Proverbs, maxims, nursery rhymes, folk tales, metaphors, and characters from ancient mythology are the source of my creative inspiration. Once these words have passed through the filter of my perception, characters are given images. A wide range of mystical creatures lurk within my mind, waiting for their turn to be given expression through my paintings.
Once a painting has been completed and I set my brush aside, I can sit back and enjoy looking at my work. But at the same time, I cannot help but feel a sense of regret seep in as I know I will have to let go of the “something” that needed to be expressed on the canvas. – Ken Shiozaki
Profile
| Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1972 Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 1997 | Received Master’s degree from Tama Art University, School of Art and Design |
| 1995 | Graduated Tama Art University, Department of Painting, Major in Nihonga |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2020 | Ukiyo no Eshi: Ken Shiozaki Nihonga no Sekai (Artglorieux GALLERRY OF OSAKA, Osaka) Ken Shiozaki Nihonga-ten: Tenjoukitan (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) |
| 2019 | Ken Shiozaki: Japanese style paintings (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | Ken Shiozaki: Hyakuju Kitan (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) |
| 2015 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo) |
| 2014 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Yamaguchi) Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi) |
| 2013 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Nihonhashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Ken Shiozaki: Esoragoto (Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo) |
| 2012 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Shinsaibashi Daimaru, Osaka) Ken Shiozaki: Esoragoto (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2011 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi) |
| 2010 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2009 | Ken Shiozaki Nihonga Exhibition (Gallery Art Morimoto, Tokyo) |
| 2008 | Ken Shiozaki: COMICALIZE (Gallery Tomo, Tokyo) |
| 2006 | Ken Shiozaki: Kotoba ni Yadoru Doubutsutachi (Tokyo) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2022 | A Contemporary Pursuit of the Modern (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) Art in Japan (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Sparkle (Artglorieux GALLERRY OF OSAKA, Osaka) Lifework, and the Art Once in a Lifetime (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) |
| 2021 | A Genealogy of Contemporary Nihonga Japanese Paintings Since 1965: Tamabi DNA (Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo) THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E (The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo) JOKER (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) Parade: Koushinsuru Gendai Sakka-ten (Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi) |
| 2020 | Online Group Show, “Jo Sai Sho Fuku (Ward off Calamities, Invite Good Luck) : Gods and Yokai in the Time of Pandemic.” (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo; SEIZAN Gallery, New York) |
| 2018 | NIHONGA: CONTEMPORARY ART OF JAPAN (SEIZAN Gallery, New York） |
| 2017 | Ikebukuro Tobu Kaiga-ichi (Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo) The Red: Men (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | The 300th anniversary of birth of Ito Jakuchu: Hommage to Ito Jakuchu (Tokyo, Kanagawa) Atsumare! Doubutsutachi!!: Kawaii Doubutsu, Takumashii Doubutsu (Takasaki Tower Museum of Art, Gunma) |
| 2014 | Wakate Sakka Kaleidoscope Exhibition (Shinsaibashi Daimaru, Osaka) |
| 2011 | Korekara (Sapporo Mitsukoshi, Hokkaido and Hiroshima Mitsukoshi, Hiroshima) Art Festival: Gendai Wakate Sakka Tokushu (Matsuyama Mitsukoshi, Ehime) Wakate Nihonga Sakka Kaleidoscope Exhibition (Shinsaibashi Daimaru, Osaka) |
| 2010 | Kiei Artist 7+7 no Shiten (Sapporo Daimaru, Hokkaido) |
| 2009 | Korekara (Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi) Something Precious (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, continued every year afterward ) |
| 2008 | Kurashi no Bi no Kenkyujo-ten (Tokyo) |
| 2007 | Youga, Nihonga Sono Mirai-ten (Aichi) Gendai Nihonga Wonderland (Takasaki Tower Museum of Art, Gunma) |
| 2005 | Presentation vol.1: Samazama na Nihonga (Tokyo) |
| 2004 | NIhonga-ten: 20th century Kara 21st century (Nogimachi Culture hall, Tochigi) Imayou: Chōjū-giga-ten (Tokyo) |
| 2003 | Racoo (Tokyo) |
| 2001 | Four Persons Exhibition “Shunei Sakka Nihonga-ten” (Kanagawa) Two Persons Exhibition “Nihonga-ten” (Kanagawa) |
| 2000 | B-WORKS-ten (Tokyo, continued in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| 【Projects】 | |
| 2018 | Original paintins for “Ukiyoe＆ Seijafuda×MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM” |
| 2016 | Original paintins for “Ukiyoe Star Wars” second edition |
| 2015 | Shingon-shu, Inariyama Koumyou-in, Sanmon Tenjo Paintings (Kanagawa) |
| 2010 | Rinzai-shu, Myōshin-ji Ha, Ryugenji Temple, Choso Paintings (Tokyo) |
| 1997 | Reigeji Temple, Hondo Tenjo Paintings (Tokyo) |
Exhibitions
Ken Shiozaki: The Look in Your Eyes
14/02/2023(tue) - 21/02/2023(tue)
A Contemporary Pursuit of the Modern
27/05/2022(fri) - 07/06/2022(tue)
Yasushi Ikejiri, Yoji Kumagai, Ken Shiozaki, Takako Yabuki, Yuki Yatsu
Ken Shiozaki: Japanese style paintings
25/03/2019(mon) - 06/04/2019(sat)
The RED -Men-
26/05/2017(fri) - 07/06/2017(wed)
Kotaro FUKUI, Ken SHIOZAKI, Haruomi IZUMI, Yoji KUMAGAI, Takashi KANAZAWA