Ryusuke Koyama began pursuing photography in earnest in 2018. Drawing on folkloristic knowledge developed through his work as a commissioned Japan Heritage Producer for the Agency for Cultural Affairs, a deepened understanding of Japanese culture cultivated through the study of Noh theatre (Hōshō school), and sociological and economic perspectives gained from his business experience, he approaches photography with an intellectual and highly structured methodology.

In parallel, he is engaged in new business development support based on art thinking, as well as research and education in business models.

He is currently a Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Kyoto University of the Arts, and a member of the Oita Prefectural Council for Cultural Properties Protection. He holds a Ph.D. in Art.

Born: 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Education
1998 B.A. in Aesthetics and Art History, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University

2002 M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management
2018 M.A., Kyoto University of the Arts

2025 Ph. D.(Art), Kyoto University of the Arts

Exhibitions and Awards
2018 Group Exhibition Reading Wachu-an, Kyoto University of the Arts
2019 Group Exhibition Reading Wachu-an, Kyoto University of the Arts
2023 Kotsumo Art Project 2023 (Depopulated Village Initiative)
2023 Selected, APA AWARD 2024
2023 Group Exhibition Inter-action

2025 Group Exhibition Resonances of Plurality