Mai Yamashita

2009
PhD Tokyo University of the Arts
2004.
M.A.Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Oil painting
2001.
B.A. Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Oil Painting

Naoto Kobayashi

2002.
M.A. Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Oil painting
1999.
B.A. The University of Tsukuba, School of Art and Design, Oil painting

2014
Residency at Quartier21, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria (scheduled)

2014
Pola Art Foundation, International Exchange, Japan

2013-14
Pollock Krasner Art Foundation, New York, USA

2011
ISCP- International Studio & Curatorial Program, NY, USA

2011
Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation, Stipend, Japan

2010
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

2009-11
The Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists

2007
The Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists

2006
Stipend, The Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
Stipend, The Nomura Cultural Foundation, JapanAtelier Stipendium, AKKU Uster, Switzerland
Honorable Mention, transmediale.06, Berlin, Germany
Special Prize, Vad International Video and Digital Arts Festival, Spain
2nd Prize, Gstaad Film Festival, Switzerland

2013
Works On Paper, Daikanyama T-Site, Tokyo

2011
"The Four Souvenirs and The Book", Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Tokyo
"Adventure, Courage, Love and Friendship", Kunstverein Göttingen, Germany

2010
“Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (scheduled)
“Screen Spirit_Continued_#11”, Städtische Galerie Bremen, Bremen, Germany

2009
“The Small Mountain”, Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Chiba, Japan
“playing with time”, NOW IDeA by Utrecht, Tokyo

2008
"INUZORI" Rasche Ripken Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2007
"1000WAVES", Kunsthalle Lingen, Germany
"infinity Mai Yamashita+Naoto Kobayashi", ZAIM Annex 304, Yokohama

2013
"Now Japan", Kunsthal KAdE Amersfoot, the Netherlands
"Victory Obsessed", Zamek Culture Centre, Poznan
"Why not live for Art?", Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
"Super 8", MAM Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2012
"Cities and Things That Matter", Lombard Freid Projects, NY
"Eleventh Hour", Futura Centre For Contemporary Art, Prague
"Super 8", Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
"Body Talks?", Art Fair Tokyo : Special Video Program, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
"Mediated Visions", Galerie Wedding, Berlin
"Kashiwa City Jack", Chiba, Japan

2011
"Yokohama Triennale 2011", Japan
"Invisibleness is visibleness", Moca Taipei, Taiwan
"Super 8", Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica*
"Open Studio", ISCP-International Studio & Curatorial Program, NY
"Body Talks?", SYMPOSIA, Tokyo

2010
“Things That Only An Artist Can Do”, Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo, Badajoz, Spain (scheduled)
“Love Sick”, Stills Gallery, Sydney, Australia (scheduled)
"Aichi Triennale 2010", Aichi, Japan
"CONVOCATORIA INTERNACIONAL ANUAL DE JOVENES ARTISTAS - XII EDICION", Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain
“Things That Only An Artist Can Do”, Museo deArte Contemporánea de Vigo, Spain

2009
“5+1 Junction Box”, Vacant, Tokyo
“JAPAN VIDEO WINDOW”, Duplex/10m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
“UNIVERSO ELECTRÓNICO”, El Tanque Espacio cultural, Canary Islands, Spain

2008
“Yokohama Art & Home Collection”, Kanagawa, Japan
"Art Amsterdam 2008", Amsterdam
"Re-imagining Asia", Performance "infinity", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
"BACKLIGHT 08", 8th International Photographic Triennial, Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere, Finland

2007
"I Am Future Melancholic", Tate Modern, London
"I Am Future Melancholic", GoGallery, Milan, Italy
"Museumsnacht" Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
"MIACA@LUX", LUX, London
"Evolution 2007", The Linacre Studio, Leeds, UK
"Japanese Video Art Screening", Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norwway
"Vor Ort", Villa am Aabach, Uster, Switzerland
"Videonale 11", Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
"Madrid Abierto 2007", Canal Metro, Madrid
"Saison Video 2007 #31", Musée des Beaux-Arts et la Dentelle, Calais, France
"36th International Film Festival Rotterdam", the Netherlands

2006
“ARS 06”, Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland
“Small mischief”, Pump House Gallery, London
"LichtRouten", Kerksighalle, Luedenscheid, Germany
“PHOTOESPAÑA 2006”, Madrid, Spain
"Trans_vision" V&A Friday Late, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
“Indblik”, Herning Kunstmuseum, Denmark
“The Peninsula”Singapore History Museum, Singapore
“Theory of Everything : Video Art from Tokyo”, Workstation Arts Center, Beijing
"Fair Play 2006", play-gallery for still and motion pictures, Berlin
"Starting into Space", the Temp d'Images Festival, Budapest, Hungary
"O.V.L by REC", ZAIM, Yokohama, Japan
“transmediale.06”, Akademie der Künste, Gallery ZERO, Berlin, Germany

2005
“EMERGENCY 2”, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, England
“Rosa!” :the Exposed Colour Pink, Chinretsukan Gallery of The University Art Museum, Tokyo

2004
“The World is Mine”, Hiromi Yoshii Five, Tokyo, Japan

2003
“Green Space 2_licht/schatten”, Haus am Horn, Weimar, Germany

2002
“Philip Morris K.K. Art Award 2002 -The First Move”, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan

::curation::
video screening project
[Many people ask me, "Don't you miss Japan when you live abroad?"]
http://www.dontyoumissjapan.com/

2007
caralogue "Mai Yamashita+Naoto Kobayashi"
2006
catalogue, “ARS 06” Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Finland
catalogue, “transmediale.06”, Germany
magazine, KIASMA MAGAZINE 30-06, Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Finland
2005.
newspaper, "Helsingun Sanomat", Finland
catalogue, “Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Videofest”, Germany
2004.
catalogue, "The World is Mine", Japan
2002.
catalogue, "PHILLIP MORRIS K.K. ART AWARD 2002-THE FIRST MOVE", Japan

http://www.yamashita-kobayashi.com