Katsuaki Shigeno
Katsuaki Shigeno obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, concentrating in oil painting and prints. As both a painter and a printmaker, Shigeno has created prints and print-based works with various printing disciplines and different materials like Japanese paper, silver, charcoal and crayons. His works are in the collections of individuals and institutions, including the Mahida City International Print Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery and Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum.
Background
1975 Born in Chiba, Japan
2001 BA, Oil Painting Course, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Japan
2001 Awarded Salon de Printemps Prize
2003 MA, Prints Course, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan
Solo Exhibitions
2000 Seika Gallery, Tokyo
2001 Art Gallery Tamaki, Tokyo ('02, '03)
2003 St. Paul Gallery, Gunma ('04, '06)
2004 Myako Gallery, Osaka
Gallery Yu, Gigu ('06)
2007 "Katsuaki Shigeno Solo Exhibition" Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair, Tokyo
2009 77gallery, Tokyo ('04, '06, '07)
2010 KIDO Press, Tokyo ('08)
2011 "The Rose of the World in Color" Showcase MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo
2012 "Melancholy" Showcase MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo
2014 "Couldn't be more romantic" MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Toyko
2016 "New Works" Nihombashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2004 "Memories of prints - past, present, future" The University Art Museum of Tokyo
National Universit of Arts, Tokyo
"Itsukaichi Art Studio Residence show"Art Studio Itsukaichi, Tokyo
"Sight of a collector of prints" Hoshi to Morino Uta Museum, Niigata, Japan
2005 "Seoul International photo and print fair", Seoul, Korea
2006 "Artists related to Sakura and Bosou" Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan ('04)
"Emerging chalcography" Musee Hamaguchi Yozo Yamasa Collection, Tokyo
2009 "Collections - 029" Tokyo Opera Art Gallery, Tokyo
2010 "Collections - 035" Tokyo Opera Art Gallery/ Tokyo
"DIMENSIONS-Print Art" Takashimaya Art Gallery X, TOkyo
"Collections by Makoto Ooka" Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum, Shizuoka, Japan
2012 "XYZ" MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo
2013 "World Printings" Showcase MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo
Award
2000 The 25 th University Prints Exhibition, purchased by Machida City Museum of
Graphic Arts
2001 The 26 th University Prints Exhibition, purchased by Machida City Museum of
Graphic Arts
2003 The 71st Japan Print Association, Japan Print Association Award, Category B Jury's
Special Award, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
The 80 th Syunyo Exhibition Encouragement Prize, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
