or is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
History In October 1929, was founded. In December 1948, it became , and in April 1962, it was renamed Musashino Art University.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and other fields.
MAU has exchange agreements with universities in other countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
People associated with Musashino Art University
Alumni Michiyo Akaishi, manga artist Ume Aoki, manga artist Kei Aoyama, manga artist Shusaku Arakawa, artist and designer Tetsuo Araki, print artist Taku Aramasa, photographerNiwa Harumi (), "Aramasa Taku", Nihon shashinka jiten () / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000; ), p.28. In Japanese only, despite the English-language alternative title of the book. Yahel Chirinian, sculptor and installation artist Hiroki Endo, manga artist Lily Franky, illustrator, writer, and actor Kenya Hara, graphic designer and art director of Muji Katsuhito Ishii, film director Koji Ishikawa, illustrator Paru Itagaki, manga artist Satoshi Itō (Project Itoh), science fiction writer Kazuo Kamimura, manga artist Izumi Katō, contemporary artist Miyuki Kobayashi, novelist and scenario writer for manga Satoshi Kon, anime director and manga artist Goro Kumagai, woodcut printmaker, educator Fusako Kuramochi, manga artist Tomoki Kyoda, anime director Kouji Miura, manga artist Junko Mori, artist and metalworker Ryū Murakami, novelist and filmmakerPotted biography of Murakami appended to a column written by him for Big Tomorrow. Seishun Publishing Co. . . Accessed 15 March 2014. Joji Nagashima, automobile designer for BMW Yurie Nagashima, photographer Rei Naito, artistPotted biography of Naito at the foot of an interview with her. ART iT. 15 January 2010. Accessed 14 March 2014. Tatzu Nishi, installation artistPotted biography of Nishi (named here [Nishino Tatsu, i.e. Tatsu Nishino] and Tazu Rous) on a page about two of his art projects. Water and Land: Niigata Art Festival 2012 . . Accessed 15 March 2014. Shinro Ohtake, painter Rieko Saibara, manga artist Shiori Satō, idol and member of Keyakizaka46 Shūhō Satō, manga artist Soji Shimada, mystery novelist Yuko Shimizu, designer of Hello Kitty Ryoko Suzuki, contemporary artist Keita Takahashi, game designer Yellow Tanabe, manga artist Yukinori Yanagi, contemporary artist Akimi Yoshida, manga artist Sakiko Yamaoka, performance artist, Phenomenology of Truth
Teachers Taku Aramasa, photographerNiwa Harumi (), "Aramasa Taku", Nihon shashinka jiten () / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000; ), p.28. In Japanese only, despite the English-language alternative title of the book. Seiichi Hishikawa, filmmaker, art director, and photographer Jōsaku Maeda, painter and printmaker, professor and president (1994–) Yurie Nagashima, photographerList of teachers in the Department of Visual Communication Design. Musashino Art University . Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 8 August 2010. Yoshiharu Sekino, cultural anthropologistProfile of Sekino. Musashino Art University . . Accessed 13 March 2014.
Presidents Jōsaku Maeda (1994– ) – painter, former professor at Kyoto City University of Arts Kabayama Sachikazu (current)
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References
External links Official website Official website