seiji akinaga

Graduated from Kodansha Famous School of Design and Illustration
Graduated from Osaka Meisei University, Department of Educational Psychology
Osaka Kyoiku University, Graduate School of Art Education, Withdrawal
Studied plastic arts education at various kindergartens, nursery schools, and senior...

Graduated from Kodansha Famous School of Design and Illustration
Graduated from Osaka Meisei University, Department of Educational Psychology
Osaka Kyoiku University, Graduate School of Art Education, Withdrawal
Studied plastic arts education at various kindergartens, nursery schools, and senior citizen facilities. Teaching plastic arts at kindergartens, nursery schools, and senior citizen facilities for 30 years.
2000 Research on painting therapy and plastic art therapy for children
Instructor of art therapist for children (Children's Institute of Psychosomatic Medicine)
Lecturer at Kodansha Famous School Children's Art Academy
Research committee member, Federation of Early Childhood Art Education
Member, International Art Council

Presently
Leader of Akinaga Art Club, a children-centered plastic arts class
Teaching art classes at eight locations in the Kansai region, including private kindergartens, nursery schools, senior citizen facilities, and childcare centers.

Publication activities
Co-author of "Physical Education for Preschoolers (1 & 2)
Co-author of "Hit Materials for Arts and Crafts" (1st and 2nd grade)
2010Houhou Bunka Sha, cover illustration production (cuts and inserts)
2015Created illustrations for Themis, Inc.
2018Andersen Nursery School logo mark and character production
2021Production of illustration contents

Study Abroad and Study Tour
1990Germany: Freibert preschool education study tour
2000FranceFrenet art education research, preschool inspection
2005Children's Museum of Fine Arts, U.S.A. 2010 Study tour
2006Shanghai University, Peking University, China Short-term study in China
2015Participated in the awarding ceremony for the Children's Art Exhibition in Thailand and Vietnam