Isamu Wakabayashi

Biography

1936 Born in Tokyo, Japan.
1959 Graduated from Tokyo National University of the Arts, Department of Sculpture.
1973 - 1974 Dipatched by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, travelled through Europe for study.
1975 - 1984 Became Professor of Musashino Art University.
1999 - 2003 Became Professor of Tama Art University.
2003 Died in October.

Solo Exhibitions

     
2023 "WAKABAYASHI Isam, 20 Years after his death", Yokosuka Museum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: Outskirts of the Forest", Musashino Art University Musuem & Library (Tokyo, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi MYSELF", YOKOTA TOKYO (Tokyo, Japan)
2021 "Isamu Wakabayashi-The Garden of the Museum of Modern Art, Seibu Takanawa, Karuizawa (now the Garden of Sezon Museum of Modern Art)", Sezon Museum of Modern Art (Nagano, Japan)
"[From Museum Collection] The Works of Isamu Wakabayashi", The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama (Kanagawa, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi", Sekigahara Ningenmura Museum (Gifu, Japan)
2016 "Isamu Wakabayashi", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
  "Isamu Wakabayashi: Flying Leaves and Oscillation", Urawa Art Museum (Saitama, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: T's Collection", Galerie Tokyo Humanité (Tokyo, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: Flying Leaves and Oscillation", Fuchu Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
2015 "Isamu Wakabayashi", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: Flying Leaves and Oscillation", the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama (Hayama, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: Flying Leaves and Oscillation", Ashikaga Museum of Art (Ashikaga, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi: Flying Leaves and Oscillation", Nagoya City Art Museum (Nagoya, Japan)
"Isamu Wakabayashi", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
2014 "Isamu Wakabayashi", Gallery Fukka (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI, Galerie Tokyo Humanité (Tokyo, Japan)
2013 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawing 1955-2003", Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI, Yokosuka Musueum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan)
2012 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings", Galerie 412 (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
2010 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Submergence", Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Dog Field DRAWING 1980-1992", Tama Art University (Tokyo, Japan)
  ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "'Sene' Metal Collage + Prints", G Ikeda Bijyutsu Study (Tokyo, Japan)
2009 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Collection", Gallery Jyugenmon (Tokyo, Japan)
2008 G Ikeda Bijyutsu Study (Tokyo, Japan)
  ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Prints", Gallery Kawamatsu (Tokyo, Japan)
  ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "VALLEYS", Yokosuka Museum of Art (Yokosuka, Kanagawa)
2007 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "DAISY 1993 - 1998", Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
TOKI-NO-WASUREMONO (Tokyo, Japan)
  "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
  Gallery OⅡ (Tokyo< Japan)
2006 Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2005 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures – the 1960s・1970s", Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Walnut Trees - DRAWING 1999-2003", Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Print Collection", Gallery Ikeda Bijyutsu (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
2004 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Prints", Art Space by Fuji Xerox (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
2003 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Copper・Arc", Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
TOKI-NO-WASUREMONO (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings", Galerie 412 (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Falling Leaves and Oscillation 2003", Shigeru Yokota Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Oscillating Scales", Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art (Chiba, Japan)
2002 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Toyota Municipal Museum of Art (Toyota, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
2001 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works -Tree Bark and Vacant Space", Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Print Collection", Gallery Jyugenmon (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Gallery Jyugenmon (Tokyo, Japan)
2000 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "On Sulphur's Side", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
The Museum of Art Park Asago (Asago, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Gallery Jyugenmon (Tokyo, Japan)
Viewing Room Yotsuya (Tokyo, Japan)
NADiff (Tokyo, Japan)
1999 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Satani Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "A Dog Circles Round", Kenji Taki Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Gallery APA (Nagoya, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Gallery Jyugenmon (Tokyo, Japan)
1998 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Prints", Naruse Murata Gallery (Machida, Japan)
1997 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) This exhibition went around to Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst (Aachen, Germany) [1998. 3. 6- 5.10]
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings ‘Untitled’ 1991 - 1995", Morioka Crystal Gallery (Iwate, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Walnut Leaves 1994 - 1996", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Walnut Leaves 1994 - 1996", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "After 1989", Nagoya City Art Museum This exhibition went around to the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama [4. 5- 5.11], Ohara Museum of Art [5.17- 7.13], the Museum of Art, Kochi [7.27- 9. 7]
