Hajime Mizutani
born 1976 in Mie, JAPAN
SOLO SHOWS
2012 “ Phenomenon” , Yor iiza, Ka miy ama, Tokushima, JAPAN
2011 “ Escape fr om any ca ges where y ou are ca ptur ed” Furea i -r oom of old Kareizawa elementary school, Aomori, JAPAN
2011 “ I a m always left out of y our pla ns” Gym of old Kar eizawa elementar y school, Aomori, JAPAN
2010 “ disapper rance” Gallery MOMO Ryogoku, T okyo, JAPAN
2009 “ Phenomenon” , Yoriiza: Kamiy ama Artist in Residence, Tokushima, JAPAN
2007 “ the witness was sw orn to tell the truth”
Red Mill Ga llery, Vermont, USA
2005 “ Endless Cemetery” Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, S tudio 2, Omaha, USA
2005 “ Callous” Ga llery MoMo, Tokyo
2003 “ Line drawing of magnetism” INAX Gallery, Tokyo
2003 “ Front and Back, Expelled” Tama Art University, Toky o
2000 “ LANDSCAPE” Tama Ar t Univ ersity, Toky o
2000 “ by the sea ” Tama Art Univer sity, Tokyo
2000 “ dogs” Gallery BL UE BELL, T okyo
GROUP SHOWS
2014 “ quadruple track” GENDAI HEIGTS Gallery Den, Toky o, JAPAN, 10/31 -11/11
2014 “ Anti-War: Resistance aga inst the Anticipate d War” (curated by Seiichi Tsuchiya) SNOW Contemporary, Toky o, JAPAN, 9/25 -29
2013 “ Serouchi Triennale 2013 ” Awa shima, Ka gawa, JAPAN
2013 “ Ra ilroa d Siding” Saitama, JAPAN
2012 “ In the for est” JIKKA, Tokyo
2012 “ Ghost” JIKKA, Tokyo
2012 “ Portrait” T.A.G IZU TO, Aichi, JAPAN
2012 ” Asy mptote” Ar t Lab Aichi, Aichi, JAPAN
2012 “ The 4 th Exhibition of Artists in Residence at the Awashima Artist’ s V illage” Awashima, Kagawa, JAPAN
2012 “ Power of a Painting in Ishinomaki” Hiyor i Art Center, Miyagi, JAPAN
2012 “ Power of a Painting” NADIFF a/p/a/r/t, Toky o, JAPAN
2012 “ 40×40 ” akibatama bi2 1, Toky o, JAPAN
2011 “ Drawing: on the act of drawing a line” island MEDIUM, T okyo, JAPAN
2011 “ T okorozawa Biennial of Contemporary Art S IDING RAILROAD 20 11” Saitama, JAPAN
2011 “ Power of a Painting” 333 1 Arts Chiyoda, T okyo, JAPAN
2011 “ V iolence and Univer se” island ATRIUM, Chiba, JAPAN
2011 “ regenerate” GALLERY MOMO Ryogoku, Tokyo, JAPAN 20 10 “ 333 1 presents Tokyo” 333 1 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, JAPAN
2010 “ Power of a Painting” island, Ch iba, JAPAN 2010 "The Vision of Contemporary Art 2010", The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, JAPAN
2009 “ The 1st Tokor ozawa Biennial of Contemporary Ar t S IDING RAILROAD” The Site of S eibu Ra ilway Co.,Ltd. Old T okorozawa Car
Factory, Saitama, JAPAN
2009 “ Echigo -Tsumari Ar t Triennial 2 009” Niigata, JAPAN
2009 “ Hop Step Jump” GALLERY MOMO Roppongi, T okyo, JAPAN
2008 “ GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku -Opening Exhibition” GALLERY MoMo, T okyo
2008 “ The 9th Gunma Bienna le for Young Artist” The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
2008 “ Pr e-T okorozawa Biennial of C ontemporary Art SIDING RAIL ROAD”
Factory,
The S ite of S eibu Railway Co.,Ltd. Old T okor ozawa Car
Saita ma, JAPAN
2006 “ Uija e Art studio 1st round par ticipants ex hibition” Uija e Art Museum, GWANGJU, KOREA
2005 “ The 8th Gunma Bienna le f or Young Artist” The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
2004 “ DISTANCE” Aomor i Contemporary Art Center, Aomori
2004 “ The 7th Tar o Oka moto Memor ial Award for Contemporary Art” Tar o Oka moto Museum of Art, T okyo
