Mai MiyakeArtist
PROFILE
In 2008, she studied at the Graduate School of École Nationale Supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, France. She is an interdisciplinary artist and her works imbued with sensibility that has persisted since the days of ancient Japan to the present that is based on precise observation from nowness and the place it self. Her site specific works span wide-ranging fields of expression, including installations using high technology to crafts and antiques , paintings, and literiture Major exhibitions include “Altering Home” (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2018), “Tea Ceremony Fascination of Art and Design: Marcel Wanders, Sudo Reiko, Miyake Mai” (Oita Prefectural Art Museum, 2018), Saitama Triennale (2020), “Miyake Mai Solo Exhibition -The Summer Grass-” (Kakiden Gallery, 2021), and “Summer Vacation at a Certain Art Museum” (Chiba City Museum of Art, 2022). Her latest 5th book “ Yin-Yang”is coming out this year (2022). Professor at Kyoto University of the Arts.
SOLO EXHIBITION
| 2023 | Spring-Announcing Bird｜Kyoto at Nan no Hana Gallery（Kyoto, Japan） |
| 2021 | The Summer Grass｜KAKIDEN GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2018 | The Salt of the Earth｜Shibuya Kuroda Touen (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2017 | 2017 TOBI ART FAIR "Mai Miyake: The Breath of Dragonfly" ｜Tokyo Art Club, Murakoshi Gallery Booth (Tokyo, Japan) Tenningosei (With the Force of Five Celestial Beings)｜t.gallery (Tokyo, Japan) "Everybody Girl is Nobody’s Girl" Book Launch Exhibition｜Morioka Shoten Ginza (Tokyo, Japan) Duodecimal Nihombashi｜Takashimaya, 6F Art Gallery X (Tokyo, Japan) Time Flies｜TRI Gallery Ochanomizu (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2016 | The Shape of Prayer｜Gallery Zushiya Ginza (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2015 | The EM District Japan Week 2015 “Thing that Reminds”｜The EM District (Bangkok, Thailand) ART FAIR TOKYO 2015 "Heaven and Earth"｜Tokyo International Forum, Gallery Murakoshi (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2014 | A Sign｜Gallery Kochukyo (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2013 | Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves.｜Pola Museum of Art (Kanagawa. Japan) Little Lily - White Lie｜Pola Museum Annex (Tokyo, Japan) Obaitori (cherry, plum, peach, and apricot trees)｜Hiroshima Mitsukoshi (Hiroshima, Japan) ART FAIR TOKYO 2013 "March drifting clouds bring forth April flowers"｜Tokyo International Forum, Gallery Murakoshi (Tokyo, Japan) THE SEVEN TALES OF A CAT｜Gallery Murakoshi (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2012 | Dead Angle｜ICN Gallery (London, UK) Queen Projects by Ishibashi｜Gora Kadan (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| 2011 | Down the Rabbit Hole｜Bunkamura Gallery (Tokyo, Shibuya) FINE ART ASIA 2011 "OPEN WINDOW"｜Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Honkong, China) Auspicious｜Gallery Kochukyo (Tokyo, Japan) NEXT vol.1 Sparkling Days｜Yokohama Civic Art Gallery (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| 2007 | When U Wish Upon a Star｜sake KYOKA (Tokyo, Japan) ART FAIR TOKYO 2007 "Luna Park"｜Tokyo International Forum, Gallery Murakoshi (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2005 | Criterium 65｜Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito (Ibaraki, Japan) ART FAIR TOKYO 2005｜Tokyo International Forum, Gallery Kogure (Tokyo, Japan) Pudding Rather than Praise｜Murakoshi Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) Umi-Mori Art Museum (Hiroshima, Japan) |
