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Education

1996 Born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture

2020 B.F.A. in Oil Painting, Kanazawa College of Art, Ishikawa

2022 M.F.A. in Painting (Oil Painting Course), Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kanazawa College of Art, Ishikawa

2024 Short-Term Exchange Program, Painting Department, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent (KASK), Belgium

2025 Ph.D. in Painting, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kanazawa College of Art, Ishikawa

 

Solo Exhibitions

2025 "_ing Exhibition Vol.2 Akira Sakurai", Komatsu Wall IT, Ishikawa

2025 "Relentless Pulse", SPACE NOBORU, Tokyo

2024 "Days gone by", LIGHT HOUSE GALLERY, Tokyo

2024 "Exchange", Campus Bijloke - De Kunsttoren, Belgium

2023 "At the House of the Sea", LIGHT HOUSE GALLERY, Tokyo

2023 "Shifting Me and Its Trace", Gallery Hiiro, Ishikawa

2022 "Reflecting Everyday Life", Bi-no-Kigen, Tokyo

2021 "Branching", Dori Doma Gallery, Toyama

2020 "on the way", Gallery TK2, Tokyo

2019 "MEMENTO", Cafe Nomad Life, Ishikawa

2019 "missing you", space2*3, Tokyo

 

Art Festivals & Projects

​2026 "SCENES - Scenery Exhibition," KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM / Kyu-Kyoryuchi-Daimarumae Station, Hyogo

2025 Hokkoku Kaido Art Project "Jam and People", Ryusuke-cho / Motori-cho, Komatsu City, Ishikawa

2025 "Senju Ninjou Art Festival: 1-Day Performance Expression Street", Senju Honcho Shopping Street, Tokyo

2024 Short-Term Residency Exhibition "from K", Uminoie, Fukui

2024 "Revisit Sanya – A Tiny Art Festival 2024", Sanya Area / Tamahime Park, Tokyo

2024 "DE RAMPE", De Rampe, Belgium

2023 "Hokuriku Craft Festival GO FOR KOGEI 2023", Iwase Area / Former Baba Family House, Toyama

2023 "Cultural Typhoon 2023 / Project Works", Waseda University Building 14, Tokyo

2022 "Uchinada Struggle -Memories of Wind and Sand- 2022", History and Folklore Museum / Uchinada Town Cultural Hall, Ishikawa

2022 "Gakubuchi SDGs Project", Hiina Action Gallery, Ishikawa

2022 "Mural Painting at Jujo Hospital", Jujo Hospital, Chiba

2021 "ARTAOTA", Co-working Space Kujoyu, Kyoto

2020 "KCoA SUPPORT PROJECT", Kanazawa Art Gumi, Ishikawa

 

Residencies

2025 Artist-in-School, Kanazawa City Yuwaku Elementary School, Ishikawa

2025 Advisor, Artists in Dialogue 2025, Uminoie, Fukui

2023 Artist-in-Residence, Uminoie, Fukui

2023 Artist-in-Residence, Uminoie, Fukui

 

Art Fairs

2025 KOBE ART MARCHÉ 2025, Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, Hyogo

2021 ART Taichung 2021, Millennium Hotel Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan

 

Group Exhibitions

2026 "The Power of Pictures and Words Exhibition in Kansai (2nd Edition)", Holbein Gallery, Osaka

2026 Two-Person Exhibition "Taking Root, Bubbles Emerging — Through a Stay in Okinawa", LIGHT HOUSE GALLERY, Tokyo

2026 "Bi no Kigen Exhibition", Minato Mirai Gallery, Kanagawa

2026 "WIND FROM THE WEST", Matsuzakaya Ueno Store 7F Art Gallery, Tokyo

2026 "Each Sign: Kanazawa College of Art Oil Painting and Textile", Takashimaya Osaka 6F Art Gallery, Osaka

2026 "Astrea Exhibition", Gallery ARK, Kanagawa

2026 "Shapes of Land", Hotel Anteroom Naha, Okinawa

2026 "Fuyuhiko Yamamoto Recommended Artists Small Works Exhibition 2026 (Part 2)", Ekoan Flat, Tokyo

2025 Two-Person Exhibition "Memories of the Blue Forest", Cafe & Guesthouse Kokorakara, Fukui

2025 "The Power of Pictures and Words Exhibition in Kansai", Holbein Gallery, Osaka

