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Eishin Yoza was born in 1952 in Okinawa (Ishigaki island). At the age of 18, he left for Tokyo where he enrolled in the Shinjuku Art school and he studied the occidental ways of painting. In 1976, he departed for Kyoto and studied traditional kimono design (Sumi-é) ; in 1976, from Yokohama he left Japan on a sailing boat to Alaska first then on to other states in the U.S., doing various jobs to pay for his trip. In 1981, after arriving in Europe, he settled in Paris and marries a French girl (1982). He copied the old masters in the Louvre museum and discovered the techniques of etching and engraving. Since then, he has been attending the Parisian salons such as “Salon d’automne”, “Les Artistes Français”, “National des Beaux-Arts”. Exhibitions
Participation in collective Art shows2004 . “Salon d’automne” de Ballancourt 2003 . summer exhibition at the “Arck gallery” in Paris (75007) 2001 . 2nd international Artfestival” of Magdeburg (Germany) 2000 . “Paris-Okinawa 2000” , organized by the 18th arrdt town hall of Paris . 1st international Artfestival of Magdeburg 1999 . Strumiza symposium of Macedonia (as well as 1997 as 1996) 1998 . 1st prize of Bois-Le-Roi for his watercolour piece of work 1995 . International Art exhibition in Las Vegas, U.S. 1994 . International Art week in Les Carroz d’Araches, Haute-Savoie 1993 . Galerie Boni Moriya, Hakodate (Japan) . Art show in Repentigny (Canada) . Cultural Art center of Ishigaki (Japan) 1992 . 2nd prize of “salon des Artistes du 15ème arrdt” in Paris 1988 . 1st prize at the international Artshow of Montmartre 1986 . 1st prize in watercolour technic of “salon des Arts du 91”, Les Ulis 1980 . 2nd prize in Belgium, Ypres in the concourse of international Art One man show exhibitions : 2005 . “Les Recreateurs” gallery in Paris (75005) 2004 . two months work in Melbourne (Australia) 2003 . One man show organized by the bank “Société générale” in Evry 2002 . Cultural Art center Art center in Ishigaki . “Le salon de Mitsu” in Naha (Japan) . « galerie Paris » in Yokohama (Japan) 2000 . Town hall of Miyako island (Japan) . Cultural center of Ishigaki . “Le salon de Mitsu” in Naha 1999 . Eliane Poggi gallery in Grenoble (France) . Gala gallery in Magdeburg 1996 . Courant gallery, Osaka (Japan) . Actual art gallery in Pollensa (Balerares, spain) 1995 . Can Cardaix foundation in Arta (Baleares, Spain) 1993 . Montmartre gallery in Les Carroz d’Araches (Haute-Savoie) 1992 . Hôtel Arcade à Reims 1991 . Intemporel gallery in Barbizon . Infini gallery in Fontainebleau 1989 . Miyagi gallery in Naha 1987 . galerie du Pont-Neuf in Paris (75001) |