Koji Onaka

♂ *1960 / Japan

Works

Solo exhibitions

Distance

Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong Kong (CN)
20 Mar 2026 – 12 Apr 2026
record vol 37. Shinjuku 80’s CAMP

In)(between, Paris (FR)
8 Nov 2018 – 1 Dec 2018
Memento vivere - From the road ⼈生の記憶

In)(between, Paris (FR)
8 Nov 2016 – 26 Nov 2016
Lucky Cat

Fondation A Stichting, Brussels (BE)
24 Apr 2016 – 26 Jun 2016
Umimachi

Zeit Foto kunitachi, Tokyo (JP)
17 Apr 2015 – 30 May 2015
Koji Onaka

Kunsthaus Essen, Essen (DE)
7 Sep 2014 – 19 Oct 2014
Tokyo Candy Box

Emon Photo Gallery, Tôkyô (JP)
8 Jul 2011 – 6 Aug 2011
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Carré Amelot, La Rochelle (FR)
10 Jan 2011 – 11 Feb 2011
Horse and Cactus

Emon Photo Gallery, Tôkyô (JP)
17 Aug 2010 – 8 Sep 2010
Grasshopper

Zeit Foto kunitachi, Tôkyô (JP)
27 Jun 2006 – 29 Jul 2006
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Gallery Tosei, Tôkyô (JP)
1 Dec 2005 – 22 Dec 2005
Matatabi

Zeit Foto kunitachi, Tôkyô (JP)
5 Dec 2003 – 27 Dec 2003
MATATABI

Il Tempo, Tôkyô (JP)
1 Mar 2003 – 22 Mar 2003

Group

Sixteen Photography Collection

Sixteen World, Paris (FR)
5 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026

with Melinda Blauvelt, Frida Lisa Carstensen Jersø, François Coquerel, Sian Davey, Walker Evans, Mary Frey, Hana Gamal, Matthew Genitempo, Ken Grant, Pia-Paulina Guilmoth, Emma Hartvig, Ditte Haarlov Johnsen …
Animals & Friends

Kunsthaus sans titre, Potsdam (DE)
15 Sep 2024 – 20 Oct 2024

with Michael Dressel, Stephan Erfurt, Elliott Erwitt, Vera Mercer, Christian Rothmann, Alec Soth, William Wegman
Animals & Friends

Tokyo Art Museum, Tokyo (JP)
6 Apr 2024 – 30 Jun 2024

with Michael Dressel, Stephan Erfurt, Elliott Erwitt, Vera Mercer, Christian Rothmann, Alec Soth, William Wegman
Letters to Etsuro Ishihara

Part II 'Air Mail'

Zeit Foto kunitachi, Tokyo (JP)
2 Apr 2022 – 14 May 2022

with Shigeo Anzai, Noe Aoki, Masao Gozu, Mari Ito, Kenro Izu, Asako Narahashi, Yuki Onodera, Tomio Seike, Toshio Shibata, Kunie Sugiura, Ryoko Suzuki, Ryudai Takano …
White Press

Slow Boat - 10 Years of White Press

Forum für Fotografie, Köln (DE)
18 Nov 2017 – 22 Dec 2017

with Jonathan Danko Kielkowski, Frederic Lezmi
New JPN GEN

La Nouvelle Generation Japonaise

ArtLigue, Paris (FR)
14 Nov 2013 – 28 Dec 2013

with Kenji Hirasawa, Taisuke Koyama, Seiji Shibuya, Ryo Suzuki, Yu Yamauchi, Daisuke Yokota
Ce qui se defait...

Galerie LWS, Paris (FR)
19 May 2011 – 15 Jun 2011

with Shigeichi Nagano
3rd Daegu Photo Biennale -tru(E)motion

Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu (KR)
30 Sep 2010 – 24 Oct 2010

with Joonas Ahlava, Chan-Hyo Bae, Peter Bialobrzeski, Oliver Boberg, Robert Capa, Sung Eun Chang, Gerardo Custance, Joakim Eskildsen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), Ori Gersht, Denise Gruenstein, Ilkka Halso …
3rd Daegu Photo Biennale - Asia Spectrum

Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu (KR)
30 Sep 2010 – 24 Oct 2010

with Chan-Hyo Bae, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), Agan Harahap, Duong Cam HOANG, Takashi Homma, Yee I-Lann, CHEN Jiagang, Kim Joon, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Sohei Nishino, Sherman Ong, Hyung-Geun Park …
Marks of Honour - A Striking Library

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
18 Jun 2010 – 18 Sep 2010

with Harvey Benge, Chris Coekin, Peter Granser, Pieter Hugo, Jens Liebchen, Michael Light, Mark Power, Matthew Sleeth, Alec Soth, Raimond Wouda
Focus Japan

