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古川 みさき｜ Misaki Furukawa

古川 みさき｜ Misaki Furukawa

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古川 みさき｜ Misaki Furukawa

2002 Born in Fukuoka, Japan

2025 Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major

2026 Enrolled in Master’s Degree Program in Oil Painting, Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition

2024
Solo Exhibition Forms, gallery ROOM A, Tokyo

Group Exhibition

2025

「2024 Tama Art University Graduation Exhibition」, Tama Art University Hachioji Campus, Tokyo

The 48th Tokyo Exhibition of Five Art Universities, The National Art Center, Tokyo

PARTY vol.1 / DAIMARU TOKYO ART GALLERY OPENING SHOW, Daimaru Tokyo, Tokyo

gyroid resonance, Spiral Garden, Tokyo

grid next : 2025 – Emerging Artists Showcase, biscuit gallery and AWASE gallery, Tokyo

Serendipity Vol.4, DAFT about DRAFT FLAGSHIP STORE, Tokyo

Noda Art Festival, BUNDLE GALLERY, Chiba 9 stories ep.2, Hankyu Mens Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery, Osaka

2024

BLUE’S, CONVERSE TOKYO, Tokyo

2023

Duo Exhibition “Collide”, Eric Rose, Tokyo

nine colors XVII, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo

IGNITION Japan-Taiwan Exhibition by Art Sticker, 333 gallery, Taiwan

2022

SHIBUYA STYLE vol.16, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo

3331 ART FAIR 2022, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo

Concept

My creative process begins with an interest in the diverse phenomena that emerge within our environment, such as light and climate. By layering the shifting light and airflow experienced in nature with the imagery of motion found in animation effects and physical movements, I explore the moment when a sense of light or energy is generated within the frame. My aim is to fix a state upon the static surface where unresolved motion, time, and the presence of the “next moment” begin to rise.

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宮山 香和｜ Kana Miyayama

宮山 香和｜ Kana Miyayama

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宮山 香和｜ Kana Miyayama

Born in 1993, Tokyo.

2017: Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major.

2019: Completed Master’s Degree Program in Oil Painting, Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University.

 

Exhbitions

Solo Exhibitions
2025 Faint Pulsation, KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo

2024 Blink and Blessing, KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo

Group Exhbitions

2026 grid5, biscuit gallery, Tokyo

2024 ART SESSION, GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, Tokyo

2023 Ballet meets Art vol.2, KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo ARTabi2023, Sansiao Gallery HK, Hong Kong FLOWERS OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Sansiao Gallery, Tokyo

2022 summer in color, Zhongshan Hall, Taipei Ballet Meets Art, KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo Side by Side (Two-person exhibition with Akishi Teramoto), KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo

2021 Distorted Summer Resort (Two-person exhibition with Amoku Sawa), Room_412, Tokyo

2020 FACE Exhibition Selected Artists: Small Works 2020, REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo

Award

2026 Jury’s Special Award, The 25th Art Gallery Home

2020 Selected, FACE 2020 Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award

2019 Selected, Shell Art Award 2019; Selected, FACE 2019 Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award

2018 Selected, FACE 2018 Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award

Statement

The shimmer of leaves swaying in the wind, the warm resonance of words once exchanged. When I encounter the small joys that suddenly emerge in daily life, I am sometimes struck by a somber sense of resignation: the realization that they cannot last forever, and may even be threatened a mere second later. I find myself standing still, overwhelmed by the miracle of my own existence within this specific time and place.

To prevent this sensation from dissipating, I use these vivid scenes of happiness etched in my mind as a starting point to capture a world that is serene, yet veiled in an unsettling atmosphere. This process brings the outlines of life’s buried miracles to the surface. It is an act of grasping a fragment of universality hidden in the depths of my personal memory, confirming a fundamental connection with others that transcends both era and place.

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永野 愛佳｜Aika Nagano

永野 愛佳｜Aika Nagano

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永野 愛佳｜Aika Nagano

1995 Born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

2022 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major

2024 Completed Master’s Degree Program in Painting, Oil Painting Fourth Studio, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

2025 Education and Research Assistant, Oil Painting Department, Tokyo University of the Arts

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2026 Natsudonari, LURF GALLERY, Tokyo

2025 eureka!, ERIC ROSE YOKOHAMA COFFEE, Kanagawa Falling into the Interval, LURF GALLERY, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2026 grid5, biscuit gallery, Tokyo Various Forms of Creativity, Saitama City Plaza North, Saitama

2025 NEWS 2025, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

2024 The 72nd Tokyo University of the Arts Postgraduate Graduation Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

Tokyo Geidai Open Archive VIVA 2024, atre Toride, Ibaraki

LURF ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2024: Boundaries of Sensation and Memory, LURF GALLERY, Tokyo Anonymous Drawings 2024, Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin

2022 The 70th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

2021 Tokyo University of the Arts Undergraduate Exhibition, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo

 

Statement

“Transforming the infinite space of Ma into something finite.

