Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1941, Shitomi Murakami lives and works in Paris since1994 
 

Education

1964 Graduated from Beaux-Arts school of Musashino, Tokyo 
1964-69 Scenographic research lab of Beaux-Art University of Musashino 
1970-79 Teacher at the Beaux-Arts University of Musashino 
 

Scenography for theatre

1970- 79 Haïyuza Theatre, Tokyo 
Sanbyakunin Theatre, Tokyo 
1980-89 Haïyuza theatre; "Museum Laforêt" of Harajuku, Tokyo; Sunshine Theatre, Tokyo; Royal Theatre of Mitsukoshi, Tokyo; Cultural Centre of Musashino, Tokyo
 

Collective exhibitions

1984 International scenography exhibition of Tokyo 
1985 Scenography exhibition of Japan, Pekin and Shanghai 
1987 International scenography exhibition of Prague 
1991 International scenography exhibition of Prague 
1997 Galerie de l'Europe, Paris - Montrouge Fair; "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui" Fair, Paris; Naturalits artists exhibition of the Natural History Museum (with the participation of the Maison du Japon); Plastic Arts fair of Marne la Vallée, Noisy-le-Grand; Grand painting prize of Saint-Grégoire
1998 Galerie de l'Europe, Paris - Montrouge Fair; Plastic Arts fair of Marne la Vallée; "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui" fair
1999 Galerie de l'Europe, Paris - Montrouge Fair
2000 Galerie de l'Europe, Paris -  "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui" Fair, Paris
2001 Galerie de l'Europe, Paris

His work

"My action and the meaning of my work are no more than the expression of my actual creative, Japanese, sensibility. 
Time is condensed in my paintings. Forms are freely drawn, colors mix. 
Concerning the means f expression, I use many materials, minerals, pigments that I apply in successive layers on the canvas. The aim of successive layers is a quiet revelation of the painting's soul, seen from the inside."
            Shitomi Murakami   (Levallois, June 9,1999)