Kenji Yoshida
Biography
Yoshida has had numerous solo exhibitions in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States and is represented in many prestigious collections around the world.
| 1924 | | Born in Ikeda City (Osaka) on May 24. |
| 1943 | | Graduates as a teacher.Studies Art with Furukido Masaru Sensei, who told Yoshida: 'Don't go to war, Live'. Furukido himself died in World War II. |
| | | Commenced art studies with Hayashi Kiyoshi Sensei that continued until Hayashi's death in 1988. |
| | | Joins the Japanese Marine Air Force and trains as a kami-kaze pilot. |
| 1945 | | At the end of the war returns to teaching in Osaka and continues his art education. |
| 1951 | | Moves to Tokyo and works as an art teacher. |
| 1964 | | Moves to Paris and joins Stanley William Hayter's 'Atelier 17'. This relationship lasts until Hayter's death in 1987. |
| 1966 | | Participates in the founding of "Atelier du Nord". |
| 1968 | | Goes to Israel and lives at the Shamir Kibbutz for two months. Travels in Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. |
| 1972 | | Meets Spanish sculptor Apelles Fenosa and begins a life long relationship lasting until Fenosa's death in 1987. From this year on travels frequently in Europe and the Middle East. |
| 1983 | | Returns to Japan for three month visit in search of the traditional, ancient Japanese spirit. |
| 1986 | | Death of his wife, Hiroko. |
| 1987 | | Visits Egypt, including Cairo, Alexandria, and in particular Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. |
| 1989 | | First exhibition in the UK at the October Gallery. |
| 1989 | | First visit to the USA, visits Biosphere 2, location of one multi-panelled works. |
| 1990 | | Travels in Mexico and Cuba where he conceives his "Maya Series". |
| 1991 | | Second exhibition at October Gallery |
| 1993 | | First living artist to be given a solo exhibition at the New Japanese Galleries of the British Museum. |
| 1996 | | "Maya Series", Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, touring to five cities in Mexico. |
| 2000-2003 | | Large standing octagonal installation, Sei-mei, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin; Norwich Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral as part of the Festival of Canterbury. |
| 2004 | | Life Force: New Works. The October Gallery, London |
| Selected Solo Exhibitions |
| 1957 |
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Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1958 |
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| 1959 |
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| 1960 |
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| 1966 |
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Hammerlund Kunsthandelb, Oslo, Norway |
| 1968 |
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The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Israel |
| 1972 |
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Neue Galerie der Stat, Linz, Austria: |
| 1973 |
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Seibu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1974 |
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Modern-Art Galerie, Vienna, Austria |
| 1976 |
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Fujiyoshi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1977 |
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Galerie L’Estampille, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1977 |
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Gallerie Point W., Gaellard, France |
| 1979 |
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Galerie Aujoird’hui, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1983 |
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Art-Houre Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1989 |
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Château Soenderborg, Denmark |
| 1989 |
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October Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| 1991 |
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Glenn Green Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
| 1991 |
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October Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| 1993 |
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The British Museum, London, United Kingdom |
| 1997 |
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Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico |
| 1998 |
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Museo contemporanes Atened de Yucatan, Mexico |
| 1998 |
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Museo de Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| 2000 |
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Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Ireland |
| 2001 |
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Galerie Prisma, Bolzano, Italy |
| 2001 |
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Park Tower Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2002 |
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Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, United Kingdom |
| 2003 |
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Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, United Kingdom |
| 2003 |
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October Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| 2006 |
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Château de Blois, Blois, France |
| 2007 |
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October Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
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| Selected Collections |
| Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France |
| Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels, Belgium |
| Museum of Modern Art, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |
| Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Modern Art Museum, Norrköping, Sweden |
| American Artists Association, New York, United States |
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Ministry of Culture, France |
| Musée d’art moderne, Haifa, Israel |
| The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Israel |
| Gerber Foundation, California, United States |
| The Royal Collection of Denmark |
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The British Museum, London, United Kingdom |
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Museo de Arte abstraccion de Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Private Collections |
| Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, |
| Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great |
| Britain, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, |
| Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and USA. |
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