Kazuho Ryu

Since childhood, Kazuho Ryu studied ink painting under his father. He graduated from Nagoya University of the Arts (Japan), Department of Japanese Painting. His works have been presented in China, Japan, the United States, France, and other international art exhibitions. He has also held numerous solo and joint exhibitions at Aichi Prefectural Cultural Center Art Space, Tokyo Ginza STP Gallery, Nagasaki Tamaya Department Store Gallery, Hokkaido Obihiro Department Store Gallery, Nagoya Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Yokkaichi Matsuzakaya Department Store Gallery, among others. His works are collected by art institutions worldwide, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tōshōdai-ji Temple (Nara, Japan).

Nagoya University of the Arts (Japan), Department of Japanese Painting

2025 — Kazuho Ryu Solo Exhibition, Tokyo Art Place, Tokyo, Japan
2024 — Youthful Grace, Anqing Art Museum, Anhui, China
2023 — Tokyo International Art Exhibition (supported by the Chinese Embassy in Japan), Kento Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2023 — Ink and Drums, Qiushui Art Space, Shanghai, China
2020 — Chinese Opera Figures Painting Masters Invitational Exhibition, Shanghai Mass Art Center, Shanghai, China
2019 — Sino-Japanese Cultural Exchange Exhibition (supported by Consulate-General of China in Osaka, Japan, Tōdaiji Temple, and Tōshōdai-ji Temple), Tōdaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
2013 — Annual Exhibition of Chinese Opera Figures Painting Research Association, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2006 — Shanghai Art Expo Art Fair, Shanghai, China
2001 — Kazuho Ryu Solo Exhibition, Meitetsu Department Store Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
1998 — Kazuho Ryu Solo Exhibition, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya, Japan
1996 — Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Galerie Stiphane, Paris, France
1994 — Kazuho Ryu Solo Exhibition, Steps Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1993 — Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, Oriental Art Gallery, Washington D.C., USA