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1942 Born in Kawasaki,Japan.
1965 Graduate from Tama Art University Tokyo in Graphic design.
1970 Go to Toronto,Canada.Work for Burton Kramer Associates and Phantasmagoria Studio.Start original serigraph prints and coloured wooden crafts.
1977

Move to San Fransisco U.S.A..Work at Korty Films Inc.Producing animation feature works.

1980 Return to Japan.And since work as a freelance artist.

Awards
1968 Gold Medals by Japan Advertising Club.
1969 Special Award by Japan Advertising Culb.
1992 Grand prix from CS Design Awards by the artwork for the subway station.

2002

Grand prix from Nikkei Advertising Awards.

Works
1982 Cover design and introduction of works in "GRAPHIC DESIGN" Magazine no.85.
1983 Cover design and introduction of works in "GRAPHIS Magazine Switzerland no.226.
1985 Official poster for Tsukuda Expo Japan.
1986 Poster for International Frankfuter Messe.
1991 Art work(180 meters long)in KOMAGOME subway station in Tokyo.
1999 Sign sculptures of human figure shape in Saitama University.
2001 Art works in the National Seiiku Hospital in Tokyo.
2002 Sign Sculptures for the Izumi Garden Place in Roppongi Tokyo.
2003 29 Sign sculptures for "SOHO" district, Beijing China.

Main Exhibitions
1991 Graphic works at Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo.
1995 Graphic works at Tokyo Designers Space.

1999

Original wooden works at TRY Gallery in Tokyo. etc.... 

Japanese

Zenji Funabashi

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