Yoshitaka Nanjo1977－

Yoshitaka Nanjo was born in 1977 and completed his studies at the Graduate School of Fine Art and Design, Tokyo Zokei University in 2002, specialising in painting. Since then he has been active as an artist based in Tokyo. After participation in the residency program in Bodo Norway, Nanjo exhibited in te Gallery where he created an installation on the Fuji Mountain together with his paintings using soil. He also pariticipated in in the Art Event such as Niigata Art Festiva, and Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale2012. Nanjo's landscape paintings are unique in combining parts rendered in paint with parts rendered in soil. The artist visits the locations, taking photographs of the landscapes he likes, and collecting their local soil.

Biography

1977 Born in Kagawa, Japan
2002 Graduate school of Tokyo Zokei University, Japan
2001 Bachelor of Arts, Tokyo Zokei University, Japan

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Solo Exhibitions

2023 "senne" ART FRONT GALLERY / Tokyo
2019 "Transparent layers, Drifting land" Sakaide Citizen Museum / Kagawa
2019 "Roots of travel" ART FRONT GALLERY / Tokyo
2018 “Wafting Time” KYOTO ART HOSTEL Kumausuku / Kyoto
2017 “Over The Time” ART FRONT GALLERY / Tokyo
2017 “overlay” GALLERY TAGA2 / Tokyo
2017 “overlay” Galerie Grand E’tema / Paris
2016 "Native Landscape", Art Front Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2015 “Flowing water (Suiryuu)”, GALLERY TAGA2, Tokyo, Japan
2015 switch point, Tokyo, Japan (2007)
2013 “synchroonize”, Shionoe Museum of Art, Kagawa, Japan
2011 YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY,, Tokyo, Japan (2009, 2008)
2007 “Yoshitaka Nanjo exhibition”, Gallery staff selection#16, Sagamihara Citizen’s Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan
2006 “Koshu Dochu”, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan (2003, 2002)

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Group Exhibitions

2023 Luo Shan Feng Art Festival in Taiwan / 2023落山風藝術季 / Seaside Gallery, Taiwan
2023 OKU-NOTO TRIENNALE / Suzu City, Ishikawa（ ‘21、‘17）
2023 ”Prospect”　ART FRONT GALLERY / Tokyo
2023 "The Secret of the Lake - The River Became a Lake", Ichihara Lakeside Museum / Chiba
2023 "PACT Zollverein", Artist in Residence, bacilli / Germany
2022 Setouchi Triennale / Kagawa（ ‘19)
2022 "The Atmosphere of Setouchi – An Art Perspective" The Kagawa Museum Takamatsu / Kagawa
2019 “Setouchi Triennale 2019“ / Shamijima, Kagawa
2018 “Water and Land Art Festival 2018 – KOSUDO ART PROJECT 2018 –“ / Niigata
2017 “The Vision of Contemporary Art 2017” Ueno Royal Museum / Tokyo
2017 “Ichihara Art×Mix 2017” / Ichihara City, Chiba
2017 “OKU-NOTO TRIENNALE” / Suzu City, Kanazawa
2017 “Takamatsu Contemporary Art Annual vol.06-Materials That tell Stories-“ Takamatsu Art Museum / Kagawa
2015 “AiR Nordland” Nordland Kultursenter , Nordland COUNTY COUNCIL , Norway
2015 “the Arctic Circle”, CfSHE galery、Tokyo, Japan
2015 “Water and Land Art Festival 2015 ” , Nigata , Japan（2012）
2015 “KOSUDO ART PROJECT 2015 ” , Nigata , Japan（2014）
2014 “Coller Walls”TIME , TIME&STYLE MIDOTOWN(TOKYO MIDOTOWN) , TOKYO, Japan
2014 “2014 Geoje Ocean Art Festival”, Busan , Korea
2013 “TIEAF2013 -Tokyo International Enviromental Art Forum-”, Tokyo , Japan
2013 “NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2013”, Gunma , Japan
2012 “Looking for a wonderland”, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012”, Nigata, Japan
2011 “ZIPANGU”, Takashimaya , Tokyo Nihonnbashi , Osaka , Kyoto , Japan
2011 gallery4walls 2nd Anniversary”En”, gallery4walls , Soul , Korea（2009）
2010 Korian International Art Fair , Soul , Korea
2010 “Emerging Directors Art Fair ULYRA 003” SPIRAL , Tokyo, Japan
2009 “BIEAF-2009 Busan International Environment Art Festival”, Busan, Korea
2008 “Art Program Ome 2008 aerial perspective-Ome-U39”, Ome City, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Artist in residence in Kannonji, Kannonji, Kagawa, Japan
2005 “Tokyo Wonder Wall 2005”, Metropolitan Museum of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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