HIDENORI OI

1960 Born in Yamaguchi, Japan.
1986 Graduated from Sculpture Department of Kanazawa College of Graduate School.
1991 The Nagato City Arts&Culture Encouragement Award.
1998 The Yamaguchi Prefecture Arts&Culture Encouragement Award.
1999 Granted the 1999-2000 Fellowship to study in Europe under the Japanese
Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists.
2005 Fine arts prize of Energia Award.
2010 The 37th Nagano City Open-air Sculpture Award.

Solo Exhibitions

1990 Bunkajaya,Osaka , Japan.
1992 Art Space Baku,Fukuoka, Japan.
Fukuoka City Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan.
1993 Ban Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
1998 Honchoukurabu, yamaguchi, Japan.
Kikugawa Gallery, Yamaguchi, Japan.
1999 Padan padan, Barcelona, Spain.
2000 Marine Museum , Vilassar de Mar, Spain.
2001 Art Gallery Tapies, Koube, Japan. (’03, ’06)
2004 Runessa Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2005 Salanoa, Barcelona, Spain.
2006 Gallery La seine, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Group Exhibitions / Symposiums (selected)

1981 Kanazawa Sculpture Exhibition ’81, Isikawa Prefectural Museum of Art. (Exhibited annually until ’90.)
1982 The 36th Exhibition of NIKI, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
1984 Yamaguchi Prefeccture Art Exhibition, Yamaguchi PrefecturalArt Museum. (Exhibited annually until ’96 except for ’89,’92.)
1986 Three Sculptors Show, Tokiwa Garelly, Tokyo.
1987 Memorial Art,Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, IRUMA Memorial Park,Saitama.
1989 ’89 Moderm Kyushu Sculpture Exhibition, ISHIBASHI Museum of Art, Fukuoka. (Won The Grand Award)
Review Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Exhibition, ’79~’89, After The Reorganization, Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum.
1990 Miyazaki Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition ’90, Miyakonojou City Museum of Art, Miyazaki. (also in ’91,’92)
1991 RAICHO Show, Ban Gallery, Osaka.
Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture in HYUGA’91, Miyazaki.
Sculpture in Town, Kofu-City, Yamanashi.
The 12th Han-Setouchi Contemporary Art Exhibition, Okayama Prefectural Culture Center, Okayama. (also in The13th)
1992 Stone Sculpture Symposium in KASAOKA’92 OKAYAMA
The 2nd KAJIMA Sculpture Contest, Tokyo. (The esquisse was selected, same in The 3rd)
1993 “REKISHI NO OKA”Sculpture forum, Muraoka-City, Hyogo.
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition 1993, Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
1994 Sculpture Project in yamaguchi Prefecture Seminar park, Ymaguchi.
Asian Contemporary Sculpture Meeting, UMI NO NAKAMICHI Sea beach Park, Fukuoka.
The Exhibition of Sculptures on the Street, Kurashiki-City Okayama. (The esquisse was selected)
1995 Tojo Art document ’95, Tojo – town, Hyogo.
Dialogue of Asian Contemporary Sculptures, Taipei Municipal art Museum Taiwan. (Won the purchase Award)
Yamaguchi Contemporary marble Sculpture Exhibition, Kagekiyodo-Cavem, Yamaguchi.
1996 Contemporary Sculptures by 13 Artists, Umeda Sky Bldg, Osaka.
The Exhibition of Open-air Sculpture for International Exhibition, UMI NO NAKAMICHI Sea beach Park, Fukuoka.
The 2nd Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Fumio Asakura Museum of Sculpture, Oita. (The esquisse was selected. same in The 3rd)
MINE International Marble Sculpture Symposium, Yamaguchi.
1997 Ha-Ren International Sculpture Exhibition, Taiwan.
The Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Sculpture, Korea.
The Stone Rord, Ikeda Sculpture Symposium’97, Osaka.
Kagawa Stone Festival’97 Kagawa.
TOYAMURA International Sculpture Biennale’97, Hokaido.
The 17th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture’97, Ube Ctiy Open-air Museum of Sculpture. (The esquisse was selected.)
1998 Symposium of Sculpture in Yonago ’98, Yonago-city, Tottori.
The Exhibition of Japanese/Korean Invited Areists, S Gallery, Korea
The 15th Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition at the Suma Detachecl Palace Garden. Hyougo (The esquisse was selected)
1999 The 18th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture’99, Ube Ctiy Open-air Museum of Sculpture. (The esquisse was selected.)
Contemporary Sculpture from Japan, Korea and Taiwan, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts,Taiwan.
Sculpture Project of Forty Pillarse, Alsace, France.
2003 The 20th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture’03, Ube Ctiy Open-air Museum of Sculpture. (The esquisse was selected.)
2004 7 de Llotja, Tremp, Spain.
2005 Symposium of Sculuture in Oberhaslach, Alsace, France.
2006 Exhibition DOMANI (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
2007 Artist Residency at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, U.S.A.
The 22th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture’07, Ube Ctiy Open-air Museum of Sculpture. (Won The second prize Award)
2008 The 8nd Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition, Fumio Asakura Museum of Sculpture, Oita. (Won The second prize Award)
2009 The 23th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture’07, Ube Ctiy Open-air Museum of Sculpture. (Won The second prize Award)
2010 The 11nd KAJIMA Sculpture Contest, Tokyo. (The esquisse was selected)

Public Collections (selected)

Japan
Kanazawa College of Art OnodaCity, Ymaguchi. Nagato City, Ymaguchi
Kurume City, Fukuoka. Ymaguchi Prefecture Kasaoka City, Okayama.
Ikeda City, Osaka Sakai City, Osaka. Tojo Town,Hyogo
Uto Ctiy, Kumamoto. Muraoka Town,Hyogo Daito City, Osaka.
Kanazawa City, Ishikawa. Nagano City, Nagano.
Foreign countries
Taipei Municipal Art Museum, Tawan.
Bethlehem City, Israel.
Wangenbourg ,Alsace, France.
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, U.S.A.