Masumi KURA

1975　Born in Toyama, Japan
1998　Graduated from the Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Doshisha
1998　University
2001　Left the Department of Photography, Tokyo Visual Arts
2010　The 10th Photo City Sagamihara Award, New Figure Encouragement Prize



< Solo Exhibitions >

2010　Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.5 : From Futagawa to Ise!", Zeit-Foto-Salon, Tokyo
2010　Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.6 : Shiga”, GALLERY Kaido Ribbon, Tokyo

2006　"Kura's Horoki Part 1 : Shinjuku", Golden-gai Kodozi, Tokyo

2005　"Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.4 : From Kanaya to Shirasuka", PLACE M, Tokyo

2004　"Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.1 : From Nihonbashi to Kawasaki",
2004　photographers'gallery, Tokyo
2004　"Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.2 : From Kanagawa to Hakone",
2004　photographers'gallery, Tokyo

2003　"love machine Vol.4", photographers'gallery, Tokyo

2002　"love machine", photographers'gallery, Tokyo
2002　"love machine Vol.2", photographers'gallery, Tokyo
2002　"love machine Vol.3", photographers'gallery, Tokyo

2001　Neo Documentary"Face of Humanity"Project : "Tokyo-Osaka", Guardian Garden,
2001　Tokyo





< Group Exhibitions >

2011　The 10th Photo City Sagamihara Award Exhibition" Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo
2011　"- HAKKATEN - Department of photograph/picture/image, Art and Architecture
2011　School of Waseda University - HEIKATEN-", Ryugu Bijutsu Ryokan, Kanagawa

2010　The 10th Photo City Sagamihara Award Exhibition", Sagamihara Citizen's
2010　Gallery, Kanagawa

2008　"The history of arts and cities-Paris, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai-",
2008　sendai mediatheque, Miyagi

2007　"Japan Caught by Camera − Works from the Photographic Art in Japan",
2007　Shanghai Art Museum, China

2005　"The Portrait Today : You are here", Parthenon Tama, Tokyo

2004　Screening " Ecstasy + Terror", space harappa, Aomori
2004　"Yokohama Shashinkan, Kura's Pilgrimage to Ise Vol.3 : From Mishima to
2004　Shimada", BankART 1929, Kanagawa

2003　"photographers'gallery exhibition", Chukyo University Art Gallery C.SQUARE,
2003　Aichi
2003　"HITOSHU : human smell against cat smell", love machine vol.5, Space
2003　Laboratory, Aomori

2002　Photonesia : the memory of light, the fruits of time: photographers'gallery
2002　exhibition", Maejima Art Center, Okinawa

2001　"Opening Exhibition", photographers'gallery, Tokyo




< Publications >

2010　[kura] Sokyu-sha
2011　[Adventures of Kura] Sokyu-sha





< Public Collections >

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum
Shanghai Art Museum