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Yoshimasa Tsuchiya was born in 1977. He studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, completing his PhD in Sculpture Conservation at the graduate school in 2007. Drawing upon his experience with ancient sculptures during his graduate studies, Tsuchiya has challenged himself with traditional techniques and innovative expression. He has held solo exhibitions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and Germany, and a solo exhibition “Yoshimasa Tsuchiya - Beyond the Tranquility” at Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design in 2025, growing popularity and acclaim both in Japan and abroad. Tsuchiya is known for his symbolic sculptures, which embody thoughts with the forms of living creatures. He has established a unique painting method where pale colors emerge from beneath the surface of wood carvings. Furthermore, employing a technique similar to that for Buddhist statues, he inserts glass or crystal eyes from within the head, creating works with mystical expressions. Resin works are created in Tsuchiya’s studio based on his wood carvings, with the artist himself painting to each piece. Biography 2018 9th Enku Prize 2007 PhD, Conservation Course, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan 2003 MA, Conservation Course, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan 2001 BA, Sculpture course, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan 1977 Born in Kanagawa, Japan Solo Exhibition 2026 「Infant island」Jaski Gallery / Amsterdam 2025 「Cryptids Dream Twice」Harbourcity Gallery / Hong Kong 2025 Takashimaya Nihonbashi / Osaka / Yokohama 2025 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya - Beyond the Tranquility」Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design 1F TAD Gallery / Toyama, Japan 2025 atelier shimura Kyoto / Tokyo, Japan 2024 「Animals and Humans」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2023 「Myth in the Forest」AKI Gallery LEIPZIG PROSPECT / Leipzig, Germany 2022 「Phylogenesis」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2022 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya Exhibition」Matsuzakaya Nagoya / Aichi, Japan 2022 「Daydreaming Forest」Jaski Gallery / Amsterdam, Netherlands 2021 「Myth in the Forest」AKI Gallery/ Taipei, Taiwan 2021 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya Myth in the Forest」Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art / Wakayama 2021 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya Solo Exhibition “NUE”」Takashimaya Nihonbashi / Osaka / Kyoto / Nagoya / Yokohama / Shinjuku, Japan 2021 「Chimera」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2019 「Sacred Eyes」YOKOSUKA MUSEUM OF ART / Kanagawa, Japan 2019 「Paradise」Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store / Tokyo, Japan 2019 「Festival」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2018 「PRIVATE MYTH」Jaski Gallery / Amsterdam, Netherlands 2017 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture」Takashimaya Nihonbashi / Osaka / Kyoto / Yokohama / Shinjuku / Nagoya, Japan 2016 「Tree of Life」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2015 「New Works」Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 6F gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2015 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2015 「MEDITATION」Jaski Gallery / Amsterdam, Netherlands 2013 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture」Karuizawa New Art Museum / Nagano, Japan 2013 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture」Takashimaya Nihonbashi / Osaka / Shinjuku, Japan 2012 「Sylvan Whispers」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2011 「Private Myth」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2009 「Sculpture // New age Vol.3 Yoshimasa Tsuchiya」Nihombashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X / Tokyo, Japan 2009 「Dreams a tapir eating dreams dreams of」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2007 「Yoshimasa Tsuchiya」Gallery Eve / Tokyo, Japan Group Exhibition 2025 「Welcome to the World of Living Beings!」Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art / Hokkaido, Japan 2025 「ART OSAKA 2025」Osaka City Central Public Hall 3F / Osaka, Japan 2025 「Shapes」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2025 「Animal Who are we? Where are we going?」PLAY! MUSEUM / Tokyo, Japan 2025 「Art Central HongKong 2025」Central Harbourfront 9 Lung Wo Road Hong Kong / Hong Kong (Goyo Gallery) 2025 「ART MARKET 2025」Ginza Tsutaya Books / Tokyo, Japan 2025 「ONE ART Taipei 2025」Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei / Taipei, Taiwan (AKI Gallery) 2024 「artKYOTO 2024」Shōsei-en Garden / Kyoto 2024 「ART TAIPEI 2024」Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 / Taipei, Taiwan 2024 Tobu Department Store Funabashi 6F / Chiba, Japan 2024 「ART SESSION by Ginza Tsutaya Books」Ginza Tsutaya Books / Tokyo, Japan 2024 「ART OSAKA 2024」Osaka City Central Public Hall / Osaka, Japan 2024 「ART FAIR TOKYO」Tokyo International Forum / Tokyo, Japan 