Yoshiro Shimizu, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum vice director and Japanese-style painter, won the Prime Minister’s Award at the 99th Inten, the Exhibition of Japanese Art Institute (JAI), for his work Primordial.
A graduate of the Tokyo University of the Arts, Shimizu further polished his art under the tutelage of renowned artists Ikuo Hirayama and Toshio Tabuchi. He has been the recipient of the JAI’s Taikan Award and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in the 96th Inten exhibition. Shimizu also serves as a professor at Soka University’s Faculty of Education.
