Jun Dobashi was born in Tokyo in 1910.  He studied at the art academy there in 1933 but was in Paris in 1938-39.  Dobashi returned once more to France to stay from 1953 to 1969, which is why he is usually perceived as a Franco-Japanese artist.

Jun Dobashi's work is abstract and close to European Informel Art. Not just a painter, Dobashi also earned a reputation as a lithographer.  His work was first exhibited in Paris in 1954.  Dobashi was awarded the Prix du Dôme séléctionné in 1956.  Between 1960-69 Dobashi's work was exhibited regularly at the Fricker Gallery.  In 1961, Jun Dobashi was given a solo show at the Redfern Gallery in London.  Between 1956-60 Dobashi showed work regularly at the Salon du Mai and was presented as representative of the École de Paris at an exhibition mounted by the Galerie Charpentier in 1960.