1985 Born in Fukuoka Prefecture
2008 Graduated from Fukuoka University of Education, Faculty of Education, Lifelong Sports and Art Course, Art Major
2009 The 24th Holbein Scholarship Scholarship Student
2010 Completed the Graduate School of Education, Saga University, Art Education Course
From September 2016, went to Europe under the Agency for Cultural Affairs Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists (Krakow, Poland / dispatched for 1 year)
Research student at Krakow Academy of Fine Arts

Currently resides in Fukuoka Prefecture. Associate member of Nikikai, member of Japan Artists Association

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Akiko Imabayashi Exhibition at Gallery Oishi, Fukuoka
2011 Akiko Imabayashi Exhibition: Between Opposites (Art Pro Gala, Fukuoka)
2013 Akiko Imabayashi Exhibition, Distance (Art Pro Gala, Fukuoka)

Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 The 61st Niki Exhibition, and every year since (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
2008 The 27th Sompo Japan Art Foundation Selected Encouragement Exhibition, Seiji Togo Museum of Art, Tokyo
2009 Tokyo Wonder Wall Open Call 2009 (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo)
2010 The 8th Kanji Maeda Grand Prize Exhibition (Takashimaya Tokyo/Tokyo, Kurayoshi Museum/Tottori)
AICHI GENE -some floating affairs- (Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, Aichi)
2011 The 46th Showa-kai Exhibition, '12, '16 (Nichido Gallery / Tokyo)
LIONCEAUX PLUS - Blooming Modern Western-style Painting Shunshin-tachi - '15 (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store / Tokyo)
2012 Best Selection Art 2012 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo)
Our Horizon - Now, From the New Nikikai - '16 (Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo)
2013 TMG Selection New Artists 2013 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum/Tokyo)
Holbein Scholarship Selection Exhibition ? New Aspects? (REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo/Tokyo)
Cornerstone Exhibition, '14 (Gallery Art Morimoto/Tokyo)
Sorairo Art Grand Prize Exhibition (ITOCHU ART SQUARE / Tokyo, KURAKADO GALLERY / Kyoto)
2014 Things in between (REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo/Tokyo)
Contemporary Art Exhibition by Kyushu University Student AQA Project: The Way of the World - Indonesia and Japan (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum / Fukuoka)
Exhibition of small works by young artists selected by Fuyuhiko Yamamoto. (Gallery Shiko-an/Tokyo)
2015 "Aesthetic Premonition 2015 - Plane, Each Place -" (Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan)
FACES and HEADS 2015 (Jiro Miura Gallery/Tokyo)
ARTOSAKA2015 (Hotel Granvia Osaka/Osaka)
SUMMER SHOW2015 (Gallery Art Morimoto / Tokyo)
ARTNAGOYA2015 (Hotel Westin Nagoya Castle / Aichi)
The 17th Seiryosha Florence Prize Exhibition (Seiryosha Art Museum /Niigata)
The 1st Ariake Association (Fukuoka Nichido Gallery / Fukuoka)
50 Faces (REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan)
-Music CD Jacket Art Exhibition" by recommended artists by Fuyuhiko Yamamoto (Gallery Arc/Yokohama)
KIAF2015 (Coex hall/Seoul, Korea)
Daegu Art Fair (EXCO 1F / Daegu, Korea)

Awards
2007 TURNER ACRIL AWARD 2007 Grand Prize
2009 The 6th Haruhi Painting Triennial, Excellent Prize
2010 The 64th Niki Exhibition, Niki Prize ('12 Sompo Japan Art Foundation Prize, '14 Miyanaga Prize)
2015 The 17th Seiryosha Florence Prize Exhibition, Honorable Mention

Collection: Turner Colors Corporation, Kiyosu City Haruhi Art Museum