Sotaro Takanami

　　　　

Born: Tokyo, Japan 1949. 

Lives & Works: Tokyo

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Education

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‘1973　BFA - Graduated from Tama art University oil painting Department. of. studied with Mr. Tatsuya Nakamoto while attending school. 

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Solo and Group Exhibitions

2021

Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Shinjyuku.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Genra Art.(Ishikawa) Work are stored in the Takashimaya Archives.(Osaka) 

 

2020

2020 "LA ART SHOW 2020" S.E.A. Los Angeles Convention center, Los Angeles, CA
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo)
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Genra Art. (Ishikawa) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo)

 

2019
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Genra Art.(Ishikawa) Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Shinjyuku.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Kyoto.(Kyoto) 
Exhibited at LA Art Show. Los Angeles, CA 
Exhibited at the Monaco Yacht Show.(Monaco) 
Exhibited at Scope Miami basel.(Miami) 

 

2018
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Genra Art.(Ishikawa) 
Solo exhibition at Ginza Yoshii Gallery.(Tokyo) 

 

2017
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Kyoto.(Kyoto) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Shinjyuku.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery R & T. (Tokyo) 

 

2016
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Iyotetsu Takashimaya.(Ehime) 

 

2015
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo ex hibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery R & T. (Tokyo) 

 

2014
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Ginza Yoshii Gallery main and Salon.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery R & T. (Tokyo) 

 

2013
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at JR Nagoya Takashimaya.(Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery R & T. (Tokyo) 

2012
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Gallery R & T at the exhibition for the second time. (Tokyo) 

2011
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Shinjyuku.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2010
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Takasaki. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibition at JR Nagoya Takashimaya.(Aichi) 
“THE BEGINNING OF SPACE” published by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, the Middle East. 
Make a Draft of sumo wrestler’s ornamental apron of Yokozuna HAKUHOU. 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2009
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Gifu. (Gifu) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Shinjyuku.(Tokyo) 

 

2008
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Takasaki. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2007
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at JR Nagoya Takashimaya.(Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2006
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Takasaki. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2005
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
"Paris exhibition" held at the Gallery La RUCHE . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at White Gallery. (Kagoshima) 

2004
The books sold in the Louvre Museum exhibition of the '12 election haiku monkey"held at Gallery La RUCHE. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at JR Nagoya Takashimaya.(Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Gifu. (Gifu) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Original wood cut print exhibition of 12 monkey haiku pools held at Gallery Yosii.(Paris) 
"12 selection haiku monkey". published by RMN (Reunion des Musees Nationaux RLYS France)(France) 
"12 selection haiku monkey"sold at the Louvre library and Guimet museum.(France) 
Invited to the dinner of Elysee by President Chirac.(France). 

 

2003
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Takasaki. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibitions at Tan tan museum Gallery Bon. (Shiga) 

 

2002
Solo exhibition at gallery Yoshii.(Paris) 
Gallery Yoshii and gallery La RUCHE simultaneously holding return exhibition.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

2001
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Takasaki. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibitions at Tan tan museum Gallery Bon. (Shiga) 

 

2000
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

1999
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibitions at Tan tan museum Gallery Bon. (Shiga) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. 1(Tokyo)

 

1998
Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya . (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibitions at Osaka Takashimaya (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition held at Okayama Takashimaya (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

1997
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

1996
Solo exhibition at Okayama Takashimaya.(Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yonago. (Tottori) 
Unlabeled room 21can be accommodated in guest room.(Tottori) 
Solo exhibitions at Osaka Takashimaya. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at glass painting was held in Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Isetan Department store. (Niigata) 
Solo exhibition held at Nakagou Fukushima (Fukushima) 
Solo exhibition at Taka PLA. (Kagoshima) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery Kosaidou. (Tokyo) 

 

1995
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka.(Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at glass painting was held in Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition held at jujiya. (Sendai) 
Solo exhibition at Isetan Department store. (Niigata) 
Solo exhibitions at NIC. (Fukuoka) 
Solo exhibition at the Matsuzakaya. (Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery Oisi.(Fukuoka) 
Solo exhibition at the Tan Tan Museum gallery Bon.(Siga) 
Solo exhibition at Kosaidou Gallery. (Tokyo) 

