SENRIN

Senrin Yamagishi

	Born in Tokyo. After graduation from Tama Art University of Fine of Arts (majored in Japanese painting), Yamagishi held a solo exhibitions in New York and Paris. In 1997, she produced a 1570 square foot garden painting at Kodaiji temple during an art event Yamagishi organized. Her masterpiece is a picture on a sliding paper door (fusumae) at Kodaiji temple entitled "weeping cherry tree". The fusumae has been on public display every spring. Yamagishi’s representative works also includes the ceiling picture, "rising dragon, descending dragon" and "A light-ink cherry blossom" for Honrenji temple, and "Irises" for Samukawa shrine. Recently she has been working with commercial enterprises, creating designs for goods in the modern environment including advertising, packaging folding fans and kimono fabrics.

1988	First solo exhibition, at Daikanyama Hillside Gallery, Tokyo Solo exhibition at Seibu Loft, Tokyo
1990	Works commissioned for Isago Hall, Kanagawa 12 works commissioned for Fuji Zerox Hakone Symphonia Building, Kanagawa
1991	Works exhibited in VIP rooms at the World Athletics Championships, Tokyo Four-panel folding screen commissioned for Shotoken Japanese Inn, Chiba Supervising design of elevator, and two-panel folding screen commissioned for Nakagin Resort, Shizuoka
1992	Solo exhibition at Gallery Point, Paris, co-sponsored by Japan Airlines (JAL)
1993	Solo exhibition at JAL Gallery, New York, co-sponsored by JAL Solo exhibition at Dentsu Gallery, Tokyo Six-panel folding screen commissioned for UCC Holdings Lecture at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, New York
1994	Participation in Art Expo, Hawaii Participation in "Art against AIDS Japan" exhibition at Landmark Tower, Yokohama, and at Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo
1995	Works commissioned for Koto-ward culture center
1997	Participation in art event "Celebrating 400^th anniversary of Shogun Hideyoshi - heart of Momoyama" at Kodaiji temple, Kyoto Sliding screen painting commissioned for residence of Mr. George Tokoro
1998	Changing pseudonym to Senrin Yamagishi Sliding-screen painting, "Spring view - Weeping cherry tree", commissioned for Kodaiji temple, Kyoto, the first female artist to be commissioned
1999	Wall scroll commissioned for Kodaiji temple, Kyoto Ceiling painting, "Rising dragon, descending dragon", commissioned for Honrenji temple, Kanagawa Sake etiquette design for Kizakura
2000	Participation in exhibition, "Play with Japan" at Furukawa Museum, Aichi
2002	Participation in production of Kirin Beer’s World Cup label design
2003 -2011	Production of "Sakura cookies" package for YOKUMOKU
2003	Participation in NHK's Heart exhibition
2003 -2007	Depicting cover page of monthly magazine, "health&life" for Houken
2008	Partition-screen painting commissioned for Honrenji temple, Kanagawa
2009	Sliding-screen painting, "Usuzumi zakura" (Light-black-colored cherry tree), commissioned for Honrenji temple, Kanagawa
2010	Wall scroll trilogy, "Pine, bamboo, and plum trees", commissioned for Honrenji temple, Kanagawa
2011	Solo exhibition, "Spring - Play with Wa (Japanese style)" at Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo Design of Wagashi (Japanese confectionery) packaging, "Yearning for cherry blossoms", for Toraya Confectionery
2012	Solo exhibition, "Spring view/Senrin Yamagishi’s World" at Toraya Gallery, Kyoto
2013	Painting, "Irises" and "Quarter moon - Refinement of autumn", commissioned for Samukawa shrine, Kanagawa Solo exhibition, "Quarter moon" at Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo Solo exhibition, "Refinement of autumn" at Toraya Gallery, Kyoto Organization of art event including exhibition, "Refinement of autumn" and light installation at Kodaiji temple, Kyoto Solo exhibition, "Refinement of autumn" at Toraya Gallery, Kyoto Design of Wagashi (Japanese confectionery), "Refinement of autumn" for Toraya Confectionery
2015	Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
2017	Solo exhibition at Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
2018	Solo exhibition at Onishi Gallery, New York
2019	Solo exhibition, "Senrin & Spring feast" at Kodaiji temple, Kyoto