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​​

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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 

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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.

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