Biography:
Born in Matsumoto, Japan in 1929 Lives and works in Tokyo Graduated from the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts, Kyoto. In 2000, kusama won The Education Minister's Art Encouragement Prize and Foreign Minister's commendations, and received the Asahi Prize in 2001. It is very exceptional thing. She was selected as main artist of Yokohama Triennial. These years, she join many group exhibitions in Europe, and her latest installation solo exhibition is going around in France, Denmark, Switzerland etc..

Exhibitions:

Main Exhibitions:
1959 Brata Gallery, New York
1961 Stephan Radich Gallery, New York
1962 Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York
1966 Galeria d'Arte del Naviglio, Milan
1993 Venice Biennale, Japan Pavilion, Venice
1996 Robert Miller Gallery, New York
1997 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Walker Art Center and Museum of
Modern Art, New York
1998 Collective Work, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse
1999 American Century, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
2000 Le Consortium, Dijon ,Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo
2001 Maison de la Culture du Japon a Paris