Musashino Art University (武蔵野美術大学, Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku) or Musabi (武蔵美) is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
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History
In October 1929, Teikoku Art School (帝国美術学校, Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō; meaning "imperial art school") was founded. In December 1948, it became Musashino Art School (武蔵野美術学校, Musashino Bijutsu Gakkō), and in April 1962, it was renamed Musashino Art University.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and other fields.
MAU has exchange agreements with universities in other countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
People associated with Musashino Art University
Alumni
Michiyo Akaishi, manga artist
Ume Aoki, manga artist
Kei Aoyama, manga artist
Shusaku Arakawa, artist and designer
Tetsuo Araki, print artist
Taku Aramasa, photographer
Yahel Chirinian, sculptor and installation artist
Hiroki Endo, manga artist
Lily Franky, illustrator, writer, and actor
Kenya Hara, graphic designer and art director of Muji
Katsuhito Ishii, film director
Koji Ishikawa, illustrator
Paru Itagaki, manga artist
Satoshi Itō (Project Itoh), science fiction writer
Kazuo Kamimura, manga artist
Izumi Katō, contemporary artist
Miyuki Kobayashi, novelist and scenario writer for manga
Satoshi Kon, anime director and manga artist
Goro Kumagai, woodcut printmaker, educator
Fusako Kuramochi, manga artist
Tomoki Kyoda, anime director
Kouji Miura, manga artist
Teachers
Taku Aramasa, photographer
Seiichi Hishikawa, filmmaker, art director, and photographer
Jōsaku Maeda, painter and printmaker, professor and president (1994–)
Yurie Nagashima, photographer
Yoshiharu Sekino, cultural anthropologist
Presidents
Jōsaku Maeda (1994– ) – painter, former professor at Kyoto City University of Arts
Kabayama Sachikazu (current)