ataru kozuru studio
Sasaguri, Fukuoka, Japan
Explore the artistic vision and craftsmanship of Ataru Kozuru
EDUCATION
1992 Tufts University, Medford, MA in affiliation with
School of the Museum of FineArts, Boston, MA-BFA
1990 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA-DIPLOMA
1989 Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, France, Fall.
1989 Marble Stone Carving Program, Atelier Nicoli, Carrara, Italy
1988 Photography Program, Ghost Ranch, Abiqui, NM
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 "Cosmic Horizon V ", Odakyu Art Salon, Tokyo, Japan
2012 "Cosmic HorizonIV ", Sigekiba, Fukuoka, Japan
2012 "Cosmic Horizon III ", Odakyu Art Salon, Tokyo, Japan 2011 "Cosmic Horizon II", Gallery Oishi, Fukuoka, Japan 2011 "Cosmic Horizon", Odakyu Art Salon, Tokyo, Japan 2010 "Nebula", Institut français du Japon-Kyushu Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
2010 "Shooting Stars", Iwasadou Gallery, Kamakura City, Japan
2009 "Origins II", Gallery 1, Fukuoka, Japan
2008 "Origins", Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, 8F Artists' Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
2007 "Ataru Kozuru", Iwa
Ataru Kozuru was born in Japan and raised in the United States. His creative output is inspired by geology, archeology, and astronomy. Kozuru received his BFA and diploma from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in affiliation with Tufts University, and also studied abroad in Italy and the South of France. He has had solo shows in Tokyo at Odakyu Art Salon gallery, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 8F gallery, and group shows in the United States and Europe.
Kozuru’s work can be found in public and private collections both in Japan and the United States. He currently lives and works in Japan.