is a Japanese photographer. Biography Michiko Matsumoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1950, and in 1974 graduated from Hosei University (Tokyo). She is currently based in Tokyo. The artist's early work of the 1980s included several series of portraits of artists living in various countries and the principal dancers of major dance companies. She has published 13 books of photography. Her works are in the collections of a number of museums internationally. Exhibitions Selected solo exhibitions 1974 "Yoko Ono in New York" 3points, Tokyo 1978 "Women Come Alive" Pepe, Tokyo 1978 "In South East Asia" Hankyu Art Gallery, Osaka 1981 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Space Niki, Tokyo 1983 "Portraits of New York Women" Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Sapporo 1986 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Parco SR6, Tokyo 1988 "Portraits ~ Women Artists" Soho Photo Gallery, New York U.S.A 1989 "Portraits of Dancers 1" Gallery Selare, Tokyo 1990 "Portraits of Women Artists" Keihan Art Gallery, Osaka 1990–1998 "Portraits of Dancers 2–5" Gallery Selare, Tokyo 1998 "Dancers" Dentsu Kosan Gallery, Tokyo 1999 "Nicolas Le Rishe in Paris" Gallery Selare, Tokyo 2000 "White on White" Heart & Color, Tokyo 2001 "Ruzimatov in St. Petersburg" Egg Gallery, Tokyo 2002 "Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle" Gallery Colorium,Tokyo, Prinz, Kyoto 2004 "Meditative Body, Awaked City" Gallery 21、Tokyo 2004 "Sessions" Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo 2005 "Rose Passion" Gallery Colorium, Tokyo 2007 "Cloths with Soul" Gallery le bain, Tokyo 2007 "Meditative Body — from St. Petersburg" Gallery Tosei, Tokyo 2009 "The Name of Roses" Junkudo, Tokyo 2010 "The Witches Tea Party" (Portraits of Niki de Saint Phalle) Tokinowasuremono, Tokyo 2013 "Les Femmes Artistes" LIBRAIRIE 6 2016 "Portraits " The Museum of Contemporary Art Karuizawa, Nagano Selected group exhibitions 1987 "Contemporary Japanese Photography" Toured Europe 1988 "Faces of 20th Century by Distinguished Photographers" Asahi Gallery, Tokyo 1990 "Women Photographers" Nikon Salon, New York, 1995 "Objects, faces and Anti-Narratives" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 1998-2000 "Women Photographers from Japan" Toured U.S.A. 2003 "Mon Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo 2006 "Photographs of Kazuo Oono" Fukushima Photo Museum 2007 "Works from the Photographic Art in Japan" Shanghai Art Museum, China 2008 "Visions des Artistes Feminines" Gallery 21, Tokyo 2008 "Esprit de Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo 2008 "Vision of America III" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 2010 "Onna Tachidomaranai Jyoseitachi "(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography) 2010 "Human Images of 20th Century ~All photographs are portraits~"(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography) Publications Nobiyaka onna-tachi ) /