Hideki Kimura
Hideki Kimura studied oil painting and printmaking and Kyoto City University of Arts and completed
independent research at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Fine Art. Kimura has taught
printmaking at Kyoto City University since 1998. Kimura has been exhibiting nationally and
internationally since the early 1980s. He is the founder of the artists’ group MAXI GRAPHICA, and he
recently served as the president for the Committee of Art for Print Studies in Japan. His work is in
numerous public and private collections including the National Museum of Modern art in Kyoto, the
Warsaw National Museum in Poland, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The British Museum and the
Victoria and Albert in London.
EDUCATION
1988-89 Independent Research at Graduate School of Fine Art, The
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA under the
Japanese Government Overseas study Program.
1972-77 Post Graduate Program, (painting, printmaking & Photography)
Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, JAPAN
1968-72 B.F.A. @ Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto JAPAN
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 "Recent Works of Acrylic on Glass", Imura Art Gallery, Tokyo,
JAPAN
2010 “Hideki Kimura Exhibition”, Imura Art Gallery, Kyoto, JAPAN
2009 " Memorial Solo Exhibition for Kyoto Fine Art Culture Prize", The
Museum of Kyoto, JAPAN
2007 "Recent works of Acrylic on Canvas" @ Space 11,Tokyo, JAPAN
2005 "Misty Dutch Series" Art Zone Kaguraoka, Kyoto, JAPAN
1999 " Translucency " Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, JAPAN
1983 "…Waterbird is…", Contemporary Art Center ,Osaka, JAPAN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 "The Futurity of Contemporary Printmaking" National Taiwan
Normal University, Taipei, TAIWAN
2008 "MAXI GAPHICA/Final Destinations", Kyoto Municipal Museum of
Art, Kyoto, JAPAN
2006 " Surface Intention", Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
2001 " EXTENSION/MAXI GRAPHICA", Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.
2000 "Dialogue between Fine Art & Photography", National Museum of
Modern Art Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN
1999 " Transforming Visions, Contemporary Screen Printing by
4 Artists from Japan", Visual Arts Gallery, Adirondack Community
College; Pluttsburgh State Art Museum, NY, USA; Nemasket
Gallery MA. USA
1986 " The 9th British International Print Biennale" Bradford, UK
PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
2011 Editor in Chief for The Committee of University of Art & Print
Studies in Japan (CUAP)
2010 Lecture "Printmaking & Computers" @ "The Futurity of
Contemporary Printmaking Symposium & Exhibition" by National
Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TAIWAN
2009 Organized " Exchange Exhibition of Prints by Young Artists in
Japan & Calgary 2009" Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto JAPAN.
The University of Calgary, Calgary, CANADA
2009 Lecture "About My Recent Art Production" Silpakorn University, Bangkok,
THAILAND.
2008-09 President of The Committee of University of Art & Print Studies in Japan (The
CUAP)
2007 Editorial Board " The History of Contemporary Printmaking in Kansai Area".
Published by BIGAKU SHUPPAN, Tokyo, JAPAN
2007 Lecture "About The Group MAXI GRAPHICA" and " My Recent Art
Production” Visiting Artist Program, University of Calgary, CANADA
2004 Executive Chair, “ispa JAPAN 2004 -International Symposium of
Print Art in JAPAN" Tokyo University of Fine Art and Music, Tokyo,
JAPAN
2001 Speech " Misty Dutch Project" "Crossing Boundaries East-West
Symposium in Print Art" Portland OR, USA
1998- Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts .
1988 Developed MAXI GRAPHICA - The Group of Contemporary
Printmaking, Kyoto, JAPAN
PRIZES
2009 Testimonial Culture Prize, Kyoto Prefectural Government Culture
Prize
2008 Kyoto Fine Art Culture Prize, Chu-sin Fine Art Cultivation
Foundation
1992 Prize for New Artist, Takashimaya Culture Foundation
1987 Grand Prix, The 2nd Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Wakayama
1986 National Westminster Bank Prize, The 9th British International Print
Biennale
1982 Second Prize, International Exhibition of Graphic Art Bilbao, Spain
1980 Poland Photography Association Prize, The 8th International Print
Biennale Krakow
1974 Prize for National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
The 9th International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, & Tokyo.
The National Museum of Art Osaka
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art Wakayama, Tokushima, Hyogo, Tochigi, Toyama, & Shiga,
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, GERMANY.
Cartwright Hall, Bradford City Galleries & Museums, West Yorkshire, UK.
Victoria & Albert Museum, UK.
British Museum, UK.
Warsaw National Museum, POLAND.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA.
The Nickle Arts Museum, CANADA
