Tikashi Fukushima

Tikashi Fukushima (Fukushima Japan 1920 - São Paulo SP 2001)

Tikashi Fukushima was a painter and engraver. He arrived in Brazil in 1940 and initially lived in the cities of Pompéia and Lins, in the interior of São Paulo. In 1946, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he worked as an assistant to the painter Tadashi Kaminagai (1899–1982), of whom he also became a student. Between 1947 and 1948, he attended classes at the National School of Fine Arts (ENBA). In 1949, he moved to São Paulo and set up a framing workshop on Largo Guanabara in the Paraíso neighborhood, which became a meeting place for like-minded artists who, in 1950, formed the Guanabara Group.

During this period, he was also a member of the Seibi Group. Between 1977 and 1990, he was president of the Visual Arts Commission of the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture. In 1979, he joined the Arts Commission of the Brazil-Japan Foundation of Visual Arts. In 2001, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (PESP) held a retrospective exhibition of his work.

Reviews

"When Fukushima arrived in Brazil and began studying painting with Tadashi Kaminagai in Rio de Janeiro, he had already chosen the landscape as his medium of expression. Like many of his compatriots, he brought to mind the land, trees, and mountains to express them in painting—initially as an impressionist, following the trend of the time, and later succumbing to what would become his informal trajectory, abstracting thematic elements. Fukushima follows the systematics of the attentive regime, which is the Japanese technique in art, industry, and various other areas. It is a mandatory tendency of evolution in the active sense of modernity. Thus, he integrates with Tachism, but retains a literary poetry in gestures and colors, insinuating fields, mountains, winds, and climates with gestural brushstrokes, without geometric forms, tending toward diffuse informality. Fukushima uses textures, thus giving volumes of light and dark, shading the spot, creating effects in a valorizing alternation. The planes are not planes, they are tonal passages, and the line, when it appears, is merely an effect of the brush's limits, or even the consequence of the fluidity of the paint that the artist deliberately allows to flow. The colors are intensely poetic, addressing the severity of the environment and softening the result in themes such as: Dusk on the Mountain, Wind and Sea, Dream, Soft Sensation, among others. These are states of mind that he does not comment on, but expresses with such mastery that it convinces us that the material exposed there is not just oil paste and pigments, but melodic notes for our eyes. An astonishing serenity and the fierce silence that embraces his pictorial surface. Today, in full maturity, Fukushima feels fulfilled as an artist. First, for making the evolution of his work an admired and respected school in Brazil and abroad, then, as a human being for being able to express all his feelings through brushes charged with the emotions of the colors of his palette.
Hélio Alves Neves
NEVES, Hélio Alves. 50 years of painting by a great artist. In: FUKUSHIMA, Tikashi. Tikashi Fukushima. São Paulo: André Art Gallery, 1997. p.[3].

