Curriculum vitae (Summary)
Name: Itsuo Kubo
Artistic Name: Carlos Kubo
ADDRESS
Londrina - Paraná State - Brasil
GRADUATION
- Belas Artes Faculty of São Paulo, 1979.
- Pan American Faculty of Publicity, 1976.
e-mails: kubostudio@hotmail.com
site: www.carloskubo.com.br
site (jap): http://carloskubo.wixsite.com/newsgallery-japanese/about-kubo
Facebook (Page): https://www.facebook.com/carloskubopaintings/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_kubo/
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“BE YOURSELF/ SEJA VOCÊ MESMO” PAINTINGS AND GICLÉES
(ONE OF THE NEW SERIES)












“GRATEFULNESS / KANSHA NO KIMOCHI” PAINTINGS AND GICLÉES
(ONE OF THE NEW SERIES)







“1000 TSURUS BY KUBO” - PAINTINGS AND GICLÉES
(ONE OF THE NEW SERIES)







MAIN EXHIBITIONS
* Solo Exhibition: Lay Art Space, Tokyo - Japan
* In Tokyo sets up the Shinjuku Studio
* Solo Exhibition: Show Room Igrek Gallery, Tokyo - Japan
* Solo Exhibition: Lay Art Space, Tokyo - Japan (second time)
* Solo Exhibition: O'Seiryu Gallery, Osaka - Japan
* Solo Exhibition: International Flower Fair, Osaka - Japan
* Invited to represent São Paulo at Expo 90 Osaka, Osaka – Japan
* Japan Group Exhibition: Museum of Ueno, Tokyo - Japan
* Research on Shii-Saa Okinawa Island Japan
* Wins the Governor Prize, Osaka – Japan
* Takes part in a work of the "Greece" Panel 300x600cm, at the
Japan Golf Club - Japan
* Solo Exhibition: J.T. Plaza, Naha, Okinawa - Japan
* Solo Exhibition: Ibirapuera Center, São Paulo - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: Japanese American Cultural and Community
Center Los Angeles - USA
* Solo Exhibition: L.A. Convetion Center Los Angeles - USA
* Group Exhibition:Artexpo Las Vegas "The Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas - USA
* Solo Exhibition: Jockey Club de São Paulo - Brazil
* Solo Exhibition: Ita Galeria de Arte, Foz do Iguaçu - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: Centro Cultural Brasil - Estados Unidos, Santos - Brazil
* Group Exhibition: Espaço Cultural Latino Americano de Artes,
Buenos Aires - Argentina
* Group Exhibition: Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo - Brasil
* Group Exhibition: Org. dos Estados Americanos de Artes,
Buenos Aires - Argentina
* Solo Exhibition: Galeria Bric a Brac, São Paulo - Brasil
* Group Exhibition: Paço das Artes Cidade Universitaria, São Paulo - Brasil
* Group Exhibition: Abney Gallery Soho, New York - USA
* Group Exhibition: Contemporary Brasillians Artists - Creative
Arts GuildDalton, Georgia - USA
* Group Exhibition: " South America Art Exhibition", Okayama - Japan
* Group Exhibition: " South America", Sapporo - Japan
* Panel 200x500cm, Panel “Diálogo pela Vida”, Sokagakai,
Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: INFRAERO Space, Guarulhos Airport, Guarulhos - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: Londrina/Maringá, PR - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: Blue Tree Park de Lins, São Paulo - Brasil
*Solo Exhibition: Spectrum Miami, Miami - USA.
* 2 Sculptures from the “1000 Tsurus by Carlos Kubo” series – Londrina - Paraná - Brasil
* Solo Exhibition: Brazilian Embassy of Tokyo - Japan,
* Solo Exhibition: Akasaka Civic Center Tokyo - Japan
* Solo Exhibition: Kyoto HBS Museum – Japan
* Solo Exhibition at Kashima Antlers Museum
* 2 Sculpture from the “1000 Tsurus by Kubo” series – Riocentro – RJ – Brasil
* Ryu Mizuno Sculpture – Largo da Pólvora, São Paulo - Brasil
COLLECTION ABROAD
England, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Belgium, Israel, Germany,
USA (Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Dallas, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Arizona, New Orleans),
Japan (Nishinomiya, Osaka, kyoto, Naha (Okinawa), Tokyo, Kobe).
“KITARO PORTRAIT 1 & KITARO PORTRAIT 2”
LOS ANGELES – CA - EUA , FEV/2022
(Acrylic on canvas + knife - 80x80cm)



