Prof. Hiroko Furuya (website)
Tama Art University, Tokyo
Graduated from the Faculty of Painting and Faculty of Graphics of the Tama Art University in 1988, associate professor at the Tama Art University in Tokyo.
Exhibitions & awards:
1987 – The 3rd International Print Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan
1988 – The 56th Exhibition of The Japan Print Association,The Best New Artist of Gen Yamaguchi Award
1990 – Attended domestic art trainee, assigned by Agency for Cultural Affairs
1991 – The 5th International Print Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan
1992 – Woodcut - from the End of Meiji era to the Present – Exhibition, Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo
1993 – TAEJON International Print Exhibition, Korea. The 61st Exhibition of The Japan Print Association Award
1994 – The 9th Seoul International Print Biennale. Miyako Prints Grand Prize Exhibition ,Gallery Miyako, Osaka Excellent prize.
1995 – The 1st Woodblock Prints Grand Prize Exhibition, Kawakami Sumio Art Museum. Kawakami Sumio Art Museum, Kanuma City, Tochigi, Second prize
1996 – “100 Members of The Japan Print Association” Exhibition ,Skofja Loka, Slovenia
1997 – The 8th International Print Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan
2000 – Y2K International Exhibition of Prints , Taipei, Taiwan. Millennium Grafica 2000, Kanagawa
2001 – Contemporary Japanese Woodblock Prints ,Scotland. “Reconsideration of Print” Exhibition, Gallery Bunbodo,Tokyo
2003 – Moden Art Exhibition, 「Technique＆Expression, Kurobe Art Museum,Toyama
2004 – “100 Years of Japanese Print” Exhibition ,Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya. Taiwan International Mini-print Exhibition and Symposium 2004, Taiwan Taiwan
2005 – Contemporary Print Current Exhibition ,Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo. Purchased Art Work of the Year 2005. The International Invitational Exhibition of Prints in Taiwan 2005, Taipei, Taiwan. Seoul International Print, Photo & Edition Works Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2007 – Print Biennale in DAEGU 2007 ,Korea. International Multiple Art Exhibition, Korea
2008 – The 7th Kochi international triennial of prints ,Inocity paper museum. Kochi Second prize. Exhibition of the Trends of the Contemporary Art, Gwangju Biennale Special Exhibition. Nine Gallery, Gallery Godo, Korea
2011 – Asia Plate ＆ Print Exhibition National Taipei University Kuandu Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2012 – International Graphic Arts Events KONYA 2012. Selcuk University, Turkey. Ulsan International Woodblock Print Festival, Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, Korea. New Horizons in contemporary Japanese woodcuts 2012, Prytmat Gallery, Poland. Novosibirsk Graphic Art Triennial, The Novosibirsk Art State Art Museum, Russia
2017 – Contemporary Japanese printmaking Art 50 Artists, Gliptoteka Museum Zagreb, Croatia . 22nd Eastern Art Saloon – Lublin 2017 - Masters of contemporary woodcut and linocut, Poland
