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Kenji Kubota studied at Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in painting (currently lacquer technology), but he also began to produce  the support by himself from the middle of his studying at university. He still operates all steps by myself. Kubota mainly uses Japanese Zelkova, Tochi, Sakura, Kaede, etc. to make furnitures by himself and finish them with lacquer. He has created a wide range of chairs, benches, tables, stools, desks, etc. with beautiful forms, combining wood and wood without using any nails. By using rubbed lacquer furnitures for a long time, the wood grains become even more beautiful. Recently, the small chairs that is useful for wearing boots at the front door are also popular.

Kenji Kubota studied at Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in painting (currently lacquer technology), but he also began to produce  the support by himself from the middle of his studying at university. He still operates all steps by myself. Kubota mainly uses Japanese Zelkova, Tochi, Sakura, Kaede, etc. to make furnitures by himself and finish them with lacquer. He has created a wide range of chairs, benches, tables, stools, desks, etc. with beautiful forms, combining wood and wood without using any nails. By using rubbed lacquer furnitures for a long time, the wood grains become even more beautiful. Recently, the small chairs that is useful for wearing boots at the front door are also popular.

History

1964      Born in Okayama, Japan

1990      Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Musashino Art University

1998 – 99      Stayed in England as a trainee under the overseas study program for upcoming artists of the Agency for Cultural Affairs

<Exhibitions>
1992      i Gallery, Tokyo

              gallery21yo-j, Tokyo

1993      Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo (’94, 96, 98, 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12)

              Gallery Kaku, Okayama (’95)

              Gallery Petites Forms, Osaka (’94, 95)

2003      Kouichi Fine Arts, Osaka

2007      Canvas International Art, Amsterdam, Netherland

              Cross Road — sympathized arts — , Kurashiki City Art Museum

<Group Exhibitions>
1993      TOKYO Machida International Printing Exhibit, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo

1994      Modern Printing 1994, The Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo

              Selected for the special award of the Prints 21 Grand Prix 2nd

1996      Modern Tokyo Printings  – Traditions and Deviation –

              Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo

1999      Exhibit VOCA 1999, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo

              Lines of Sight, Musashino Art University and University of Alberta printing exchangement

1999 – 2000      Hokusai’s legacy, Sweden

2006      go along with art -Exhibit of Kotaro Terada, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo

2010      Okayama Art Spanning Thousand Year, Okayama prefectural Museum of Art
              Prized the 20th Jomo Art Award 

<Public Collections>
– Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo

– Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo

– Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo

– Musashino Art University

1964      Born in Okayama, Japan

1990      Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking,
              Musashino Art University

1998 – 99      Stayed in England as a trainee
                      under the overseas study program
                      for upcoming artists of the Agency
                      for Cultural Affairs

<Exhibitions>
1992      i Gallery, Tokyo

              gallery21yo-j, Tokyo

1993      Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo (’94, 96, 98, 00,
              02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12)

              Gallery Kaku, Okayama (’95)

              Gallery Petites Forms, Osaka (’94, 95)

2003      Kouichi Fine Arts, Osaka

2007      Canvas International Art, Amsterdam,
              Netherland

              Cross Road — sympathized arts — ,
              Kurashiki City Art Museum

<Group Exhibitions>
1993      TOKYO Machida International Printing
              Exhibit, Machida City Museum of
              Graphic Arts, Tokyo

1994      Modern Printing 1994, The Shoto
              Museum of Art, Tokyo

              Selected for the special award of the
              Prints 21 Grand Prix 2nd

1996      Modern Tokyo Printings  – Traditions
              and Deviation –

              Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts,
              Tokyo

1999      Exhibit VOCA 1999, The Ueno Royal
              Museum, Tokyo

              Lines of Sight, Musashino Art
              University and University of Alberta
              printing exchangement

1999 – 2000      Hokusai’s legacy, Sweden

2006      go along with art -Exhibit of Kotaro
              Terada, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo

2010      Okayama Art Spanning Thousand Year,
              Okayama prefectural Museum of Art
              Prized the 20th Jomo Art Award 

<Public Collections>
– Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo

– Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo

– Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo

– Musashino Art University

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