2025 "Astrea Exhibition", Gallery ARK, Kanagawa

2025 "Paintings of the Fresh Green Season 2025", Gallery Toneriko, Ishikawa

2025 "Graduation Exhibition Selection", Kanazawa Art Gumi, Ishikawa

2025 "The 3rd Corporate Art Aid Kyoto", Kyocera Museum of Art Kyoto, North Hall 2F, Kyoto

2024 "Chronicle of Painting 2024 - via Kanazawa College of Art -", JR Nagoya Takashimaya 11F Art Gallery, Aichi

2024 Three Artists Exhibition "Approaching painting through a roundabout way" and "creating art in everyday life", ASTER Curator Museum, Ishikawa

2024 "Tokyo / ON-SITE-TIVE", Bi-no-Kigen, Tokyo

2024 "Paintings of the Fresh Green Season 2024", Gallery Toneriko, Ishikawa

2024 "New Year Selection", Bi-no-Kigen, Tokyo

2023 "Signs of Paintings", Takashimaya Osaka 6F Art Gallery, Osaka

2023 Three Artists Exhibition "Each Scenery", Kanazawa Mza 5F Art Salon, Ishikawa

2023 Two Artists Exhibition "Memories of Unfulfilled", GALLERY SOSI:, Ishikawa

2023 "Paintings of the Fresh Green Season", Gallery Toneriko, Ishikawa

2023 "Honne Exhibition of Masterpieces", Bi-no-Kigen, Tokyo

2023 "Polaris Exhibition", Gallery ARK, Kanagawa

2023 "Corporate Art Aid Kyoto", Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex, Kyoto

2023 "The 3rd ARTIST NEW GATE Finalists Exhibition", Abeno Harukas Kintetsu 11F Art Gallery, Osaka

2023 Doctoral Program 1st Year Research Exhibition "PIN", Kanazawa College of Art, Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa

2022 "WATOWA ART AWARD 2022 EXHIBITION", WATOWA GALLERY / THE BOX TOKYO, Tokyo

2022 "Fukei Painting Exhibition", Ginza Chuo Gallery, Tokyo

2022 "Speaking of Autumn", Tsukinoide Gallery, Tokyo

2022 "Kamiyama Foundation Student Support Program 8th Graduation Achievement Exhibition", AXIS Gallery, Tokyo

2022 "Paintings of the Fresh Green Season", Gallery Toneriko, Ishikawa

2022 "Aglaia Exhibition", Gallery ARK, Kanagawa

2022 "Lingering", Double Tall Art & Espresso Bar, Tokyo

2022 "The Crucible of Leisure vol.2", Ginza Chuo Gallery, Tokyo

2022 "WHAT CAFÉ × WATOWA GALLERY EXHIBITION -DRIVE UP!", WHAT CAFÉ, Tokyo

2022 Two-Person Exhibition "Lint of life", LIGHT HOUSE GALLERY, Tokyo

2022 "Graduation Exhibition Selection", Kanazawa Art Gumi, Ishikawa

2022 "WATOWA GALLERY EXHIBITION 'THE SELECTED vol.2'", elephant STUDIO, Tokyo

2022 "ARTIST NEW GATE 2nd Finalists Exhibition", Abeno Harukas Kintetsu 11F Art Gallery, Osaka

2022 "ututu", Cafe & Gallery musée, Ishikawa

2022 "Coronis Exhibition", Gallery ARK, Kanagawa

2021 "Encounter of Memory - Four Artists", Tokyo Kudan Yoh Gallery, Tokyo

2021 "Bi no Kigen Exhibition", Bi no Kigen, Tokyo

2021 "élaboration", TRiCERA MUSEUM, Tokyo

2021 "Goldfish Space 9th Anniversary Exhibition: Yuki Hoshino × Yumi Nagata × Akira Sakurai", Goldfish Space, Taiwan

2021 "Exhibition of Book Design Paintings", Cafe & Gallery musée, Ishikawa / Ekoan Flat, Tokyo

2021 Two-Person Exhibition "Melting Viewpoints", Cafe & Gallery musée, Ishikawa

2021 "CD Jacket Art Exhibition VIII", PALETTE GALLERY, Tokyo

2021 "The 2nd Northern Figurative Artists Exhibition", Hirota Art Gallery, Ishikawa

