Yamaguchi Yoshishige – Biography

1961　Born on April 15 in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture
1980　Entered Tama Art University, Department of Painting, majoring in oil painting (April)
1981　25th Shell Art Award Exhibition (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Fukuoka)
　　　　Solo exhibition at Galerie Tableau 5 (December)
1983　Solo exhibition at Galerie Tableau 5 (March)
1984　Graduated from Tama Art University (March)
　　　　Traveled to Europe to study, visiting art museums across Western Europe (May)
　　　　Entered the Graduate School of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Ljubljana, majoring in Printmaking (September)
　　　　Conducted artistic research while traveling across the former Yugoslavia, as well as in Venice, Munich, Nuremberg, and Vienna
1986　Completed graduate studies at the University of Ljubljana (October)
1987　Returned to Japan (January)
1988　Participated in the 11th Rijeka International Exhibition of Original Drawings
1989　Participated in the 18th Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts
1991　Solo exhibition at Space Sakaide (March)
1993　Solo exhibition at Space Sakaide (February)
　　　　“Creators from Japan” Exhibition (International Centre of Graphic Arts, Slovenia) (October)
1996　Art Compo Kagawa (Marugamemachi Shopping Arcade, Takamatsu) (October)
1997　Solo exhibition at Space Sakaide (July)
　　　　Honorable Mention, Printmaking Division, National Cultural Festival Kagawa ’97 (October)
1998　Art Compo Kagawa – “Encounter Space” (October)
2002　Began working at Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall; studied the work and lives of Kagawa-related artists such as Genichiro Inokuma, Isamu Noguchi, Masayuki Nagare, and Takeshi Kawashima (April)
2006　Selected for the 71st Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2007　Board of Education Encouragement Prize, 72nd Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2008　Governor’s Prize, 73rd Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2009　Exhibited without jury review at the 74th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2010　Art Trekking in SOGISYO 2010 (September)
　　　　Selected for the 75th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2011　Selected for the 76th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2012　Selected for the 77th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2013　Solo exhibition at Takamatsu Tenmaya (May)
　　　　Higashikagawa City Board of Education Prize, 78th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
　　　　Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival “Born from the Hand”
2014　Sanuki City Board of Education Prize, 79th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2015　Selected for the 80th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2016　Sanuki City Board of Education Prize, 81st Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
　　　　Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival “Connecting People, Opening Time”
2017　Selected for the 82nd Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2018　Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education Prize, 83rd Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
　　　　Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival “New Origin”
2019　Invited to exhibit at the 84th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
2020　Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival “Release” (October)
2022　Solo exhibition at Kotonomi Mirai-kan (August)
2023　Art Echo Manno: Small Mountain Exhibition “Resonance” (March)
2024　Art Echo Manno: Small Mountain Exhibition “Questioning Life” (March)
　　　　Invited to exhibit at the 88th Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition (July)
2025　Art Echo Manno: Small Mountain Exhibition “Awai” (March)