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Kengo Nakamura

http://www.nakamurakengo.com

Biography

1995   MFA, Tama Art University / Tokyo, Japan

1987 Graduated from Kogei Senior High School / Osaka, Japan

1969 Born in Osaka, Japan 

Solo Exhibitions

2022

un petit GARAGE SELECTION, un petit GARAGE / Tokyo

2021

Modern Japanese Japanese-style Painting, AKI Gallery / Taiwan

2018
Modern Lovers, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
JAPANS, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
2015
Kengo Nakamura, Kengo Nakamura and, Isetan Shinjuku store art gallery / Tokyo
Kengo Nakamura Zukan, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
modern Japanese Japanese-style painting 1994-2014, Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of Art / Shizuoka
2014
Ourselves in Today’s World, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY
 / Tokyo, Japan
2010
Without me, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
2007
Speech Ballons in the Venus and Dance for 21st century, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
2006
"withouth me" and small works, Bunkamura Arts&Crafts / Tokyo, Japan
2003
COMPOSITION TOKYO, CAI International GmbH / Hamburg, Germany
2002
Re:, gm (graf bld.5F) Osaka / Japan
2000
The World According to Us 2000, www. so-net/cafe / Tokyo
1996
COMPOSITION TOKYO, Pappa Cafe / Tokyo, Japan
SPEECH BALLOON MAN, Giza 9bidou Gallery / Tokyo, Japan
1995
SPEECH BALLOON, Gallery ARIES / Tokyo, Japan
ONE ROOM MANSION(COPOSITION TOKYO Series), Za Moca Foundation / Tokyo, Japan
1994
The World According to Us, Gallery ARIES / Tokyo, Japan
COMPOSITION TOKYO, Gallery NW house / Tokyo, Japan

Group Exhibitions

2023

ART OSAKA 2023Osaka City Central Public Hall / Osaka, Japan

2022

If there were no Japanese painting in Japan: version of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan art museum Gallery A / Tokyo

Hankyu X ART Collectors' New Stars Art Exhibition 2022, Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store 9F / Osaka

ONE ART TAIPEI 2022, THE SHERWOOD TAIPEI / Taiwan

2021

The 8th Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Nikkei Nihonga Award, The Ueno Royal Museum / Tokyo

Portraits, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan

Scenery in Mock-up, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts / Taiwan