1996 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Morioka Crystal Gallery (Iwate, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Chun Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculpture 1990”, Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculpture 1986&1992", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Daisy Ⅲ", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
Galleria Graphica (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Smoke and Fog", Ashikaga Museum of Art (Tochigi, Japan) This exhibition went around to Koriyama City Museum of Art [1997.1.25-3.2], Yamagata Museum of Art [1997.11.13-12.7]
1995 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings 1991", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Monotype Lilies", Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura (Yokosuka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings - Untitled 1971+1992", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Sculpture – Daisy Ⅱ", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "WORKS ON PAPER", The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
1994 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Drawing", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Sculpture – 1000 ISLANDS", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Blue Drawings & Yellow Drawings", Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura (Yokosuka, Japan)
1993 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Sculpture – Daisy", Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura (Yokosuka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Monotype", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sulphur Drawings", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculpture - Early Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery (New York, USA)
1992 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculpture - Recent Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery (New York, USA)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculpture - New Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery (New York, USA)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "NEW DRAWINGS", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Prints", Gallery KURANUKI (Osaka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASH "Early Works 1957-1973", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Prints", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
1991 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Prints", AC&T CORPORATION (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures and Drawings", Seoul Art Center (Seoul, Korea)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Copper Drawings", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Yoshimitsu Hijikata Gallery (Nagoy, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Etching・Drypoint・Burin 1961 – 1978", Gallery Yamada (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Drawingsss", Gallery KURANUKI (Osaka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1990 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "COPPER DRAWING SERIES", Gallery KURANUKI (Osaka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Prints・Drawings・Sculptures", Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works", Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura (Yokosuka, Japan)
1989 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Print", AC&T CORPORATION (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Work, 1986-1988", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Kasahara Gallery Annex (Osaka, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "New Works of Drawing", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASH", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1988 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Judson Art Warehouse Viewing Gallery (New York, USA)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "1986.10-1988.2", Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art (Kitakyushu, Japan)
1987 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Outdoor Space - On Two Gardens", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
"Today’s Artist: ISAMU WAKABAYASHI" The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
This Exhibition went around to the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan) [12.15- 1.24]
1986 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sakaigawa・West - An Exhibition of Wall Paintings 1986", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Possession, Atmosphere, Oscillation", Concept Space (Shibukawa, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Nagoya, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Yayoi Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1985 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Possession, Atmosphere, Oscillation - Gatodo Gallery, Takeshiba, June 1985", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1984 "Possession, Atmosphere, Oscillation - Outskirts of a Forest", Akira Ikeda Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Possession, Atmosphere, Oscillation", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1982 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Something Belonging to the Green in the Air", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
"Drawings and Esquisse for Bar 'Radio'", Gallery Watari (Tokyo, Japan)
1980 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Drawings", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1979 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures・Drawings", Gallery Valeur (Nagoya, Japan)
Tor Road Gallery (Kobe, Japan)
1978 Gallery Watari (Tokyo, Japan)
"ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1977 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Gatodo Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1976 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Miyuki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1975 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Print Works", Nishimura Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1974 "ISAMU WAKABAYASH", Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1973 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama & Kamakura (Kanagawa, Japan)
1966 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Akiyama Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
1965 ISAMU WAKABAYASHI "Sculptures", Bank of Yokohama (Yokohama, Japan)
1959 "ISAMU WAKABAYASHI", Mitsugi Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)