Yasu MATSUMOTO

Born 1976.
Studied photography with Linda Connor at SanFrancisco Art Institute.
Now, working internationally as a freelance photographer based in Tokyo.
With main theme of his photography:"to capture the invisibles," he creates his art using analog technique such as wet plate collodion and gelatin silver.

2013　IPA International Photo Awards - Professional Fine art category/ 1st Place
2015　PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPIE PARIS - Professional Fine Art Category/ Gold Prize
2017　PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPIE PARIS - Professional Fine Art Category/ Bronze Prize
2018　Tokyo International Foto Awards - Professional Fine Art Category/ Bronze Prize
2021　PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPIE PARIS - Professional Fine Art Category/ Silver Prize

Chronology

1976 Born in Tokyo
1995 Moved to the U.S.A.
Studied with a photographer Linda Connor as a mentor at San Francisco Art Institute.
2001 Moved to Japan.
Has been working internationally as a freelance photographer based in Tokyo.

Publications

2011 "alchemist's dream" - Self Published
2015 "ghost sits in the memory" - Self Published
2021 "existence" - invisibleprint, Tokyo
2023 "piles" - invisibleprint, Tokyo

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2000　"one" - Diego Rivera Gallery - San Francisco
2001　"oam" - Club Six - San Francisco
2003　"one-i" - Art Space Motor - Tokyo
2005　"Cogwheels of a woods" - Art Space Motor - Tokyo
2006　"glimpses of the world" - Art Space Motor - Tokyo
2008　"oam" - ZAIM - Yokohama
2010　"alchemist's dream" - Shorewood Gallery - Tokyo
2011　"alchemist's dream" - Spectrum Gallery - Osaka
　　　 "fragments" - CROSSROAD GALLERY - Tokyo
2013　”curiosity is my father ” - Spectrum Gallery, Osaka
2014　”past time kingdom” - Roonee247Photography, Tokyo
2016　”nocturnal wonderland” - Coalpit Gallery, Fukushima
2016　”ghost sits in the memory” - Galerie Kisou, Osaka
2017　”existence” - Studio 35 Minutes, Tokyo
2021 "insideoutsidein" - Roonee 247 fine arts, Tokyo
2023 "piles" - Roonee 247 fine arts, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions

2001　Landmark Tower Bulding - San Francisco
　　　 Walter and Mcbean Gallery - San Francisco
2003　"Reflecting Buddha Exhibition" - Pasadena Museum of California Art - Los Angeles
2004　"Reflecting Buddha Exhibition" - Art Commision Gallery - San Francisco
2008　"Peace Works" - ZAIM - Yokohama
2009　"MASH UP 2009" - Art Complex Hall - Tokyo
2010　"SEOUL PHOTO" - Coex Hall, Seoul - Korea
2011　"Yokohama Photo Market" - Yokohama Creative City Hall - Yokohama
2012　"in-visible-land" - Roonee 247 Photography - Tokyo
2013　” STORIES, MEMORIES + HISTORIES” - Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado
2015　“Art Basel Hong Kong” - Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel & Studio HA! - Hong Kong
2015　“International Photo Project” - Fondo Malerba per la Fotografia, Milan - Italy
2015　“Installation” - Chiba City Museum
2017　”Taiwan Photo” - Shinko-Mitsukoshi, Taipei
2019　”Donggang International Photo Festival” - Donggang Museum of Photography, Seoul

Awards

Collections

Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Japan.

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