Biography
1960 Born in Kumamoto,Kyusyu,Japan.
Worked as an camera assistant in Tokyo,Japan.
Studied Photography from Mr.Tadashi Takamura
Worked as a Commercial Photographer in Japan.
1988 Starting Fine Art Photography.
Joined Fine Art Photo Workshop in NewYork.
Studied Platinum Printing from Mr.Koichiro Kurita.
Worked as a Fine Art Photographer in Tokyo and NewYork.
Public Collections
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
Kyusyu Sangyo University Museum / Fukuoka,Japan
Exhibitions
2000 Three Views of Secret, Gallery Mare, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Three Views of Secret, Gallery Ississ, Kyoto, Japan
2001 Ki no Kai, Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Plants and Iron, kaiseido Photo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002 Plants and Iron, Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA
2003 Photographs, Neuberger Museum of Art, NewYork, USA
2004 Vicissitudes, Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA
2005 Alternative Printing, Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA
2005 Auction Exhibition,The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NewYork, USA
2005 Time, Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA
2006 Auction Exhibition, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NewYork, USA
2007 Platinum Prints, Fotosphere Gallery, NewYork, USA
2007 Platinum Prints, Fotosphere Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008 Platinum Prints, Style Meets people, Tokyo, Japan
2008 Time, Project Basho, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009 Photographs, Fotosphere Gallery, Tokyo,Japan
2009 Circle, Sepia International, NY, USA
2010 Ki no kai, kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan
2011 The 2011 Viewpoint Fine Print Auction Exhibit, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
2011 Fine Art / Scenery of Japan, Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan
2011 Platinum Prints/ LIBRAILIE6,Tokyo,Japan
2011 Ryuji Taira Solo Exhibition, Wada Garou, Tokyo, Japan
2012 Printemps japonais, Galerie 127, Marrakech, Morocco
2012 Ryuji Taira Solo Exhibition, Galerie Arps & Co, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Fairs
2012 nofound PHOTO FAIR, Paris, France
2011 Fotofever, Paris, France
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