Kaoru Matsumoto
| 1952 |
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Born in Hyogo,Japan |
| 1976 |
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The 1st Kyoto Art Exhibition of Sculpture |
| 1976 |
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Awarded New Artist Prize |
| 1977 |
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Graduated from Kyoto International Art Institute,Kyoto,Japan. |
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Visited Central and South America for one year as part of a Kyoto Prefecture overseas training program. |
| 1978 |
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Appointed as a lecturer at Kyoto International Academy of Fine Arts (resigned in 1983). |
| 1979 |
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Exhibition held ( Kyoto City Museum of Art) |
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The 1st Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition .(The Hakone Open-Air Museum) Awarded Excellent Prize. |
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The 14th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan"(Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art) . Awarded the Grand Prize. |
| 1980 |
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Art Now'80" Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art. -Kobe Japan- |
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The 13th Japan International Art Exhibition (The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Municipal Museum of Art,Kyoto. ) |
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The 2nd Japan Emba Grand Prize Exhibition -Ashiya Hyogo- |
1981 |
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The 1st Biwako Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition -Moriyama Shiga- |
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The 15th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan. Awarded The Fine Prize
(The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Municipal Museum of Art,Kyoto. ) |
1982 |
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The 10th Outdoor
Sculpture Prize of Nagano City |
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The 14th Japan International Art Exhibition.
Awarded The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Prize (The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Municipal Museum of Art,Kyoto. ) |
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The 2nd Japan Emba Grand Prize Exhibition Awarded The Excellent Prize(Ashiya/Hyogo) |
1983 |
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Stayed in Mexico (1985 – Returned to Japan) |
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Exhibition: “The New Generation of Contemporary Art”
Awarded at the Opening Commemorative Exhibition of the Mie Prefectural Art Museum
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| 1985 |
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The 17th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Awarded The Municipal Museum of Art,Iwaki Prize
(The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art,and The Municipal Museum of Art,Kyoto. ) |
| 1985 |
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Exhibited at the 11th Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition -Ube Yamaguti- |
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The 8nd Japan Emba Grand Prize Exhibition -Ashiya Hyogo- |
| 1987 |
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The 12th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture
( Ube, Yamaguti pre） Awarded The Suma Rikyu Park Prize |
1988 |
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Sanda Sculputure Competition (Sanda Hyogo Pre) Awarded The Grand Prize |
1988 |
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The 11th Kobe Suma Rikyu Park Contemporary sculpture Exhibition
Awarded The Suma Rikyu Park Prize |
1989 |
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Rokko Island City Sculpture Exhibition, - Kobe Hyogo-
Awarded Excellence Prize |
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The 13th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture -Ube, Yamaguti pre-
Awarded The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.Prize. The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Prize. And The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama Prize. |
1990 |
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Exhibited at the ABC International Environmental Art Competition (Flora Expo) |
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The 12th Kobe Suma Rikyu Park Contemporary sculpture Exhibition.
Awarded The National Museum of Art Osaka Prize |
1992 |
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The 13th Kobe Suma Rikyu Park Contemporary sculpture Exhibition.
Awarded The Prefectual Museum of Modern Art Mie Prize |
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Osaka Triennale1992-Sculputure. Awarded The Sakai City Prize. |
1993 |
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The 15th Himeji City Arts Culture Awards. Awarded the Art Prize |
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Toya Village International Sculpture Biennale -Hokkaido- |
1994 |
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The 14th Kobe Suma Rikyu Park Contemporary sculpture Exhibition. |
1995 |
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The Open-Air Sulpture Exhibition In Tataragi'95. -Asago Hyogo Pre- |
1997 |
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Nishiharima International Sculpture Symposium -Harima Science Garden City, Hyōgo- |
| 2002 |
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The 7th Triennale Exhibition of Art in Makurazaki -Kagosima Pre-
Awarded The Second Prize. |
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The 21th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture 2005.
-Ube,yamaguti pre- |
2003 |
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Ikawa 4th Annual Sakura Sculpture Competition -Akita Pre-
Awarded The Grand Prize. |
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The 21th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture 2005,
-Ube yamaguti pre-
Awarded The Ube City Open-Air Sculpture Museum Prize. |
2006 |
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“ Kaohsiung International Steel & Sculpture Festival” - Taiwan- |
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| “sculpture by the sea bondi 2007” -Sydney Australia-
Awarded The Sydney Water Environmental Sculpture Prize. |
2008 |
| Technopark Sysmex -Kobe Hyogo Pre- |
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National Tax Administration of Northern Taiwan Province. -Taoyuan Taiwan- |
2011 |
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National Central University -Taoyuan Taiwan- |
2011 |
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Appointed Visiting Professor at the National Taiwan University of Art |
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One-man show National Taiwan University of Art -Taipei Taiwan- |
2012 |
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Songshan Station - Taiwan Railway- Taipei Taiwan- |
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National Taiwan University of Art -Shinpei Taiwan- |
2013 |
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Iwatani Corporation -Amagasaki Hyougo Pre- |
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Industrial Tecnology Research Institute - sinchu City Taiwan- |
2014 |
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National Changhua University of Education -Changhua City Taiwan- |
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ABENO HARUKAS -Osaka Pre- |
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“sculpture by the sea bondi 2014”
-Sydney Australia- |
2015 |
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Hsinchu Sience Park -Hsinchu City Taiwan- |
2016 |
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Taiwan power Company -Taichun Taiwan- |
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Yilan Science Park Yilan Taiwan -Yilan Taiwan- |
2017 |
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National Center for Traditional Art -Taipei Taiwan- |
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National Central University -Taoyuan Taiwan- |
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Solo Exhibition -Himeji Japan- |
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Sky Green in Taichung |
2019 |
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National Taiwan University -Taipei Japan- |
2023 |
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Adelong City -New South Wales Australia-
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