Osamu Murata
村田收
Born in Chiba, Japan. 千葉市生まれ
Graduated from Osaka Prefectual Univercity 大阪府立大学卒業
After big company worker and local elementary school teacher job, I had decided to do what I wanted. I became a freelance illustrator. That was a turning point of my life. Then I wanted to study painting and illustration exclusively in another world.
1987 New York 留学
I studied illustration and painting in New York.
Pratt Institute (1987-1989)
Art Students League (1989)
Competition USA Dutton Children’s Book Competition入選
1989 TOKYO 東京
1989 帰国（東京） Moved to Tokyo, from New York.
I worked as a freelance illustrator. During that period I worked as an art director in the computer network company.
2001Nasu 那須高原
I moved to Nasu, 150km from Tokyo, a beautiful highland area with lots of nature which inspired me dramatically and I have made watercolor main medium.
那須高原へ移住。自然の美しさに影響されて、水彩画をメインの画材にする。
2011 Okayama 岡山
I had to move to Okayama, where my parents and sisters had been living, sadly because of the radiation contamination by Fukushima Incident. I have been living in Okayama.
岡山へ移住。現在岡山市にアトリエを構える。
Visited for Painting 取材国
Finland
USA
Canada
Solo Show 個展
銀座 ギャラリーポート Gallery Port in Tokyo
銀座 ギャラリー無何有 Gallery Mukayu in Tokyo
栃木 東武百貨店 TOBU in Tochigi
国立 アートの庭 The garden of Art in Tokyo
那須高原 ギャラリー楸 Gallery Hagi in Nasu
那須高原 オープン・アトリエ Open Studio in Nasu (many times)
岡山 倉敷中央画廊 Kurashiki-Cyuou-Garo in Okayama
Calendar カレンダー
三井物産、日立マクセル、大洋漁業、CAC化粧品
大分銀行、千葉興銀、東京相和銀行…etc
Most of these projects are not watercolor paintings.
Books 書籍
As an illustrator in Tokyo. I did lots of illustrations in children story books with joy.
「詩とメルヘン」（サンリオ）「MOE」（偕成社）
Non-no「パリのプチホテル」（集英社）
NHKラジオ英語会話（NHK出版）
「てっちゃんはゾウ使い」（東宝映画「星になった少年」金の星社）
「しあわせの王子」（講談社）
「わたしたちの学校をなくさないで」（金の星社）
「サンキューおれは忘れない」（文研出版）
…etc
