PROFILE
1986 Born in Osaka Prefecture
2004 Graduated from Osaka Municipal (now Osaka Prefectural) Technical High School, Art Department
2010 Kyoto City University of Arts Exhibition, Graduation Project, Yamaguchi Award
Kyoto City University of Arts Japanese Painting x Daimaru
Japanese Painting Exhibition CLASS (Daimaru Shinsaibashi)
2011 Kyoto Kachokan Award 2011 Excellence Award
2012 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School, Master’s Program in Japanese Painting.
2013 Kai – Kyoto City University of Arts Japanese Painting Wataru Kawashima
Laboratory Graduate Exhibition (every year thereafter)
2016 Narumi Exhibition (Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store)
2017 Exhibition of Three Young Artists from Kyoto City University of Arts – Maki Korenaga, Junko Takano,
and Hiroe Nakao -(Daimaru Kyoto Store)
2018 5th “Kyoto Japanese Painting New Exhibition”
(Eki Museum KYOTO)
“Takano Junko Japanese Painting Exhibition: Guidepost” (Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store)
Dedicated the four-panel sliding door painting “March” to Ekoin Temple, a semi-special head temple of Mount Koya
Received the Encouragement Award at the Kyoto City University of Arts Exhibition.
2022 “Takano Junko Japanese Painting Exhibition: Footprints” (Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store)
Dedicated four-panel sliding door painting “Resonating” to Ekoin Temple, a semi-special head temple of Mount Koya
2023 “Kobe Art Marche 2023” (Kobe Oriental Hotel)
“ART INFINITY JAPAN 2023 Contemporary Art Show” (Taipei)
2024 “Kobe Art Marche 2024” (Kobe Oriental Hotel)
“ART INFINITY JAPAN 2024 Contemporary Art Show” (Taipei)
“OSAKA ART FES 2024 HANSHIN” (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
2025 Kyoto New Japanese Painting Exhibition 2025 Encouragement Award and Kyoto Mayor’s Award (Eki Kyoto Art Museum)
“ART365” (Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store)
ART INFINITY JAPAN 2025 Contemporary Art Show (Taipei)
“Resonance – Japanese Painting Exhibition” (Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate Group Exhibition) (Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store)
“OSAKA ART FES 2025 HANSHIN” (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
ARTWORKS
BUY NOW
Four-panel sliding door painting “March”
Four-sided sliding door painting “Resonating”
Owned by Ekoin, a semi-special head temple of Mount Koya