"From landscaping and houses, to still lifes, portraits, and urban and suburban scenes, the painter traversed an extensive trajectory, until he achieved the superior lyrical-poetic informalism that would place him in the select group of artists truly knowledgeable in the craft. In the sketched drawings and the first oil stains from the mid-1940s, one can glimpse traces of a sensitive artist intent on imposing his art. There are precious details that can be observed here and there, without concessions. He knew how, working with diligence and perseverance, to translate to paper, wood, and canvas the inner power that dominated him. For several years (from 1946 to 1960) he was involved in figurative art, when he founded the Guanabara Group in São Paulo, in the Paraíso neighborhood, which brought together artists already fully familiar with the fluctuations of modern art, among them Arcângelo Ianelli, Takaoka, Jorge Mori, Tamaki, Armando, and Alzira Pecorari. They were later joined by Ernestina Karman, Sofia Tassinari, Mabe, Tomie Ohtake, Thomaz Ianelli, and Wega. But abstractionism, already widely practiced in Europe and the United States, would soon co-opt Fukushima, as it did with numerous other figurative artists of the time. Doors and windows, trees and flowers, cups and teapots, portraits and nudes gradually began to give way to lines and strokes, to informal language. The search now was for forms and constructions that transcended the figure and for colors, placid or fiery, that could express only conjunctural harmony. (...) And it was by focusing on the need for figurative-informal unfolding, concerned with painting with spontaneity in the quest to convey sensations and inner truth, based on gesture, that Fukushima researched and embarked on abstractionism. He became almost obsessive in painting canvases where images that can suggest seas merge. infinities, winds crossing deserts or mountains, autumnal mornings, mirages, virgin territories, mountain twilights, breezes, dreams, celestial serenity, etc. A dreamlike world, through which he travels, perhaps even as if on another planet, where only lyricism cannot be absent. He, who came from Japan in 1940, here perfected forms and mastered chromatic balance, influenced by the contagious splendor of Brazilian Tropicalism, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, when his informal composition reached its peak. Each painting was a contemporary visual, rich in nuances, eliciting both praise and criticism. The latter stemmed from some dissatisfied with the artist's rapid rise and growing acceptance of the trend. Infusing the East-West symbiosis of his work from the beginning, Fukushima became a true poet of color, perhaps highlighting the feelings of both countries, the one where he was born and the other that welcomed him. His first informal works and his most Recent works follow the same spatial path that consecrated his painting. With its immutable mark."
Ivo Zanini
São Paulo, March 2000
ZANINI, Ivo. Art for the Eyes and the Senses. In: FUKUSHIMA, Takashi. Tikashi Fukushima. São Paulo: Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture: Official Press, 2001. pp. 7-11.

Testimonials

"In the world of abstract art, there is no room for artists without their own style. It is impossible to practice true abstract art without a solid theoretical foundation in painting, without mastering the technique of drawing."

"The artist is complete only when he fully develops his own art. The work is only complete when it is imbued with the artist's thought, when it, by itself, expresses the artist's feeling."
Tikashi Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA, Takashi. Tikashi Fukushima. São Paulo: Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Japonesa: Imprensa Oficial, 2001. pp. 183 and 193.

Collections

Embassy of Japan - Brasília, DF
Fine Art Museum - MOA (Japan)
Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo - MAC/USP - São Paulo, SP
Pampulha Art Museum - MAP - Belo Horizonte, MG
São Paulo Museum of Modern Art - MAM/SP - São Paulo, SP
Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art - MAM/RJ - Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Museum of Modern Art of Latin America - Washington, D.C. (United States)
Imperial Palace - Tokyo, Japan
State Art Gallery - PESP - São Paulo, SP

Solo Exhibitions

1950 - Lins, SP - Solo, at the Linense Club
1957 - Araçatuba, SP - Solo
1957 - Lins, SP - Solo
1957 - Marília, SP - Solo
1957 - São Paulo, SP - Solo
1957 - São Paulo, SP - Solo, at the Niterói Cinema
1960 - Campinas, SP - Solo, at the Aremar Gallery
1961 - São Paulo, SP - Solo, at the Ambiente Gallery
1961 - São Paulo, SP - Solo, at the MAM/SP
1962 - São Paulo, SP - Solo, at the Astréia Gallery
1963 - São Paulo, SP - Solo, at the La Rouche Gallery
1963 - São Paulo, SP - Solo show, at La Ruche Gallery
1963 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at IAB/SP
1964 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Astréia Gallery
1965 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Solo show, at Ibeu Copacabana Gallery
1965 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Astréia Gallery
1966 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Chelsea Art Gallery
1967 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Solo show, at Copacabana Gallery
1967 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Astréia Gallery
1968 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Documenta Art Gallery
1968 - São Paulo SP - Solo show, at Chelsea Art Gallery
1969 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Solo show, at Copacabana Gallery
1969 - Santos SP - Solo show, at the Brazil-United States Cultural Center
1969 - São Paulo SP - Solo exhibition, at the Astréia Gallery
1970 - São Paulo SP - Solo exhibition, at the Documenta Art Gallery
1971 - Brasília DF - Solo exhibition, at the Hotel Nacional Gallery
1971 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Solo exhibition, Ipanema Art Gallery
1971 - São Paulo SP - Solo exhibition, at the Cosme Velho Gallery
1972 - Belo Horizonte MG - Solo exhibition, at the Guignard Gallery
1972 - Washington D.C. (United States) - Solo exhibition, at the Organization of American States. Art Museum of the Americas 1973 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Solo exhibition at the Ipanema Art Gallery 1974 - São Paulo, SP - Solo exhibition at the Documenta Art Gallery 1975 - São Paulo, SP - Solo exhibition at the Ipanema Art Gallery 1976 - São Paulo, SP - Solo exhibition at the Documenta Art Gallery 1977 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Solo exhibition at the Ipanema Art Gallery 1979 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Solo exhibition at the Ipanema Art Gallery 1981 - Belo Horizonte, MG - Solo exhibition at the Ami Art Gallery 1983 - São Paulo, SP - Solo exhibition at the Alberto Bonfiglioli Gallery 1985 - São Paulo, SP - Solo exhibition at the André Art Gallery 1986 - Salvador, BA - Solo exhibition at the Bahia Art Office 1987 - Porto Alegre, RS - Solo exhibition at the Art Exchange from Porto Alegre
1988 - São Paulo SP - Solo exhibition, at the André Art Gallery
1996 - São Paulo SP - Paintings by Tikashi Fukushima: 1946 to 1996, at the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture
1997 - São Paulo SP - Solo exhibition, at the Nova André Galeria
2001 - São Paulo SP - Fukushima by Fukushima, at the State Art Gallery

