Artist

Born in Hokkaido, 1958. BFA Musashino Art University, 1980.
Masternet Inc. (telecommunication network service company)
customer service division, 1989-92.
Art director and graphics group manager, Hary & Company
(leading Tokyo interactive multimedia production company), 1993-94.
Currently involved in various communications-related activities using 
the computer network, centered around "Renga." 

AWARDS

1991 Nicograph 10th Anniversary Special Prize
          (Nippon Computer Graphics Association)

1994 Imagina'94 "Virtual RENGA,"( Monte Carlo, Monaco )
          
          SIGGRAPH'94 The Edge,Art and Design Show( Orlando, Florida)

1995 The Information-Culture Prize
          (JICS; Japan Information-Culture Society)
        
          Network Section Art Award  Multimedia Grand  Prix '95 
          (Multimedia Content Association of Japan)

Exhibitions/Works

1987   "Hop-Step-Drop" with Nameless-Studio (Performing art)

1989    Cover illustration for "Express" (Masternet Inc., publication)

1991    Digital Image 1991, Ginza, Tokyo
              ArtArt '91, Ginza,Tokyo
              Telemetier, Tokyo

1992    "Renga," network art series collaboration with Anzai Toshihiro
              Imagina '92( Monte Carlo, Monaco)

1993     Cover illustrations for "Netpeer" 
              (monthly magazine, Japan)
              Nakamura Rieko,Anzai Toshihiro "Renga" exhibition( Kobe)
              Silicon Expo'93

1994     Dream of Orlando," T-BRAIN CLUB( Tokyo)
              "Virtual Renga,"Imagina'94( Monte Carlo, Monaco)
              "Dream of Orlando," T-Brain Club(Tokyo International Museum)
              SIGGRAPH'94 The Edge,Art and Design Show(Orlando, Florida)
              "Ninohashi Renga," Tokyo (NTT/ICC)

1995     Produced ShareART (pc-van) 
              ShareART Renga exhibition (NEC C&C Digital Gallery, Osaka)
              Released "Renga" on the WWW (http://renga.ntticc.or.jp/)
              ICC-ISEA '95 International Renga session (Montreal/Tokyo)
              Visual Jazz '95(Makuhari, Chiba/Harumi, Tokyo)

1996     New Year's Renga (Kyodo News Service)
              Renga in Beijing (Vision Quest 1996 Beijing)
              Produced network art theater "Rengei-Za"

Publications

1991     Co-conceived/published "Telemetier" art magazine
1992     "CG Artworks" (Graphics Sha)
1993     Column for "NetWorks" (monthly magazine, ASCII  CORPORATION)

1995     Published "Renga" CD-ROM 
             
              "CrossTalk" (visual essays,) "CAPE-X" 
              (monthly magazine, ASCII  CORPORATION)
             
              Internet Art Report, "SuperDesigning"
              (quarterly magazine, Genkoh-sha Co.Ltd)

1996     Article series, "Internet ASCII" 
               (monthly magazine,ASCII  CORPORATION )