Profile
SEIKO Shimano
Born in Tokyo. Grew up in Omotesando and Shinjuku. Photographer and glass artist. In recent years I have won competitions in which National Gallery curators serve as chairs of judging and participated in many overseas exhibitions. I am broadening my work to include areas of expression to include installations. I am intrigued by phrases that, from ancient times in Japan, use the character for “road” (道) like “flower arrangement,” “tea ceremony” and “martial arts,” evoking the spirit of Zen, and invisible things…I wish to make work that depicts time and history, the beauty and strength of life, pain and transience.
In this exhibition, I plan to replace some works from the first half with those in the second half.
Closing party at 5:00pm, January 30 (Tuesday)
Awards
Second Prize, 2014 Etoiles de Demain per JCAA, the SALON Art SHOPPING at Louvre Museum, Paris
First Prize in Photography, 2015 Salon d’Automne, Paris
Honorable Mention in 3D, 2015 East West Art Award Competition, London
Winner in Photography, 2016 Salon d’Automne, Paris
Winner in Environmental Art, 2017 Salon d’Automne, Paris
Overseas Invitations
2017 Korean Governmental Culture Institute (Yincheng District) Exhibition, Korea
Overseas Exhibitions
2014 “Onward – Navigating the Japanese Future 2014,” Hive Gallery (LA Weekly 2013 Greatest Gallery), Los Angeles
2014 the SALON Art SHOPPING, Grand Palais, Paris
2015 ARTEX-NewYork, Word-Nasse Gallery, New York
2015 Salon d’Automne, Champs Elysees, Paris
2015 East West Art Award Competition Finalist Exhibition, La Garreria London
2016 Salon d’Automne, Champs Elysees, Paris
2017 Eun-sun International Art Exchange, Eun-sun, Korea
2017 Salon d’Automne, Champs Elysees, Paris
Exhibitions in Japan
2013 — 2017 Private Exhibition, Yokohama Yamate Art Festival, Yokohama
2015 Tokyo Design Week, 2015 Tokyo NEST Top 100 (120,000 visitors)
2017 Yokohama Triennale Support Program Private Exhibition, Yokohama
Ebisu Garden Place, Tokyo
Media in Japan
Television: BS Nittele 2016 — invited as guest, BS Nittele November 2015 — artwork featured
Radio: FM Hatsukaichi August 2016 — invited as guest
Newspaper: Mainichi Shinbun, Chinese newspaper Cute
Magazine/Publication: Tennen Seikatsu (pub. The Whole Earth Publications, Co., Ltd.), Watashi no Country (housewife and lifestyle publication), Suteki na Country (Gakken Publishing), Roku-jyugo-sai kara no Seishun
Electronic Publication: Asahi Shinbun Digital, WalkerPlus (KADOKAWA), Yahoo!Loco, etc.
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Future Exhibitions
February 2018, Yokohama Yamate Art Festival, Solo Exhibition, Yokohama (collaboration with Aynsley Co., Ltd.)
April 2018, Italy
September 2018, Art Mall Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Tokyo (Nihonbashi, near COREDO Muromachi)
October 2018, Paris
Seiko Shimano Home Page www.seikoshimano.com
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