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Tomoharu Kairaku

Enthusiastic artist, illustrator.
Favorite paint tools are water-color, acrylic, oil, CG.
I like watching soccer (Supporter of Cerezo Osaka and Japan National Team).
I like painting and listening to music (Rock, Jazz, Pops).
Also I like creature, movie, motorcycle, billiard, astronomy, occult.

 

■1957
Born in Osaka/Japan.

■1980-2006
Group exhibition held by the BIKKURI BAKO, in Osaka or Kyoto.

■1987
Start as a free lance illustrator.
Winner of the ‘KIN NO KUMA AWARD’ held by the magazine ‘YOUNG JUMP’ (SHUUEISHA co.ltd)
General award at the ‘CONTEMPORARY ART COMPETETION’ by the ART SPACE CORE, Tokyo.

■1988
General award at the ‘KYOTO DESIGN CONTEST (category ILLUSTRATION)’, Kyoto.

■1989
General award at the ‘JAPAN GRAPHIC CONTEST’, Tokyo.

■1990
‘ART BATTLE’ by the PARCO GALLERY, Kichijouji, Tokyo.
‘SELECTED ARTISTS EXHIBITION’ by the GALLERY EAUX, Tokyo.
‘ILLUSTRATION NEW WAVE 100’ by the DENTSU co.,ltd., Tokyo.
General award at the ‘MADE IN CONPETITION’ by the IZUMIYA co.,ltd., Tokyo.

■1991
‘SELECTED ARTISTS EXHIBITION’ by the GALLERY EAUX, Tokyo.
General award at the ‘ILLUSTRATION AWARD’ by the GALLERY PICTURE, Osaka.
General award at the ‘CHOICE’ in the magazine ‘ILLUSTRATION’ published by the GENKOUSHA co.,ltd..

■1992
Held the ‘2 MEN EXHIBITION’ at the ART BOX GALLERY, Tokyo.
Group exhibition at the GALLERY ITEZA, Kyoto.
General award at the ‘CHOICE’ in the magazine ‘ILLUSTRATION’ published by the GENKOUSHA co.,ltd..

■1993
‘ART BOX AWARD’, Tokyo.
Personal exhibition at the GALERY 14TH MOON, Osaka.

■1994
Work as a wall painter in the ABENO SOHO, Osaka
Personal exhibition at the CAFE GARBO, Kobe

■1995
“WRIST WATCH BY 300 MEN” held by CREATION GALLERY, Tokyo

■1996
“OBJECT EXHIBITION” at the GALLERY ONI, Kyoto.
General award at the monthly and annual contest ‘SHI TO MERUHEN’ published by the SANRIO co., ltd..

■1998-1999
Study 3DCG at Digital Hollywood Osaka.

■2000
Personal exhibition at the GALERY 14TH MOON, Osaka.

■2002
Personal exhibition at the GALERY ART BORN, Osaka.

■2009
One man exhibition at “NISHINA COFFEE SHOP “, Hiroshima
One man exhibition at Hotel Hyatt Regency Osaka
Group exhibition “Love Winter”, Tokyo
Group exhibition ”Frog” AWESOME, , Tokyo
Group exhibition held by “ONE’S”, , Tokyo
Group exhibition “Pinocchio”, Osaka
Group exhibition in “OPT GALLERY”, Kyoto
Group exhibition “2 Page Exhibition”, Tokyo
“FROG SHOW”, Tokyo
Group exhibition “Chips Exhibition”, Yokohama.

■2009-2010
Group exhibition “PEACE SUMMER”, Osaka

■2010
Group exhibition “PEACE SUMMER”, Osaka

■2011
“ARIGATOU” exhibition, Tokyo
“100 Artist Exhibition”, New York

■2013
One man exhibition at Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo

■2010-2023
Design Festa, Tokyo

* CLIENTS:
RECRUIT、APPLE INC.、KEIOU RAILWAY、KOUDANSHA FAMOUS SCHOOL、SHUUEISHA、KADOKAWA SHOTEN、SOUGETU SHUPPAN、NIPPON PCM HOUSOU KYOUGIKAI、etc.