Born in Tokyo in 1936 and graduated from Musashino Art University. Tanaami, who actively traverses the boundaries of professions through his eclectic work as an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, videographer, and artist, is a highly acclaimed role model for todayʼs generation of cross-disciplinary artists. Employing the design methodology of ʻediting,ʼ he continues to engage in a creative practice that extends beyond the framework of fine art, producing a diverse oeuvre ranging from collages to prints, drawings, animation, experimental films, paintings, three-dimensional works, and installations. He is also widely recognized internationally as a Japanese pioneer in the ever-expanding context of pop art.

Tanaamiʼs recent solo exhibitions include Adventures in Memory (The National Art Center, Tokyo, 2024), PARAVENTI: KEIICHI TANAAMI (Prada Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan, 2023), Manhattan Universe (Venus Over Manhattan, New York, USA, 2022), A Mirror of the World (NANZUKA UNDERGROUND, Tokyo, Japan, 2022), Keiichi Tanaami (Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland, 2019), Keiichi Tanaami (Jeffrey Deitch, New York, 2019). He has also participated in major pop art retrospectives such as International Pop (Walker Art Center, Dallas Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA, 2015-2016) and The World Goes Pop (Tate Modern, London, UK, 2015). Tanaamiʼs works are housed in numerous public collections including The Museum of Modern Art [MoMA] (USA), Walker Art Center (USA), The Art Institute of Chicago (USA), M+ (Hong Kong), National Portrait Gallery (USA), Hamburger Bahnhof (Germany).