Michiko MATSUMOTO
Currently based in Tokyo. Started in the 1980s with several series of portraits of artists
living in various countries and principal dancers of major dance companies.
Has published 11 books of photography.
Her works are in the collections of a number of museums internationally.
1950 Born in Shizuoka, Japan
1974 B.A.in Japanese literature, Hosei University
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1974 Yoko Ono in New York, 3points, Tokyo
- 1978 Women Come Alive, Pepe, Tokyo
- 1978 In South East Asia, Hankyu Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1981 Niki de Saint Phalle, Space Niki, Tokyo
- 1983 Portraits of New York Women, Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Sapporo
- 1986 Niki de Saint Phalle, Parco SR6, Tokyo
- 1988 Portraits ~ Women Artists, Soho Photo Gallery, New York U.S.A.
- 1989 Portraits of Dancers 1, Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1990 Portraits of Women Artists, Keihan Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1990-1998 Portraits of Dancers 2~5, Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1998 Dancers, Dentsu Kosan Gallery, Tokyo
- 1999 Nicolas Le Rishe in Paris, Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 2000 White on White, Heart&Color, Tokyo
- 2001 Ruzimatov in St. Petersburg, Egg Gallery, Tokyo
- 2002 Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle, Gallery Colorium, Tokyo, Prinz, Kyoto
- 2004 Meditative Body, Awaked City, Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2004 SESSIONS, ZEIT-FOTO SALON, Tokyo
- 2005 Rose Passion, Gallery Colorium, Tokyo
- 2007 Cloths with Soul, Gallery le bain, Tokyo
- 2007 Meditative Body ~from St.petersburg, Gallery Tosei, Tokyo
- 2009 The Name of Roses, Junkudo, Tokyo
- 2010 The Witches Tea Party (Portraits of Niki de Saint Phalle), Tokinowasuremono, Tokyo
- 2013 Portraits of Women Artists, Seibikyoikubunkakaikan, Higashikurume ,.Tokyo
- 2013 Les Femmes Artistes, Gallery LIBRAIRIE6,Tokyo
- 2016 Portraits -Women Artists- , The Museum of Contemporary Art Karuizawa (Karuizawa,Nagano)
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1987 Contemporary Japanese Photography, Toured Europe
- 1988 Faces of 20th Century by Distinguished Photographers, Asahi Gallery, Tokyo
- 1990 Women Photographers, Nikon Salon, New York
- 1995 Objects, faces and Anti-Narratives, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- 1998-2000 Women Photographers from Japan, Toured U.S.A.
- 2003 Mon Paris, Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2006 Photographs of Kazuo Oono, Fukushima Photo Museum
- 2007 Works from the Photographic Art in Japan, Shanghai Art Museum, China
- 2008 Visions des Artistes Feminines, Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 Esprit de Paris, Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 Vision of America Ⅲ, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- 2016 Le bal -Hommage a Etsuro Ishihara-, ZEIT-FOTO SALON
Publications
- 1978 Women Come Alive (Hanashinotokushusha)
- 1983 Portraits of New York Women (Tojusha)
- 1985 Serie Chambre （Obunsha）
- 1986 Niki de Saint Phalle (Parco )
- 1995 Portraits of Women Artists (Kawadeshoboshinsha)
- 1998 DANCERS (Kodansha)
- 1999 Portrait 54 Women Artists (Kyoto Shoin)
- 2005 Rose Passion from My Balcony (Tankosha)
- 2007 12 Fabric Artists (Tankosha)
- 2009 Seven Stories on the Name of Roses (Media factory)
- 2012 Wild Roses in Japan (Tankosha)
- 2015 100 Cherries of Tokyo (Tankosha)
- 2016 Sarasa –Printed Fabric (Tankosha)
Public Collections
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
- Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
- Museum of Liberty Osaka , Osaka
- Museum of Josei University, Tokyo
- Niki Museum, Nasu, Tochigi
- Shanghai Art Museum (Shanhai , China)
- The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo ,Tokyo
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Karuizawa ,karuizawa ,Nagano
- Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (Tokyo)