Hata Yoshio
WORKS
Outline
| 1950 | Born in Kyoto |
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| 1973 | Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Law |
| 1979 | Published Voices of the Wind —Mount Osore in Camera Mainichi |
| 1984 | Curated the works of Eugene Smith and Aileen Smith Minamata in Osaka Human Rights Museum |
| 1986 | Directed the exhibition Works of Eiko Yamazawa in Yurakucho Asahi Gallery, Tokyo and ABC Gallery, Osaka |
| 1987 | Directed the exhibition Contemporary Photography of America in Osaka Prefectural Information and Culture Center Conceptualized and produced the Expo’90 Photography Museum in The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan |
| 1990 | Produced the publication and exhibition Tomatsu Shomei / Sakura, Sakura, Sakura in Brain Center and Loft Forum Umeda, Osaka |
| 1991 | Donated EARTHSCAPE photography collection of the Expo’90 Photography Museum to Osaka Prefecture |
| 1992 | Opened the “Photography Library” for photography books and contemporary art catalogs |
| 1993 | Appointed Associate Professor of Photography Class, Design Department, Seian University of Art and Design (became Professor in 2000) |
| 1996 | Established the Intermedium Institute and IMI “Graduate School” program and became General Manager |
| 2002 | Appointed Professor of Media Informatics, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| 2008 | Established the Science Video Society and became Executive Director and Secretary-General |
| 2012 | Produced Disaster Prevention Digital Encyclopedia, a media mix project in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| 2018 | Appointed Director of the Osaka International Media Library (a general incorporated association) Appointed General Director of the “University of Photographic Expression E-School” (Video/Music Courses) |
| 2021 | Began lifelong photography work in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of “Miracle Forest EXPO’70” |
Prize
| 1986 | Received the Sakuyakonohana Award (Osaka City Award for Emerging Artists in Culture and the Arts) |
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| 1994 | Won the Grand Prix for Directorial Work at the Kyoto International Film Festival Hi-Vision Festa’94 |
Solo Exhibition
| 2024 | Miracle Forest EXPO’70. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
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| 1990 | Hanako the Biomechaloid. Osaka Human Rights Museum, Osaka, Japan |
| 1988 | biomachine. Gallery Haku, Japan |
| 1986 | THE SIGNAL. Pine Hill Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
| 1984 | MODERN DOWN —The Closure of a 68-Year-Old Spinning Factory—. Gallery DOT, Kobe, Japan THE SIGNAL. Gallery Wide, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1983 | Visual Play —Costumes of Shimabara Tayū—. Kitano Circus, Kobe, Japan |
Group Exhibition
| 1997 | The Age of Reproduction. Hara Museum ARC, Shibukawa, Japan |
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| 1992 | 3rd Rotterdam Photo Biennale. (Invitational Solo Exhibition HANAKO. Schiedam Municipal Museum, Schiedam, Netherlands) |
| 1985 | 24 Hours in Japan —Through the Eyes of 100 Photographers from Around the World. |
Publication
| 2024 | Miracle Forest EXPO’70. Osaka: Brain Center |
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| 2014 | Produced the Japanese edition of Basic Facts about the United Nations. Osaka: Kwansei Gakuin University Press |
| 1990 | HANAKO: Days Spent with the Biomechaloid "Hanako". Osaka: Brain Center |
| 1985 | Columbus making a west wind arise : portraits of young artists. Osaka: Brain Center |
| 1980 | Youth Without a Jersey Number. Osaka: Brain Center |
Public Collection
| The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama Osaka Human Rights Museum, Osaka, Japan Schiedam Municipal Museum, Schiedam, Netherlands |
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