| 2004 | Time for Tea｜Bunkamura Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) Miyake My Room｜Laforet Lapnet (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2003 | PRINTEMPS GINZA (Tokyo, Japan) |
GROUP EXHIBITION
| 2022 | Summer Vacation at a Certain Art Museum｜Chiba City Museum of Art（Chiba,Japan) |
| 2021 | Mai Miyake & Kasetsu Exihibition: The Shapes of Words, The Words of Shapes｜Kanagawa Kemnin Hall Gallery（Yokohama,Japan） ART BASEL HONG KONG 2021: UNLIMITED｜HK Convention and Exhibition Centre（Chaina） Collaborative Exhibition of the 6th Anniversary of the “World Bonsai Day” and “Saitama Triennale 2020,” Yoshihiro Suda & Mai Miyake｜The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum（Saitama,Japan） |
| 2020 | 2020 Christmas Smile Pola Museum,2020｜POLA MUSEUM ANNEX (Tokyo,Japan) Saitama Triennale 2020｜Former Omiya ward office (Saitama,Japan) The Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art｜Meiji Shrine Museum (Tokyo,Japan) |
| 2019 | Throughout Time : The Sense of Beauty｜World Heritage Site Nijo-jo Castle (Kyoto, Japan) Mai Miyake / Aurore Thibout "Aurore Thibout Les Modesties"｜Wacoal Study Hall Kyoto Gallery (Kyoto, Japan) |
| 2018 | Culture City of East Asia 2018 Kanazawa: Altering Home｜Neighborhoods in Kanazawa city / 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Ishikawa, Japan) Busan Museum of Art "BOTANICA"｜BUSAN MUSEUM OF ART (Busan, Korea) "Tea Ceremony Fascination of Art and Design" Marcel Wanders, Sudo Reiko, Miyake Mai｜Oita Prefectural Art Museum (Oita, Japan) 風詠抄 −常−(JOU)｜Yokohama Takashimaya 7F Gallery (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| 2017 | KAKEGAWA CHAENNALE 2017｜Shiseido Art House (Shizuoka, Japan) VOLTA13｜MARKTHALLE, Gallery Kogure (Basel, Switzerland) |
| 2015 | Peninsular Practices: The New Faces of Realism Asian Art｜Asian Art (London, UK) (Purple) : Women of Mankind｜One East Asia ART Space (Singapore) |
| 2013 | Ukiyo-e POP｜Shizuoka Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art (Shizuoka, Japan) 3rd Support for Reconstruction of The Great et Japan Earthquake Charity Art Bag Auction｜Takashimaya, Kyoto/Nihonbash (Kyoto,Tokyo, Japan) BENETTON COLLECTION: Imago Mundi｜Fondazione Querini Stampalia (Venice, Italy) TAGBOAT ART FES 2013: SUMMER SHOW 2013｜Takashimaya, Kyoto/Nihonbash (Kyoto,Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2012 | The 57th (2012) CWAJ Print Show｜Tokyo American Club (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2011 | NEXT vol.1 Sparkling Days｜Yokohama Civic Art Gallery (Kanagawa, Japan) The Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Art｜Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan) Spiritutainment｜100 Tonson Gallery (Bangkok, Thailand) ART HK11｜Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Hong Kong, China) OHAKO｜Icn Gallery (London, UK) |
| 2010 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2010 "3 puku-tsui"｜Tokyo International Forum, Murakoshi Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2009 | LOWER AKIHABARA. 1st.｜LOWER AKIHABARA (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2008 | Kuchu Teien｜Gallery Kogure (Tokyo, Japan) ART FAIR TOKYO 2008 “Forget-me-not”｜Tokyo International Forum, Masuho Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2007 | Hako Ningen｜Gallery Kogure (Tokyo, Japan) Dan/Dans "Le Monde de Coco"｜Chanel Nexus Hall (Tokyo, Japan) EDO ISHO "Maister Meets Designer vol.1"｜Gallery le bain (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2006 | Toumei Ningen｜Gallery Kogure (Tokyo, Japan) [express] Shanghai｜Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai, China) |
INSTALLATION
| 2020 | Saitama Triennale 2020｜Former Omiya ward office (Saitama,Japan) |
