2020.08.11 Ryo Kusumoto
CVRyo(b.1982, Tokushima) studied Biotechnology at the graduated school of Tokushima University.
In 2010, he exhibited his work “merging borders” and “surround” during the Seoul photo festival.
Since 2011, he has been working as an independent photographer. In addition to shooting fornewspapers, magazines, and advertising, he produces videography, too. In 2014, he got selectedaward of The 15th Hikoma Ueno award, and his work “bow” was exhibited in Tokyo Metropolitan
Theatre and so on. In 2016, he exhibited “voice of Shakuson”, about a traditional ink painter, in theRyosoku-in, sub-temple within the grounds of Kennin-ji temple. In 2017, he was awarded the 2nd
prize of the Yonosuke Natori photo award sponsored by Japan professional photographers society.
His 1st artist book “Renjishi” was entirely made by him, has been sold in 68 editions. It shortlisted ofUnseen dummy award 2018, cosmos pdf award 2019, and Fiebre dummy award 2019. Some of them
are now collected in the Musée de l’Elysée/Switzerland and so on.
e-mail：ryo.ksmt@gmail.com
TEL：＋81-903-9234354
Solo Exhibition2020 #Solo-exhibition, An Another Renjishi, Sabou-Kohibito, Shiga, Japan2018 #Solo-exhibition, An Another Renjishi, Jyunkyo Oishi-Memorial hall, Wakayama, Japan2018 #Solo-exhibition, An Another Renjishi, Togakushi Tourist Information Center, Nagano, Japan2017 #Solo-exhibition, bow, AMS Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2016 #Solo-exhibition, bow, be-Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2016 #Solo-exhibition, The voice of Shakuson first period, Ryosokuin-temple, Kyoto, Japan
2016 #Solo-exhibition, LIFE, Laatikkomo gallery, ​Jyväskylä, ​Finland
2012 #Solo-exhibition, Transition of Small Saterights after 3.11, INSTEP LIGHT, Tokyo, Japan
2012 #Solo-exhibition, Re:3.11 monster quake in Japan, Gallery G, Aichi, Japan
2011 #Solo-exhibition, Re:3.11 monster quake in Japan, Maruyamayushindo gallery, Osaka, Japan
2011 #Solo-exhibition, Re:3.11 monster quake in Japan, Spectrum Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Group Exhibition
2019 #Group Exhibition, Marugoto Museum, Honmanji-temple, Kyoto, Japan
2019 #​Group Exhibition​, ​Belfast Photo Festival/Unseen dummy award 2018, Belfast, ​Northern Ireland2018 #Group Exhibition, Unseen Photo Festival 2018/dummy book, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2018 #Group Exhibition, Photobook as an object, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand
2018 #Group Exhibition, Photobook as an object, Massey Univ., Wellington, New Zealand2018 #Group Exhibition, The 13th Yonosuke Natori award, Fukushima city gallery, Fukushima, Japan2018 #Group Exhibition, The 13th Yonosuke Natori award, Fujifilm Photo Salon, Osaka, Japan2018 #Group Exhibition, The 13th Yonosuke Natori award, Fujifilm Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan2017 #Group Exhibition, Japanese photobook selection, Daili, China
2017 #Group Exhibition, Futariten, Awa-bank plaza, Tokushima, Japan
2015 #Group Exhibition, Art Short Boot 2015, gallery Main, Kyoto, Japan
2015 #Group Exhibition, The 15th Hikoma Ueno award, Higashikawa Bunka Gallery, Hokkaido, Japan
2014 #Group Exhibition, The 15th Hikoma Ueno award, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

2014 #Group Exhibition, The 15th Hikoma Ueno award, Museum of Kyushu Sangyo University,Fukuoka, Japan
2014 #Group Exhibition, 81lab×City rat-press exhibition, Shinsaibashi Athens, Osaka, Japan
2011 #Group Exhibition, 81lab 5th-anniversary photo exhibition, Shinsaibashi Athens, Osaka, Japan
2010 #Group Exhibition, Gallery at the Hyatt Recommendation, COEX-Hall, Seoul, Korea
2010 #Group Exhibition, Portfolio Exhibition vol.3, Bloom Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2009 #Group Exhibition, Now here nowhere, Photocom, Osaka, Japan
Festival / Fair
2019 #Fair, Marugoto-museum, Kyoto, Japan
2019 #Fair, Polycopies 2019, Paris, France
2019 #Festival, Fiebre Photobook 2019, ​Madrid, Spain
2019 #Fair, Tokyo Art Book Fair 2019, Tokyo, Japan
2019 #Festival, ​Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, ​Northern Ireland2018 #Festival, Unseen Photo Festival 2018, Apmsterdam, the Netherlands
2018 #Fair, Kudoyama Art Week 2018, Wakayama, Japan2018 #Festival, Photo Bangkok 2018 exhibition, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand
2018 #Festival, Photobook NZ 2018, Wellington, New Zealand2017 #Festival, 7th Dali Internal Photography Exhibition 2017, Daili, China
2016 #Festival, Kyotographie 2016 -KG＋, Kyoto, Japan
2010 #Festival, Seoul photo Festival 2010, Seoul, Korea
Award
2019 #Award, Fibre Photobook Award 2019 shortlist nominated2019 #Award, COSMOS PDF AWARD 2019 shortlist nominated2019 #Award, Kyotographie 2019 portfolio reviewers picks
2018 #Award, Unseen dummy award 2018 shortlist nominated2017 #Award, The 13th Yonosuke Natori photo award encouragement prize2014 #Award, The 15th Hikoma Ueno photo award selected prize2009 #Award, Yomiuri-Newspaper photo award 2009 fine work
2009 #Award, Yomiuri-Newspaper photo award 2009 monthly fine work twice
Publish2019 #Publish, Renjishi, self-publishing
Collection
Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
Biblioteca de San Telmo Museum / Gabriela Cendoya Bergareche Collection, Donostia-San
Sebastian, Spainand some personal and corporate collections