1977 Born in Osaka, Japan
1997 Entered Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
2001 Studied abroad at the Royal College of Art in England
2003 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Graduate School of Painting, Oil Painting

Solo Exhibitions (excerpts)
2002 "Takeshi Masada" Inart-Gallery (Osaka)
2012 "A Stranger’s Biography" Wako Works of Art (Tokyo)
2013 "This is how it appears. That’s how it appears when the world blows up." HAGIWARA PROJECTS (Tokyo)
2015 "A Slightly Brighter Dark Side," NOMA t.d. store (Tokyo)
2016 "Oh, the Brackish Waters of Unu and Onoto," NOMA t.d. store (Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions (excerpts)
2002 "Space of Immortality" Nagoya Citizens Gallery Yada (Aichi, Japan)
2004 "from/to #1: Masada Takeshi & Yokoya Naho" Wako Works of Art (Tokyo)
2005 "Robert Platt & Takeshi Masada: Practically Sublime" Els Hanappe Underground (Greece)
2007 "Portrait Session" Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (Hiroshima)
2007 "Portrait Session@NADiff" NADiff (Tokyo)
2008 "Hi & Lo" Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
2009 "Re:Remembering - Next of Japan", Doosan Gallery and Alternative Space LOOP
(Korea)
2011 "Alter Japan Adventure Phase 01: Zen and Psychedelic", Sprout Curation (Tokyo)
2013 "SOMANYIMAGES", Sprout Curation (Tokyo)
2014 "Where is Painting?" Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (Tokyo)