| 2018 | Culture City of East Asia 2018 Kanazawa: Altering Home｜Neighborhoods in Kanazawa city / 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Toyama, Japan) |
| 2015 | Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2015 "Can Not See the Forest for the Trees"｜Tokyo Midtown, Tsumiki no Hiroba (Tokyo, Japan) Oita Sightseeing Wall "Mai Miyake’s World Cuckoo-Clock – WORLD could bea safer place CLOCK"｜Oita Prefectural Art Museum (Oita, Japan) |
| 2012 | Forest of words｜Keio University (Kanagawa, Japan) Aqua x Ignis (Mie, Japan) |
| 2011 | FINE ART ASIA 2011 “OPEN WINDOW”｜Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Hong Kong, China) |
| 2010 | "East and West, linked by a washi paper thread" with Torafu Architects Inc.｜The Italian Cultural Institute (Tokyo, Japan) "Oriente ed occidente uniti da un filo di carta washi" with Torafu Architects Inc.｜Villa Necchi Campiglio (Milano, Italy) |
| 2008 | KOGANECHO BAZAR (Yokohama, Japan) Dan/Dans "The House"｜Nihon Homes (Tokyo, Japan) |
CONTRACTED WORKS
| 2019 | SHISEIDO WINDOW GALLERY 2019｜SHISEIDO THE STORE (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2018 | SHISEIDO WINDOW GALLERY 2018｜SHISEIDO THE STORE (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2016 | BEAMS JAPAN (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2014 | HOTEL RYUMEIKAN OCHANOMIZU HONTEN (Tokyo, Japan) Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2013 | TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2013: TOTO “NEORESTx4CREATORS”｜Roppongi Hills (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2012 | AQUA x IGUNIS (Mie, Japan) |
| 2007 | Window Display "COME RAIN OR SHINE"｜Maison Hermès (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2006 | Inside Out｜And A (Osaka/Kanagawa/Fukuoka, Japan) |
WORKSHOP
| 2012 | "Forest of words" Open work shop at Keio University with Mai Miyake (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| 2010 | Yokohama Art University (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| 2007 | Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan) |
COLLECTION
| 2016 | BEAMS JAPAN (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2014 | Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills (Tokyo, Japan) HOTEL RYUMEIKAN OCHANOMIZU HONTEN (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2013 | Pola Museum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan) LUCIANO BENETTON COLLECTION (Italy) |
| 2012 | AQUA x IGUNIS (Mie, Japan) |
| 2009 | Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of Art (Shizuoka, Japan) |
| 2005 | Umi-Mori Art Museum (Hiroshima, Japan) Fujiyama-Museum (Yamanashi, Japan) |
GRANTS
| 2016 | BVLGARI AVRORA AWARDS |
| 2010 | DE LA MER 10th Anniversary Female Artist Award |
| 2003 | Special Jury Prize, Amuse Artist Audition in Kyoto |
JURY in AWARDS
| 2015 | Terrada Art Award 2015 |
| 2014 | 1st Terrada Art Award |
| 2013 | art_icle Award vol.5 |
| 2012 | KONICA MINOLTA eco art AWARD 2012 |
| 2010 | Kawaii Award 2010 |
| 2009 | Maebashi Art Competition Live 2009, vol.13 |
| 2008 | Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2008 |
COLLECTION
| 2016 | BEAMS JAPAN (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2014 | Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills (Tokyo, Japan) HOTEL RYUMEIKAN OCHANOMIZU HONTEN (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 2013 | Pola Museum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan) LUCIANO BENETTON COLLECTION (Italy) |
| 2012 | AQUA x IGUNIS (Mie, Japan) |
| 2009 | Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of Art (Shizuoka, Japan) |
| 2005 | Umi-Mori Art Museum (Hiroshima, Japan) Fujiyama-Museum (Yamanashi, Japan) |