The theme of my artwork is “continuity”. By observing nature such as flowers and birds, we feel and recognize anew the beauty of life embedded in the creature of nature.
The relief type of artwork reflects my appreciation of the beautiful gross and the mysterious charm of the texture of Urushi which has been extracted fro

Born in Osaka, 1963
1991 MFA from Tokyo University of Arts

【Solo and Group Exhibitions】

2016 1991 Group Exhibition, New Expressions, at Azabu Art and Craft Gallery

1993 Solo Exhibition, Water Melon Sugar, in Asagaya, Tokyo

1994 （Material and Technique; Series V）, at Kanagawa　Prefectural Citizen’s Hall Gallery, Yokohama

1996 Solo Exhibition, Water Melon Sugar, in Asagaya, Tokyo

1997-2004 Art Works Exhibition for Space Beyond the Table, at Ginza Contemporary Art NIKI, Ginza, Tokyo

1999 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory, at Awaji Gallery, Kanda, Tokyo

2000 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 2, at Gallery Geki, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo

2001 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 3, at Gallery Isogaya, Shinbashi, Tokyo

2002 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 4, at Atmosphere, Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo

2003 Group Exhibition, Contemporary Craft Artists in Japan, their New Style

2003 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 5, at NIKI, Contemporary Art, Ginza Tokyo

2004 Solo Exhibition, Continuity; Masaaki Toyoda Urushi Art Exhibiton, at Setagaya Gallery, Umegaoka, Tokyo

2005 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 7: Passage, at NIKI Gallery, Chidorigafuchi, Tokyo

2006 Joint International Exhibition of Urushi Art: Japan and Korea, at the Museum of Tokyo University of Art and the Wajima Museum of Urushi Art

2006 Solo Exhibition, Continuing Memory Part 7, at Entrance Hall Gallery of Maison Franco-Japonaise, Ebisu, Tokyo

2007 Group Exhibition at Yokohama Minato-mirai, at the Yokohama City Citizen’s Gallery, Yokohama

2007 Solo Exhibition, at Fuso Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo

2008 Masaaki Toyoda Solo Exhibition, “Still Life” , at PoRtoLibRE, Shinjuku, Tokyo

2010 25th Urushi Art Exhibition, hosted by the Association of Japanese Cultural Property, at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

2012 Urushi Art; Its Path and Future, at the Museum of Tokyo University of Arts

2012 Masaaki Toyoda Solo Exhibition; Continuity, at PoRtoLibRE, Shinjuku, Tokyo

2014 The 3rd Exhibition of Za no Kai , at O Museum, Shinagawa, Tokyo

2018 The 1St Joint Urushi Art Exhibition for artists from the Republic of China, Japan & Korea, at the Channel Private Museum, China

2018 Masaaki Toyoda Solo Exhibition; Continuity, at Gallery Bino-sha, Tokyo

2018 Aizu Urushi Art Festival; Duo Exhibition of Contemporary Urushi Art by Mitsumi Irahara and Masaaki Toyoda, at Aizu, Fukushima

2019 The 29th Urushi Art Exhibition “Decorating the Walls”, hosted by the Association of Japanese Cultural Property, at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

2019 Urushi: A New Wave in TOKYO, Exhibition of Seven Urushi Artists, at the Museum of Commemoration of Heisei, Setagaya, Tokyo

2019 The 8th Exhibition of Za no Kai, at O Museum, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Public Collection

* 海峡民間芸術館　（福建省福州/中国）
* The Channel Private Museum, China

An active Urushi Artist in Tokyo, a member of the Association of Japanese Cultural Property and a member of the Za no Kai.