MAN KATANO

1967 Born in Osaka

1989 Graduated from Oil Painting department, Faculty of fine arts in Kyoto City University of Art

1990 Studied at Painting department in English Royal College of Art

1991 Completed master's course of Oil painting in Kyoto City University of Arts

1996 Trained in U.K ACME artist studio as The agency overseas artist trainees

1998 Participated in Poland government-invited "Art in Residence”2002 (Wolsztyn,kostlyn, warsawa, posnan and so on)

Participated in forming the rock band with poles musician/mitch&mitch, Bassista orchestra.

Since then produced CDs, and held concerts, till now.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 "Pretense" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2019 "Salvage" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2018 "Summer sketch" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2017 "A bohemian come by the appointed time.” MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2016 "personal landscape" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2015 "Archime(n)des" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2014 "ROCKING" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2013 "Quo vadis? domine" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2012 "upside-down structural reform on painting" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2011 "Hacker of the History" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2010 "2010" MORI YU GALLERY KYOTO, Kyoto

2010 "2010" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2009 "Golden age" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2009 "The modern a.k.a. god" MORI YU GALLERY KYOTO, Kyoto

2004 Gallery Dzyga, Liviv, Ukraina

2002 Yazgot Warsaw, Poland

2001 Gallery Sowaka, Kyoto

1997 ACME Artist Studio, London

1996 ABC Gallery, Osaka

1995 Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka

1995 British Council Kyoto

1990 Fuji Gallery, Osaka

1990 On Gallery, Osaka

1989 On Gallery, Osaka

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 “GEIPRA" Art Gallery GE-SEN, Kyoto

2019 "UNDULATIONISM VII" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2017 "UNDULATIONISM V" MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

2014 "GARDEN -CRYSTAL HAZARD-" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, KYOTO, Tokyo/ Kyoto

2011 “UNDULATIONISM IV- Uho- " MORI YU GALLERY KYOTO, Kyoto

2010 "Absolutely heterogeneous self-identityII" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2010 "MORI YU ARTISTS DRAWING" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2008 “Uhyo-!!!" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2008 "before the dawn" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2008 "Absolutely heterogeneous self-identity- new painting-" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2008 "BLUE GARDEN" MORI YU GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo

2008 "Hyakka kyo-ran" MORI YU GALLERY KYOTO, Kyoto

2007 "Group show" Galleria Karowa, Warsawa/Poland

2006 "Group show" Galleria Karowa, Warsawa/Poland

1997 "Pusteblume" Gallery Andrea Raush, Hamburg/Germany

1996 "Antigravity music JOHNNY" Kirin Contemporary Award, Osaka

1995 "Rocken Mural Exhibition by N.C.M.K.F" Kyoto University West Hall, Kyoto

1995 "Direction of painting", Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka

1993 "Mitsuru Katano/ wonderful world of light-painting" Kirin Contemporary Award, Osaka

1990 "Five hearts" Galerie16, Kyoto

1990 Galbeinkian gallery, England/London

1989 "Kyoto.Hannalism" Space NIKI, Tokyo

1989 "Art line 89" Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka

1989 "N.C.M.K.F" Gallery rainbow, Kyoto