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Masaaki Ohya is a Japanese artist who specializes in print making. He has held many solo exhibitions in Japan and Europe, where is international represented by the Swiss Theca Gallery from Lugano. He has taken part in international exhibitions and won the high praise of many art critics. He is currently working on new projects such as workshops, new print exhibitions and solo exhibition object works. He also teaches new intaglio techniques and is currently researching new ideas for his works. Masaaki Ohya was born and raised in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan in 1972. He continues to live in Zama City. He holds a 1998 MA in Painting from Tama Art University, Tokyo,having studied etching under Professor Yukio Fukazawa, Mayumi Morino and Tatsumasa Watanabe. After graduating in 1998 he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Printmaking at Tama Art University, Tokyo until 2000.From 2000-2002 he worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Printmaking also at Tama Art University, Tokyo. In 2001 he was a member of the operating committee for the Tokyo International Mini-print Triennial. He won The Grand Prize at The International Mini Print Cluj – Napoca in Rumania in 1997. Since 1997 he has won different awards including 2007 the 14th INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNAL VARNA BULGARIA [ Three Equal Awards ] in 2008 the 13th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taiwan.(Silver CCA Award) and in 2009 IX Graphic Art Biennial DRY POINT in Uzice 2009 SERBIA (Gold Point Award) He has been teaching the intaglio technique at public museums and Tama Art University for people from all walks of life since 2002 except for 2009 when he won a one year residency in Paris under the Japanese Government’s Overseas Study Program for Artists, where he studied etching techniques at The Atelier Contrepoint. Since 2009 he has held several solo exhibitions in Japan and has been teaching intaglio techniques at Tama Art University for people from all walks of life and in several galleries.
Museum Collection
Machida City Museum Of Graphic Arts Tokyo JapanTama Art University Museum Tokyo JapanSekiryosha Museum Nigata JapanHamamatsu City Museum Sizuoka JapanSakima Museum Okinawa JapanThe University Of New Mexico UsaNational Museum RomaniaMuseum Of Contemporary Arts AregentinaSveucilisna Knjiznica Library CroatiaVilnius Graphics Centre LithuaniaThe Tikotin Museum Of Japanese Art IsraelTaiwan Art National Museum R.O.CNational Taiwan Normal University Gallery R.O.CInternational Print Triennial Crakow PolandMunicipal Art Gallery In Lodz PolandGuanlan Museum ChinaPurdue Universiti Galleries U.S.ACremona Civic Museum ItalyFondation Du Forum D’assilah MoroccoNational Instiution Of Museum Of Tetovo Area MacedoniaSilpakorn University Thailand
Main Solo Exhibitions
1996 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Dowa Kasai Gallery, Tokyo Japan1998 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Otemachi Gallery, Tokyo Japan1999Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Sudoh Art Museum, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Gallery Space M, Gunma Japan2000 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Otemachi Gallery, Tokyo Japan2001 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Gallery Space M, Gunma JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Shonandai Gallery, Kanagawa JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Heian Gallery, kyoto Japan2002 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Kaede Gallery, Nigata Japan2003 Masaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Shonandai Gallery, Kanagawa Japan2004 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Gallery Fort, Cadaqes SpainMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition, Heian Gallery, Kyoto JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery219, Tokyo Japan2005 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Kaede Gallery, Nigata JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Rokutubo, Nigata JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Space M, Gunma Japan2006 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Print Exhibition Shonandai Gallery, Kanagawa JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery SAOU and TOMOS, Tokyo Japan 2007　 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery Mominoki, Tokyo Japan Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Space M, Gunma Japan2008　 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition, Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo Japan2009 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Space M, Gunma Japan2010　 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Anita, Kanagawa Japan2011 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Musai, Tokyo Japan Masaaki Ohya Exhibition Sudoh Art Museum, Kanagawa JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition Gallery Space M, Gunma Japan2012 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery Seibundo, Kanagawa JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery Rokutubo, Nigata Japan2013 Masaaki Ohya Exhibition, Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery Space M, Gunma JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery Anita, Kanagawa JapanMasaaki Ohya Exhibition, Gallery ARK, Kanagawa Japan