Koji ONAKA

1960 　 Born in Fukuoka.
　　　　Graduated from Tokyo Photograph College
　　　　(present name/Tokyo Visual Arts).
　　　　Participated in the gallery (Image Shop CAMP).
1988 　 Opened up the gallery “KAIDO”at Tokyo (It was managed untill 1992.).
2002 　 Participated in the gallery (photographers' gallery) at Tokyo.

solo exhibitions
2007　"DRAGONFLY", Chukyo University gallery C ・ Square
2006　"GARSSHOPPER", ZEIT-FOTO SALON,Tokyo
2005　"Latvia,Spain",Visual Arts gallery,Tokyo
　　　 "Le chan de La France",gallery Tosei,Tokyo
2003　"MATATABI", iltempo,Tokyo
　　　 "slow boat ＋ ",Visual Arts gallery,Tokyo
　　　 "slow boat",photographers' gallery,Tokyo
　　　 "MATATABI",ZEIT-FOTO SALON,Tokyo
2002　"Tokyo1984-91/Reaview mirror part",photographers' gallery,Tokyo
　　　 "MATATABI no.9",photograpers' gallery, Tokyo
　　　 "Reaview mirror part3",photograpers' gallery, Tokyo
2001　"Tokyo Candy Box",PLACE M, Tokyo /Visual Arts,Tokyo/ Shinjuku Nikon 　　　　Salon, Tokyo
　　　 "Another DISTANCE/ Reaview mirror part1", photograpers' gallery, Tokyo
1999-2000 　series "MATATABI",,a total of 8 times, 03FOTOS, Tokyo
1998   "Machikage", Studio EBIS Photo Gallery, Tokyo
1996   "DISTANCE", mole,Tokyo/BERG,Tokyo
1993   "Seitaka Awadachi-sou”, Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo
　　　　 series “DISTANCE”, a total of 3 times, 03FOTOS, Tokyo
1988-91 series "Seitaka Awadachi-sou", a total of 32 times, gallery KAIDO, Tokyo
1983   "Seitaka Awadachi-sou no aru machi",CAMP,Tokyo

group exhibitions
2007　"RECENT ACQUISITIONS",Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
2005　"Takaramono/My precious:Photos and words five contenporary japanese 　　　　photographers", Yokohama citizens gallery,Yokohama
　　　 "The Photography beyond 20 years from Tsukuba Museum of Photography 　　　　1985",Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai
2002-3 “BLACK OUT/Contemporary Japanese Photography”, The Japan 　　　　Foundation,Roma,Paris,Tokyo
2002　"Photonesia/Ryukyu-retuzo", Maejima Art Senter,Okinawa
　　　　"The18th Higasikawa Photofiesta”, Higashikawa Culture Gallery,Hokkaido
2000　"GAW-2",Okikamuro-jima, Yamaguchi
1999　"TONPU",051gallery, Pusan-South Korea

books
1991 “Seitaka Awadachi-sou”Sokyu-sha
1996 “DISTANCE”Mole
2001 “Tokyo Candy Box” Wize Shuppan
2001 “hysteric Five : Onaka Koji” hysteric glamour
2003 “slow boat” Sokyu-sha
2005 “in-between Latvia,Spain” EU-Japan fest Japan Committee
2006 “GRASSHOPPER” Tosei-sha
2007 “DRAGONFLY”Tosei-sha

award
1992 The 4th Shasin-no-kai prize
2002 The18th Higasikawa new photographer prize
2006 The photographic society of japan new photographer prize

offical web site
http://onaka.mods.jp/