Mikio Watanabe (Japanese, born )

Timeline

1954
Born, Yokohama, Japan
1977
Graduated from "Ecole des Beaux Arts" (Tokyo)
1977
Moves to Paris
2009
Living in France

Exhibitions

2000
First one Man Show at Gallery 71 - New York, NY
1998
One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Gallery han – Tokyo
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Gallery, Kobe’
New Editions published by S.E. Feinman Fine Arts
Third International Miniprint Triennale – Lahti, Finland
Group Exhibition of Contemporary Mezzotint Artists Davidson Gallery- Washington, DC
1997
International Print Triennial – Cracow, Poland
25th Anniversary Portfolio – Multiple Impressions
SAGA, FIAC Edition – Edition Volubiles – Paris
Honorary Guests of Biennale of Euro – Estampe – Gallery of Faouedic, City Hall – Lorient, France
“Les Etats de la Gravure” – Gallery Michele Broutta- Viaduc des Art, Paris
“60 Gravures/360 Gravures” – Passerelle Art Art Center, Brest, France
Eternel Feminin” – Gallery Mezzotint – Nantes, France
Concours “Rodolphe Bresdin”/1st Carrefour Contemporain de la Gravure -Palais Briau, Verades-Sur-Loire, France
“Gravure Passion” – Atelier d’ Art de la Ville de St. Maur – La Varrene – Saint Hillaire
The 2nd Malaysian Annual Exhibition of International Contemporary Prints – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gravures d’Aujourd’hui – Cadre CECO 47 – Nogentel, France
New Editions published by S.E. Feinman Fine Arts
1996
One Man Exhibition – JRS Fine Art – Providence, RI
One Man Exhibition – Blackwood Gallery – Pittsburgh
One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Han Gallery – Tokyo
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten Gallery – Kobe’
One Man Exhibition – Yodo Gallery – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Ranquet Museum, Clermont – Ferrand, France
Print Bienale of Ermont – Ermont, France
Salon de Mai – Paris
1995
New Editions published by S. E. Feinman Fine Arts Ltd.
One Man Exhibition – Galerie Lornier Bleu – Carcasson, France
One Man Exhibition – Yodo Gallery – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
Group Exhibition – Museum Clermont – Ferrand, France
New Editions published by S.E. Feinman Fine Arts
One Man Exhibition – Galerie l’Ornier Bleu – Montolieu, France
One Man Exhibition – Yodo Gallery – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
International Print Triennale – Krakow, Poland
1994
All new editions published by S.E. Feinman Fine Arts Ltd.
“La Nuage” created exclusively for UNICEF – Tokyo
6th One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Picture That – Livingston, NJ
Group Exhibition “La Seine” – Galerie La Hune – Paris
Group Exhibition – Hotel Salomon Rothschild – Paris
Group Exhibition – Galerie La Can – Strasbourg, France
Dual Exhibition – Gallery Murakoshi – Tokyo
Bienniale des Gravures – Ermont, France
1993
Fifth One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – JRS Fine Art – Providence, RI
One Man Exhibition – Picture That – Livingston, NJ
One Man Exhibition – Sola Gallery – Provincetown, MA
One Man Exhibition – Taller Gallery Fort- Cadaques, Spain
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
One Man Exhibition – B. Phane Galerie – Brussells, Belgium
One Man Exhibition – Gallery Yodo – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Chelsea Gallery – Beachwood, OH
One Man Exhibition – Gallery Ginza Kyubi – Tokyo
One Man Exhibition – Cabinet Drepaud – Toulouse
“Souvenir” and other new editions published by Multiple Impressions
1992
One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Renjeau Gallery – Natick, MA
One Man Exhibition – JRS Fine Art – Providence, RI
One Man Exhibition – Galerie Vermeer – Nantes, France
Group Exhibition “Pointe et Burin” – Galerie Breheret – Paris
Exhibition “The Nude” – Conflans Ste. Honorine
“Serenite’” and other new editions published by Multiple Impressions
1991
One Man Exhibition (February & October) – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