ONLY PHOTOGRAPHY, Berlin (DE)
25 Feb 2010 – 25 Apr 2010

with Hiroshi Hamaya, Rinko Kawauchi, Ryuji Miyamoto, Yoichi Nagano, Ikko Narahara, Toshio Shibata, Issei Suda
Departure - Travels of 6 Artists

Museum of Photography, Tôkyô (JP)
19 Dec 2009 – 7 Feb 2010

with Takeshi Dodo, Amy Granat, Naoki Ishikawa, Toshiya Momose, Sayuri Naito
Voyages

Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris (FR)
14 Oct 2009 – 23 Jan 2010

with Takeshi Dodo, Amy Granat, Naoki Ishikawa, Toshiya Momose, Sayuri Naito
Marks of Honour - A Striking Library

Kaune Contemporary, Köln (DE)
17 Jul 2009 – 22 Aug 2009

with Harvey Benge, Chris Coekin, Peter Granser, Pieter Hugo, Tiina Itkonen, Jens Liebchen, Michael Light, Mark Power, Matthew Sleeth, Alec Soth, Jules Spinatsch, Raimond Wouda
Birthday

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
18 Jul 2004 – 12 Aug 2004

with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, CHEN Hui, Andre Kertesz, Ihei Kimura, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, Man Ray , Daido Moriyama, Yuji Ono, Ryoko Suzuki, Shoji Ueda …
Travelling in Spring

Gruoup show

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
28 Apr 2004 – 8 May 2004

with Nobuyoshi Araki, HONG Lei, HAN Lei, DU Yingnan
Black Out - Photographie japonaise contemporaine Acte I

Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris (FR)
4 Feb 2003 – 12 Apr 2003

with Tomoki Imai, Risa Kayahara, Asako Narahashi

Events

Contemporary Japanese Photography

The Roland Angst Collection

Lempertz, Köln (DE)
27 Nov 2025 – 11 Dec 2025

with Emi Anrakuji, Hiroshi Hamaya, Yuichi Hibi, Kenji Hosoe, Tetsuya Ichimura, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Osamu Kanemura, Rinko Kawauchi, Ryuji Miyamoto, Yoichi Nagano, Kosuke Okahara, Tatsumi Orimoto …
Polycopies 2025

50 specialized international photography book publishers

Polycopies, Paris (FR)
12 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

with Regina Anzenberger, Olivia Arthur, Roger Ballen, Peter Bialobrzeski, Bénédicte Blondeau, Arthur Bondar, Mark Boulos, Anne-Lise Broyer, Lorenzo Castore, Daniel Chatard, Krass Clement, Damien Daufresne …
InCadaqués 2022

INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL

InCadaqués, Cadaques (ES)
29 Sep 2022 – 9 Oct 2022

with Joan Alvado, Chloé Azzopardi, Vincent Catala, Paul Cupido, Sanne de Wilde, Louise Ernandez, Ismail Ferdous , Sayuri Ichida, Hiroh Kikai, Benedicte Kurzen, Thomas Mailaender, Anna Muller …
T3 Photo Festival Tokyo 2021

Tokyo Institut of Photography, Tokyo (JP)
22 Oct 2021 – 31 Oct 2021

with Shinya Arimoto, Yuta Fuchikami, Naoki Ishikawa, Yoshinori Mizutani, Shuhei Motoyama, Sakiko Nomura, Yang Seung-Woo, Hiroyuki Takenouchi
Polycopies 2019

45 specialized international photography book publishers

Polycopies, Paris (FR)
6 Nov 2019 – 10 Nov 2019

with Morten Andersen, Israel Arino, Jessica Backhaus, Arunas Baltenas, Ute Behrend, Hans Bol, Gael Bonnefon, Anne-Lise Broyer, Serge Clement, Renato D'Agostin, Sandrine Elberg, Jason Eskenazi …
Lianzhou Foto Festival 2018

The Wind of Time

Lianzhou Photo Festival, Lianzhou (CN)
1 Dec 2018 – 3 Jan 2019

with Mohamed Abakar, Eline Benjaminsen, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Erwin Blumenfeld, He Bo, Michele Borzoni, YAN Changjiang, Haishu Chen, David De Beyter, Antoinette de Jong, Fabio Del Re, Vincent Fournier …
PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)
21 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Seung Woo Back, Nicolas Baghir, Julie Blackmon, HAI Bo, CHEN Chieh-Jen, Clark & Pougnaud, ZHANG Dali, Christine de Grancy, Liu Di, CAI Dongdong, Valie Export …
The PhotoBookMuseum – PhotokinaWeek

/ Photoszene-FestivalWeek

The PhotoBookMuseum, Köln (DE)
16 Sep 2014 – 21 Sep 2014

with Morten Andersen, Harvey Benge, Koos Breukel, Ricardo Cases, Chargesheimer, Chris Coekin, Andrea Diefenbach, Carolyn Drake, Julian Germain, Stephen Gill, Peter Granser, David Alan Harvey …
Slow boat

Schaden.com, Köln (DE)
22 Nov 2008