P r o f i l e　

Haruki Kubo

1931

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture

1989

Began creative activities while also managing a company after a revelation

1991

First solo exhibition at the Kagoshima Reimeikan Museum

2000

Relocated to Yamanashi and opened Yamanakako Atelier HARUKI

2010　

First book of paintings published: MY INVISIBLE WORLD

2013

Began participating in group exhibitions and art fairs both in Japan and overseas

2013

　

6

21st World Peace Art Exhibition(Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre)

10

Japan Art Print Show(Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA)

2014

　

2

19th Japan Fine Arts Competition & Exhibition(Ueno Royal Museum)

5

Received the Japan-Italy Artists Heroic Medal of Honor on the occasion of the publication of Storie di Artisti giapponesi e italiani(Italian art book) commemorating the 2000th anniversary of the passing of the first Roman emperor Augustus

8

Recognized as an Hermitage World Art Heritage Artist by the Russian Art Association on the 250th anniversary of the opening of the Hermitage Museum

9

Received the Gold Prize for the Beauty of the Arts and Culture of France-Japan at the Festival of Art Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Millet (Les Pavillons de Bercy, Paris)

10

Exhibited at Da Vinci’s Dream: Japanese Art and Da Vinci (Château du Clos Lucé, France)

2015

　

2

Received the World Peace Art Contribution Award

Artwork featured on the front and back covers of the Mother Teresa biography LOVE IN ACTION: THE STORY OF MOTHER TERESA

20th Japan Fine Arts Competition & Exhibition(Ueno Royal Museum)

3

Work exhibited as part of a mural mosaic of art tiles at the Sapienza University of Rome during the Artists of the Heisei Era Mission to Europe Art Festival in Rome

4

Exhibited at Neo-Japonism in Tahiti 2015

5

Received the 2014 Artist of the Year Award at the Exhibition of Japanese Excellent Artists: Flying to the World (Kamakura Performing Arts Center)

6

Received the International Arts and Culture Contribution Award, Kokubi Art Exhibition Audience Award, and Kokubi Art Exhibition Critic’s Award at the 39th Kokubi Art Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)

7

Received the Pride of the Arts and Culture Award 2015

9

Received the Japan-Italy Artists Gold Award of Honor on the occasion of the publication of La vie des grands artistes du Japon et de la France commemorating the 300th anniversary of the passing of the Sun King Louis XIV

12

Exhibited at the 22nd Kiyomizu-dera Temple Exhibition of Elegant Paintings and Calligraphy of the Past(Kiyomizu-dera Temple)

2016

　

2

Winner in the Almanac of Modern Popular Artists Annual Grand Prix

Received the Special Recognition Award at the 21st Japan Fine Arts Competition & Exhibition(Ueno Royal Museum)

3

Exhibited at the Soseki and Japanese Art of the 21st Century Exhibition(Museum of Art, Ehime)

4

Cover of the book “Bo-chan”, the book of the London Book Fair Exhibit at World Art Dubai 2016 (Dubai World Trade Center)

4～6

Heart Art in LISBON 2016 -From the country where the sun rises- (Portugal Orient Museum) Received the Nippon Steel Art Excellence Award

5

Exhibited at Yoyogi Forest Art Exhibition (NHK Fureai Hall Gallery) St. Peter's Art Award winner Mother Teresa certified

6

Received the Mongolian Tsunehisa Norimasa Art Gold Award at the Mongolian Hero Writers Art Festival (National Museum of Mongolia) Authorized Mongolian hero hero artist

Heart Art in FUKUOKA 2016-2nd day when art gathers in Fukuoka-(Fukuoka Asian Art Museum)Received the President's Award

Awarded Tokyo International Art Award at the 40th Kokumi Art Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)

7

At the exhibition of light, Sendai 2016 -Messages from art- (Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art) Edgar Degas Art Award

8

Won the Kamakura Mayor Award at the Educational Culture Exchange for Japanese Art (Kamakura Art Museum)

11

Japan-Belgium Friendship Exhibition -To Friends Received the 150th anniversary of the Japan-Belgium Friendship Arts Award at (Galleries Elevenstin)

12

The Japanese Fine Arts Selection 3 is published. Kumamoto Reconstruction Prayer Light of Hope's Light Reconstruction Creative Arts Gold Award at Holy Night Art Exhibition (Kumamoto City Distribution Information Hall)

2017

　

1

Charity piece exhibition by Tokyo popular artists (Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan)

2

The 22nd Japanese Art Nationally Selected Artists Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum) Contemporary Popular Artist Yearbook

2～3

Permanent exhibition in Shanghai, China (Fugetsusha Gallery)

4

Japan-French Friendship 160th Anniversary Project / Japonism 2018 Held Commemorative Award 41st Kokumi Art Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)

5

Japan Quebec Friendship Exhibition (Domaine Maizerets, Quebec)

7

JARDIN exhibition in N.Y. (New York Ashok Jaina Gallery) The 25th International Peace Art Exhibition (Tokyo Art Theater)

8～9

Healing art "The appearance of the gods" Exhibition (Space & Gallery Tokunokura, Kobuchizawa)