2023 「artKYOTO 2023」Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle / Kyoto, Japan 2023 「ART OSAKA 2023」Osaka City Central Public Hall / Osaka, Japan 2023 Takashimaya Nihombashi / Osaka, Japan 2023 「Kyuryudo 100th Anniversary Fair」Shibuya Bunkamura Nadiff Modern / Tokyo, Japan 2023 「Meteo: A Poet's Story of Animals」Atelier Shimura Shop & Gallery / Kyoto / Tokyo,Japan 2023 「ONE ART TAIPEI」Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei / Taipei, Taiwan 2023 「The Last Unicorn 40th Anniversary Group Show」Corey Helford Gallery / LA 2022 「Kiaf SEOUL」Coex Hall A / Seoul, Korea 2022 「ART OSAKA 2022"Osaka City Central Public Hall / Osaka, Japan 2021 「ART OSAKA 2021」Osaka City Central Public Hall / Osaka, Japan 2021 「Kiinseido – A Genealogy of Sculpture, from Hirakushi Denchu to Kohei Nawa」Meiji Jingu Homotsuden / Tokyo, Japan 2020 「ART OSAKA WALL by APCA」/ Osaka, Japan 2020 「Tobu Art Market 2020」Tobu Department Store Funabashi / Chiba, Japan 2020 「Yosano Akiko gensō」Takashimaya Nihombashi / Osaka / Kyoto, Japan 2020 「Fantasy Galaxy - Motoi Yamamoto x Yoshimasa Tsuchiya」THE GINZA SPACE / Tokyo 2020 「ONE ART TAIPEI」The Sherwood TAIPEI / Taipei, Taiwan 2019 「ART OSAKA 2019」HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA / Osaka, Japan 2019 「The Form of Life」AKI Gallery / Taipei, Taiwan 2019 「Collection」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2018 「Sculpted in Time ‒ Narrative Existence ‒ 」The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts / Tokyo, Japan 2018 「Gothic White」Takashimaya Nihombashi Store Art Gallery / Tokyo, Takashimaya Osaka store / Osaka, Japan 2018 「Enku Grand Award Exhibition」The Museum of Fine Arts Gifu / Gifu, Japan 2018 「with Cats」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2017 「Tobu Art Market 2017」Tobu Department Store Funabashi / Chiba, Japan 2017 「Asian Art Exhibition of Youth Contemporary Wood Sculpture in Taiwan」Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum / Miaoli, Taiwan 2017 「Forest of Images : Wood Works」Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art / Hokkaido, Japan 2017 「Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery 10th Anniversary」Takashimaya Shinjuku Store / Tokyo, Japan 2017 「microcosmic spirits」Takashimaya Nihombashi Store Art Gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2017 「FORM & ESSENCE」AKI Gallery / Taipei, Taiwan 2016 「GROUP SHOW CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS」Jaski Gallery / Amsterdam, Netherlands 2016 「Artistic Christmas vol.Ⅹ‐MIRAI‐」Takashimaya Shinjuku Store 10F gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2016 「Present exhibition of the sculpture」Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi store 6F gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2016 「Art Taipei 2016」/ Taipei, Taiwan 2016 「Dialogue with Trees ―Five Stories of Rebirth and Renewal」Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum / Tokyo, Japan 2016 「showcase」Showcase MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2016 「sympathy」Matsuzakaya Nagoya / Nagoya, Japan 2016 「Living Things」LIXIL Gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2016 「Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Collection -From Shōhaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer-」Yokohama Museum of Art / Kanagawa, Japan 2015 「Shozui zu」Takashimaya Nihombashi Store Art Gallery X / Tokyo, Japan 2015 「The Takamatsu City Museum of Art Collection Ⅱ」Takamatsu Historical Museum / Kagawa, Japan 2014 「Artisic Christmas vol.Ⅷ」Takashimaya Shinjuku Store 10F gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2014 「Colors of the Shimuras meets Yoshimasa Tsuchiya」GALLERY FUKUMI SHIMURA / Kyoto, Japan 2014 「Japanese Contemporary Art」The James Christie Room / Hong Kong 2014 「Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking Contemporary Craft」Bellevue Arts Museum / Washington DC, USA 2013 「PAINTED SOUND」Flower Pepper Gallery & Bookstore / California, USA 2013 「FUKAI TAKASHI presents Sculpture of the 21st century」Matsuzakaya Nagoya / Aichi, Japan 2012 「The Power of Japanese Contemporary Sculpture」AKI Gallery / Taipei, Taiwan 2012 「XYZ」MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan 2011 「Yokosuka museum of art」/ Kanagawa, Japan 2010 「Currents in Japanese Contemporary Wood Sculpture」Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art / Hokkaido, Japan 2008 「Animals in contemporary art, Many Animals!! What? Art?」Towada Arts Center / Aomori, Japan 2008 「September Show ’08」Nishimura Gallery / Tokyo, Japan 2008 「Animal Fantasy: Animals in Inuit Art and Modern Imagery」Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art / Hokkaido, Japan Public Collection The Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, the Netherlands Musashino Reiwa Shrine, Japan Tenzuisan Daishoji temple, Japan Sawadasan Daichuji temple, Japan Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Japan Takamatsu Art Museum, Japan Arizona State University Art Museum, U.S.A University of Tsukuba, Japan Toyama Prefectural Museum Ankokuzan Souneiji temple, Japan