Profile
Biography
Name: Kiiro | Occupation: Fine Art Photographer | Country: Japan
Born in 1978 in Kanagawa, Japan, Kiiro works freely with floral motifs and uses skillful painting techniques. Cosmos flowers, in particular, have been the focal point of his art for over a decade. Each series of Kiiro's work offers a new angle on his theme of "order, harmony, and evolution. This is uniquely defined by the language of the cosmos flower. The oil-painting qualities imbued in his work continue to fascinate art collectors and viewers at home and abroad, and Kiiro has exhibited his work at Art Fair Tokyo, fotofever (Paris), the Degus Photo Biennale, La Gacilly (Brittany), as well as nationally and internationally. Awards include the International Art Photography Jury Prize for experimental work (France). He teaches photography classes in Jiyugaoka and Seiseki Sakuragaoka.△
Awards
2013 | International Fine Art Photography Award | Judges Award for experimental work | France
2014 | International Photography Award | 3rd Place for Collage work | Los Angeles
2014 | Le photobookfest | sellected BEST30 | France
2019 | Annual Photography Awards Competition | Honorable Mention / Fine Art / Single
2021 | International Photography Award | 3rd Place / Still In Motion / Video / Fine Art | Los Angeles
2021 | LICC | SHORTLIST / Photo / Video | London
2021 | TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS | Silver / Moving Images / Fine Art | Tokyo
2022 | MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS | Silver / Portfolio / Fine Art | Moscow
2022 | MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS | Silver / Fine Art / Collage | Moscow
Exhibitions
2010
Solo Exhibition | Little Dream | Ber neue | Japan
Group Exhibition | One person one exhibition | Ber neue | Japan
Exhibition | ONAEBA | PACIFICO Yokohama | Japan
Solo Exhibition | Little Dream | HANJIRO Gallery | Japan
Group Exhibition | SCAT | Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse | Japan
Exhibition | Design Festa | Tokyo Big Sight | Japan
Exhibition | SICF | Spiral | Japan
2011
Exhibition | Setagaya Photo | Setagaya Art Museum Gallery | Japan
Exhibition | ONAEBA | PACIFICO Yokohama | Japan
Exhibition | ONAEBA in NY | New York Photo Festival | New York
Group Exhibition | BREEZELESS | SOUS LES ETOILES GALLERY | New York
Exhibition | SICF | Spiral | Japan
Exhibition | Design Festa | Tokyo Big Sight | Japan
Solo Exhibition | OPERA | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Art Fair | + PLUS THE ART FAIR | Tokyo Art Club | Japan
2012
Photo Fair | TOKYO FRONT LINE | 3331ArtsChiyoda | Japan
Group Exhibition | ONAEBA Selected Photographers 2011 | TIP GALLERY | Japan
Exhibition | Design Festa | Tokyo Big Sight | Japan
Solo Exhibition | ELEGANCE of SILENCE | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Photo Fair | Tokyo Photo | Japan
Photo Fair | ART GENT | Belgium
2013
Exhibition | SERENITY | ANA INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL | Japan
Art Book Fair | TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | Kyoto University | Japan
Exhibition | Design Festa | Tokyo Big Sight | Japan
Photo Fair | Tokyo Photo | Japan
Photo Fair | fotofever | Belgium
Photo Fair | fotofever | France
2014
Solo Exhibition | Light | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Art Book Fair | TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | Kyoto University | Japan
Photo Biennale | Daegu Photo Biennale | Korea
Exhibition | Le photobookfest / ROCK YOUR DUMMY AWARD | France
Photo Fair | fotofever | France
2015
Art Book Fair | KYOTO PHOTOBOOK MARKET | Japan
Photo Fair | fotofever | France
Art Book Fair | TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | Kyoto University | Japan
Exhibition | Daegu Photo Biennale -Full Moon- | Jayeon Sarang Gallery | Korea
Exhibition | Director's Choice | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
2016
Art Fair | Near Future Art Exhibition-DOORS- | Shinjuku Isetan Main Store | Japan
Photo Festival | La Gacilly Photo Festival | France
Art Book Fair | TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | Kyoto University | Japan
Exhibition | Emon Photo Gallery Collection | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Photo Fair | Photo Shanghai | Chaina
2017