Group Exhibitions

1947 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 53rd National Salon of Fine Arts, MNBA
1948 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 54th National Salon of Fine Arts, MNBA - honorable mention
1948 - São Paulo SP - 14th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts, Galeria Prestes Maia
1949 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 55th National Salon of Fine Arts, MNBA
1949 - São Paulo SP - 15th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts, Galeria Prestes Maia
1950 - São Paulo SP - 1st Exhibition of Grupo Guanabara, Galeria Domus
1950 - São Paulo SP - São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts
1951 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 57th National Salon of Fine Arts, MNBA - bronze medal
1951 - São Paulo SP - 1st São Paulo International Biennial, Pavilhão do Trianon
1951 - São Paulo SP - 2nd Exhibition of Grupo Guanabara, IAB/SP
1952 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 1st National Salon of Modern Art, MAM/RJ
1952 - São Paulo SP - 17th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts - bronze medal
1952 - São Paulo SP - 17th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts, Salões do Trianon
1952 - São Paulo SP - 1st Salon of Grupo Seibi of Visual Artists, Clube Sakura - silver medal
1953 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 2nd National Salon of Modern Art, MNBA
1953 - São Paulo SP - 18th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts, Galeria Prestes Maia
1953 - São Paulo SP - 3rd Exhibition of Grupo Guanabara, Galeria Fukushima
1954 - São Paulo SP - 19th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts, Galeria Prestes Maia - acquisition prize
1954 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Black and White Salon, Palácio da Cultura
1955 - São Paulo SP - 3rd São Paulo International Biennial, Pavilhão das Nações
1955 - São Paulo SP - 4th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia
1956 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 5th National Salon of Modern Art
1956 - Salvador BA - 6th Bahia Salon of Fine Arts, Galeria Oxumaré
1956 - São Paulo SP - 20th São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts - silver medal
1957 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 6th National Salon of Modern Art
1957 - Santos SP - Santos Salon of Fine Arts - silver medal
1957 - São Paulo SP - 21st São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts - 1st Mayor of São Paulo Prize
1958 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Salon of Art "Mother and Child"
1958 - São Paulo SP - 23rd São Paulo Salon of Fine Arts
1958 - São Paulo SP - 4th Exhibition of Grupo Guanabara, Associação Cristã de Moços
1958 - São Paulo SP - 4th Salon of Grupo Seibi of Visual Artists, Cine Niterói - grand gold medal
1958 - São Paulo SP - 7th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia - small silver medal
1959 - Dallas (USA) - Group Exhibition, Dallas Museum of Art
1959 - São Paulo SP - 5th Exhibition of Grupo Guanabara, Associação Cristã de Moços
1959 - São Paulo SP - 8th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia - grand silver medal
1960 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 9th National Salon of Modern Art, MAM/RJ - jury exemption
1960 - São Paulo SP - 9th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia - small gold medal
1960 - São Paulo SP - Exhibition of the Seven, Cooperativa Agrícola de Cotia
1961 - Belo Horizonte MG - 16th Salon of Fine Arts of Belo Horizonte, Museu de Arte da Pampulha - awarded
1961 - São Paulo SP - 10th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia
1961 - São Paulo SP - 6th São Paulo International Biennial, Pavilhão Ciccilo Matarazzo Sobrinho
1961 - Tokyo (Japan) - 6th Tokyo Biennale
1962 - Bragança Paulista SP - Exhibition of the Six, Clube Dois
1962 - Colorado (USA) - New Art of Brazil, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
1962 - Curitiba PR - Paraná Salon, Biblioteca Pública do Paraná - best national painter
1962 - Minneapolis (USA) - New Art of Brazil, Walker Art Center
1962 - Saint Louis (USA) - New Art of Brazil, City Art Museum of St. Louis
