Ryuji Taira

Biography

1960年熊本県生まれ

1983年より写真家/高村規氏に師事

その後、東京にて広告写真家として活動し、国内外の広告賞を多数受賞

後にニューヨークにて栗田紘一郎氏に学び、欧米にてファインアートフォトグラファーとなる

プラチナプリント作品をニューヨークを中心に個展やグループ展で発表

Public Collection

Museum of Photographic Arts / San Diego, C.A,USA

Bibliotheque Nationale de France / Paris,France

Santa Barbara Museum of Art / Santa Barbara,C.A,USA

Free Library of Philadelphia / Philadelphia,P.A,USA

九州産業大学美術館 / 福岡県

Exhibitions

2012 "Ryuji Taira Solo Exhibition" Galerie Arps&Co, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012 "Printemps japonais" Galerie 127, Marrakech, Morocco

2011 "Ryuji Taira Solo Exhibition" Wada Garou, Tokyo, Japan

2011 "Platinum Prints" LIBRAILIE6,Tokyo,Japan

2011 "Fine Art / Scenery of Japan" Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan

2011 The 2011 Viewpoint Fine Print Auction Exhibit, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center,Sacramento,CA,USA

2010 "Ki no kai" kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan

2009 "Circle" Sepia International, NY, USA

2009 "Photographs" Fotosphere Gallery, Tokyo,Japan

2008 "Time" Project Basho, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2008 "Platinum Prints" Style Meets people, Tokyo, Japan

2007 "Platinum Prints" Fotosphere Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2007 "Platinum Prints" Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA

2006 "Auction Exhibition" The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NewYork, USA

2005 "Time" Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA

2005 "Auction Exhibition" The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NewYork, USA

2005 "Alternative Printing" Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA

2004 "Vicissitudes" Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA

2003 "Photographs" Neuberger Museum of Art, NewYork, USA

2002 "Plants and Iron" Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA

2001 "Plants and Iron" kaiseido Photo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2001 "Ki no Kai" Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan

2000 "Three Views of Secret" Gallery Ississ, Kyoto, Japan

2000 "Three Views of Secret" Gallery Mare, Tokyo, Japan

Art Fairs

2012 nofound PHOTO FAIR 2012, Paris, France

2012 OFF GRID12, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2011 Fotofever, Paris, France