9

Paris Nouveau Japonism Art Exhibition (Paris, Bercy Museum, France) Paris Nouveau Japonism Arts and Culture Mission Certified Nouveau Japonism treasure art prize

10

Japan Fine Arts Culture Selected Piece Exhibition (Venice PAPER PROJECT VENICE Gallery Italy)

11

Swiss Swart Basel Fair 2017 (Basel SWART Gallery Switzerland)

25th International Peace Art Exhibition (All Indian Arts and Crafts Association, India)

Best Gold Award at Japan Art Festival in Praha 2017 (Prague, Congress Center, Czech Republic)

12

Soul Art Show 2017 (Hall A, COEX, Korea)

2018

　

2

The 23rd Japanese Art Exhibition, Selected Artist Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum)Contemporary Popular Artist Yearbook Annual Artist Award

3

4th beauty perspective Commemorating the 160th anniversary of Japan-France friendship Japonism 2018 Grand Prix

4

Japan Impression Exhibition (Republic of Malta) Mother Teresa biography book whose work was adopted on the front and back cover by the President of the Republic of Malta “LOVE IN ACTION-THE STORY OF MOTHER TERESA”

At the 9th World Peace Artists Association Exhibition (Theater 1010 Kitasenju) World Peace Artist Association

Received a popular artist award at the 23rd Japanese Art Award Winners Exhibition (Ginza Hiroshi Cooperation Hall)

5

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2018 (Singapore) The Mongolian Foundation Honorary Artist Award at the Mongolian Heisei Exhibition Mongolian Best Art Tile Seiga Award W

6

Received Special Awards at Japan Europe North America Joint Exchange Exhibition (Tokyo Art Theater) / Publication of a book commemorating the European-Japanese Palace Art Association

7

The 26th International Peace Art Exhibition (JMS Aster Plaza Hiroshima)

Exhibition of MINERVA 2018 (Mal Galleries London UK)

8

Received the French International Art Award, commemorating the 160th anniversary of the friendship between France

Japan-Indonesia diplomatic relations 60th anniversary friendship exchange exhibition (Bali, Indonesia)

9

8th Art Selection-50 viewpoints-RIHGA Royal Gallery, Osaka

The 26th International Peace Art Exhibition (European United Nations Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland)

European-Japanese Palace Art Festival 2018 (Nymphenburg Palace Orangery, Germany)

10

Austria-Japan exchange 150th anniversary / Vienna Schonbrunn International Art Award

12

"Sho-Put the future on the summit" Exhibition (National Rome, La Sapienta, Italy) Awarded the title of the Medal of Pietra Migliare

He won the Heisei Best Writers Award at the 2nd Exhibition of Heart Light (O Art Museum, Tokyo)

2019

　

2

The 24th Japan Art National Exhibition of Selected Artists (Ueno Mori Art Museum)

Featured in "The Profile of International Artists", a yearbook of contemporary artists

The Great Artist Award at the Art Yearbook Buyers' Guide 2019

MINERVA 2019 Published "Dawn of Lemuria"

4

Art Soul Won the Best Award for The Art Award

Publication of the Commemorative Book of the Japan-European Palace Art Association

Milan Leonardo 500 Commemorative Milan International Art Award

5

Pilgrimage of Beauty and Creation (Eugenio Granel Foundation Museum, Galicia, Spain)

"Creators : Artists from Heisei to the Age" Exhibition (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)

6

The 27th International Peace Art Exhibition (Kanagawa Prefectural Hall Gallery)

Flower Museum vol.66 "The Creator of Beauty: A Bridge to the New Age"

7-8

Exhibition of MINERVA 2019 (Mal Galleries London, UK)

8

BIFROST Vol.26 Received the Gami-yun Unamesing Art Grand Prize in The Journal

9

Flower Museum Vol.67 "Edvard Munch"

10

JARDIN, in Abu Dhabi (Etihad Modern Art Gallery Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates)

Siena Japan Friendship Art Exhibition (Siena Museum of Art Publico Palace)

Japan-Europe Exchange Exhibition 2019 (Tokyo Art Theatre Gallery 1)

11

The 27th International Peace Art Exhibition (Sch?nbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria)

at Art Journal Vol.99 The highest premium prize awarded in the art journal history

12

Japan-Italy International Exchange Art Exhibition (Palazzo Granafaye-Nerve?a House Brindisi Italy)

Japan-Italy International Exchange Art Exhibition (Tokyo Art Theatre Gallery1)

2020

　

2

The 25th Japan Art National Exhibition of Selected Artists (Ueno Mori Art Museum)

3

Kanazawa Art Festival Waraku 2020 (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)

8

ART BLEND A World Competition from JAPAN and Switzerland
（Gallery Swiss Art Space Lausanne Switzerland）

9

The 28th International Peace Art Exhibition (Kyoto City Museum of Art Annex 2nd Floor)

Future

　

10

The 28th International Peace Art Exhibition (Vilnius Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania)

2021

　

2

The 26th Japan Art National Exhibition of Selected Artists (Ueno Mori Art Museum)