1962 - San Francisco (USA) - New Art of Brazil, San Francisco Museum of Art
1962 - São Paulo SP - 11th Salon of Modern Art, Galeria Prestes Maia - 1st Governor’s Prize
1962 - São Paulo SP - Group Exhibition, Galeria Folhas
1963 - Campinas SP - Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Museu Carlos Gomes
1963 - São Paulo SP - 7th São Paulo International Biennial, Fundação Bienal
1963 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 12th National Salon of Modern Art - travel prize
1964 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 13th National Salon of Modern Art
1964 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Four Japanese-Brazilian Painters, MAM/RJ
1964 - São Paulo SP - Four Japanese-Brazilian Painters, Galeria La Rouche
1965 - New York (USA) - Brazilian Painters Today, The New York Hilton Gallery at Rockefeller Center
1965 - Oakland (USA) - Japanese Artists of Brazil
1965 - São Paulo SP - 8th São Paulo International Biennial, Fundação Bienal - acquisition prize, Itamaraty
1965 - Tokyo (Japan) - Japanese Artists of Brazil
1965 - Washington D.C. (USA) - Japanese Artists of Brazil
1966 - New York (USA) - The Emergent Decade: Latin American painters and paintings in the 1960s, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1966 - Salvador BA - 1st National Biennial of Visual Arts
1966 - São Paulo SP - 10th Salon of Grupo Seibi of Visual Artists, Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Japonesa
1966 - São Paulo SP - Japanese-Brazilian Artists, MAC/USP
1966 - São Paulo SP - Three Premises, MAB/Faap
1967 - São Paulo SP - 9th São Paulo International Biennial, Fundação Bienal
1968 - São Paulo SP - Leirner Contemporary Art Prize, Galeria de Arte Folhas
1969 - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Japanese-Brazilian Artists
1969 - Stockholm (Sweden) - Japanese-Brazilian Artists
1969 - Oslo (Norway) - Japanese-Brazilian Artists
1969 - São Paulo SP - 19 Japanese-Brazilian Artists, MAC/USP
1969 - São Paulo SP - 1st Panorama of Brazilian Contemporary Art, MAM/SP
1969 - São Paulo SP - Exhibition at Galeria Alberto Bonfiglioli
1970 - Osaka (Japan) - Osaka World Exhibition
1970 - São Paulo SP - Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo 1970
1972 - São Paulo SP - Arte/Brasil/Hoje: 50 years later, Galeria da Collectio
1973 - São Paulo SP - 5th Panorama of Brazilian Contemporary Art, MAM/SP
1975 - Atami (Japan) - 2nd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1975 - Kyoto (Japan) - 2nd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1975 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 2nd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1975 - São Paulo SP - 2nd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
1975 - Tokyo (Japan) - 2nd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1976 - São Paulo SP - 8th Panorama of Brazilian Contemporary Art, MAM/SP
1977 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 3rd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1977 - São Paulo SP - 3rd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1977 - Tokyo (Japan) - 3rd Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1978 - São Paulo SP - Biennials and Abstraction: the 1950s, Museu Lasar Segall
1978 - São Paulo SP - 3 Generations of Japanese-Brazilian Artists, Galeria Arte Global
1979 - Atami (Japan) - 4th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1979 - Curitiba PR - Japanese-Brazilian Artists, Badep
1979 - Kyoto (Japan) - 4th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1979 - São Paulo SP - 11th Panorama of Brazilian Contemporary Art, MAM/SP
1979 - São Paulo SP - 4th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1979 - Tokyo (Japan) - 4th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1980 - São Paulo SP - Masters of Lyrical Abstraction in Brazil, Galeria Eugénie Villien
1981 - Atami (Japan) - 5th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1981 - Kyoto (Japan) - 5th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1981 - Osaka (Japan) - Latin American Contemporary Art Brazil/Japan, National Museum of Art
1981 - São Paulo SP - 5th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1981 - Tokyo (Japan) - 5th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition

