1947　Born in Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
1969　Graduated from Musashino Art University, Japan
1981-82　Received a grant from Japanese Government to stay in London, U.K.
2001　"Ryoji Ikeda 1975-2000", 224 page book published by Abe Publishing Ltd.
1979　"a/avec Antoni Tapies Scattered Seeds", The National Museum of Modern Art,
　　　 Kyoto-prize "The 14th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan",
　　　 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Kyoto Municipal Art Museum
1982　"Intaglio Printa Japan - from the 16th Century to Today",
　　　 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
　　　 "Ryoji Ikeda - Drifting Light", Gallery 39, London, U.K.
1985　"Ryoji Ikeda - Note-two square", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
1986　"Note-two square horizon", The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama- prize
　　　 "The 16th Tokyo International Art Biennial", Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum,
　　　 Kyoto Municipal Art Museum
1988　"Contemporary Japanese Prints 1950-1980", The Museum of Modern Art,
　　　 Kamakura, Kanagawa
　　　 "Ryoji Ikeda - Reaching the Cape", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
1989　"Europalia '89 Japan in Belgium - Japanese Contemporary Print",
　　　 Maison de la Culture, Namur, Belgium
　　　 "Cape watershed", First prize "The 3rd Wakayama Print Biennial",
　　　 The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
1990　"Contemporary Prints in Japan 1990", The Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo
　　　 "Reborn door" and "Deposition of memories", Grand Prix "The 7th
　　　 Seoul International Print Biennial", Seoul, Korea
1991　"Line in Contemporary Art - The Destination of Eyes and Hands",
　　　 The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
　　　 "An inside frontier", The society of artistic culture prize "The 20th
1992　"Ten Print Artists, Working by Intaglio Process",
　　　 The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, Kanagawa
　　　 "Ryoji Ikeda - An Inside Frontier", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
1993　"Dislocation in manuscript" and "Afternoon at the ebb", Jury prize
　　　 "The 1st Egyptian International Print Triennial 1993", Giza, Egypt
1994　"Ikeda Ryoji Works 1979 - 1994", The Alberta University Fine Art
　　　 Building Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
　　　 "Tetsuro Komai and Contemporary Printmakers - Conception of Fruits",
　　　 The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
1995　"Japanese Culture: The Fifty Post War Years", Meguro Museum of Art,
　　　 Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of
　　　 Modern Art, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of
　　　 Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan", Tokyo Metropoli-tan Art
　　　 Museum, Kyoto Municipal Art Museum
1996　"Ryoji Ikeda - Atmosphere of Absence", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
　　　 "Contemporary Hanga Aspect - Traditional and Modern",
　　　 Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
1998　"Photo - Realism and Photo Technique in Modern Japanese Prints",
　　　 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
　　　 "Making It Visible - Graphic Elements in 20th Century Art",
　　　 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
　　　 "Ryoji Ikeda - Penumbrae", Gallery Soolip, West Hollywood, U.S.A.
1999　"Ryoji Ikeda - Terrestrial", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
　　　 "Ryoji Ikeda - Etchings", Gallery Soolip, West Hollywood, U.S.A.
2000　"From the Wide Horizon, The Art of Nemuro and Kushiro",
　　　 Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido
2001　"Ryoji Ikeda 1975-2001", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
2002　"Ryoji Ikeda - Surface", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
　　　 "Today's Artists VIII Ikeda Ryoji and Ogawa Machiko〈Ikeda Ryoji: Reveries of
　　　 Time and Space〉", The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, Kanagawa
2003　"Boundury of silence", Silver prize, "1st Beijing International Print Biennial 2003",
　　　 Beijing, China
2004　"IKEDA Ryoji Return to the Stratum", Okawa Museum of Art, Kiryu, Gunma
　　　 "Flame of circularity" Grand Prix, "13th Seoul-Space International
　　　 Print Biennial", Seoul, Korea
2005　"Graphica Creativa '05, The 11 International Print Triennial" Jyvaskyla, Finland
　　　 "The 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale China 2005", Beijing
2006　"Ryoji Ikeda-Circle", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
　　　 "Contemporary Prints: Transformation of Photographic Image",
　　　 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2007　"5th International Triennial of Graphic Arts Prague 2007", Czech
　　　 "Qualia of Projection", Musashino Art University Museum & Library
　　　 "IKEDA Ryoji・ISOMI Teruo-dialogue.2", Museum Haus Kasuya
　　　 "IKEDA Ryoji×FUKAI Takashi", Art Gallery X/Takashimaya, Tokyo
　　　 "Warehouse Time, Paper Darkness", Sarah Lee Artworks & Projects,
　　　 Santa Monica, U.S.A.
2008　"Landscape with Horses", Hokkaido Museum of Literature, Sapporo
2013　"Ryoji Ikeda - in the Ocean Fog", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
2016　"Ryoji Ikeda - 2015-2016", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
2019　"Ryoji Ikeda - INDIA 1976-1981", Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
　　　　 "Two Artists' Works" series, Ryoji IKEDA and Koichi EBIZUKA
　　　　 Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
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