Yojiro Imasaka
Born. 1983 Hiroshima, Japan Currently lives in New York City.
info@yojiroimasaka.com
Education
- 2007
BFA, Photography, Nihon University College of Art, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010
MFA, Pratt Institute Fine Arts Department, NY
Solo Exibitions
- 2025
Forthcoming:
“Gardens”, Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, AZ- 2023
“Wet Land”, Ginza ATRIUM, Tokyo, Japan
- 2022
“Wet-Land” The Club, Tokyo, Japan
“Returning Bayou”, 16 Rue du Faubourg, Paris, France
- 2020
“Correspondence” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
- 2019
“ATLAS” NOWHERE, New York, NY
- 2018
“Yojiro Imasaka” – a solo presentation – Paris Photo, Paris, France
“Trade Winds” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY- 2016
“Blue Bayou” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
- 2014
“Sleeping Beauty” from series of Untitled Scapes of America, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
- 2011
“Landscape 2011”, -Project Room-, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
- 2010
“UPFRONT –two-person show-“, Chelsea West Gallery, New York, NY
“New Works”, Steuben South Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
“Perspectives –two-person show-“, Onishi Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009
“Wandering”, FOUR 11 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2024
“Collecting? Connecting?”, WHAT Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2023
“FOUR Photographers: –curated by Yojiro Imasaka-”, Nowhere, New York, NY
“Metamorfosi”, Marignana Arte, Venice, Italy
“30 Years : Art Projects International”, Art Projects International, New York, NY
“Depths of Dreams”, Watowa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2022
“Horizon Dreams of Colors”, LIGHTWELL, Taipei, Taiwan
“Eight Japanese Artists” NOWHERE, New York, NY
- 2020
“South East North West: New Works From The Collection”, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“Oltre Natura” , Marignana Arte, Venice, Italy
- 2019
“Photo-Graffiti 3”, Nihon University College of Art, Photography Department Gallery, Tokyo
“20th Anniversary Show, Part 1 (Photography)” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
- 2018
“Blurred Horizons”, Art Project International, New York, NY
- 2017
“In Organic -Emerging Japanese Artists-”, Resident of Ambassador/Consul General of Japan, NY
- 2016
“A Group Exhibition”, mhPROJECTnyc, New York, NY
- 2015
“100+: A Photograph For Every Year of the MIA”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
“Untitled”, Ozasahayashi Gallery, Kyoto Japan
“Terrada Art Award Exhibition”, T-Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
“Axis Photo Marche” -Art Photography Fair-, Tokyo, Japan
“Jerseyscapes” NJCU New Jersey City University Gallery, NJ
“Infocus” -juried exhibition of self-published photo books-, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
“Artwork on Skateboards”, DeBuck Gallery, New York, NY
“Nocturnal Labyrinth”, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
“Asia Society of Arts -Photography&Animation-“, Spring Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2012
“Asia Society of Arts -Photography&Animation-“, Spring Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“A Vision Across Boundaries”-A Group exhibition of Asian Photographers-, VT Artslaon, Taipei, Taiwan “Beyond 1 lens and Over 100 eyes”, hpgrp Gallery, New York, NY
“The Art Show in NYU Business School”, New York University, Stern, New York, NY
- 2011
“Plain”, Gymnasia Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
“Portfolio Project”, Recycleart, Brussels, Belgium
- 2010
“Kings of Impossible”, Kleio Projects, New, York, NY
“Duration”, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY
“MCAF 2010”, Marie Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2009
“Young Artists ISE Cultural Foundation Supports”, Tamada Projects, Tokyo, Japan
“MCAF”, Westbeth Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan
- 2008
“Mutsuki-ten”, Westbeth Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan
- 2006
“ISE Art Student Exhibition 2006”, ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY
“JPS Exhibition 2006”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2005
“International Talent Support-ITS Four photo for mini-”, DIESEL, Trieste, Italy
- 2004
“APA Exhibition 2004”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
Public Art Project
- 2022
“FENDI x Yojiro Imasaka”, – TSUNAGU – Omotesando Art Project, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
“Kurashiki Photo-mural”, Contemporary Photography Exhibition Public Art Project,
Okayama, Japan
Art Fairs
- 2024
“AIPAD”, New York, NY
- 2021
“Paris Photo” Grand Palais, Paris, France
“ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair”, Shanghai, China
- 2020
“Photo London Digital” Somerset House, London, England
“ZONAMACO” Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2019
“Unseen”, Westergas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“PGH Photo Fair”, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
- 2018
“Paris Photo” – a solo presentation – Grand Palais, Paris, France
- 2017
“Paris Photo” Grand Palais, Paris, France
“PGH Photo Fair”, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Selected Bibliography
Loring Knoblauch, “Yojiro Imasaka, Correspondence”, Collector Daily, July, 2020
Suzy Menkes, “Paris Photo: The Force of Nature”, VOGUE online, November, 2018
Nicolas Angels, “Yojiro Imasaka -Trade Winds- “ ART OUT, MUSEE, September, 2018
Pierre Fahys, “Blue Bayou”, RELIEF magazine no7, May, 2018
Kathryn Calley Galitz, “BLURRED HORIZONS, Contemporary Landscapes, Real and Imagined”, an essay for exhibition catalog “BLURRED HORIZONS” January, 2018
William Meyers, “Seeing the Blue and Light of Day, and South African Journeys”, an exhibition review, Wall Street Journal, September 30th, 2016
Tyson Duffy, “The Photographic Alphabet: I is for Yojiro Imasaka”, MUSEE magazine online, October 3rd, 2016
Edward M. Gomez, “In Yojiro Imasaka’s Blue Bayou, a Sprit of Timelessness and Wonder”, an essay for exhibition catalog “Blue Bayou”
William Meyers, “Yojiro Imasaka: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery”, exhibition review, Wall Street Journal, May 3rd, 2014
“Interview-Yojiro Imasaka’s Ghostly Landscape” Whitewall Magazine online, May 20th, 2014
“Yojiro Imasaka: USA” artists monograph ‘USA -untitled scapes of America-‘
written by Russet Lederman,“U.S.A -untitled Scapes of America-“ Newfound Journal Issue #1 Fall 2014
Berlin Cheng, “Modern Vision at VT artsalon”, group exhibition review, China Post, July 20th 2012
Awards
- 2014
Won a prize in Terrada Art Award, Tokyo Japan
- 2007
First Prize, in Nihon University College of Art, Photography Department Final Thes
- 2006
Won a prize in JPS-Japan Photographers Society- Photo Competition
Jury’s prize in ISE Cultural Foundation Art Student Competition, New York
- 2005
Finalist in International Talent Support, ITS FOUR, Trieste, Italy
- 2004
Konica-Minolta Award in Hassel Blad School Photo Competition, Tokyo, Japan
Won a prize in APA photo competition, Tokyo, Japan
Scholarships & Artists in Residency
- 2024
Tucson Botanical Garden, AR, U.S
- 2023
Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy
Denver Botanic Garden, CO, USA- 2007
Won a scholarship from Pratt Institute Fine Art Department
- 2004
Won a scholarship from Konica Image Scholarship Foundation
Public Collection
Tucson Botanical Garden, AR, USA
Denver Botanic Garden, CO, USA
New Orleans Museum of Art, LA, USA
Carnegie Museum of Art, PA, USA
San Jose Museum of Art, CA, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA
Mead Art Museum/Amherst College, MA, USA