Biography:

1945 Born in Hyogo Pref. Japan

1967 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Fine Art, Department of Sculpture

1969 Completed the Graduate course in sculpture at Kyoto City University of Fine Art

2000 Professor at the Graduated School of Kyoto City University of Art

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Chronology

1970
“Iodine and Time Table” Gallery 16, Kyoto

1975
Began ‘moon’ score series, ‘pleiades’ score series (’78~), ‘birds’ score series (‘83~), ‘Grus’ score series (‘04~)

1980
Began Sun series

1987
“Recent Works 2 Nomura Hitoshi-Spin & Gravity”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

1989
“Cosmo Chronography”, INAX Gallery, Tokyo
“Cosmo Chronography & Photography”, Gallery 16, Kyoto

1993
Founded the Solar Power Lab.(SPL), and created a solar car every year

1994
“Exhibition in honor of the publication of a collection of his works Time-Space”, Gallery KURANUKI, Osaka

1995
“CHANGE over TIME”, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
“CHRONOSCORE”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
“CHRONOSCORE”, Espace 21, Matsuyama

1996
“Soft Landing Meteor & DNA”, Gallery GAN, Tokyo
“CHRONO & PROTOMORPH”, Chukyo University Art Gallery C・SQUARE, Nagoya

1997
SPL’s Sun Structure ’97 won in the 800-Watt Class at the Solar Car Race Suzuka ‘97

1998
“One with the Cosmos”, Gallery KURANUKI, Osaka

1999
“Mission to America & Jurassic Giant Tree in Tokyo”, Gallery GAN, Tokyo
Conducted the HAAS Project-Harnessing the Sun: A journey Across America by Solar Car

2000
“New Vision Navigator−Harnessing Across America by Solar Car−”, Chukyo University Art Gallery C・SQUARE, Nagoya/Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
“Nomura Hitoshi−Genesis of Life: The Universe, The Sun, DNA−”, Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito

2001
“Nomura Hitoshi−Transit/Reflect−”, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota

2004
“Chroma & Chromatic”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka

2006
“Hitoshi Nomura−An Introduction, Photo works 1975-92−”, McCaffrey Fine Art, New York
“Nomura Hitoshi−Cosmo-Arbor−”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka

2007
“Hitoshi Nomura − Chrono & Chroma - ”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka

2008
“Hitoshi Nomura - Gravitational Shape and Flavor : The Sun, Meteorite and The Body”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka

2009
“Hitoshi Nomura : Perceptions-Changes in Time and Field”, The National Art Center, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions

1969
Tardiology, in which cardboard boxes collapsed under their own weight, “Kyoto City University of Fine Art: Graduation Works”, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto

1970
“10th International Art Exhibition of Japan(Tokyo Biennale ‘70)−Between Man and Matter”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

1975
“9th Biennale de Paris”, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris/ Musée National d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris

1992
“The 9th Sydney Biennale−The Boundary Rider”, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1995
“Matters and Perception 1970―Mono-ha and the Search for Fundamentals”, The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu etc.
“Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years”, Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo etc.
“CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY―Texture & Touch”, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1996
“Photography and Beyond in Japan―Space, Time and Memory”, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

1997
“GRAVITY―Axis of Contemporary Art”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
“MODERN ART IN JAPAN―Thought and Figure”, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota

1998
“From out Stillness―Gift from the Stars”, The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

1999
“ART 1999 CHICAGO”, Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago

2000
“Three Artistic Visions−Time and Space−”, Niigata City Art Museum

2002
“The Unfinished Century: Legacies of 20th Century Art”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
“Music Museum”, Kushiro City Museum of Art

2003
“The History of Japanese Photography”, The Museum of Fine Art, Huston/The Cleveland Museum of Art
“Purloined Nature”, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba

2004
“TRACES―Body and Idea in Contemporary Art―”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto/The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

2005
“sight―cruising―”, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma of Contemporary Art
“The ABC of  Contemporary Art：Art is Right Beside You”, Fukui City Art Museum etc.
“Reconsidering Mono-ha”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

2006
“Mysterious Art―Participate and Enjoy―”, Hachioji Yume Art Museum, Tokyo etc.
"The Art Museum Dreams of the Cretaceous Period", The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
"Waiting for Spring", Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto

2007
“ART ANTI-ART NON-ART --Experimentations in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan 1950-1970”, Getty Reseach Institude, Los Angeles
"UCHUMIEZU", Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
"Beauty of Heavenly Bodies and the Universe", The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
"Skies and Stars/CELESTIAL IMAGES", The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Looking for stars -The Universe in Contemporary Art", Chiba City Museum of Art

2008
“Modern Japanese Art from the Museum Collection”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Inaugural Exhibition of Sendai Astoronomical Observatory : The Universe which Nomura Hitoshi watched", Sendai Astoronomical Observatory

2009
“Waiting for Video : Works from the 1960s to Today”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo