Born in Kyoto, Japan
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Fine Arts

【Solo Exhibitions】

2010
Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
2009
Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki
2003
Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
2000
Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
1999
Gallery Nikko, Tokyo
1997
Gallery Q,Gallery Qs, Tokyo
1996
Gallery Gen, Tokyo
1994
Gallery Gen, Tokyo

【Selected Group Exhibitions】

2014
“Ohara Contemporary at Musabi” Musashino Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
“Great! Ohara Museum,”Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
2013
“Ohara Contemporary,” Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
“Your Voice is Mine,” NUS (National University of Singapore) Museum, Singapore
2010
“The Special Exhibition for the 80th Anniversary Best of Ohara Collection,” Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
“Summit of the six@vanguard gallery”Vanguard Gallery, Shanhai, China
2009
“New Collection Exhibition 2006–2009,” Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
“Art in BUSAN 2009: Inter‐City,” Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea
“Japan meets China,” Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Tochigi, Japan
2007
“JAPAN Caught by Camera,” Shanghai Art Museum, China
“Collection II,” 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
2006
“Impact,” Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
2005
“Seoul International Print, Photo & Edition Works Art Fair,”Hangaram Art Museum of Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
“The Art of Breathing in the World,” Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan
“The Photography beyond 20 years from Tsukuba Museum of Photography 1985,” Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan
“VOCA-The Vision of Contemporary Art 2005,” The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
“2005 Guangzhou Photo Biennial,” Guangdong Museum of Art, China
2004
“Opening Exhibition: Modern Masters & Collection,” 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
“Mask of Japan Contemporary Japanese Photography,” Guangdong Museum of Art, China
2003
“Mask of Japan,” Aura Gallery, Shanghai, China
“City_net Asia 2003,” Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
“NICAF ’2003, ” Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall, Japan
“Genomic Issue(s): Art and Science,” The Graduate Center of the city University of New York, U.S.A.
2002
“photoGENEsis: Opus 2,” Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, U.S.A.
“Art and Medicine,” NTT Inter Communication Center, Tokyo, Japan
“Kiss in the Dark: Contemporary Japanese Photography,” Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Kagawa, Japan
2001
“Kiss in the Dark: Contemporary Japanese Photography,” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
“OFF TRIENNALE,” Ryunichi kantonkaikan, Yokohama, Japan
“NICAF ’2001,” Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall, Japan
“VOCA-The Vision of Contemporary Art 2001,” The Ueno Royal Museum,Tokyo, Japan
2000
“Contemporary Photographers of Japan,” Shanghai Sanya Photograph Gallery, China
1999
“The 28th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo / Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
1998
“Philip Morris Art Award 1998 'Final Selection ,” Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall, Tokyo, Japan
“The 27th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo / Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
1997
“The 26th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo / Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
1994
“EX+,” Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan

【Awards】

  • Kyoto City Artist Prize 2005
  • Ohara Museum of Art Prize at “VOCA-The Vision of Contemporary Art 2005”

【Public Collection】

  • Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
  • 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,Kanazawa, Japan
  • Guangdong Museum of Art, China
  • Shanghai Art Museum, China
  • NUS (National University of Singapore) Museum , Singapore

