Keiko Goto incorporates an inspiring blend of east and west culture into her striking prints which can be seen in her work as she invites you on a journey back through her rural childhood experiences and love of people and landscapes. This fusion was born from her continuous movement around the globe with Keiko living in the United Kingdom, Russia and Australia as well as her original home of Tokyo.
Her style of photography was developed while studying photography under Kazuo Kitai who is renowned for his passion for black and white photography using Leica cameras. This passion was soon shared by Keiko who studied not only photography but dark room techniques. Keiko incorporates these learning’s into her artwork by continuing to use mainly 1938 Leica IIIb camera with a Sumicron lens from which she develops her own remarkable black and white prints, using Leica Focomat Ic built between 1950 to 1977.
Since 2017, she has been using 8×10 camera with various alternative printing methods.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – Town Called Grenfell, Roonee247, Tokyo, Japan
23 – The Town of Grenfell, Roonee247, Recommend Wall, Tokyo, Japan
22 – Bukimi, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
22 – Night Jewels & Bukimi, Roonee 247, Tokyo, Japan
19 – Night Jewels, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
18 – Zen by 35mm, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
17 – Sea of Compatriots, Coal-Pit Gallery, Iwaki, Japan
17 – Gentle Giant, Commonwealth Bank Brisbane, Main Branch
17 – Infinity, Tacit Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
16 – Queensland Outback, Commonwealth Bank Brisbane Main Branch
16 – Beneath Tranquillity, Tacit Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia
15 – Sakhalin, Colour Factory Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
15 – Australian Country Town, Olympus Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
14 – Four Seasons in Sakhalin, 10×8 Gallery, Sydney, Australia
14 – Four Seasons in Sakhalin, Coal-Pit Gallery, Iwaki, Japan
13 – Nogliki (Sakhalin, Russia), Olympus Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
13 – Grenfell, One One One Eagle Street, Brisbane, Australia
11 – Four Seasons in Sakhalin, Olympus Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
10 – Life in a Jungle Cambodia, Zima Camp, Sakhalin, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2024 – ”The Beauty of Classical Photograph” in Venice, Italy
24 – View Camera Australia on-line exhibitions, Australia
24 – Paper Pool 8th Anniversary Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
24 – Classical Photograph, Sakai, Japan
2023 – Tokyo 8×10 Exhibition 2023, Tokyo, Japan
23 – The Handmade Photograph, Magnet Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
23 – Print Exposed, Gold Street Studio, Australia
23 – View Camera Australia on-line exhibitions, Australia
2022 – Tokyo 8×10 Exhibition 2022, Tokyo, Japan
22 – View Camera Australia on-line exhibitions, Australia
22 – World Cyanotype Day, Australia
2021 – Tokyo 8×10 Exhibition 2021, Tokyo, Japan
21 – View Camera Australia on-line exhibitions, Australia
21 – Diversity by FMPG, Richard Randall Art Studio, Brisbane, Australia
2020 – Tokyo 8×10 Exhibition 2020, Tokyo, Japan (planed for July 2020)
20 – Print Exposed 2020, Gold Street Studio Gallery, Victoria, Australia
20 – World Cyanotype Day, Australia
20 – 20[2020] Celebrating 20 Years, Tacit Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
2019 – The 3rd International Photography Symposium & 2019 Linshui Photography Festival, Linshui, China
19 – Under The Southern Sun (Part of World Cyanotype Day 2019), Australia to USA tour. (Brisbane, Texas, New Orleans, Sydney, Melbourne)
19 – Explorations by the Fine Monochrome Print Group, Richard Randle Studio, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
19 – Departure from Reality, Redcliff Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
19 – Print Exposed 2019, Gold Street Studio Gallery, Victoria, Australia
2018 – Gold Street Studio Gallery, Victoria, Australia
18 – Beyond Media – Large format and Traditional Craft Photography Exhibition, Tianjin, China
2014 – Launch of December at 10×8 Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007 – Cafés throughout the world, Art Space Motor, Tokyo, Japan
2006 – Performers on Charles Bridge, Art Space Motor, Tokyo, Japan
2006 – Metal Globe in Chicago, Art Space Motor, Tokyo, Japan
2002 – Zooming In, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan
Prizes
2019 – Selected to be exhibited for The 3rd International Photograph Symposium
19 – Linshui Photography Festival, China
17 – Award of Excellence, 2017 No3 Soto Zen Photo Contest, Japan
16 – 3rd Prize, Brisbane Club Open Photography Competition, Australia
Publication
2023 – Mentioned in Speech by Professor Nishigaki at CP+, Japan
2022 – Main article in Silvergrain Classics issue#16, Germany
2022 – Exhibition Catalogue by Roonee 247
2018 – Exhibition Catalogue by Tacit Art, ISBN 13:978-1-925858-09-9
Positions
Started “Japan & Australia Alt Connections” to introduce large format and alternative photographers from Japan and Australia.
Since 2013 exclusive photographer for Kichijyoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan
Countries
Exhibitions held in Australia, Japan, China, Russia, and USA.Works collected by galleries and individuals internationally.
