Atsushi Matsuoka

Born in Osaka JAPAN on 1st  April 1971. Resident in Misakicho Osaka since 2013.

Experience:

2023 9th Annual ON PAPER CONTEST/Barcelona/Spain Shortlisted

2023, 2021,2020,2018,2016~2008 The Society of Wood Engravers Annual Exhibition/Oxford, London etc/UK

2022,2018 The 10th Biennial International Miniature Prin Exhibition/Vancouver/Canada 3rd Place(2022)

2022 Solo Exhibition/Ms Gallery Jyunibancyou/Wakayama/Japan

2022,2020,2017,2015,2013 Prints & Expression/Iwasaki Museum/Yokohama/Japan

2021 Exhibition of 6 Wood Engravers/Y art Gallery/Osaka/Japan

2021,2018 Solo Exhibition/gallery Nekokameya/Osaka/Japan

2020 Exhibition of 13 Japanese Wood engraver/Center for Contemporary Graphic art and Tyler Graphics Archive collection/Fukushima/Japan

2019,2017,2016 Enter into Art exhibition ‘Fascination of art, color and meditation from around the world, Cologne/Germany 3rd Jury Prize(2019), 2nd Jury Prize(2016)

2019,2016,2015 International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak/Bulgaria Honorary Mention(2019)

2018 The 10th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition/Vancouber/Canada

2018 17th Lessedra World Art Print Annual/Sofia/Bulgaria

2017,2013 International Wood Engraving Invitational/Davidson Galleries/Seattle/USA

2017 Enter into Art exhibition ‘Fascination of art, color and meditation from around the world, Cologne/Germany A member of the Jury

2016 Solo Exhibition/Relic/Osaka/Japan

2015 Solo Exhibition/Zensyoji Gallery/Wakayama/Japan

2014 Solo Exhibition/ART COCKTAIL/Osaka/Japan

2014,2013,2010 MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUES/Spain

2007 Started wood engraving.

2006 Began studying the way of wood engraving by myself.

2006-2002 Freelance Illustrator. Used water colour and coloured pencil for illustration. 

2002-1999 Tottori University Forests. Worked as a technical official. Gained knowledge of forests and trees. Knew of suitable species for wood engraving.

Education:

1999-1997  Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Management Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori/JAPAN.

1995-1990  Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa/JAPAN.

1989-1986  Osaka Prefectural Kounan High School of Design and Fine Art, Osaka/JAPAN.

Public collection:

The Ashmolean Museum/Oxford/UK

Center for Contemporary Graphic Art/Fukushima/Japan