Exhibition | Light | ＹＶＥＳ ＲＯＣＨＥＲ | France
Solo Exhibition | SAKURA | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
KYOTOGRAPIE2017 KG+ | SAKURA | Sohonzan Myoumanji Temple (Daishoin) | Japan
Art Book Fair | TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | Terada Warehouse | Japan
Photo Fair | Nihombashi Art Photo Exhibition | Nihombashi | Japan
2018
Solo Exhibition | Shard | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Art Fair | Art Fair Tokyo | Japan
Exhibition | SAKURA | ONAEBA presented by Wacom | Japan
2019
Solo Exhibition | Milky Way | EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Exhibition | ONAEBA | Osanbashi Hall | Japan
Exhibition | Light & Milky way | Kameshichi Hotel | Japan
Art Book Fair | SETOUCHI ART BOOK FAIR | Japan
2020
Art Book Fair | VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR | Japan
2022
Exhibition | IPA 2021 BEST OF SHOW | CURATOR / ALICE GABRINER
Exhibition | Best of Show-Curator Selection Exhibition | House of Lucie | Hungary
Exhibition | Roppongi Art Night | Art Festival | Japan
2023
Exhibition | Chapter 2 | Japan
Press
Magazine | Broadcast | Interview | Newspaper
2011
Web Magazine | Onaeba Vol.8 Reviewer Prize | Japan
Magazine | PHaT PHOTO. May-June issue. | Japan
Newspaper | Asahi Newspaper. March 13 "OPERA" | Japan
Magazine | Capa "OPERA" | Japan
Magazine | Tokyo Art Beat "OPERA" | Japan
2012
Web Site | Kiiro "Elegance of Silence" EMON PHOTO GALLERY | Japan
Broadcast | Art Gent 2012 Impressions | Belgium
Magazine | Art Notebook "Elegance of Silence" | Japan
2013
Web Site | fotofever brussels "Elegance of Silence" | Belgium
Web Site | fotofever Paris "OPERA" | France
Web Magazine | SERENITY Japanese Photography Exhibition | Japan
Newspaper | THE JAPAN TIMES. June 27. "OPERA" | Japan
Magazine | PHaT PHOTO. March-April issue | Japan
Interview | ONAEBA TV | Japan
2014
Magazine | PHaT PHOTO. Vol.79. January-February issue | Japan
Magazine | SHUTTER MAGAZINE. Vol.14. October issue | Japan
Magazine | PHaT PHOTO. Vol.83. September-October issue | Japan
Catalog | Daege Photo Biennale | Korea
Web Magazine | eHills Club | Japan
Newspaper | Asahi Newspaper "Light" | Japan
Magazine | SIHL MASTERCLASS.SPRINT. "Light" | Germany
Magazine | camera.October Issue "Light" | France
Web Magazine | France Fine Art | France
Web Magazine | Photo nico | Japan
2015
Web Magazine | Wipplay.17 March | France
Web Site | fotofever.April | France
Web Magazine | Wipplay.2 Juiy | France
Web Magazine | 20minutes.13 November | France
Web Magazine | L'EXPRESS VotreArgent.10 November | France
Web Magazine | Wipplay.11 November | France
Interview | Kosa10 | Japan
2016
Web Site | Near Future Art Exhibition -DOORS- | Japan
Magazine | PHaT PHOTO.Vol.93. May-June issue | Japan
Interview | ONAEBA | Japan
Web Site | festival photo lagacilly | France
Web Magazine | Orver Blog | France
Web Magazine | Extra Magazine | France
Web Magazine | La Gacilly Press | France
Web Site | La Gacilly | France
Web Magazine | Etoilesdethe | France
Web Magazine | Ter | France
Web Magazine | Ouest France | France
Web Magazine | Senken | France
Web Magazine | Lagreedeslandes | France
Web Magazine | Imageinperigny | France
Web Magazine | Plumevoyage | France
Web Magazine | Identites nomades | France
Web Magazine | Mdesigner | France
Magazine | Zoom Magazine "OPERA" "Light" "Shard" | Italy
2017
Magazine | PHat PHOTO. March-April issue "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Site | IMA online "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Site | KYOTO GRAPIE 2017 KG+AWARD "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Site | Masato Terauchi x Kiiro. Talk Show | Japan
Web Site | KG+2017 Artists "SAKURA" | Japan
Catalog | KYOTOGRAPIE KG+. Kiiro Exhibition "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Magazine | The World of Art Photography Exhibition | Japan
2018
Web Site | Art Fair Tokyo "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Magazine | Art Notebook -Art Fair Tokyo- "SAKURA" | Japan
Web Site | EMON Photo gallery "Shard" | Japan
Web Magazine | HILLS CLUB "Shard" | Japan
Newspaper | Asahi Newspaper. March 13 "Shard" | Japan
2019
Web Magazine | DigiCame Watch | Japan
Web Site | Koten - Navi "Milky Way" | Japan
Web Site | EMON Photo Gallery "Milky Way" | Japan