【Exhibition Catalogues】

2013
“Ohara Contemporary,” Ohara Museum of Art
“Your Voice is Mine,” NUS Museum
text by Tsukasa Ikegami , Curator, Otani Memorial Art Museum
text by Michelle Ho+Shabbir Hussain Mustaffa, Curator, Singapore Art Museum, NUS Museum
2009
“Makiko Koie Solo Exhibition ,” Ohara Museum of Art,
text by Shuji Takashina , Director , Ohara Museum of Art,
text by Hideyuki Yanagisawa , Curator,Ohara Museum of Art
“Art in BUSAN 2009: Inter‐City,” Busan Museum of Modern Art
“Japan meets China,” Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
2007
“JAPAN Caught by Camera,” Shanghai Art Museum
“Collection II,” 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,
Kanazawa, text by Daisuke Murata, Curator,
21 st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
2005
“The Art of Breathing in the World,”
Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, text by Kei Kamikanda, Curator, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
“The Photography beyond 20 years from Tsukuba Museum
of Photography 1985,” Sendai Mediatheque
“VOCA-The Vision of Contemporary Art 2005,”
The Ueno Royal Museum, text by Toshiya Echizen,
Curator, 21 st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,
Kanazawa
“2005 Guangzhou Photo Biennial,” Guangdong Museum of Art
2004
“The Collection 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,
Kanazawa,” 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,
Kanazawa, text by Toshiya Echizen, Curator,
21 st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
“Mask of Japan Contemporary Japanese Photography,”
Guangdong Museum of Art
2003
“City_net Asia 2003,” Seoul Museum of Art,
text by Michiko Kasahara, Curator,
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
“Genomic Issue(s): Art and Science,”
The Graduate Center of the city University of New York
2002
“photoGENEsis: Opus 2,” Santa Barbara Museum of Art
“Art and Medicine,” NTT Inter Communication Center,
text by Kei Kamikanda, Curator, ICC
2001
“Kiss in the Dark: Contemporary Japanese Photography,”
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography,
text by Michiko Kasahara, Curator,
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
“VOCA-The Vision of Contemporary Art 2001,”
The Ueno Royal Museum, text by Michiko Kasahara,
Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
1999
“Makiko Koie Solo Exhibition ,” Gallery Nikko,
text by Motoaki Hori,Curator,
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
1998
“Philip Morris Art Award 1998 Final Selection”

【Publications】

2014
The Shin Bijutsu Shinbun, February21, published by Bijutsu Nenkan sha
2013
The Yomiuri Shimbun, April 25, text by Shinji Inoue
2011
The Asahi Shimbun, April 10, text by Wakato Onishi
April issue of Asahi Camera, published by Asahi Shimbun,
text by Takashi Honma and Yuri Mitsuda
March issue of Asahi Camera, published by Asahi Shimbun,
text by Ryoko Kiritani
March issue of Hon, published by Kodansha,
Cover of the magazine, text by Shuji Takashina
Chibanippo, February 21, text by Naoki Yasukawa
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, February 20
The Yomiuri Shimbun, February 6
The Sankei Shimbun, February 5, text by Tomoari Shinohara
Kyodo Tsushin, February
2009
The Sanyo Shimbun, February 3, text by Tomomi Okada
2005
August issue of Bijutsu No Mado,
published by Seikatsu no tomo
Mangazine 4
Super City Plus vol.21
2004
Chinese Photography 3
Super City vol.38
Bien vol.29, published by Geijyutsu Shuppan-sha
Living Design vol.33, published by Fudosha
Bijyutu Techou, published by Bijyutsu Shuppan-sha,
text by Michiko Kasahara
2003
Ryuko Tsushin vol.477, published by INFAS,
text by Mariko Takeuchi
Pia no.1003, text by Hiromi Saito
SEED Mar/Apr, published by SEED Magazine
The New York Times, March 14, text by Sarah Boxer
2002
Fujin Koron no.1101, published by Chuokoron Shinsha
STUDIO VOICE vol.316, published by INFAS
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, February 14
The Sankei Shimbun, January 27, text by Kazuhiko Shibusawa
2001
The Yomiuri Shimbun, November 11, text by Kyoji Maeda
The Asahi Shimbun, November 8, text by Wakato Onishi
The Asahi Shimbun, September 8, text by Michiko Kasahara
Pia no.919, text by Yuri Shirasaka
The Mainichi Shimbun, February 26
The Yomiuri Shimbun, February 21
January issue of Asahi Camera, published by Asahi Shimbun,
text by Kotaro Iizawa
2000
The Asahi Shimbun, November 8

【Poster, Book Cover】

2005
Poster of opening a library,
Nara Prefectural Library and Information Center
2002
21-seiki bungaku no sozo no.8,
published by Iwanami Shoten, Cover of the book