Joichi hoshi biography of michael

1913--Born in Niigata prefecture

1932--Graduated from Tainan Normal School. Spent 13 years as an instructor

1946--He was repatriated to Japan

1949--Prize winner, Japan Print Association

1952--He became a member of the Japan Print Association

1956--Graduated from Musashino University of Art

1959--Prize winner, Kokugakai Exhibition
Participated in the 2nd Tokyo International Print Biennial

1960--Became a member of Kokugakai

1961--Participated in the 3rd Tokyo International Print Biennial

1963--Participated in the 4th Tokyo International Print Biennial

1967--Sao Paulo International Print Biennial

1969--Participated in a traveling exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints, NewYork

1970--Participated in a Modern Japanese Print Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium

1972--Participated in an International Print Triennial, Italy

1973--Exhibited at the Tokyu Department Store, Tokyo

1974--Participated in the Japan Art Festival

1975--Participated in the lst Nippon Cross-Roads ShowOsaka, Tokyo, Sendai, Sapporo, Niigata, Fukuoka

1976--Participated in the Japan Art FestivalParticipated in the Modern Japanese Print Exhibition, Belgium Print shows were held in: Sapporo, Niigata, Sendai, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo Participated in a show at Wako Hall, Ginza, Tokyo

1977--Made a trip to Mongolia to do sketching Prints shows were held at: Himeji, Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo

1978--Participated in the 2nd Nippon Cross-Roads Shows in Hiroshima,
Sapporo, Kunamoto, Niigata, Kobe, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo

1979--His woodblock prints exhibitions were at: Kyoto, Sapporo, Niigata

Died of lung cancer on June 17th

One-man show of his prints, Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd. Bethesda

1980--Woodblock print show of his works in Osaka

1981--"Recollection of Joichi Hoshi" at the Tokyo Central Art Museum Annex,Ginza

One-man show of his works at the Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd.
Bethesda

1982--One-man show of his works at Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd.
Bethesda

1983--One-man show of his works at Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd.
Bethesda

1985--Retrospective Exhibition of Joichi Hoshi at the Tokyo Central Art Museum Annex,Ginza, Tokyo

1988--Publication of the complete works of his "Tree" series in color--abook written in
both Japanese and English

2002-Retrospective Show of Works at Niigata Museum

A large number of his prints have been purchased in the United States and returned to Japan.

COLLECTIONS;

Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Arts
Council of Great Britain; National Museum of Far Eastern Art, Berlin, Germany; Brooklyn Museum

Art, New York; Boston Museum of Art; Chicago Art Institute; Oklahoma Museum of Fine Art; Cincinnati Art Museum; Haifa Museum, Israel; Collection of the Rockefeller Foundation; The Collection of Felix and Helen Juda.