One Man Exhibition – Yodo Gallery – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Galerie S. Combescot – Paris
Dual Exhibition – Galerie Art Multiple – Toulouse
Saga – FIAC Exhibition – Paris
Art Jonction Internationale – Nice
Group Exhibition “15 x 10” – Conlans Ste. Honorine
Group Exhibition – Galerie Artcodis – Paris
Group Exhibition – Breheret – Paris
1990
One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions
New Editions published Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Yodo Gallery – Osaka
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoeten – Kobe’
Group Exhibition “Pointe et Burin” – Collette Dubois – Paris
Mini – Print International – Cadaques, Spain
International Art Fair – Barcelona, Spain
One Man Exhibition – Little Gallery Upstairs – London
3rd Festival International d’Art Moderne et Contremporian Toulouse, France
Salon de Gravure – Bayeux, France
Biennale odf Saracelles – France
Dual Exhibition – Gallery L’Examplaire – Geneva
Group Exhibition – Le Club La Gravure Originale – Paris
1989
One Man Exhibition – Multiple Impressions – NYC
“Deux “ Portfolio with seven mezzotints published along with other new editions by Multiple Impressions
One Man Exhibition – Gallery Kawakami – Tokyo
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
Group Exhibition - - Le Trait – Paris
Salon Gravure – Bayeux, France ( Awarded prize of Salon)
One Man Exhibition – Gallery R. Lemay – Ottowa, Canada
One Man Exhibition – JRS Fine Art – Providence, RI
Exhibition for Grav’X – Michele Broutta – Paris
Book “Naitre” with three mezzotints and poetry by Yuriko Watanabe
Catalogue published of first 49 prints by Watanabe (Multiple Impressions)
Edition created for L’Estampe – Paris
Group Exhibition “La Seine” – Paris
1988
New Editions – Multiple Impressions – NYC
SAGA – FIAC Exhibition – Grand Palais – Paris
One Man Exhibition – Gallery Pensee – Tokyo
One Man Exhibition – Kaibundo Shoten – Kobe’
Salon de Gravure Originale – Bayeux, France
Group Exhibition “La Seine” – Paris
1987
One Man Exhibition Multiple Impressions – NYC
Gravure 87 – Paris
Festival of English-French Poetry – Paris
Young Contemporary Gravures – Paris
One Man Exhibition – Galerie Biren – Paris
Group Exhibition – Galerie B. Letu – Geneva
New Editions – Multiple Impressions – NYC
Group Exhibition “Le Trait” – Paris
Contemporary Printmakers – Les Ulis, France
Group Exhibition “La Seine” – Bourges, France
Exhibition “Reverberation” – Paris, France
1986
New Editions published by Multiple Impressions – NYC
Editions created for “Le Club la Gravure Originale”
Paris and Credit Nationale, Paris
Group Exhibition “L’Art Actuel Japonais” – Nemours, France
1985
Mikio’s first eight images published as editions by Multiple Impressions, Ltd.
Carrefour International des Estampes – Biennale of Bulgarian Graphics – Varna, Bulgaria
Group Exhibition – Paris / L’Oriente, France
1984
“Satin Suite” Published by Multiple Impressions, Ltd.
New York (S.E. Feinman, President)
Group Exhibition – Atelier 17 – Stuttgart, Germany
Exhibition “Sound and Image” – Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
FIAC Exhibition – Paris
Group Exhibition- Siosy-Sous-Montmarency, France
1983
Exhibition “Reverberation”, Festival French-English Poetry – Paris
Salon des Jeunes Artistes du 14th Arrondisement
Group Exhibition – Bourg-La-Raine, France
One Man Exhibition – Fuji Art Salon, Tokyo
1982
Exhibition of group Atelier 17 – Osaka, Japan
Exhibition of the Cultural and Artistic Association Paris, France
Second Recontres de l’Estampe – Saracelles, France
Group Exhibition “La Seine” – Paris
Assistant to Kozo- France
1981
Exhibition of Atelier 17 – Stuttgart, Germany
Exhibition of “Hayter and Atelier 17” at the Museum of Caen, France
Poster produced for classical concert – Tokyo
1980
Salon d’Automne – Paris Exhibition of Atelier 17 – Sao Paolo, Brazil
1979
Salon Nationale des Artistes – Paris Admission to Stanley William Hayter’s Atelier 17