Biography

Born in 1949 in Miyazaki, the Japanese sculptor, graduated from Miyazaki University in 1972, he created many monuments in Japan, and his sculptures have travelled the world, from Japan to Korea, to China to Netherlands, to Slovakia and many others and now it will arrive here in Bahrain...The award winning Hitoshi participated in many solo and collective exhibitions since 1982; we list hereafter some of them.

Selected Participations

2009 Chinese International Sculpture Almanac Exhibition, Beijing, China Schema Open Show 2009, Schema Art Museum, Korea
Asago Biennial

2008 Solo Exhibition atTakanabe Museum
2005 2nd Emaar International Art Symposium, Dubai, U.A.E
2003 Valladolid Symposium, Spain
2002 7th International Sculpture Symposium, Borkelen Schaft, Netherlands

Solo Exhibition at Wind Farm Gallery, Miyazaki

The Special Exhibition Daegu Kyungbuk Sculptors Association, Daegu, Korea 1999 The 18th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, Maquette Exhibition 1996 The 4th Yokohama Biennial ‘96
1990 Hyuga Cultural Hall Monument
1986 Exhibition of Kyusyu Contemporary Sculptures

Selected Prizes

2009 1st Prize in the International Snow Sculpting Japan Cup, Nayoro 1998 Grand Award in ‘98 Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, Hyuga