Tomiyuki Kaneko

Tomiyuki Kaneko

Tomiyuki Kaneko

B. 1978 in Saitama,
and based in Yamagata, Japan

Tomiyuki Kaneko is a distinctive voice in contemporary nihonga (Japanese painting). From childhood, he was fascinated by local deities, yokai (supernatural spirits), and invisible beings in nature, driving his desire to express the spiritual world through nihonga. His works are unique within the field, as he delves into themes rarely explored by other nihonga artists, including yokai, specters, demons, and deities, influenced by both Japanese folklore and Buddhist and Hindu theology.

 

Living and working in Yamagata, Kaneko's art captures these spiritual entities with bold compositions that reflect his ongoing exploration of the unseen world. Notable exhibitions include Fed-up Tiger (2021) and Raging Gods (2017) at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, as well as Forest of Poetic Sentiments: Narrated Space (2017) at KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre.

  • /Education
  • /Solo Exhibitions
  • /Group Exhibitions
  • Education

    PHD, Tohoku University of Art & Design, Yamagata, Japan

    MFA, Tohoku University of Art & Design, Yamagata, Japan

    BFA, Tohoku University of Art & Design, Yamagata, Japan

  • Solo Exhibitions

    2022.
    ________'Bread and Circus Exhibition' (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2020.
    ________'Uninterrupted Wander' (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2019.
    ________ 'SERPENTI form Spirit Snake Legend' (Chengdu Museum, China), Japan

     

     

    2017.
    ________'Abusive Gods'  Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2016.
    ________Tales of Spirits, Shinto and Buddhism - Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition (Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2013.
    ________Yokai Kitan II - (Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2011.
    ________Yokai Kitan - Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition (Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, Tokyo), Japan

    Yokai Materialization (Mizuma Action, Tokyo), Japan

  • Group Exhibitions

    2024.
    ________ 'Maitri 2.0' Art Mumbai 2024, (Galerie GEEK/ART), Japan

    ________ 'Maitri' India Art Fair 2024, (Galerie GEEK/ART), Japan

     

     

    2022.
    ________ 'Hanashinfu' (Takashimaya Nihonbashi store, Kyoto store, Yokohama store art gallery, Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama), Japan

    ________ 'Shuri Castle Reconstruction Charity Great Shisa Exhibition' (Hiltopia Art Square, Tokyo), Japan

    ________ 'SPIRIT of JAPAN Ukiyo-e Theater from Paris' (Kadokawa Musashino Museum, Saitama), Japan

    ________ Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Edition' (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Gallery A, Tokyo), Japan

    ________ 'Past and Present Yokai Mononoke Exhibition' (Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum, Yamagata), Japan

    ________ 'Fukushima Biennale 2022 Fugetsu Art Festival in Shirakawa-Sakai' (Ryukoji Temple, Sagawa Daruma Store, Fukushima), Japan

     

     

    2021.
    ________ 'META' (Kanagawa Prefectural Hall Gallery, Kanagawa),
    Japan

    ________ 'Art Fair Tokyo 2021' (Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo), Japan

    ________ Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition Tiger of Disgust' (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo), Japan

     

     

    2020.
    ________ 'SEVEN ARTISTS Exhibition' (Matsuzakaya Museum of Art, Nagoya),
    Japan

    ________ 'Sukikei/NEW VIEW - Current state of contemporary art that continues in Japan' (Fukuoka, Osaka), Japan

    ________ 'Fukushima Biennale 2020 Wind and Moon Art Festival Prayer' (Josenji Temple, Ginza Shopping District, Fukushima), Japan

     

     

    2019.

    ________ 'Taipei Dang dai art fair Solo exhibition format Solo' (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei), Japan

    ________ 'META - Wild Card of Japanese Painting' (Kanagawa Prefectural Hall, Kanagawa), Japan

    ________ A magical scene NEWVIEW' (Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Osaka), Japan

    ________ 'Takahashi Collection Exhibition Hometown of Art' (Tsuruoka Art Forum, Yamagata), Japan

     

     

    2018.
    ________ 'Art Fair Tokyo 2018' (Tokyo International Forum Hall E, Tokyo),
    Japan

    ________ 'Selected for the 7th Nikkei Japanese Painting Award Exhibition' (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo), Japan

    ________ 'Yamagata Biennale' (Tohoku University of Art and Design, Kanisendo, Yamagata), Japan

     

     

    2017.
    ________ 'Asian Gods Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition' (Izumo Taisha Shrine, Hitachi Province, Gallery Sakurabayashi, Ibaraki),
    Japan
    ________ 'SERPENTI form' (Art Science Museum, Singapore, Tokyo City View), Japan

アート画像

Apotropaic Daruma 2, 2021
Transparent watercolour, pen, foil on Shirakawa Daruma
22 x 26.5 x 32 cm

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Great Tiger: Pacifier of Fire and Wind, 2019
Mineral pigments, Japanese ink, transparent watercolour,
acrylic, pen, foil on Japanese paper
194 x 486 cm

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Gozu Tenno, 2022
Mineral pigments, Japanese ink, transparent watercolour,
acrylic, pen, foil on Japanese paper
460 x 406 cm

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