati, Italy
39th Showa-kai Exhibition / Award for Excellence