Born in Osaka, lives in Nara/JAP, Berlin, Mühlheim/D

Studied fabrics in Okinawa from 1974 to 1975. After seeing the devastating aftermath of Hanshin-Awaji Earthquakes, she started incorporating the concept of life and death into her works, leading to such pieces as "Contemporary Art Outdoors" and "A Memory of Soul". Hiroko Inoue has been based in both Germany and Japan as she is primarily captivated by the correlation between how we see ourselves in relation to others and how environmental/social factors mould the invisible boundaries amongst individuals. Her long and prolific career and artistic impressions have ranged from painting, photography, site-specific installation, photography and videos. In 2005, Inoue spent a year in Vienna as a cultural ambassador for the Agency of Cultural Affairs. During that period, she held six exhibitions as well as numerous workshops and lectures to introduce Japanese culture.

Awards / Auszeichnungen (Selection / Auszug)
2005 Cultural Ambassador in Vienna for the Agency of Cultural Affairs
2004 Appointment as Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange by the Government of Japan
2002 Contemporary Art Works on City Vision-Nets by Curator's Selection, Tokyo
1998 Osaka - Triennale, Mydome Osaka
1998 "Düsseldorf-Preis", Kulturamt Düsseldorf / Goethe-Institut, Osoka-Triennale

Works in Public Collections / Werke im öffentlichen Besitz (Selection / Auszug)
The Japan Foundation
Osaka Prefecture
City of Vienna
Clemson University/South Carolina, USA

Solo Exhibitions / Einzelausstellungen (Selection / Auszug)
2009 Inside-Out, Foil Gallery, Tokyo / Musashino Art University, Tokyo
2008 Inside-Out, Art Front Gallery, Tokyo /
Shimane Prefectual Convention Center, Shimane /
Art meets Care Academy, Osaka
2007 Inside-Out, Aquarius Wassermuseum, Mühlheim/D
Kunstpunkte - Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf/D
Chameleon Meadw, Clemson, USA
2005 Inside-Out, Jugendstiltheater, Otto Wagner Spital, Wien
Group Exhibitions/Gruppenausstellungen (Auszug)
2008 Grosse Kunstausstellung, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf
Absence-Presence, masc foundation, Vienna
Afternoon of a Faun, Galerie Brüning, Düsseldorf
2007 Psychic Realities, Arena 21 Museumsquartier Wien
2006 Echigo Tsumari Art Triennal, Niigata

Group Exhibitions / Gruppenausstellungen (Selection / Auszug)
2009 'Counter-Photography, Japan's Artists Today',
Photographic Center Northwest, Washington / USA
Inside-Out, ARTO BUSAN Art Fair, South Korea / Paris Photo, Paris
2008 'Afternoon of a Düsseldorf Faun', Galerie Andreas Brüning, Düsseldorf, D
Grosse Kunstausstellulng, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf / D
Absence - Presence - Masc foundation, Vienna / A
2007 Psychic Realities, Area 21, Museumsquartier Vienna
2006 Echigo - Tsumari Art Triennal, Niigata
2005 'Tor', Museum Rosenheim / D
'Memory of Breath', Palais Porcia, Vienna / A
'Counter Photography' lens-based works by 11 Japanese contemporary artists, Aberystwyth Arts Center, University of Wales, UK
2003 'Scènes d'esprit - Photographie japonaise contemporaine Acte II', Maison de la Culture du Japon, Paris

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