Profile

Yasuo
Kiyonaga

清永安雄 · Japanese, b. 1948 Kagawa

1966年、ジャン=ウジューヌ・アジェとアーロン・シスキンドに導かれ、写真の道へ。フォトジャーナリズムを経て、写真と絵画的手法を融合させた、これまでの価値観にとらわれない独自の美の世界を切り拓く。

清永安雄 ポートレート
Yasuo Kiyonaga
清永安雄 作品

Yasuo Kiyonaga (born 1948 in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a photographer who, inspired by Jean-Eugène Atget and Aaron Siskind, began his journey in photography in 1966. After a long career in photojournalism, he founded a production company that specializes in corporate communications, a rare concept at the time, and later entered the publishing business. The perspectives, observational skills, and ideas that he cultivated through these experiences have also contributed to his creative activities.

In 1993, he resumed his photography activities in earnest. Since then, he has released a steady stream of innovative works that challenge conventional artistic values by blending his decades of photographic experience with the sensibilities of a new world and a new generation.

In Kyoto, he runs the Kyoto Museum of Photography. After running galleries in Komagome and Omotesando in Tokyo, and Gallery Japanesque Paris in the 6th arrondissement of Paris from 2021 to 2026, he plans to open a new gallery in Ginza in early 2027.

Entering 2026, he has continued his prolific output with works such as “Sea,” an evocative series using the ocean as a motif, and “Flower Spirits” and “Heavenly Flowers,” which apply avant-garde artistic techniques to floral photography. Through these creations, he brings to life a unique and unprecedented world of beauty. His highly acclaimed body of work continues to captivate audiences globally, leading to collaborations with international brands and features in film productions.

Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions & Series

2020
『Identity』『2つの風景』『REAL』
2022
『Hanoi』×『6%』あべのハルカス近鉄本店アートギャラリー
『Lost village』『Spirit of Forest』ギャラリー・ジャパネスク/ジャパネスク・パリ
2023
『奔流 Torrent』ギャラリー・ジャパネスク/ジャパネスク・パリ
『hana』あべのハルカス近鉄本店 アートギャラリー
『hana』おごと温泉 びわ湖花街道 カフェ「花小町」
『Moment』南禅寺参道 菊水
2024
『hana』仁和寺 御所庭園内 黒書院
2025
『hana』名古屋栄三越 ジャパネスクギャラリー・ジャパネスクコート
2026
『Sea』『花神─Flower Spirits』『天花─Heavenly Flowers』
Art Fairs
fotofever 2022・France・フランス
Unseen 2022, 2023, 2024・Netherlands・オランダ
Art Montpellier 2023・France・フランス
MIA Photo Fair 2024・Italy・イタリア
BAD+ 2024・France・フランス
清永安雄 作品
Now —

With a creative career spanning over half a century, Yasuo Kiyonaga is currently reaching the pinnacle of his artistic journey. We look forward to his future creations with keen anticipation.