 

1994
Solo exhibition at the Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition held in Yokohama Takashimaya. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at glass painting was held in Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at yamakataya. (Kagoshima) 
Solo exhibition held in Toda Bookstore. (Shizuoka) 
Solo exhibition at Taka PLA. (Kagoshima) 

 

1993
Solo exhibition at the Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at the Matsuzakaya(Head office). (Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at glass painting was held in Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 

 

1992
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka. (Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Yokohama.(Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya. (Aichi) 
solo exhibitions at tenmaya department store. (Hiroshima Mihara) 
Solo exhibition at tenmaya Department Store head office. (Hiroshima) 
Solo exhibition at glass painting at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) Solo exhibition at glass painting was held in Shinjuku Keio department store. 
Solo exhibition at Gallery Seimeido.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibitions at the Tantan museum Gallery Bon. (Shiga) 
published: wave Sotaro Takanami wood cut print works from the Tantan Museum.(Shiga) 

 

1991
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka.(Osaka) 
Solo exhibitions at Saikaya department store. (Kanagawa) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery Seimeido.(Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at tenmaya department store. (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya(Head office). (Aichi) 
Solo exhibition at Artspace Mankintan Gallery. (Oita) 
Solo exhibitions at Tantan museum Gallery Bon. (Shiga) 

 

1990
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka.(Osaka) 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at tenmaya department store. (Okayama) 
Solo exhibition at Bateau-Mouche. (Hiroshima) 
published by magazine House Chairman Shimizu (Shimizu Bontei) Tatsuo Gallery Seimeido in "two new exhibition" held. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 

 

1989
Solo exhibition at Gallery Funai. (Oita) 
Hold a magazine House Chairman Tatsuo Shimizu (Bontei Shimizu) "haiku with painting exhibition” at the 
Tokyo Yaesu Book Center Gallery. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at Espace Japon. (Paris) 
published by magazine House Chairman Tatsuo Shimizu (Shimizu Bontei) "haiku with painting exhibition” held in maebashi-Kankodou Gallery. (Gunma) 
Solo exhibition at Gallery art space Mankintan and Super Studio. (Oita) 
Solo exhibition held in the forest of yufuin hospital fantasies (reading Museum). 
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Keio department store. (Tokyo) 

 

1989
Mr Shimizu bontei and a picture-bearing Haiku at Takashimaya Kyoto and kinokuniya (Takamatsu). (Kyoto,Kagawa) 
Roppongi"Kousyu" pay point "love birds" (180 x 80 cm)2 点を納める。(Tokyo) featured at the author of the monthly magazine Art "sketch writers'. 
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 
Exhibition "Ichimainoe" the Empire Hotel. (Tokyo) 
Hibiya city "China restaurant Suien" fit "life". (2 m × 3 m) (Tokyo) 

 

1987
Posted on “JR East” every month. 
Kichijoji "Suntory Hall" fit "life". (2 m x 6 m) (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at FUNAI Gallery. (Oita) 
Solo exhibition at Artspace Mankintan Gallery. (Oita) 

 

1986
Solo exhibition at Gallery TAK . 
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 
Simultaneous sale of print collection “nature” at Tokyo Paris by Francaise collection.
Solo exhibition at Harajuku Matsuda Rotary. (Tokyo) 
Solo exhibition at art Ono. (Tokyo) 
haiku with painting exhibition held at magazine House Chairman Shimizu (Shimizu unforced) Tatsuo and Tokyo Ginza Dove residence hall. (Tokyo) 

 

1985
Solo exhibition at art Ono. (Tokyo)

 

1984
Solo exhibition at art Ono. (Tokyo) 
NHK radio first broadcast "good night"before the feature. 
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 

1983
Gallery Olive pastel painting solo exhibition held. (Tokyo) 

1982
Solo exhibition at Gallery olive. (Tokyo) 

 

1981
Solo exhibition held at Gallery Osaka Forum annex. (Tokyo) 

 

1978
Exhibition of Kanagawa Prefecture. 

 

1976
produced a print of "four seasons", published in the Kanagawa Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun. 

1973
Tama Art University studying under Mr.Tatsuya Nakamoto while graduating from Oil Painting Department.