Web Magazine | IMA "Milky Way" | Japan
2020
TV | Moya Moya Sama~zu 2 | Work : Gaban no kai | Japan
Web Site | VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR | Japan
Broadcast | EMON Archives Online Artist Profile | Japan
2021
Newspaper | Les Rencontres de la Photographie,Arles | France
2022
Web Site | IPA 2021 “BEST OF SHOW” PHOTOGRAPHERS | Newyork
Web Site | IPA "Best of Show" Exhibition Opening Event | Hungary
Web Site | Daily News Hungary | Hungary
Web Site | THE CLOSING EVENT OF THE IPA 2021 BEST OF SHOW EXHIBITION
Magazine | IPA Book 2021 | Work : Rinne | Hungary
Web Site | SUMMER OPEN 2022 | Work : Hare no hi | Lenscluture
WorkShop/GuestSpeaker/Ivent
2013
Gest Speaker | Photonico_Ginza. Talk event | Japan
Gest Speaker | PPS. Autumn Cultural Festival | Japan
2015
WorkShop | Photonico LivePaint | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro photo composition lecture。The Farst Time. | Japan
WorkShop | Karasuyama Handmade Market | Japan
2016
WorkShop | Jiyugaoka Studio.January | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro photo composition lecture.The Second Time. | Japan
WorkShop | Jiyugaoka Studio.February | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.March | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro photo composition lecture.The third time. | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.April | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.May | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Karasuyama Handmade Market | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.August | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.September | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.October | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.November | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.December | Japan
2017
Web Site | Masato Terauchi x Kiiro. Talk Show | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.January | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.February | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.March | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.April | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.May | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.July | Japan
WorkShop | Karasuyama Handmade Market | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.August | Japan
2018
Gest Speaker | Talk Show & Live Retouching presented by Wacom | Japan
Gest Speaker | How to find a theme from Kiiro's works "Influence of the production process on the work - Hypothesis and verification through experiments | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. First meeting, December 8. | Japan
2019
WorkShop | Kiiro Seminar - Encountering new discoveries and new forms of images through the use of photomontage | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Second meeting. January 27. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Third session. March 17. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Fourth session. 11 May. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Fifth session. 16 May. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. 6th. 23 June. | Japan
Ivent | Gaban no Kai exhibition. sept. 22. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai Seventh. 28 July. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Eighth. August 25. | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro Seminar 2nd Period - Encountering new forms of images through the use of photomontage | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. Ninth session. 22 September. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. 10th. September. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. 11th. 19 November. | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. 12th. 1 Dec. | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro's walking photo session.Jiyugaoka Studio.June | Japan
Ivent | Gaban no Kai exhibition 2nd. 11 Jan. | Japan
WorkShop | Kiiro Seminar 3rd Period - Encountering new forms of images through the use of photomontage | Japan
2020
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai. January | Japan
WorkShop | Gaban no Kai.February | Japan
2021
WorkShop | Kiiro Cyanotype Workshop | Japan