2003 “ KIRIN ART AWARD 2 003” Hill side For um, T okyo/K PO KIRIN Plaza, Osaka
2003 “ Birth of fine arts” YUME Museum, T okyo
2003 “ Gradua tion Works Ex hibition” Tokyo Metr opolitan Art Museum, T okyo
2002 “ PHIL IP MORRIS ART AWARD 2 002” Tokyo Internationa l For um, T okyo
2002 “ Possibility of Wa tercolor” Ga llery Iseyoshi, Tokyo
2001 “ The 19th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Pr ize Exhibition” The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
2001 “ compilation 2001” Gallery Iseyoshi, Tokyo
2001 “ The 5 th Shinseiten” Shinseido -HATANAKA Art Gallery, Tokyo
2001 “ The 6 th Gunma Biennale for Young Artist” The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
2001 “ The 3 7th Kanagawa Pr efectur e Art Exhibition”
Kana gawa Prefectural Hall, Kanagawa
2001 “ TO DRAW” Tama Art University, Tokyo
2001 “ Gra duation Wor ks Exhibition” Tokyo Metr opolitan Art Museum, T okyo
1999 “ Mokeisentakuki” Ta ma Art University, T okyo
1999 “ The 10th Exhibition of “ URUOI” Art in Tama” Parthenon Tama, Tokyo
1998 “ Boiling Point” Ga llery Iseyoshi, Tokyo
WORKSHOP
2007 “ Drawing by the paper of a Cash register and a Music” etc. , ART GENE, Barr ow -in -Furness, UK
EDUCATION
2003 MFA Tama Ar t Univ ersity
2001 BFA Tama Art Univer sity
Artisit in Residence
2012 Awashima Artist’ s Village, Kaga wa, JAPAN
2011 Kareizawa Artist in Residence, Aomor i, JAPAN
2009 Kamiyama Artist in Residence, T okushima, JAPAN
2007 Vermont Studio Cente r (by N.Y Freeman foundation), Johnson, VT, USA
2007 ART GENE, Barrow -in-Furness, UK
2007 Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, USA
2006 Uija e Art Studio, Gwangju, K orea
2006 Rosw ell Ar tist-in-Residence Pr ogram, Roswell, NM, USA
2005 Bemis Center for C ontemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, USA
2004 Aomori C ontemporary Art C entr e, Aomori, JAPAN
AWARDS
"Hachiouji City YUME Museum Art Competition" Tokyo (200 3)
"Kirin Ar t Award 2003 " Tokyo (2003 )
"The 37th Kana gawa prefecture Ar t Ex hibition" Kanagawa (200 1)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Pre-Tokor ozawa Biennia l of C ontemporary Art SIDING RAILROAD - CATAL OG (2008 ) (Plates, Tex ts by Hajime Mizutani)
The 9th Gunma Biennale for Young Ar tist (2008) (Plate)
Uijae Art Studio 2006 OPEN STUDIO C ATALOG (Plates, Interview)
The 8th Gunma Biennale for Young Ar tist (2005) (Plate)
The Rea der (15 Dec 2 005) (Review: Inna Novikova "I SPY")
Solo show "Callous" (2005) L eaflet (Plates, Tex t by Hajime Mizutani "10 meters to..")
The 7th Taro Okamoto Memorial Award for Contemporary Art - CATALOG (2 004) (Plates, Text by Hajime Mizuta ni)
Birth of fine ar ts - CATALOG (2003 ) (Plate)
Aomori Contemporary Art Centre Ar tist -in-Residence Pr ogra m 2004 / Autumn Repor t (Pla tes, Text: YUK I KONDO "Impulse and
Control")
INAX ART NEWS vol.24 1 (Plates, T ext: YUKA IRISA WA, INAX Ga llery Chief Dir ector "Synchr onicity of Crack")
PHILIP MORRIS ART AWARD 2002 - C ATALOG (Plates)
The 6th Gunma Biennale for Young Ar tist - CATALOG (2001) (Plate)
The 37th Kanagawa Pr efectur e Art Ex hibition - CATALOG (200 1) (Pla te)
PUBL IC COLLECTIONS
Bemis C enter for C ontemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, USA
Ander son Museum of Contemporary Arts, Roswell, NM, USA
ART GENE, Barr ow -in-Furness, UK
Green Va lley Inc, Tokushima, JAPAN