BOOK COVER AUTHOR
“O NIKKEI NO BRASIL – 5ª ED.” – MAY/2023
GENERAL COORDINATOR OF THE BOOK: KIYOSHI HARADA

“NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA by CARLOS KUBO”
NATIONAL SANCTUARY OF APARECIDA
APARECIDA DO NORTE – SP JUL/2022
(Acrylic on canvas + knife - 200x200cm)


“NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA by CARLOS KUBO”
APARECIDA DO NORTE – SP, JUL/2022
(Acrylic on canvas + knife - 200x200cm)


PANEL (GILÉE ON CLOTH – 624m2)
“LONDRINA by CARLOS KUBO”
ART ON THE WALLS OF LONDRINA, PARANÁ, OCT/2019


PANEL (GICLÉE ON CLOTH) and SCULPTURES FROM THE
“1000 TSURUS BY CARLOS KUBO” SERIES
RIOCENTRO ARTS PAVILLION, RIO DE JANEIRO, AUG/2019





Sculptures and Panel installed
SOLO EXHIBITION AT KASHIMA ANTLERS MUSEUM – IBARAKI - JAPAN
“SPIRIT OF ZICO BY CARLOS KUBO” – JUL/2019
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)






“KENGO KUMA PORTRAITS BY CARLOS KUBO”
KENGO KUMA OFFICE, TOKYO – JAPAN, JUL/19
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)




PRESENTED TO THE PRINCE MAKO WITH THE PAINTING
"110 YEARS OF JAPANESE IMMIGRATION IN BRAZIL",
LONDRINA, JUL/2018






PRESENTED TO THE PRINCES AKISHINO AND KIKO WITH THE PAINTING
"ETERNAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN BRAZIL AND JAPAN",
LONDRINA, 2015





RECEIVED THE LONDRINA HONORARY CITIZEN TITLE
(LAW No 12.556 and LAW PROJECT No 139/20170 - SEPT/2017)

Mr. Caio Julio Cesaro (Municipal Secretary of Culture of Londrina), Mr. Mario Takahashi (President of the City
Council of Londrina and proponent of the honor) and Mr. Eduardo Tominaga (Alderman)

Mr. Mario Takahashi (President of the City Council of Londrina and proponent of the honor), Mr. Jairo
Tamura (Alderman) and Mr. Eduardo Tominaga (Alderman)

SOLO EXHIBITION (KANSHA NO KIMOCHI / GRATEFULNESS)
AT THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN TOKYO & AT THE AKASAKA CIVIC
CENTER - JAPAN, MAY/2017



Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago (Official opening of the exhibition)

Panoramic view of part of the exhibition - Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo

Akasaka Civic Center

Panoramic view of part of the exhibition – Akasaka Civic Center


SOLO EXHIBITION (KANSHA NO KIMOCHI / GRATEFULNESS)
AT THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN TOKYO & AT THE AKASAKA CIVIC
CENTER - JAPAN, MAY/2017



SOLO EXHIBITION AT KYOTO HBS MUSEUM - JAPAN – OCT/2018



Rev. Nichiryo Takasu and his wife Tomie Takasu
SOLO EXHIBITION AT KYOTO HBS MUSEUM - JAPAN – OCT/2018
CARTA CONVITE




PRESENTED TO THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN IN BRAZIL, MR. AKIRA YAMADA,
ON HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO NORTH OF PARANÁ WITH THE GICLÉE
"GRATITUDE / KANSHA NO KIMOCHI", JAN/2018

Ambassador Mr. Akira Yamada and the President of ACEL Mr. Pedro Sato

General Consul of Japan in Curitiba, Mr. Hajime Kimura
“RYU MIZUNO SCULPTURE BY CARLOS KUBO”
LARGO DA PÓLVORA, SÃO PAULO – JUN/2019
(Made with steel plates)

DONATION TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LONDRINA - PR 02 SCULPTURES
(IN STEEL PLATES) FROM THE "1000 TSURUS BY CARLOS KUBO" SERIES (Nos 0001 AND 0002)
AND INSTALLATION AT THE CENTRAL AREA, LONDRINA - PR, SEP/2018


"RYU MIZUNO PORTRAIT" & “KASATO MARU”
DONATION TO THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE IMMIGRATION
IN BRAZIL - BUNKYO, SÃO PAULO, 2016
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)




