Tatsuro Kiuchi was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1966. Originally a graduate of Biology at International Christian University in Tokyo, he changed to an art career after graduating with distinction from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He started illustrating children’s books primarily with several publishers in the US and Japan. Eventually, He branched out into editorial work in magazines and the illustration of book jackets and advertising commissions. His first picture book, “The Lotus Seed” (text by Sherry Garland / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide. Such clients have commissioned him as Royal Mail to do Christmas Stamp Collection in 2006 and Starbucks for Worldwide Holiday Promotion “Pass the Cheer” in 2007. After more than 25 years of practice in illustration, he began to paint his personal pieces.

He was invited in Global Artist Committee of Asian Art Association in August 2022.

Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators 53, 56, 57
Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators 52, 56, 60
Communication Arts Illustration Annual : 35, 36, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
American Illustration : 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Society of Illustrators : 36, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
The Association of Illustrators Images
Design Week Award
Biennial of Illustration Bratislava 2014
Kodansha Publishing Award for Illustraion 2005
Bronze Award, Tokyo Illustrators Society 2001
Art Directors Club 2000
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 1994
Society of Illustrators The Original Art 1993
Bronze Medal, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 1991

Solo Exhibitions
2018 White and Bear, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Living Express Karl, Aoyama Book Center Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Tatsuro Kiuchi, Santander, Spain
2008 An Electric Mouse and Mongoose Brushes, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Nururingyo, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2004 Dogs Love People, Gallery Grey, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Illustration Wave, Gallery3331, Tokyo, Japan
2018 The ART of Illustration, Giertz Gallery, Champaign, IL, USA
2017 Beautiful Words, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2016 World Design Capital 2016 Visual Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Cat Power, L’illustre Galerie LE MONDE, Toyo, Japan
2015 Good Luck Charms, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, Bratislava, Italy
2012 TOWNIES, The New York Times Gallery 7, New York, NY, USA
2010 Earth: Fragile Planet, The Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY, USA
2007 Misako’s Bombed Piano, Kurohime Museum, Nagano, Japan
2006 Ever After, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Three-person show, Gallery EF, Tokyo, Japan
2004 Dialogue: Fine Art of Conversation, San Diego, CA, USA
Once Upon a Time, Gallery House Maya, Tokyo, Japan
2003 The Artworks Exhibition, London, UK
1995 Kenji Miyazawa Original Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Bologna International Children’s Book Art Exhibition, Bologna, Italy