Yoshio Nitta

**Yoshio Nitta**

**Born**: 1969, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

**Education**:

- 1992, Graduated with a degree in Sculpture from Kyoto City University of Arts

- 1994, Completed a Master’s degree in Sculpture at the Graduate School of Kyoto City University of Arts

Yoshio Nitta was born in 1969 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He studied sculpture at Kyoto City University of Arts, where he graduated in 1994. Before this, he also studied Japanese painting under Japanese artist Shingo Hoshino. Nitta has held solo exhibitions in various locations across Japan, including Osaka City, and participated in several group exhibitions in countries such as Australia, Denmark, South Korea, and the UAE.

Since 2005, he has regularly participated in the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition and exhibited in 2009 at "Sculpture by the Sea" in Aarhus, Denmark. In 2009, he completed an artist residency program in South Korea.

Nitta’s works have been collected by both private and public institutions worldwide, including the Cottesloe Town Sculpture Collection in Australia.

Regarding his creative process, Nitta once dreamt of placing the moon on a table to observe it up close and imagine the possibility of someone living there.

**Solo Exhibitions**:

- Kaede Gallery, Osaka (2023, 2014, 2008, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1997)

- Space HaaM, Seoul, South Korea (2010)

- TeNBA-A Gallery, Osaka (2000)

- CO・OP INN KYOTO space, Kyoto (2000)

- ART SPACE NIJI, Kyoto (2000, 1995, 1993)

**Group Exhibitions, Public Exhibitions, and Events (Selected)**:

- 2025, 2025 Tainan Art Fair, 99 Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

- 2024, Art Cosmopolitan 2024 Taipei, Korean Artist Group Exhibition, 99 Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

- 2024, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2023, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2021, Hirakata City Exhibition, Mayor’s Award, Hirakata, Osaka

- KAJIMA Sculpture Competition, Model Selection

- Sculpture Rocks, Sydney, Australia

- 2021, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2020, Gallerism 2020, PIAS Gallery, Osaka Nakatsu

- SWELL Sculpture Festival, Gold Coast, Australia

- 2020, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2019, VISION Retrospective, Korea & Japan Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea

- 2019, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2018, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2018, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2017, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2017, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2016, 'Borne' Wearable Sculpture Exhibition, 19Karen Gallery, Sydney, Australia

- Choi Seok-ho and Osaka Friends Exhibition, Ryubije Gallery, South Korea

- 2016, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2015, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- Bridges Exhibition, Dar Al-Anda Gallery, Amman, Jordan

- 2015, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2014, Trajectory for Tomorrow, Gallery KEI-FU, Kyoto

- 2013, Passage To Middle East, 4 Walls Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE

- 2012, Japan & Australia Cultural Exchange Sculpture Exhibition, Western Australia & Japan

- 2012, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2011, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2011, Yangpyeong Eco-Art Festival, Yangpyeong Art Museum, South Korea

- 2011, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2010, Sobab Art Fair, South Korea

- Triangle Project, South Korea

- 2010, Gomboc Gallery, 27th Annual Sculpture Survey Exhibition, Western Australia

- 2009, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea

- Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2009, Sculpture by the Sea Aarhus, Denmark

- Odysseia - Contemporary Craft and Painting, Chiwoo Craft Museum, South Korea

- 2008, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2007, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- Madame Shin Saimdang Grand Art Exhibition, Gangneung Art Gallery, South Korea

- 2007, Over the Sea 4 Artists, Seoul University, Seoul, South Korea

- 2007, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- Selected for Kyoto Art Museum Exhibition, Kyoto

- 2006, 6"x6"x6" Mini Sculpture Exhibition, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, Australia

- 2006, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2005, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Australia

- 2004, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Australia

- 2003, KODOMO ISU Exhibition, Kaede Gallery, Osaka

- 2002, Contemporary Art from Galleries, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka

- 2001, Toyokawa Modern Art Museum, Toyokawa, Japan