In the composition of Japanese painting, the relationship between the figure and the negative space known as Ma is of great importance. In my own work, I interpret this void as light and treat the ground of the painting, the finite Ma, as my primary focus. By bestowing a white ground as light upon the infinite space that was once untouchable, I aim to capture the subtle nuances of time, humidity, and the seasons, while imbuing the work with a sense of the artist’s physical presence. Rather than leaving the intervals and distances between objects as raw canvas, I paint them in white. Through this act, the space that appears infinite is illuminated by light and transformed into something finite.

This ground of light exerts an influence on the figures, deepening the richness of their mutual relationship. I seek to express the lingering resonance of a space that exists in perfect harmony with the objects within it.”

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小田川 史弥｜Fumiya Odagawa

小田川 史弥｜Fumiya Odagawa

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小田川史弥｜Fumiya Odagawa

1996 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture

2018 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting (Japanese Painting major)
2020 Completed Master’s Program in Japanese Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School”

Exhibition

Solo Exhibition

2019 Solo Exhibition, Binosha, Tokyo

2021 Solo Exhibition, Sukiwa, Tokyo Daytime Meteor, Yakuzen Curry and Yakuzen Cuisine Ka Kuraku, Tokyo

2022 Carefully Lining Up the Nights, MAKII MASARU FINE ART, Tokyo

2023 Distance Measured by Hand, Nenohoshi, Tokyo

2024 Afternoon, Gallery IRRITUM Tokyo, Tokyo

2025 The Lingering Echo of Holidays, KATSUYA SUSUKI GALLERY, Tokyo Tomorrow is another breath, YTF GALLERY, Taipei Someone called my name from my memory, THE LOOP GALLERY, Tokyo

Group Exhibition

2019 Fumiya Odagawa and Leo Kikuchi Two-Person Exhibition, Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo

2021 Nihonga Six-Person Exhibition, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo Ebb and Flow: Nihonga Five-Person Exhibition, Sukiwa, Tokyo

2023 Half Landscapes: Two-Person Exhibition, Sukiwa, Tokyo

2025 IN THE LOOP, THE LOOP GALLERY, Tokyo

Art Fair
One Art Taipei 2024（JR 東日本大飯店/台北）
Five Galleries Art Fair in Spiral 2024（スパイラルガーデン/東京）
One Art Taipei 2025（JR 東日本大飯店/台北）

Awards

2016 Selected, SEED Yamatane Museum of Art Nihonga Award Jury’s Special Award, Ishimoto Sho Nihonga Award Exhibition

2017 Yoh Gallery Award, Yoh Gallery Selected Artists Exhibition

2018 Salon de Printemps Prize and Taito Ward Mayor’s Award, Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Exhibition Excellence Award, Binosha Student Selection Exhibition

2020 Keisei Electric Railway Art Award, Tokyo University of the Arts Postgraduate Graduation Exhibition Sukiwa Award, Let’s Go to the Gallery

2023 Ikenaga Yasunari Award, Muni Art Award

Statement

“I have always been drawn to the subtle fluctuations and sensations of daily life, much like how one thinks of winter in the spring or summer in the autumn. There is a deep emotion in the passage of time. My surroundings, my memories, and my various relationships are in a constant state of flux. I paint the moments that exist just before these events and emotions are given form through words.

While figures appear repeatedly in my landscapes, my work avoids a direct explanation of events or feelings, and a clear narrative is never explicitly told. I cherish the blank spaces and the uncertainties left unpainted; the story hides within subtle gestures and the movement of the composition. Within these landscapes and the posture of the figures, there dwells a quiet emotion and the melancholy of seasons and relationships shifting outside of our conscious awareness. As outlines grow blurred and the scene expands beyond the frame, even the unpainted areas capture the work, attempting to express the inherent obscurity of the world. I want to paint in a way that allows the viewer to feel a sense of poignant sadness, yet at the same time, a sense of richness.”

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Takahiro Matsumoto

Takahiro Matsumoto

 

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Takahiro Matsumoto

1986　Born in Aichi, Japan
2009　BA Aichi University of the Arts

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2011 Takahiro Matsumoto Solo Exhibition, picante labo, Aichi

2014 Takahiro Matsumoto Solo Exhibition, hairdesign Primogenito, Aichi

2016 IF YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, HHH gallery, Tokyo Takahiro Matsumoto Solo Exhibition, The Sessions, Aichi

2017 I meet the shape, awai art center, Nagano

2021 Library and Sculpture, Library and XX, Aichi

2022 Roadside tree, Super Gallery, Aichi UNPLUGGED, Aichi University of the Arts Satellite Gallery SA・KURA, Aichi Takahiro Matsumoto Solo Exhibition, OFF THE RECORD, Aichi

