OKAHARA TAIKA
Ink painter
profile
Taika Okahara was born in 1961, in Hatsukaichi city Hiroshima prefecture. Taika was very affected by the biographical novel of Senshu when he was 10 years old, and started to draw Sumie since then.
He studied under Shuho Katada, Souri Matsushima and Ryoun Watase. And he unleashed his potential in young age and had his own students.And now he runs his art classes as “ Nanga Yushin club” and “ Toho Japanese painting association”, and has a lot of his students.
From 1989 Nanga Yushin club direction (Tokyo, Hiroshima)
1989 Hiroshima art prize exhibition
1990 (public offering) Art of Hiroshima exhibition, Hiroshima art prize exhibition, Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, Aogaki 2001 Japanese art exhibition
1991 Tenri biennale (nominated for the prize), Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, Ginza prize exhibition (at Seiko gallery, Ginza)
1992 Aogaki 2001 Japanese art exhibition (honorable mentioned), Ginza prize exhibition (honorable mentioned), Japanese art 21 century exhibition (outstanding prize)
1993 Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, modern Japanese art emerging artists exhibition(at Shinjuku, Keio), Jussho Kai exhibition (at Yurakucho, Sogo), Ginza prize exhibition (at Yurakucho, Hankyu), Solo art exhibition (at Seiko gallery, Ginza),Solo art exhibition (at Mitsukoshi, Hiroshima)
1994 Solo art exhibition (at Shinjuku, Keio),Solo art exhibition (at China, Sogo), Japanese art joint exhibition (at Ikebukuro, Tobu), Japanese art joint exhibition (Tokyo, Daimaru), Ryushi Kawabata prize exhibition, Garyusakura Japanese art prize exhibition, Hiroshima art prize exhibition (encouragement award)
1995 Solo art exhibition (at Hiroshima, Mitsukoshi), Hiroshima culture award festival
1996 Sesshu Grand Prix Masuda (honorable mentioned), Soja ink paintings public offering exhibition’96
1997 Solo art exhibition (at Hiroshima, Mitsukoshi)
1998 Soja ink paintings public offering exhibition’98 (honorable mentioned), Aogaki 2001 Japanese art exhibition ( Kobe Shinbun prize)
1999 Solo art exhibition (at Hiroshima, Mitsukoshi)
2000 Soja ink paintings public offering exhibition’00, Japanese art joint exhibition( at gallery Subaru, Tokyo)
2001 Ink paintings triennale Toyama 2001 (honorable mentioned), National ink paintings excellent works exhibition ( Tokyo governor award)
2003 National ink paintings excellent works exhibition (Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology prize)
2010 directed Raisho Tanaka art exhibition ( museum of Sanyo Rai)
From 2011 Judge of National ink paintings exhibition
From 2013 Judge of Nanga Seika art exhibition
2019 directed “Fu gana who gana?” Shinsui art exhibition