Nouvel Horizon Japon, Galerie Taménaga / Paris, France

2020

ART OSAKA WALL by APCA / Osaka, Japan

Shikansuiyo – Art of the One Hundred Year Forest, Meiji Jingu Museum / Tokyo

Nouvelle ère du Japon, Galerie Tamenaga / Tokyo

Art Paris 2020 Digital, galerie tamenaga PARIS / Paris, France
ONE ART TAIPEI, The Sherwood TAIPEI / Taipei
2019
MARUMASU GINZA / Tokyo
-MANGIRI, Sunshine City alpa B1 / Tokyo
New Era of Japan IV, galerie tamenaga PARIS / Paris
SOE BY KENGO NAKAMURA EXHIBITION, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
KENGO NAKAMURA EXHIBITION BY SOE, M.I.U. / Tokyo
ART OSAKA 2019, HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA / Osaka
Art Paris 2019, Grand Palais / Paris
Collection, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
MSBC Eath Garden / Tokyo
ONE ART TAIPEI, The sherwood Taipei / Taipei
2018
ART OSAKA 2018, HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA / Osaka
Nouvelle ère du Japon III, Galerie taménaga France / Paris, France
Hiroshima / Nagasaki - Imago Mundi, GALLERIE DELLE PRIGIONI / Treviso, Italy
only 2 colors, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
with Cats, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
FUJISANTEN, AWAJI Cafe & Gallery / Tokyo
2017
Art Space Rashinban / Tokyo
KAKEGAWA CHAENNALE / Kakegawa
TOBU Department 5F Art Gallery/Funabasi
2016
TOKYO-GA, MITSUOKA Azabu Showroom / Tokyo
Nouvelle ere du Japon II, galerie tamenaga Paris / Paris, France
showcase, Showcase MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo
2015
Shonzuizu, Takashimaya Nihombashi Store Art Gallery X / Tokyo
Nouvelle ere du Japon, galerie tamenaga Paris / Paris, France
The Exhibition of the Yokohama Museum of Art: Collection 2015 Partz, Yokohama Museum of Art / Yokohama
Gigmenta Hardcore of Nihonga, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo / Tokyo, Japan
2014
Modern Portrait, Ginza Mitsukoshi 8F gallery / Tokyo, Japan
2013
Gift of Art, Isetan Shinjuku Store / Tokyo, Japan
Imago Mundi, Fondazione Querini Stampalia / Venice
TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbasi Store,TAKASHIMAYA Shinjuku Store/Tokyo
FIELD TRIP PROJECT, Enokojima Art,Culuture and Creative Center,Osaka Prefecture/Osaka
The Power of Manga: Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Tokyo
Takashimaya Art Walking, Takashimaya Department Store Shinjuku / Tokyo
Mitsukoshi Department Store Ginza branch / Tokyo
ART GALLERY × SUUMO VALENTINE'S FESTA 2013 / Tokyo
2012
XYZ, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
DAN T"EA DESIGNTIDE>CHANOYU SIDE, Isetan Department Store / Tokyo
Shinozaki Bunka Plaza / Tokyo
Takashimaya Rose Art session, Takashimaya Department Store / Tokyo, Yokohama, Shinjuku, Osaka and Kyoto
CRATE GALLERY, BookGallery CAUTION / Tokyo
2011
SHIBU Culuture, Seibu Department Store Shibuya branch / Tokyo
MOVE!, L MD galerie / Paris, France
2008
Kunst Oktoberfet '08, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY STUDIO / Tokyo
2006
COOL 4, GALLERY 360°/ Tokyo, Japan
NIHONGA Painting : Six Provocative Artists, Yokohama Museum of Art / Kanagawa, Japan
2005
Japanese Artists at Lichthof, LICHTHOF / Koeln, Germany
ART/ROOM, ART FRONT GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
2004
art is christmas christmas is art, CAI International / Hamburg, Germany
Two-person show - Japanese style painting - MACHIDA Kumi, NAKAMURA Kengo, NISHIMURA GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
Zimmer frei, Murata & Friends / Berlin, Germany
2003
SHINKUS multiple, Gallery TEZZ / Tokyo, Japan
Multiples + Kultiples, ARTicle, Galerie+Edition / Koeln, Germany
QUERBLIK 2, Koelnische Stadtmuseum / Koeln, Germany
Hanshin Tigers championship commemoration exhibition, studio BIG ART / Kanagawa, Japan
LANDMINES EXHIBITION 2, FADs artspace / Tokyo, Japan
home of Midori Mitamura, project by Steff Adames/Tokyo
2001
Shiori Project, The city library of Ishikari / Hokkaido, Japan
Everything is new, ARTicle, Galerie+Edition / Koeln, Germany
2000
Tokyo Tatami Space Exhibition, Tatsumi Orimoto House / Kanagawa, Japan
1999
A liked sensu exhibition 4, Living design gallery / Tokyo, Japan
1998
Multiples & Kultiples, ARTicle, Galerie+Edition / Koeln, Germany
TOKYO ROOMS, ARTicle, Galerie+Edition / Koeln, Germany
1997
Project 2000bug@zone/transmission, @zone / Tokyo, Japan
Two Thousand Bug, Gallery Ryug i / Tokyo, Japan
Walking museum Takashimaya times
Square, Takashimaya Times Square / Tokyo, Japan
Green, Giza 9bidou Gallery / Tokyo, Japan
1996
Morphe'96 -Asian Wing, Harajuku, Aoyama / Tokyo, Japan
1995
Contemporary Japanese Style Painting '95, Gallery ARIES / Tokyo, Japan

Public Collection

Yokohama Museum of Art

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