Michiyo Kamei
1966 Born in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Spent her childhood in Kyoto and taught her self to draw.
2004 Graduated in philosophy, Keio University
1996 Began to illustrate anatomical texts at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Solo Exhibitions
2025 "The origin of the universe: Zero point wild" Y art Gallery, Osaka
2024 "A dark dream of bewitching flowers" SHINOBAZU GALLERY, Tokyo
2023 "SHUNGA contemporain" Galerie SATELLITE, Paris, France
"The origin of the universe: Drawing the inside and outside of the human body" Y art Gallery, Osaka
2022 Galerie SATELLITE, Paris, France
"Connecting lives: life, sex, and death" Y art Gallery, Osaka
2020 "KARMAFREE" Hagurodo Gallery, Tokyo
2017 "pipe dream" Hagurodo Gallery, Tokyo
2014 "Hidden picture" Portolibre Gallery, Tokyo
2011 "Whereabouts of nothing" Hagurodo Gallery, Tokyo
2009 "shape of life" Hagurodo Gallery, Tokyo
2006 Gallery Daikokuya, Tochigi
2001 "MORALITY" Gallery Futaba, Tokyo(’02 ’04 as well)
1991 « MICROGRAPHIA »-G art gallery-Tokyo(’94 ’96 ’98 as well)
Group Expositions
2025 "Spéciale Japon" Le Bloc, Poitiers, France
2018-19 Galerie Andre & Léon, Poitiers, France
2016 Exposition “Towards the rays of anamnesis”written by Toshiki Soma, GeijutsuShimbunsha, published onP.20-31. SHINOBAZU GALLERY, Tokyo
form 2012~ " ZA NO KAI "at O Museum, Tokyo
2010 Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair, Hong Kong
2007 Korea International Art Fair, Seoul
form 2005~ " Exposition HITO-HITO "at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Ueno
1997 Butoh Body Art Performance, Shimo-Kitazawa, Tokyo
Awards
2015 "Nippon Suibokuga Art Award 2015" 2nd prize
Other
2008 Illustrations for “The Atlas ofThorax” by Tatsuo Sato, Kodansha publishers, Tokyo
Research Paper
Draw an anatomical art as a <morph>:With Shigeo MIKI’s Natural History of Biological Morph, Bulletin of Cultural Study on KATACHI, vol.16, P.13-22, Japanese Society for the Culture of KATACHI, 2022.
