• Resesarch topics
    • Research into the production of figurative sculpture and expression techniques through modeling
  • Affiliated academic societies and organizations
    • Member of the Japan Exhibition Association
    • Member of the Japan Sculptor's Association
    • Member of Chiba Prefectural Art Association
  • Biography
    • 2005 Graduated from Tsukuba University, School of Art and Design
    • 2007: Completed Master's degree in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba
    • 2010: Completed doctoral program in art at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
    • 2018 Assistant Professor, Art and Design, University of Tsukuba
    • 2024 Associate Professor, Art and Design, University of Tsukuba
  • Major activities
    • 2005: 35th Japanese Sculpture Exhibition/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (submitted every year since then)
    • 2005: 37th Nitten Exhibition/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (submitted every year since)
    • 2006: 36th Nihon Chozo Exhibition Encouragement Award / Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum [('07) Newcomer Award, ('08) Nihon Chozo Award, ('11) Excellence Award]
    • 2008: Recommended as a member of the Japan Sculpture Society
    • 2008 6th Japan Sculptor's Association New Artist Selection Exhibition / Gallery Seira [also exhibited at the 7th to 11th exhibitions]
    • 2013 48th Showakai Exhibition / Nichido Gallery [also exhibited at the 50th exhibition]
    • 2013 45th Nitten Special Selection/The National Art Center, Tokyo
    • 2015 Reorganized 2nd Nitten Special Selection/The National Art Center, Tokyo
    • 2016 66th Chiba Prefectural Art Exhibition, Prefectural Exhibition Award, Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
    • 2017: Recommended as an associate member of the Nitten Exhibition
    • 2018 48th Japan Sculpture Exhibition Member's Award / Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
    • 2018 Chiba Prefectural Art Association
    • 2019 Art Collection Plus: The Current State of Figurative Sculpture - Sculptor Shinji Miyasaka and Artists in the Museum of Art's Collection (Special Exhibition at Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art)
    • 2019 49th Nissho Exhibition Seibo Prize/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
    • 2023 10th Nitten Member Award / The National Art Center, Tokyo
  • Subject in charge
    • Specialized School
      • Modeling Practice I, II, III
      • terracotta exercises
      • Introduction to sculpture
      • Sculpture Theory/Exercise I
      • Basic Sculpture Training
      • Special Sculpting Training I & II
      • Off-campus seminars, graduation research
    • PhD
      • Special Lecture on Sculptural Techniques
      • terracotta production
      • Sculpture Production A & B
      • Special Sculpture Production
      • Extramural Sculpture Seminar
      • Special Seminar on Sculpture
      • Special Research in the Field of Sculpture