Biography
1978 graduated Meiji College of Pharmacy
1982 The Art Students League of New York (〜1984)
1993 The Stella Charles Guttman Scholarship
1994 selected for the permanent collection of The Art Student League
of New York
1997 handled the stage art of Takahashi Chikuzan the Second(〜2000)
2000 published the book of paintings 「Undulating Picture Kyoko Maruta」
2005 artist in residence in Berlin
2007 ran pictures in the newspaper of Shinano Mainichi news paper
「the climate and philosophy」
2009 awarded a prize of Komagane Kougen Art Museum
Selected Solo Exhibition
2024. 「Kyoko Maruta Exhibition-Appreciate the Space」Yumenoniwa Gallery/Ueda City
2020. 「Kyoko Maruta Exhibition ―Topos Public 」/ Kitajima Ophthalmology Clinic / Nagano
2017. 「Kyoko Maruta Exhibition-Nagano Alternative Prevention」/FLATFILESLASH / Nagano
2014. 「Kyoko Maruta Senjikaku Lobby Exhibition」/ Shiga Highlands/Nagano
Marie Gallery / Tokyo
2013 「I say YES in the outside of the earth」U-forum Museum / Tokyo
2012 「I say YES in the middle of the earth」Yumenoniwa Gallery/Ueda Japan
2008 Striped House Gallery / Tokyo Japan
Crystal Gallery / Yamanouchi Nagano Japan
Nagano Tokyu / Nagano Japan
2005 「Super Contradiction」Striped House Gallery / Tokyo Japan
2004 Gallery Isshiki / Karuizawa Japan
Westbeth Gallery / Nagoya Japan
2003 Crystal Gallery / Yamanouchi Nagano Japan
2002 Gallery Hasegawa /Nagano Japan
Westbeth Gallery / Nagoya Japan
2000 Gallery 1( Shinjuku parktower 1F) /Tokyo Japan
1999 SOKO Tokyo Gallery / Tokyo Japan
1998 Meruparuku NAGANO / Nagano Japan
1997 Gallery St.Cousair / Nagano Japan
Takashimaya Contemporary Art Space / Tokyo Japan
1995 「Maruta Kyoko’s World 」Komagane Kougen Art Museum / Japan
1994 Memory’s Gallery / Nagoya Japan
1993 Gallery αm / Tokyo Japan
1992 Galleria Chimera / Tokyo Japan
Yu Art Station / Nagano Japan
Gallery Furukawa /Tokyo Japan
1991 Gallery Furukawa / Tokyo Japan
1990 Gallery Q+1 / Tokyo Japan
1989 Gallery +1 / Tokyo Japan
1988 Muramatsu Gallery /Tokyo Japan
1985 James Turcotte Gallery / Los Angeles
Selected Group Exhibition
2025. 「Shinshu Artists’ Perspectives: Fifty Years of Painting」Nagano Perfectural Art Museum
2024. 「The shape that comes out of a man from a women」Sekiguchi Museum / Tokyo
「Adventures on Surface –Iconocritic of Abstraction」Gallery Kounotori/Tokyo
2023. 「Kakusabu2023」Togura Kmiyamada / Chikuma City (2024)
2022. 「Women 22@Shinjuku」Gallery Emu / Tokyo
「Special Exhibition」Fuchu Museum / Tokyo
「The clue to solving the mystery is,」Motoazabu Gallery / Saku City
2021. 「Adventures on Surface –Baroquism of Abstraction」Gallery Kounotori/Tokyo
「SHINBISM 4 – Artists Selected from The Shinshu Museum Network」Azumino City Toyoshina Modern Museum / Nagano Prefecture
2020. 「<Line> of Flame running through Japanese Art」Fuchu Museum / Tokyo
2019. 「Studies and Verification」Flatfileslash / Nagano City (2020)
「Adventures on Surface – Mythology of Abstraction」Gallery Kounotori/Tokyo
「Japanese Art」/ AbuDhabi United Arab Emirates
2018. 「Japanese Contemporary Exhibition」/ Colombo SriLanka「Studies and Verification」Flatfileslash / Nagano City
2017. 「Adventures on Surface- Apocalypse of Abstraction」Gallery Kounotori/Tokyo
「Two person’s Exhibition」U forum Museum / Tokyo
2014. 「Exhibition on the hill」/ Gallery Monma/Sapporo City
2013 「the beginning of vibration」Gallria Omotesanndo / Nagano Japan
「Japanese Contemporary Art 」/Shanghai 2012 「the mono show」M50, Bund 1919/Shanghai China
「Art Exhibition2012」Westbeth Gallery / Nagoya Japan
2011 「Towards the light beyond」Gallria Omotesanndo / Nagano Japan
2010 Shanghai Art Fair/ Shanghai
2009 「The Presents for Future」Gallery Art Robe / Tokyo Japan
「Art Potluck’ 09」Motoazabu Gallery Sakudaira / Japan
「Artists of Shinshu, The Expression of Creation」Komagane Kougen Art Museum / Japan
「Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition,Various Lines」Yard Gallery / Shanghai
「N-Art Exhibition」Galleria Omotesanndo /Nagano Japan
「The Hot Wind from Shinano」Sekiguchi Museum / Tokyo Japan
2008 「N –Art Exhibition」Galleria Omotesanndo / Nagano, Japan
2006 Tachikawa international art festival 「Face」/ Tokyo
「Six points of view」Obuse Museum / Obuse Japan
2005 「Kunst Winter 05」Karl Hofer Gesellshaft Studio / Berlin
「Materials and Consept」Koumi-machi Kougen Museum of Art / Nagano ,Japan
2004 「2004 January Exhibition」Westbeth Gallery (2005,2007,2011) / Nagoya ,Japan
2003 「Circulation Shape」Gallery 82 / Nagano Japan
「Art Watching part2」The Miyagi Museum of Art / Sendai Japan
「2003 January Exhibition」Westbeth Gallery / Nagoya Japan
2002 「Japan and Chinese Women’s Paintings」Modern Chinese Museum / Obuse Japan
「Gallery’s Artists 2002」Westbeth Gallery /Nagoya Japan
「The reason why they create」/ Nagano Prefectual Shinano Art Museum / Nagano Japan
2000 「Contemporary Japanese Art」Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Kyoto Municipal Museum
/ Tokyo Kyoto Japan
1999 「The View of Contemporary Japanese Painting」Tokyo Station Gallery / Tokyo Japan
1995 「Life Origin Exhibition」Nagano Tokyu /Nagano Japan
「Two person show」Chitose Gallery / Nagano Japan
「VOCA ‘95」The Ueno Royal Museum / Tokyo Japan
「About Lines」Itabashi Art Museum /Tokyo Japan
1994 「Movement」Gallery 82 / Nagano Japan
1993 「NIPAF ’93」 Cultural Hall of Nagano Prefecture /Japan
1992 「Power of the Art 1992」Gallery Q+1 / Tokyo Japan
「Three person’s show」Galleria Chimera / Tokyo Japan
1991 「Two person’s show」LA Art Core / Los Angeles
「Women’s Art Work」Gallery Sho / San Francisco
「’91 Furukawa Final」Gallery Furukawa / Tokyo Japan
1989 「Acrylart Exhibition」O Museum / Tokyo Japan
「Envision ‘89」Heineken Village Gallery /Tokyo Japan
SEIBU Fine Art Store / Tokyo Japan
1988 「The Experts of Art」Gallery Q /Tokyo Japan
Rico Gallery / Los Angeles
1985 Bologna Landi Gallery / East Hampton New York (〜1986)