Biography
Born in 1981 Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
At the age of twenty, he moved to California, U.S.A. to pursue an art career. He spent four years in the Bay area doing live painting and participating in both solo exhibitions and art events. While living in San Francisco, he discovered a small group of avid bicyclists and became a bike messenger. It was through his experience as a courier that he found his essence of life and the conceptual basis for his art. In 2006, he returned to Japan. Initially, he lived in Tokyo, where he continued to work as a messenger and became involved in the bicycle industry. He eventually relocated to Kariya City for two and a half years to focus on his artistic endeavors. In 2010, he spent eight months in Tochigi and afterward returned to Tokyo. He is involved in art curating, graphic design, and company/collaborative projects, and continues to exhibit his artwork worldwide such as Australia, China, America, Canada, France, Mexico, Sweden, Hong Kong, Philippine and Taiwan. He currently resides in a country side, Atsumi Peninsula and pursue his art career along with his special skills: surfing, fishing, and snowboarding.
WEBSITE:
http://www.yoshi47.com/
INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/yoshi_47/
Exhibition History
Solo
2023 – “Beyond the palette” at Sort One Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2022 – “The forbidden fruit, Talavera and Vermin ” at Calif Shibuya with XLARGE (Tokyo, Japan)
2022 – “I’m back” at Anno Domini Gallery (San Jose, USA)
2017 – “#無料欲望” at Manhood Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2017 – “Internal Nature” at Space Orbit Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2016 – “GO BONKERS” at HASHTAG Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
2016 – “ART not IMAGE” at Hellion Gallery (Portland, USA)
2014 – “Archive Exhibition” at NOS ORG (Tokyo, Japan)
2014 – “Under the seven deadly suns” at Sports Lab by atmos (Tokyo, Japan)
2013 – “Monsters in your mind” at Studio 55 Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2012 – “夢現 Monsters in your mind” at AMP Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2011 – “Monsters in your mind” at SiSi Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2010 – “Monsters in your mind” at Fura Gallery (Aichi, Japan)
2008 – “Hell Heaven” at Spinner Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)
2005 – “LIFE” at Kid Robot SF Gallery (San Francisco, USA)
2005 – “FOR THE WORLD” at STUSSY SF (San Francisco, USA)
Group
2024 – “SEARCHING” at Cassette Sponsored by GALLERY TARGET (FUKUOKA, JAPAN)
2023 – “20 YEARS OF HIDDEN CHAMPION” at SAI (TOKYO, JAPAN)
2023 – “This is Bluey Bluey” at Secret Fresh Gallery (Manila, Philippine)
2022 – “SAN JOSE WALLS” at Empire Seven Studio Gallery (San Jose, USA)
2021 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2021 – “POP & STREET” at Iwataya (Tokyo, Japan)
2021 – “MONA LISA” at Safe and Sound Gallery (Vermont, USA)
2020 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2020 – “WET PAINT” at Creative Park 1, The Cool Docks (Shanghai, China)
2019 – “WET PAINT” at Basement Ginza (Tokyo, Japan)
2019 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2019 – “Duo Exhibition” with Rutsu Miki at Masayoshi Suzuki Gallery (Aichi, Japan)
2019 – “A LUCKY CAT” at Sid Lee Gallery (Paris, France)
2018 – “BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS” at GURU MX (Mexico City, Mexico)
2018 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2018 – “BONKERS” at Wag Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2017 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2016 – “81bastards” at GIANT ROBOT GALLERY (Los Angeles, USA)
2016 – “POP & STREET: AN ANNUAL” at Wag Gallery and Seibu Shibuya Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2015 – “EMA” at Hellion Gallery (Portland, USA)
2015 – “Daruma” at PINEBROOK Gallery (Osaka, Japan)
2014 – “BEAST FROM A FOREIGN LAND” at hpgrp Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2008 – “Juxtapoz Magazine 10th anniversary show” (San Francisco, USA)
2008 – “Bike N’ Shit” bicycle art exhibition at FUTURA STORE (Fukuoka, Japan)
2004 – “SUPERSTAR” Adidas art group exhibition at Adidas Harputs (San Francisco, USA)
Art Fair
2023 OSAKA KANSAI Int’l Art Fest / Study: Art & Creative Fair
2023 ART CENTRAL HONG KONG
Mural Project
2024 – “Uni Mitsubishi Pencil / POSCA” (Tokyo, Japan)
2024 – “KONGARI” (Aichi, Japan)
2023 – “STUDIO PHOLK” (Aichi, Japan)
2022 – “ETUK” (Aichi, Japan)
2022 – “JAPAN WALLS” (Wakayama, Japan)
2022 – “SAN JOSE WALLS” (San Jose, USA)
2022 – “KOISITE UCHUSHONEN CAFE” (Aichi, Japan)
2021 – “Pretty Solid Skate School” sponsored by NEW BALANCE (Yokohama, Japan)
2021 – “Pow!Wow!Japan” Mural Festival (Wakayama, Japan)
2020 – “DOTONBORI” (Osaka, Japan)
2020 – “C-HOLIC” (Aichi, Japan)
2019 – “Store in Factory” (Nagoya, Japan)
2018 – “GURU MX” (Mexico City, Mexico)
2018 – “Maehara Kaigan” (Chiba, Japan)
2018 – “Minato Aquls” at HLNA ZONE (Nagoya, Japan)
2018 – “万象天地 shopping mall” (Shenzhen, China)
2017 – “Forest For The Trees” Mural Festival (Portland, USA)
2016 – “OSAKA EXPO CITY” at HLNA ZONE (Osaka, Japan)
2016 – “Forest For The Trees” Mural Festival (Portland, USA)
2015 – “TOKYO DEX” (Tokyo, Japan)
2014 – “BCTION” Mural Festival (Tokyo, Japan)
2014 – “Mural Festival as 81 bastards” at Backwoods Gallery (Melbourne, Australia)
2011 – “YAHOO! USA WALL” at Cannes Lions (Cannes, France)
Collaboration
Stussy, Kidrobot, Timbuk2, BEAMS, YAHOO!USA, CISCO SYSTEMS USA, EASTPAK, PUMA, VANS, LEVI’S, Alexander Lee Chang, NIKE, 55DSL, KANGOL, GRAVIS, STARBUCKS, JANSPORTS, Adidas, ROARK, Single O, Frank Dandy, YONEX SNOWBOARDING, W-BASE, Journal Standard, LACOSTE, GUESS, DC SHOES, SWATCH, GIGANTIC BREWERY, MANU COFFEE, NEW BALANCE, CASETIFY, XLARGE, BILLABONG, BURTON.