Michio Yamauchi was born in 1950 in Aichi Prefecture. He graduated from the Second Literary Department (no longer extant) of Waseda University. In 1980, he started night school at the Tokyo School of Photography (currently Tokyo Visual Arts School). In 1982, he graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography and took part in an independent gallery known as Image Shop CAMP, and began showing photographs in photography magazines and independent galleries. Since 1992, he has shot not only in Tokyo, but also in other major Asian cities including Shanghai, Hong Kong and Dhaka. His solo exhibitions include “Tokyo 1983.2.-1986.2.,” Olympus Gallery (Tokyo, 1986); “TOKYO, Tokyo,” Ginza Nikon Salon (Tokyo, 2002); “CALCUTTA,” Konica Minolta Photo Plaza (Tokyo, 2004); “Tokyo 2009.12.,” Third District Gallery (Tokyo, 2010); “Hong Kong 1995-1997,” ZEN FOTO GALLERY (Tokyo, 2016). His publications include Hito-e (Place M, 1992); Stadt (Sokyusha, 1992); TOKYO 2005-2007 (Sokyusha, 2008); Keelung (grafica, 2010). He is the recipient of the 20th Tadahiko Hayashi Award (for “Keelung,” 2011) and the 35th Domon Ken Award (for “Dhaka 2,” fiscal 2015). His photographs are included in the collections of The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo and Shunan City Museum of Art and History, Yamaguchi.

Publications

1992 - Stadt, Sokyusha, Japan
1992 - hito e, Place M, Japan
1995 - Shanghai, Place M, Japan
1997 - HONG KONG, Sokyusha, Japan
1999 - MOLE UNIT No. 8 Noraneko - Stray Cats, Mole, Japan
2003 - TOKYO, Wides Shuppan Co., Ltd.
2003 - CALCUTTA, Sokyusha, Japan
2005 - HOLIDAY, YK Shuppan, Japan
2008 - TOKYO UP CLOSE, Rat Hole gallery & Hysteric Glamour, Japan
2008 - TOKYO 2005-2007, Sokyusha, Japan
2010 - Keelung, graficamag, Japan
2012 - TOKYO 2009-2010, Sokyusha, Japan
2012 - HITOE II, Sokyusha, Japan
2015 - DHAKA, tokyokirara, Japan
2015 - Hong Kong 1995-1997, Japan
2015 - DHAKA 2, Zen Foto Gallery, Japan
2015 - Hong Kong 1995-1997, Japan
2015 - DHAKA 2, Zen Foto Gallery, Japan
2017 - Banko, Sokyusha, Japan
2018 - Tokyo 2016-2017, Sokyusha, Japan
2019 - LONDON, Zen Foto Gallery, Japan

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1983-1984 - “Tokyo, the 10th consecutive exhibition, CAMP
1984 - “Tokyo, 其の壱”, Minolta Photo Space (now Konica Minolta Plaza), 1984 
1985 - “Tokyo, 昭和60年8月”, Minolta Photo Space 
1986 - “Tokyo, 1983.2-1986.2”, Olympus Gallery Shinjuku (now Kanda Ogawamachi) 
1987-1995 - “Tokyo” and “人へ”, Place M, Yotsuya, Tokyo 
1992 - “人へ”, Minolta Photo Space, Tokyo 
1994 - “上海の夏”, Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo
1997 - “HONGKONG British Hong Kong”, Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo 
1999 - “WAIKIKI”, Ginza Nikon Salon 
2002 - “TOKYO, Tokyo”, Ginza Nikon Salon 
2004 - “CALCUTTA”, Konica Minolta Photo Plaza, Shinjuku 
2005 - “HOLIDAY”, Galleria Q, Shinjuku, Tokyo 
2008 - “TOKYO”, Sokyu-sha, Shinjuku 
2010 - “Tokyo 2009, 12,” Third District Gallery, Shinjuku 
2010 - “基隆”, Sokyu-sha, Shinjuku 
2012 - “人へ II,” Shiohana (Borderless Space), Nezu 
2015 - “DHAKA,” Zen Photo Gallery, Roppongi
2016 - “Hong Kong 1995-1997”, Zen Photo Gallery, Roppongi
2016 - “TOKYO”, Taka Ishii Gallery Photography/Film, Roppongi
2018 - “TOKYO 2”, Taka Ishii Gallery Photography/Film, Roppongi
2019 - “LONDON”, Zen Photo Gallery, Roppongi

Selected Group Exhibitions

1986 - “東京人間図鑑”, Tokyo-Paris Friendship City Affiliation Commemorative Photography Exhibition, Paris, France 
1987 - “新しい写真の可能性”, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo 
1990 - “日本人” Japan Foundation curated exhibition, toured Moscow, Thailand, etc. 
1993 - Breda Photographica, The Netherlands 
1998 - “Car Culture- 20世紀写真に見る車社会” Kiyosato Photo Art Museum, Yamanashi, Japan 
2007 - “新規コレクション展 vol.1” 0Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Ebisu, Tokyo 
2007 - Part 4 “オイルショックからバブルへ” of “Showa: Photography 1945-1989” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan 
2008 - “写真・昭和の肖像 1945-1989” Bandaijima Art Museum, Niigata, Japan 
2010 - “すべての写真はポートレートである” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 10 
2011 - “基隆” Tadahiko Hayashi Prize Exhibition, Shunan City Museum of Art, etc. 
2011 - “こどもの情景-原風景を求めて (Part 3)” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 
2012 - “林忠彦賞20回記念写真展”, Kawasaki City Museum, 2012 
2015 - “PHOTO SHANGHAI” Shanghai Photo Fair TGIP, SHANGHAI Exhibition Centre Shanghai 
2015 - Paris Photo, TGIP Paris and others

Awards

1997 - Inanobuo Award for the exhibition "HONG KONG"
2011 - Tadahiko Hayashi Award for "Keelung"
2015 - Domon Ken Award for "DHAKA2"

Books from Michio YAMAUCHI

Signed Children

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DHAKA2

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Stadt

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