2021 "The Crucible of Leisure", Ginza Chuo Gallery, Tokyo

2021 "Vigor 2021 GALLERY ART POINT Selected Exhibition", GALLERY ART POINT, Tokyo

2020 "Future Exhibition - Nichido Gallery Student Support Program", Nichido Gallery, Tokyo

2020 "2019 Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program Scholarship Exhibition", Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo

2020 "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Gallery TK2, Tokyo

2020 "KANABI", Gallery TK2, Tokyo

2020 "Moved and New : 2", Gallery TK2, Tokyo

2018 "Samikunara Mii Exhibition", Melomero Potch, Ishikawa

2018 "The 92nd Nitten Exhibition (Special Project)", The National Art Center, Tokyo

 

Competitions & Awards

2026 Selected, Bi no Kigen Exhibition

2026 Selected, The 4th Corporate Art Aid Kyoto

2025 Selected, The 10th Artist meets Art Fair

2025 President’s Award (Work Purchased), Kanazawa College of Art Graduation and Completion Exhibition KANABI Creative Award 2024

2025 Selected, The 3rd Corporate Art Aid Kyoto

2024 Selected, 100 People 10

2024 Shiga Agricultural Cooperative Association Director's Prize, The 35th Art Exhibition of Shiga Town

2024 Selected, IIME FUKURAME in OSAKA 2024

2023 Incentive Prize, The 7th Shigeru Aoki Memorial Grand Prize Biennale

2023 Selected (Work Purchased), Corporate Art Aid Kyoto

2023 TRiCERA Prize & Kusakabe Prize, The 3rd ARTIST NEW GATE

2022 Selected, WATOWA ART AWARD 2022

2022 Selected, LIQUITEX THE CHALLENGE 2022

2022 Selected, FACE 2023

2022 Selected, The 20th Art Gallery Home

2022 Student Prize, Art Olympia 2022

2022 Selected, The 1st Power of Pictures and Words Exhibition

2022 Selected, The 19th Art Gallery Home

2022 President’s Award (Work Purchased), Kanazawa College of Art Graduation and Completion Exhibition KANABI Creative Award 2021

2022 Selected, The 2nd ARTIST NEW GATE

2021 Selected, FACE 2022

2021 Selected, The 38th FUKUI Sam Hall Art Exhibition

2021 Second Prize, Bi no Kigen Exhibition

2021 Honorable Mention, The 1st Okuno Building Galleries Art Exhibition

2020 Selected (Prize Candidate), The 38th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition

2020 Guest Judge Special Prize, Kanazawa College of Art Graduation and Completion Exhibition KANABI Creative Award 2019

2019 JR West Japan Prize, The 5th Kanazawa Auction of Crafts and Art

2018 Selected, The 35th FUKUI Sam Hall Art Exhibition

2018 Selected, The 24th Hometown Scenery Exhibition in Kitakata

2017 Selected, The 73rd Contemporary Art Exhibition

 

Scholarships & Grants

2024 Maki Tobe Foundation Scholarship (Renewed)

2023 Maki Tobe Foundation Scholarship (Renewed)

2022 Maki Tobe Foundation Scholarship

2020 Kamiyama Foundation Support Program (7th Batch)

2019 Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program Scholarship

 

Auctions & Other Activities

2023 "Dutch Auction 'ART NOW vol.2'", Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo

2020 "Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program 46th Charity Auction", Mitsubishi Corporation Building, Tokyo

2019 "Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program 45th Charity Auction", Mitsubishi Corporation Building, Tokyo

2019 "The 5th Kanazawa Auction of Crafts and Art", Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa

 

Public Collections

ASTER Curator Museum

Kanazawa College of Art

Kanazawa Nishi Hospital

Jujo Hospital

The University of Tokyo (Deposited)

Nakacho no ie (Deposited)

 

Corporate Collections

Age Design Co., Ltd.

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Komatsu Wall IT Co., Ltd.

Shibuya Seiki Co., Ltd.

Hokuei Densetsu Co., Ltd.

AG Holdings, Inc.

Charm Care Corporation

Coffee House Bonjin

Chomsky Coffee & Library