
				Our gallery deals in Western-style paintings, Japanese-style paintings, sculptures, and other artworks, 
				and holds various exhibitions every year, including solo and group exhibitions.
				We also strive to promote urban development that enhances art and culture through better ties with the local community, 
				and we are committed to nurturing young artists by providing a venue for them to present their works.
				1976 Born in Tokyo
				2000 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Japanese Painting
				
				Awards
				1999 Selected for the 13th Aogaki 2001 Japanese Painting Exhibition>
				1999 Selected for the 10th Garyuzakura Japanese Painting Grand Prize Exhibition (11th and 12th)
				2016 Selected for the 34th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
				2017 Selected for Biennale OME 2017
				2017 Winner of the 6th Artist Group -Kaze- Large Works Open Call Exhibition (8th, 9th, and 10th)
				2024 Selected for seed Yamatane Museum of Art Japanese Painting Award 2024 -The new generation of Japanese painters who will carry the future-
				
				Major solo exhibitions
				2009 Ginza K's Gallery (-'22)
				2016 Kitai Gallery/Tokyo ('18・'22)
				2017 51st L'Espoir Exhibition Ginza Surugadai Gallery
				2017 Japan Embassy in Belgium Public Relations and Cultural Center/Brussels
				2018 Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery
				2022 Shuitsukai (Hotel Hankyu International)
				2023 Osaka Takashimaya Gallery NEXT
				Kyoto Takashimaya Art Gallery
				2024 Gallery Daisen/Osaka
				
				Major group exhibitions and art fairs
				2011 Lineart 2011/Gent ('12 '13)
				2013 Artexpo New York ('14)
				2014 Affordable Art Fair/Milan/Amsterdam/Brussels/Hamburg (-'18)
				2015 Houston Fine Art Fair
				2017 6th Artist Group -Kaze- Large-scale Open Call Exhibition Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ('1・'20'・21)
				2018 Hanashinfu 6th Artist Group -Kaze- Small Works Exhibition Nihonbashi/Kyoto/Osaka Takashimaya ('20 '21 '22)
				2020 LA Art Show/Los Angeles
				2021 1st NIHONGA○-en- Kyoto Museum of Art ('22・'24 Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
				2021 1st NIHONGA○-en- Small Works Exhibition Gallery Daisen/Osaka ('22・'24)
				2022 Chapter 1 ~Pulse~ Japanese Painting by Five Artists Exhibition Gallery Daisen/Osaka ('23・'24・'25)
				2023 -Visions of the Sky- Kanata at DIDIER AARON, New York
				2023 The Treasure House Fair, London ('24)
				2023 Seattle Art Fair 2023, Seattle ('24)
				2023 West Bund Art & Design 2023, Shanghai ('24)
				2023 Art Miami 2023, Miami
				2024 Art SG 2024, Singapore ('25)
				2024 TEFAF Maastricht 2024, Maastricht ('25)
				2024 INFINI – Infinity in Material, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
				2024 Taipei Dangdai 2024, Taipei ('25)
				2024 Tokyo Gendai 2024, PACIFICO Yokohama
				2024 The Armory Show 2024, New York
				2024 Group Exhibition, Takashimaya Yokohama
				2024 The Elemental II – Music of the Spheres, A Lighthouse called Kanata,Tokyo
				2024 FAB Paris 2024, Paris
				2025 ZONAMACO 2025, Mexico City
				2025 EXPO CHICAGO 2025, Chicago
				Many other solo and group exhibitions
				
Chiko Takei
1F KCI Hiranomachi Building, 2-4-11
                    Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
06-6201-1337
uematsu@garou-daisen.com