Michihiro Kosuge

born Tokyo, Japan, 1943; died Portland, Oregon, 2021

BiographyMichihiro Kosuge studied architecture at the Tokyo Sumida Technical School of Architecture and then went on to receive his MFA in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1970. He began teaching art at Portland State University in 1978, becoming a full professor in 1989, and after serving three years as the Chair of the Art Department, retired in 2003.

Exhibitions of his work include the Oakland Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Seattle Art Museum. He has also created numerous public art commissions.

For an interview with the artist visit:
http://www.pbs.org/video/oregon-art-beat-sculptor-michihiro-kosuge/
[accessed March 2018]

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