Yabuuchi Satoshi

Profile

• 1978: Graduated Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Sculpture
• 1980: Completed course of fine arts study, Graduate Division, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music; Specialization: sculpture, studio of Prof. SUMIKAWA Kiichi
• 1982: Lecturer, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Graduate Division, Fine arts Research Department, Conservation and Restoration Laboratory of Cultural Properties (through 1987). During this time, studied classical techniques of Buddhist statuary and ancient fine arts, also restoration techniques
• 2004: Appointed Professor of the Conservation Division (Preservation and Restoration/Sculpture), Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

Major Exhibitions

• 1979: Began exhibiting works, primarily through private exhibition
• 1984: “Contemporary Humor” (Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art)
• 1985: “Trends in Contemporary Sculpture - Wooden Sculpture” (Gallery, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall)
• 1986: “Contemporary Japanese Arts 3 - Artists Born after WWII” (Miyagi Prefectural Art museum)
• 1987: Private Exhibition “Skulpturen” (OAG House Tokyo, German Culture Hall)
• 1987: “New Trends in Contemporary Sculpture, 5 Japanese Artists” (Salvatore Ala Gallery, New York)
• 1988: Private Exhibition (Alexander F. Milliken Inc., New York, U.S.A.)
• 1988: “See-with-your-hand Art” Exhibition (Yurakucho Art Forum)
• 1989: “Exciting Art ‘89” (Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art)
• 1990: “Japan Conception through Art Now” (Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney)
• 1991: Private Exhibition “Legends of Our National Superheroes” (Fujii Gallery, Tokyo)
• 1991: “Sculpture Today 7 - Contemporary Art (The Japanese Soul)” (Gifu Prefectural Art Museum)
• 1993: Private Exhibition “Exhibition of YABUUCHI Satoshi” (Takashimaya Dept. Store Gallery,
• 1993: Nihonbashi, Tokyo; Kariya City Art Museum, and other places)
• 1996: “The World of Satoshi YABUUCHI -Sculptor” (The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, City of Niagara, N.Y., U.S.A.)
• 1999: “The World of YABUUCHI Satoshi: SHIKISHIN FUNI” MITSUKOSHI ETOILE, PARIS (Paris, France)
• 2002: “The Sun and Flowers”, YABUUCHI Satoshi in Todai-ji. In Celebration of the 1,250th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Great Buddha” (Kinsho Hall, Todai-ji Temple, Nara)
• 2003: “The World of YABUUCHI Satoshi - Commemoratory Exhibition for the 21st HIRAKUSHI Denchu Award” (Ibara Municipal Denchu Art Museum/Okayama Pref., etc.)
• 2003: “Commemoratory Exhibition for the 6th Kurayoshi Green Sculpture Award” (Kurayoshi Museum/Tottori Pref.)
• 2005: “YABUUCHI Satoshi in Daigo-ji” (Daigo-ji Temple/Kyoto)
• 2006: “YABUUCHI Satoshi Exhibition - Children with Mysterious Powers” (SOGO CLUB, Sogo Hong Kong Co., Ltd./Hong Kong)

Publications

• The Restoration of and Research on the Jizo Bosatsu (Lsitigarbha bodhisattva) owned by the Shin-Yakushiji Temple (coauthor, Bulletin of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, 21, 1986)
• YABUUCHI Satoshi’s Grand Compendium of Living Things (Kyuryudo, 1991)
• Exhibition of YABUUCHI Satoshi (Exhibition Executive Committee, 1993)
• Metal Works of YABUUCHI Satoshi (Ebisu Art, 1993)
• Art for the Public (Ebisu Art, 1995)
• The Complete Work of YABUUCHI Satoshi: FOR THE PUBLIC - 1 (UWAMUKI PROJECT, 1998)
• The Complete Work of YABUUCHI Satoshi: FOR THE PUBLIC - 2 (UWAMUKI PROJECT, 1999)
• The World of YABUUCHI Satoshi, SHIKISHINFUNI - Fables populaires et enigmes du monde Zen (Exhibition Executive Committee of MITSUKOSHI ETOILE, PARIS, 1999)
• Searching for Asura(Co-authored and Edited by Kofuku-ji Temple, Shogakkan (2000)
• Promoting the ‘Optimistic Way’ (Kyuryudo, 2002)
• The World of YABUUCHI Satoshi - Commemoratory Exhibition for the 21st HIRA KUSHI Denchu Award(Exhibition Executive Committee, 2003)
• YABUUCHI Satoshi’s Prajna Paramita Sutra (Shogakukan ‘Handy Prajna Paramita Sutra Series’, 2003) YABUUCHI Satoshi

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