Satoshi Ohno

Satoshi Ohno was born in 1980 in Gifu. He received B.A. from Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo in 2004, and currently lives and works in Yamanashi, Japan. He is based in the foot of Mt. Fuji, which embraces ocean of trees. It’s a harsh environment where life and death are repeated, but is also like a cradle and mother’s body that gives birth and nurture various lives. Inspired by the environment, his self-portraits and paintings depicting primeval forests evoke sharp and inherent human senses that are vitalized by the natural pressures felt from the wilderness. His “Prism” series depicts geometrical and man-made beauty as a symbol of the human civilization, and the aggressive and violent progress of the post-modern worldwide capitalism, yet exploring something simply beautiful at the same time. His major solo exhibitions include “Prism Violet” at The Contemporary Museum Honolulu, Hawaii (2007), “PROPHET” (2009) “BYE BYE SUNSET” (2013) “Sleep in jungle.” (2020) at Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, “Beautiful Dreaming.”(2015) at 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery. He has participated in many museum group exhibitions including “STANCE or DISTANCE? –Connecting Myself to the World.” (Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Japan, 2015), “Art Scope 2012-2014 – Remains of Their Journeys” (Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 2014), “The Way of Painting” (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, 2014), and “REAL JAPANESQUE: The Unique World of Japanese Contemporary Art” (National Meseum of Art, Osaka, Japan, 2012), “VOCA 2010” (The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2010), “Fukutake House 2009: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial” (ex Nagayama school, Niigata, Japan, 2009), “THE ECHO” (an annex to ZAIM, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 2008). His work is included in the public collections such as The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Hara Museum ARC, Gunma, Japan, and National Gallery of Victoria.