Mika Shimauchi is eager to touch the reality of this world and wants to leave a trace that can be touched. As artists’ most commonly used material, clay can be directly touched with hands, evoking childhood memories and touching real sense. In particular, the exploration of life and death is one of the themes that the artist cares most about. She believes that this is very important to understand who we are and how we should live. Unfortunately, even without such thinking, we still live in this world.
The artist develops motifs from her own landscapes and exhibits them as sculptures and various works. The imperfections visible within the works are a motion to humorously represent the irony of the over-efficiency of our lifestyles under the weight of globalization created by mankind, and yet how we are unable to fully adapt.
1987 | Born in Kumamoto, Japan |
2013 | Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture), Sojo University, Japan |
2013 | Obtained Kobai Art Award Currently based in the Kikuchi Ryu-mon Artist’s Studio inside a former elementary school in Japan. |
2022 | Picture of Fire, Under Construction Center, Fukuoka Japan |
2021 | “SHIMAUCHI Mika “Quivering flames,ardent earth.”,Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori Japan |
2020 | “On Being independent ” Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka Japan |
2018 | “Big Romance”Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai CHINA |
A Landscape seen from the border, WHITE SPACE ONE, Fukuoka Japan | |
2017 | Mika SHIMAUCHI Works, Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo Ginza Japan |
2016 | DOG, Nakao Gallery, Kumamoto Japan |
2012 | About a tree, Lionel Wendit Gallery, Colombo SRI LANKA |
Lesson, Tsunagi Art Museum, Kumamoto Japan |
2020 | “TOKAS Creator-in-Residence 2020 Exhibition “Daisy Chain” Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo, Tokyo Japan “Kyusyu new art ” Hakata Hankyu, Hankyu Japan “KIKUCHI Art Festival ” Kikuchi city, Kikuchi Japan |
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2018 | WAKABA LUSTER, Blue Roof Museum, Chengdu China ART BODY GALLERY, Hakata Hankyu Department Store |
2017 | Watashi no Ityuu no Gaka Exhibition, Gallery Ekouan, Tokyo Ginza MIRAIBI, Matsubara Souko Kagoshima Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, INBE ART SPACE, Tokushima Mashiki machi ni ART ga yattekita, Mashiki Hospital, Kumamoto |
2016 | Derby – Exhibition, Gallery KINGYO, Tokyo Sendagi Japan |
2014 | Okashi no kobai Art award Exhibition, Okashi no kobai, Kumamoto Japan |
2013 | Famme Fatale, Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai China Graduation Exhibition of Sojo University, Kumamoto Art Museum, Japan Graduation Exhibition of Sojo University, Kumamoto Store Gallery, Japan |
2012 | Kyusyu Art Zennin syugo, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto Japan |
2011 | Blue-Double Exhibition, Kumamoto Art Coffee, Japan Art@sazae-Double Exhibition, Sazae, Kumamoto Japan |
2010 | The 7th Graduation Exhibition of Sojo University, Kumamoto Art Museum Branch,Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan |
2008 | Sculpture Class Exhibition, Sojo University Art Gallery, Japan Selected by the Days Exhibition |
2018 | ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA Hotel, Okura Fukuoka Japan 3331 ART FAIR 2018 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan |
2016 | NAMAIKI – Voice Art Market, Kagoshima Station, Amu plaza Department store, Kagoshima Japan |
2021 | “Aomori Contemporary Art Centre” |
2019 | “Tokyo Arts and Space” Local creator residence program Tokyo JAPAN |
2018 | “TIGER HOUSE STUDIO” Shanghai CHINA |
2018 | “Vermont Studio Center” Vermont USA |
2013 | Kobai Art Award |