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Mr. Tanaka was born in Setagaya,
Tokyo in 1947 and at attended Musashino Art University, majoring in
Oil Painting. He educated himself in silkscreen after learning wood-block
printmaking and stone lithography, while making repeated visits to
Europe and the United States. His silkscreen show Matsuri (Festival
) included thirty eight pieces at a solo exhibition in Tokyo. Masaaki
had shown a series of new work on the cover page of The Shukan Shincho
Weekly Magazine, one of JapanŐs most famous weekly magazines, for
ten years.
In the United States, Mr. Tanaka has
exhibited his prints in such cities as New York, Boston, Los Angels,
Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Fort Worth, Hawaii. The most
recent exhibition held in Plano, Texas, attracted more than two thousand
two hundred peoples in a four-week period. His work is found in the
collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Honolulu Museum of Art,
Albrecht Fine Art Museum, Japan Foundation, and others. The Japanese
government presented a print by Mr. Tanaka to President Reagan when
he visited Japan. Mr. Tanaka is excited about showing his prints to
the American public because he loves the United States. His plans
are to do prints of many varied American scenes in the future. This
would be a real challenge. |
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| 1947 |
"Born the eldest son of a Western-style
painter Akio Tanaka his wife Toshiko in Setagaya, Tokyo."
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| 1969 |
His education was interrupted due to
student political turmoil at the time./"Around this time he discovered
copper-plate print making (through meeting Denji Noma, an "/Ichiyokai
Print Division Committee member).
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| 1970 |
Held a solo exhibition of copper plate
prints for the first time in his career (Cabutoya Gallery in Ginza)/"Exhibited
at the CWAJ print Show, the Group Exhibition and the Shutai Art Exhibition."
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| 1971 |
"Graduated from Musashino Art College,
Oil Painting Department."/"Stayed with the College, in Print
Research, as an assistant instructor for the next two years."/Learned
wood-block print making from the late Sho Kidokoro and stone lithography
from Shohachi Shimizu./Also started to teach himself silk screen during
this year./Exhibited at the CWAJ Print Show, the Japan Print Association
Exhibited and the Shutai Art Exhibition "
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| 1972 |
"Exhibited at the CWAJ Print Show,
the Japan Print Association Exhibition, the Shutai Art Exhibition
and the Print Grand Prix Exhibition."/"Started to produce
prints in his ""Matsuri (Festival)"" theme."
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| 1973 |
Visited Europe./Exhibited at the Japan
Print Association Exhibition and the Shutai Art Exhibition.
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| 1974 |
"Showed a silk screen ""Festival""
series consisting of 38 pieces at a solo exhibition at Shinjuku Isetan
Department Store."
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| 1976 |
"Exhibited at the""Exhibition
of the 120 Most Promising Artists of Today""(Tokyo Central
Art Museum)."
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| 1977 |
"Held solo exhibitions (The Saint
Anne Gallery in France, The Galerie Jutta Vondran in Germany)"
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| 1978 |
"Held solo exhibitions (The Saint
Anne Gallery in France, The galerie Jutta Vondran in Germany, Shibuya
Tokyu Department Store) Exhibited at the Japan Print Association Exhibition."
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| 1979 |
"Held solo exhibitions (Isetan Department
Store in Shizuoka, Shibuya Tokyu Department Store, The Gallery EAS
in the USA)"/Exhibited at the CWAJ Print Show./Visited USA. The
Art Institute of Chicago purchased his works.
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| 1980 |
"Went to Europe and held solo exhibitions
at The Shinno Gallery in the USA, the Lyon Bank and the Galerie Regis
Langroys in Franc, and Shibuya Tokyu Department Store."
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| 1981 |
Invited to exhibit at the Exhibition
of Contemporary Asian Art./"Held solo exhibitions (Kapalua Bay
Hotel and Occidental Life Center Gallery in the USA, Ginza Gallery
Ishiyama, Shibuya Tokyu Department Store)."
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| 1982 |
Visited the USA and Europe./Albrecht
Fine art Museum in the USA purchased his work./"Held solo exhibitions
(Galerie Regis Langroys in France, Siemens Company in Germany, Shibuya
Tokyu Department Store)."
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| 1983 |
Exhibited at the Contemporary Japanese
Art Exhibition./Started a touring exhibition through various museums
in Poland.
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| 1984 |
Held a solo homecoming exhibition (Kumamoto
Tsuruya)./ Held a solo exhibition (Yoseido Gallery in Ginza)
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| 1988 |
"Produced a mural for the new municipal
administration building in Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano Prefecture."/"Produced
a mural for the new municipal administration building in Narita City,
Chiba Prefecture."
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| 1990 |
"Held solo exhibitions (Matsuya
Department Store and Yoseido Gallery in Ginza, Osaka Daimaru Department
Store, City Art Museum)."/Art Event participated in Yokohama
BAY'90 (City Art Museum)
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| 1991 |
"Produced a mural for the new municipal
administration building in Towacho, Fukuoka Prefecture."/"Scheduled
to held the 10-year Commemorative Exhibition for his works on cover
pages of The Shukan Shincho Weekly Magazine throughout Japan , starting
from Nihobashi Mitsukoshi."
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| 1992 |
"Held solo exhibitions (Oarai Art
Museum, Tsuru-shi Art Center)."
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| 1993 |
Held solo exhibitions (Nozawa Onsen Village).
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| 1994 |
"Dedicated ""Pure Darkness""(The
61th Shikinensengu, Gouach on paper) to Jingu chokokan Museum."/"Held
solo exhibitions (Nozawa Onsen Village, Tsuru-shi Art Center)"
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| 1995 |
"Held solo exhibitions (Togen Museum,
Nozawa Onsen Village)."
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| 1996 |
Held solo exhibitions (Seattle Four Seasons
Hotel)
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| 1997 |
"Start to go round exhibition in
U.S.A. (Texas, Arizona, California, South Dakota, Oklahoma)"
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