AKIRA KUROSAKI

1937 Born in Talien City, Manchuria

1962 Graduated from Kyoto Technical University

1973-74 Scholarship from the Japan Cultural Agency, studies at Harvard University and Hochschule für Bildende Kunst, Hamburg.

1975, 76 Visiting Lecturer, Morley Art College, London

1978 Visiting Professor, University of Washington, Seattle

1980 Visiting Lecturer, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 1980 Visiting Lecturer, Museum Art School, Portland, Oregon

1981 Visiting lecturer, Busan National University, Korea

1981- Professor, Kyoto Technical University

Solo exhibitions: Galeria Krzysztofory, Krakow 1972 ; Soker-Kaseman Gallery, San Francisco 1973, 1978, 1980', Williams-Johnson Gallery, Seattle 1973, 1976, 1978, 1980', Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, New York 1974 ,0 Gallery Huntly, Canberra 1977 ; Macquarie Gallery, Sydney 1977; Henry Gallery, Seattle 1978; Lumley Cazalet Ltd., London 1979; Galeria Anderz, Malmö 1979; Wentz Gallery, Portland 1980', Shirota Gallery, Tokyo 1972-82.

Since 1970 exhibited at the graphics biennials in Bradford, Krakow, Paris, Tokyo, Ljubliana, Florence, Seoul, Fredrikstad, Varna, Listowel.

Public collections: The Museum of Modern Art, New York / Rockefeller Foundation / The Library of Congress, Washington / Cincinnati Art Museum / Harvard University, Fogg Museum / Los Angeles County Museum / University of Washington, Henry Gallery / New South Wales Art Museum, Australia / Poland National Museum, Warsaw / Galleria Uffizi, Italy / Dresden National Museum, GDR / Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris / Victoria & Albert Museum, London / The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Japan Cultural Agency / Japan Foundation.