Shigeru K (1959~) was born in Tokyo. After 30 years as a junior high school teacher, he started aiming to become an artist. In his world, the main characters are usually people, daily life, and natural landscapes and all of his artworks praise human and nature. Happiness exists in people’s daily life and it is beautiful. People are deeply impressed with the beauty of nature. He wants to express the feeling of happiness in his artworks. He illustrates digital pictures with simple colors and impressive composition. He believes that many people can share his happy world with him through his artworks.

He has exhibited at Ouchi Gallery, JCAT since 2015 and exhibited at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in 2018 in New York. In Italy, he exhibited at the international Biennial of Mantova (2017, 2019), Rosso Cinabro Gallery (2018, Rome) and the Florence Biennale (2019). He was awarded ‘the International Prize LEONARDO DA VINCI’ (2018, Florence), ‘the International Prize RAFFAELLO’ (2018, Bologna), ‘the International Prize CARAVAGGIO’ (2018, Milano), ‘the International Prize Botticelli’ (2019, Florence), ‘the International Prize MICHELANGELO’ (2019, Rome), and so on.