1983 - Atami (Japan) - 6th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1983 - Kyoto (Japan) - 6th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1983 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 6th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, at MNBA 
1983 - São Paulo SP - 6th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, at MASP 
1983 - Tokyo (Japan) - 6th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition 
1984 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - The Hague (Netherlands) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Lisbon (Portugal) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - London (England) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Madrid (Spain) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Milan (Italy) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - New York (United States) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Paris (France) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Rome (Italy) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1984 - Washington D.C. (United States) - Masters of Brazilian Abstractionism
1985 - Atami (Japan) - 7th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition 
1985 - Kyoto (Japan) - 7th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition 
1985 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 7th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, at Brazil-Japan Foundation
1985 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Six Decades of Modern Art: Roberto Marinho Collection, at Paço Imperial
1985 - São Paulo SP - 100 Works Itaú, at MASP
1985 - São Paulo SP - 7th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, at Brazil-Japan Foundation
1985 - São Paulo SP - Japanese Artists in the MAC Collection, at MAC/USP
1985 - Tokyo (Japan) - 7th Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
1986 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Ecology - Tradition and Modernity, at Espaço Petrobras
1986 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Times of War: Hotel Internacional, at Banerj Art Gallery
1986 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Times of War: Pensão Mauá, at Banerj Art Gallery
1986 - São Paulo SP - Art in the History of Japanese Immigration, at MASP
1986 - São Paulo SP - Then and Now: 8 Painters, at Cásper Líbero Foundation
1986 - São Paulo SP - Times of War: Hotel Internacional, at Bienal Foundation
1986 - São Paulo SP - Times of War: Pensão Mauá, at Bienal Foundation
1987 - São Paulo SP - 20th Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Chapel Art Show
1987 - São Paulo SP - 20th Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Chapel Art Show
1987 - São Paulo SP - Nikkei Artists from the USA and Brazil, at Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture
1987 - São Paulo SP - Spring, at Liberdade Garô Art Gallery
1988 - Belém PA - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at Romulo Maiorana Foundation
1988 - Brasília DF - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts
1988 - Curitiba PR - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at MAC/PR 
1988 - Londrina PR - Imin80, at Arte Nossa Gallery
1988 - Manaus AM - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at State Art Gallery
1988 - Porto Alegre RS - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at Rio Grande do Sul Art Museum Ado Malagoli
1988 - Recife PE - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at Joaquim Nabuco Foundation, Institute of Culture
1988 - São Paulo SP - 15 Years of Brazil-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, at Mokiti Okada Foundation M.O.A.
1988 - São Paulo SP - 5th Brazil-Japan Art Salon, at Mokiti Okada Foundation M.O.A.
1988 - São Paulo SP - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at MAB/Faap
1988 - São Paulo SP - Pioneers of Japanese-Brazilian Art, at Caesar Park Hotel
1988 - São Paulo SP - Life and Art of the Japanese in Brazil, at MASP
1989 - Lisbon (Portugal) - Six Decades of Brazilian Modern Art: Roberto Marinho Collection, at José de Azeredo Perdigão Center of Modern Art
1989 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Heritage of Japan: aspects of Japanese-Brazilian visual arts, at MNBA