2023 Not human But human, YIRI arts BACK Y, Taipei

 

Group Exhibitions

2007 The 2nd Soar! Memories of 20 Years Old Exhibition, CBC Gallery, Aichi ※※※※ Exhibition, Nagoya City Guidepost Gallery Yada, Aichi

2008 Dera ART Old Folk House Project, Nagakute Art Festival, Aichi

2010 Autumn Excursion 2010, Aichi

2011 Autumn Excursion 2011, Aichi

2012 Words and Forms as Songs, Kokin Denju no Sato Field Museum, Gifu

2013 T: Takahiro Matsumoto and Kozaburo Shimatani, spazio rita, Aichi THINK LESS FEEL MORE, BoConcept SHINJYUKU, Tokyo

2014 Ichinomiya Contemporary Artist Selection Exhibition, Ichinomiya City Museum, Aichi

2015 Weso and Takahiro Matsumoto, ANACT, Aichi

2018 Aichi Triennale Area Development Project: Orime no Ari-ka, Aichi Ichinomiya Contemporary Artist Selection Exhibition, Ichinomiya City Museum, Aichi

2024 biscuit gallery 3rd anniversary exhibition: grid3, Tokyo Always Imagine, GALLERY WOO, Busan

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宮﨑 菖子｜Shoko Miyazaki

宮﨑 菖子｜Shoko Miyazaki

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宮﨑 菖子 / Shoko Miyazaki

1997 Born in Yamaguchi, Japan

2020 B.F.A. in Western Painting, Seian University of Art and Design
2022 M.F.A. in Oil Painting, Musashino Art University”

Concept

I aim to fill the surface with paint through a fixed set of rules. I am focused on the process of painting rather than the aesthetic outcome or its exhibition. For me, the importance of a work lies in its existence as a physical vestige of the painting process.

Exhibitions

Solo

2025 HOUSE, STAGU HOUSE, Chiba

2023 Etcetera, gallery Dalston, Tokyo

2022 works, GALLERY b.TOKYO, Tokyo

2019 Crossing and Cutting, Seian University of Art and Design Gallery Cube, Shiga Gaze, cumono gallery, Kyoto

Group

2026 In House, biscuit gallery, Tokyo

2025 Kirakira, Nikai no Tenjishitsu omom, Tokyo WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.41: ON PAPER: Art and Print Market, WHAT CAFE, Tokyo Play Field, DDD ART En, Tokyo omom market, Nikai no Tenjishitsu omom, Tokyo

2024 Yu-yu Ei-ei, Gallery Dalston, Tokyo Spring selection, Gallery Dalston, Tokyo Jury’s Special Award, FACE 2024, SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2024, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto

2023 Yay, Totan, Tokyo The Wind Passes Through, YOD TOKYO, Tokyo grid2, biscuit gallery, Tokyo ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2023, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto

Awards

2019 Selected, The 37th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition

2020 Excellence Award, Seian University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition

2022 Studio Award, Musashino Art University Degree Show Selected, Idemitsu Art Award 2022

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高瀬 栞菜｜Kanna Takase

高瀬 栞菜 / Kanna Takase

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高瀬 栞菜 / Kanna Takase

1994 Born in Osaka, Japan

2020 Completed Master’s Degree Program in Painting, Graduate School of Art, Kyoto City University of Arts

Concept

I keep daily notes on the things and events that pique my interest, using those words as a foundation for constructing my compositions. I am particularly inspired by human interaction and the feelings that arise from it. Much of my focus is on negative aspects: the obstacles and frustrations that occur between myself and others, the sorrow and pain, and the inner secrets that remain hidden during communication. When translating these themes onto the canvas, I replace them with animals, plants, or objects. By painting these subjects in a pop style to create a visual contrast, I explore new narratives that feel unsettled yet somehow humorous.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition

2019

Stories I Have No Memory Of, Kyoto City University of Arts Lesser Gallery, Kyoto

2020

Remnants of Midday, Gallery Morning, Kyoto

2021

Walk in a tale, Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books, Kyoto

Group Exhibition

2019

From the Youth, Seishun Gallery Chigita, Kyoto

2020

Tsubo Tsubo Tsubo Exhibition, Gallery Keifu, Kyoto

2021

Enclosed mythology, Artist in Residence Kamonasu, Kyoto

2022

Henshin, TENSHADAI, Kyoto Words of Color, Shinjuku Takashimaya, Tokyo BEING AND TIME, Powerlong Art Center, Shanghai, China

Art Fair

2021

ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2021, The Museum of Kyoto Annex, Kyoto Contemporary Art Fair, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka

2022

ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022, The Museum of Kyoto Annex, Kyoto ART FAIR TOKYO 2022, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo

2023

(un)fair 2023, C/O SUPERSTUDIO MAXI, Milan, Italy

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