CENTENARY OF JAPANESE IMMIGRATION
DIPLOMA OF GRATITUDE

RECEIVED THE “GOVERNOR PRIZE”
OSAKA, 1991

SOLO EXHIBITION - O’SERYU, OSAKA, JAPAN 1990

SOLO EXHIBITION AT OSAKA EXPO 90 (I)


SOLO EXHIBITION AT OSAKA EXPO 90 (III)
(MESSAGE FROM THE AMBASSADOR OF BRAZIL IN JAPAN: MR CARLOS ANTONIO BUENO)

“ITSUKI HIROSHI PORTRAIT”
BRAZILIAN TOUR – SÃO PAULO – SP, 2015
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)



“KITAYAMA TAKESHI & KITAJIMA SABURO PORTRAITS” BY CARLOS KUBO
DURING KITAYAMA TAKESHI CONCERT IN BRAZIL - SEPT/2019
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)




MIZUMORI KAORI, IWASA MISAKI E HAYABUSA PORTRAITS
DURING “MIZUMORI KAORI GRAND CONCERT BRAZIL - AUG/2017”
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)

MIYAMA HIROSHI, MATSUMAE HIROKO and NAKAMURA HITOMI
PORTRAITS BY CARLOS KUBO
DURING GRAND CONCERT IN BRAZIL - JUN/2019
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)

“BUCKET DRUMMER MASA BY CARLOS KUBO” - JAPAN, JUL/19
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)


“TATSUO NADAKA PORTRAIT” - YOKOHAMA – JAPAN, OCT/2018
(Acrylic on canvas + knife – 61X53,5cm)


PRESENTED TO THE REV. NICHIRYO TAKASU WITH THE PAINTINGS
“NICHIRYO TAKASU PORTRAIT” & “YUSEIJI TEMPLE”
LONDRINA, NOV/2015
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)

Paintings “Nichiryo Takasu Portrait” and “Yuseiji Temple” (Matriz Mundial)

Rev. Nichiryo Takasu
“RYU MIZUNO PORTRAIT BY CARLOS KUBO”
CAFÉ PAULISTA, GINZA, TOKYO – JAPAN, JUL/19
(Acrylic on canvas + knife)


PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
BUDDY SPORTS KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL
YOKOHAMA - JAPAN, OCT/2018


PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
INSTITUTE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH EDUCATION (IEIJ)
LONDRINA - PR, SEPT/2018


SOLO EXHIBITION AT UMI ART GALLERY
NARITA - JAPAN – JAN/2023



SOLO EXHIBITION - SHOPPING MARINGÁ PARK
MARINGÁ – PR, JUL/2018


SOLO EXHIBITION AT IMIN 110
INVITED BY THE MAYORS OF LONDRINA AND NISHINOMIYA
MARINGÁ – PR, JUL/2018


SOLO EXHIBITION - EXPO JAPAN ACEL 2017
LONDRINA – PR, JUN/2017


Alderman Mr. Eduardo Tominaga, General Consul of Japan in Curitiba Mr. Hajime Kimura, - Mrs. Chia Kimura, wife of Consul Hajime Kimura
SOLO EXHIBITION - EXPO JAPAN ACEL 2018
LONDRINA – PR, JUN/2018


SOLO EXHIBITION AT MERCADO MUNICIPAL SHANGRI-LÁ
PERMANENT SPACE FOR CARLOS KUBO EXHIBITIONS
“1000 TSURUS BY CARLOS KUBO” SERIE, LONDRINA – PR, MAY/2018


BOOK COVER AUTHOR
“JAPAN PARK - MARINGA - PR / A POSTCARD FROM BRAZIL”, SEP/2018
AUTHOR: DIRCEU HERRERO GOMES

BOOK COVER AUTHOR
"21 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EX-PARTICIPANT OF GAIMUSHO"
GENERAL COORDINATOR OF THE BOOK: KIYOSHI HARADA

OFICIAL JURY OF THE COMPETITION
MISS PARANÁ 2018, MARINGÁ – PR, APR/2018


SOLO EXHIBITION EM LOS ANGELES – USA, 1994





SOLO EXHIBITION - LAY ART SPACE AOYAMA, TOKYO
1990 and 1993



KUBO HISTORY

SOLO EXHIBITION - JT NAHA, OKINAWA



“GRECIA” PANEL
JAPAN TOKYO GOLF CLUB, 1992

JAPAN CALENDAR (1991)

JAPAN CALENDAR (1990)