1989 - São Paulo SP - Brazilian Painting 19th & 20th Century: works from the Itaú Collection, at Itaú Gallery
1990 - Atami (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - Brasília DF - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition 
1990 - Brasília DF - Figuration/Abstraction: red in Brazilian painting, at Itaú Gallery
1990 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - São Paulo SP - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Brazil-Japan Foundation
1990 - São Paulo SP - Figuration/Abstraction: red in Brazilian painting, at Itaú Cultural
1990 - Sapporo (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - Tokyo (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1991 - Belo Horizonte MG - Figuration/Abstraction: red in Brazilian painting
1991 - Santos SP - 3rd Santos National Biennial, at Patrícia Galvão Cultural Center
1992 - Atami (Japan) - 10th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1992 - Kyoto (Japan) - 10th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1992 - São Paulo SP - 10th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Brazil-Japan Foundation
1992 - São Paulo SP - Grupo Guanabara: 1950-1959, at Renato Magalhães Gouvêa - Art Office
1992 - Tokyo (Japan) - 10th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1993 - Campinas SP - Figuration/Abstraction: red in Brazilian painting
1993 - São Paulo SP - Those Who Stayed Were Brazilian, at State Pinacoteca
1993 - São Paulo SP - Luso-Nippo-Brazilian Exhibition, at MAB/Faap 
1994 - São Paulo SP - Brazil 20th Century Biennial, at Bienal Foundation 
1994 - São Paulo SP - Eleven Painters, at Múltipla Art Gallery
1994 - Valinhos SP - 1st São Paulo Contemporary Art Biennial, at Monsenhor Bruno Nardini Municipal Park
1995 - Brasília DF - Seven Samurais of Brazilian Art, at LBV
1995 - Niigata (Japan) - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
1995 - São Paulo SP - Brazil-Japan Art, at Mokiti Okada Foundation M.O.A.
1995 - São Paulo SP - Current Art Brazil Project, at Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Art Office
1995 - Tokushima (Japan) - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at Tokushima Cultural Center
1995 - Curitiba PR - Celebration Exhibit of Centennial Friendship Between Brazil and Japan, at Metropolitan Art Museum
1995 - Lisbon (Portugal) - Navigated Seas, at Jerónimos Monastery
1996 - Gifu (Japan) - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at The Museum of Fine Art Gifu
1996 - São Paulo SP - Brazilian Art: 50 Years of History in the MAC/USP Collection: 1920-1970, at MAC/USP
1996 - São Paulo SP - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at MASP
1996 - Tokyo (Japan) - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at Azabu Art Museum
1997 - Jacareí SP - Contemporary Japanese-Brazilian Painters Exhibition, at Santa Helena Art Workshop
1998 - Belo Horizonte MG - Japan-Brazil International Itinerant Exhibition, at Clóvis Salgado Foundation, Palácio das Artes
1998 - Ipatinga MG - Japan-Brazil International Itinerant Exhibition, at Usiminas Cultural Center
1998 - São Paulo SP - Seibi Group, at Jo Slaviero Art Gallery
1998 - São Paulo SP - São Paulo: the Japanese-Brazilian Perspective, at Lasar Segall Museum
1998 - São Paulo SP - Traces and Forms, at Jo Slaviero Art Gallery
1999 - Brasília DF - Japan-Brazil International Itinerant Exhibition, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 - São Paulo SP - Everyday Life/Art. Consumption - Metamorphosis of Consumption, at Itaú Cultural
1999 - São Paulo SP - Japan-Brazil International Itinerant Exhibition, at MASP
2001 - São Paulo SP - Japanese-Brazilian Art: Moments, at Euroart Castelli Gallery

Posthumous Exhibitions

2001 - São Paulo, SP - 4 Décadas, at Nova André Galeria
2002 - São Paulo, SP - Beyond the Canvas, at Nova André Galeria
2002 - São Paulo, SP - The Seven Bastions of Brazilian Abstractionism, at Nova André Galeria
2003 - São Paulo, SP - MAC USP 40 Years: Contemporary Interfaces, at MAC/USP
2003 - São Paulo, SP - Art and Knowledge: 70 Years of USP, at MAC/USP
2004 - São Paulo, SP - Grupo Guanabara, at MASP, Prestes Maia Gallery
2004 - São Paulo, SP - Gesture and Expression: Informal Abstractionism in the JP Morgan Chase and MAM Collections, at MAM/SP