MAKOTO TAKAHASHI
Nihonga-Japanese Painting
Makoto Takahashi was born in Yonezawa city, Yamagata Prefecture in 1974. In 1993 he learnt Nihon-ga from Chūichi Konno (1915~2006) and Tetsuo Matsumoto (1943~2012) at Tohoku University of Art and Design. In 1997 his art was chosen by the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Institute) for the longest running public exhibition of Nihonga. Since then, his works have gone on to be chosen total of 28 times for this exhibition held twice a year. From 2003 to 2004 Takahashi studied abroad in Italy, receiving inspiration from across the country. Since returning from Italy the main focus of his work has been the expression of the light and shadow of Italian landscapes. In 2009 Takahashi went on to finish his doctorate at the Tohoku University of Art and Design. In 2010 his work depicting the light, shadows, and blue skies of Italy was received wide praise leading to his work being displayed in the ‘Onward Gallery’ of Tokyo’s Nihonbashi as well as department stores all across Japan.
Makoto Takahashi
1974 Born in Yonezawa city Yamagata Japan
2003 Study Abroad in Italy
2009 Graduated from Tohoku University Art and Design
Japanese painting (Doctoral course)
Major Solo Exhibitions
2010 ONWARD Gallery Nihonbashi (Tokyo)
Utunomiya TOBU Department Art Fair (Utunomiya)
2011 TOKYU Department Shibuya Flagship HONTEN (Shibuya)
Galley Paseo(Yonezawa)
2012 Fukuoka MIYKOSHI Department (Fukuoka)
Takamatu MITKOSHI Department (Takamatu)
Nagoya Sakae MITKOSHI Department (Nagoya)
Onuma Department Yamagata Honten (Yamagata)
2013 Sendai MITKOSHI Department (Sendai)
2014 TOKYU Department Shibuya Flagship HONTEN (Shibuya)
HANKYU Department Umeda Flagship HONTEN (Osaka)
Galley PASEO (Yonezawa)
2015 Sendai MITKOSHI Department (Sendai)
Major Group Exhibitions
1997 Inten (Traditional Japanese Painting Group)
Spring Exhibition (`98~)
1997 Inten Exhibition (`98~)
2008 Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation Exhibition
2009 Puyo national Museum Exhibition in Korea
studied under Chuichi Konno /Tetsuo Matsumoto
