MOCHIDA SOSHO

• MOCHIDA SOSHO, born in Tokyo, Japan. Contemporary artist, printmaker, and professor emeritus at Osaka University of Arts. His artistic activities are centered in Osaka, where he incorporates a variety of styles, including three-dimensional modeling and art photography. He also produces prints, including recent "branding" works on felt, and taught at Osaka University of Arts (formerly Naniwa University of Arts) from 1960 to early 2000, where he helped establish a printmaking course. Since 1975，he has been exhibiting his works in the "Ge Exhibition," a leading contemporary art group in the Kansai area. He and the other main member MOTONAGA SADAMASA are still active in Japan area and has made a significant contribution to the development of print art in Japan in the Contemporary period. Major collections include: The National Museum of Art, Osaka; Nakanoshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Osaka; Osaka Contemporary Art Center; Museum of Modern Art, Hyogo; Osaka University of Arts Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Hongik University Museum of Modern Art; and Shanghai Long Museum.