RYUICHI OHIRA
Ryuichi Ohira was born in Tokyo in 1982, was raised in Chiba prefecture, and earned his doctorate at Tokyo University of the Arts.
In addition to winning the Fumio Nanjo (Mori Art Museum Director) Prize at SICF 6th in 2005 and the Ataka Prize at the 54th
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibition in 2006, Ohira dedicated a statue of “Kan’nagara” to Ōkunitama Shrine
in 2010, participated in the large-scale solo exhibition Bōken Yarō at the Tsuruoka Art Forum in 2012, and exhibited and dedicated his
piece “TONGARIMARU” at Yorishiro Project 2013 held at the world heritage site Kamigamo Shrine in 2013, showcasing his works
already in a variety of modes through a number of different exhibitions and projects.
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