After being selected to exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's public exhibition "Tokyo Wonder Wall 2000" Ohmaki has been actively holding ambitious solo exhibitions, receiving much attention for his works: "ECHO" (Tokyo Wonder Site in 2002), "MUGEN" (Gallery NAF in 2002 & became the recipient of the Sixth Taro Okamoto Memorial Contemporary Art Prize in 2003) and "MUGEN- Field- (Gallery K in 2004). The group exhibition "Out of the Blue" (Tokyo Wonder Site) in which he participated in 2003, proved to be so popular, their exhibition period was extended a number of times and Ohmaki's dynamic installation won wide acclaim.

History

1971

Born in Gifu, Japan

1995

B.A. in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

1997

M.A. in Sculpture, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

1997

Encouragement prize at KIRIN CONTEMPORARY AWARD 1997

1999

The 14th Holbein Scholarship Grant

2000

Prize at TOKYO WONDER WALL

2002

The 5th ADSP (Art Documents Support Program by SHISEIDO)

2003

Special Prize at "The 6th Taro Okamoto Memorial Award for Contemporary Art"

2005

Prize at McCormick Tribune Foundation Competition, Chicago, U.S.A

2009

"the Sh Contemporary 09 best young artist award" Sh Contemporary 09,China

2011-

Associate Professor of Sculpture department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music