Kazuo Kojima1945~ 小島和夫

Kojima Kazuo is a Japanese-style (Nihonga) painter born in Hokkaido in 1945. He studied Nihonga at the Tokyo University of the Arts and, after graduating, began his career as a professional Nihonga painter, exhibiting primarily at the Inten exhibitions. Often called the "traveling painter," he journeyed through Asian countries such as China and India, as well as European countries including the Czech Republic, Romania, and Spain, producing many works inspired by his travels. Although his subjects are frequently foreign, he has remained committed to traditional Nihonga techniques, depicting landscapes and the lives of ordinary people with delicate detail. He served for many years as a professor at Sapporo Technical College, and after retirement has continued to paint and hold regular solo exhibitions.