is a Japanese artist of the

nihonga ''Nihonga'' (, "Japanese-style paintings") are Japanese paintings from about 1900 onwards that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years ...

and ink painting genre. He currently lives and works in

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Design at Osaka Seikei University, where he learned and matured his craft in both

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. Since his first solo exhibition "Beautiful Thing" in Kyoto in 2006, he has been expressing his love and devotion for nature and townships primarily through his unique and striking

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paintings. He has also participated in several high profile and successful solo and group exhibitions throughout Japan in recent years.

Artwork

By studying on his own, Syoh Yoshida pursued the expression of ink painting. Starting at the age of 20, he focused his efforts on flower paintings, usin
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traditional craftsmenship, he tailored his works on the hanging scrolls and folding screens that had been arranged in a modern way, based on the concept of "Hyogu suited to modern architecture", while maintaining the classical Japanese mounting style. Being in prominent collections, his works have attracted the attention of numerous collectors, both at home and abroad. As a result, he has been engaged in a wide range of activities as a creator, participating solo exhibitions and group exhibitions both at home and abroad, with Kyoto as his base, as well as participating in all kinds of design projects that took advantage of his inherent design sensibilities. In recent years, in collaboration with long-established traditional artisans, such as those specializing in

kimono The is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased. The kimono ...

, Kyoto

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and Kyoto fans, whose art had been revered for many centuries, he created

yukata A is an unlined cotton summer kimono, worn in casual settings such as summer festivals and to nearby bathhouses. Originally worn as bathrobes, their modern use is much broader, and are a common sight in Japan during summer. Though are tradition ...

(a casual summer kimono), lacquerware and fans that featured his original design. Having also attracted avid attention by the works which he had achieved in cooperation with the Grand Master Potter of

tea ceremony An East Asian tea ceremony, or ''Chádào'' (), or ''Dado'' ( ko, 다도 (茶道)), is a ceremonially ritualized form of making tea (茶 ''cha'') practiced in East Asia by the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans. The tea ceremony (), literally transla ...

utensils and the Grand Master of flower arrangement whose art had continued for centuries in Kyoto, he has been extremely active as a young ink painter and a man of culture who represented Kyoto.

Educations

*2008 Postgraduate Degree in Japanese Painting, Faculty of Art & Design, Osaka Seikei University *2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Japanese Painting of Faculty of Art & Design, Osaka Seikei University *2004 Associate of Arts Degree in Japanese Painting of Seian Junior College of Art & Design *2001 Completion of Japanese Painting Course, Kawaijuku Educational Institution of Arts

Solo exhibitions

*2015 **Water Ink, Nagoya Matsuzakaya, Aichi, Japan *2011 **White Lake, JR

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, Japan *2009 **Insphere, imura art gallery,

, Japan *2008 **Distant Promise, Harbour City, Hong Kong **Night Trace, Shinjuku

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, Tokyo, Japan *2007 **Day full of rain, CASPER'S Gallery, Tokyo, Japan **Day full of rain, imura art gallery,

, Japan *2006 **Beautiful Thing spaceB,

, Japan

Group exhibitions

*2016 **UZUMASA EDO SAKABA,

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, Kyoto, Japan **Minotti Living Attendant 2016,

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Japnan, Tokyo, Japan **New Wave of Japanese Painter, Shizuoka

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, Shizuoka, Japan **Contemporary Japanese Ink 2016,

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, Japan **Contemporary Japanese Ink, Rai Sanyo Commemorative Cultural Foundation, Hiroshima **Contemporary Japanese Ink, Nagai Garou, Tokyo, Japan *2015 **New Wave of Japanese Painter, Shizuoka

, Shizuoka, Japan **Modern Kyoto Ceramic 2015 -

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, The Oldest Zen Temple Kenninji, Kyoto, Japan **Charity Dinner for

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in Kyoto - Presented by Amon Miyamoto -, Azekura, Kyoto, Japan **Contemporary Japanese Ink 2015,

, Japan **Chikusen - Yukata Exhibition (Takashimaya Nippon Monogatari Project),

,(traveled throughout each Takashimaya department store), Japan **+81 GALLERY Anniversary Exhibition, +81 GALLERY, New York, US **Towards a Celebration of 400 Years of

School of Japanese Painting, The

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, Kyoto, Japan *2014 **Contemporary Japanese Ink 2014,

, Japan **GRAPHIC PASSPORT 2014 IN NEW YORK , NYU, IRIS & B.GERALD CANTOR, FILM CENTER

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, +81 GALLERY and more, New York, US *2013 **AICHI TRIENNALE Partner Ship Exhibition , MATSUZAKAYA ART SELECTION , YAMATO DYNAMICS, Nagoya

, Aichi, Japan **ART FAIR TOKYO 2013, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan *2012 **MEME , Genes of Culture in Art - Exploration of Tradition, Technique and Modernity in Calligraphy, Copperplate Prints, and Japanese Paintings,

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, Tokyo, Japan **The 5th Kaii Higashiyama Memorial Award for Nikkei Nihonga Grand Prize, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan *2011 **"FANATIC MONOCHROME", spaceB,

, Japan **"ISETAN JAPAN SENSES",

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, Tokyo, Japan *2010 **"BMW ART CAR", Hanshin BMW,

, Japan *2009 **"ART FAIR TOKYO 2009",

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& TOKYO BLDG.TOKIA.GALLERIA, Tokyo, Japan *2008 **"The 11th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art", Taro Okamoto Museum of Art,

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, Japan *2008 **"The 2nd Art Exchange Exhibition of the Osaka Seikei University and Chung-Ang University",

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, Japan *2007 **"The Kyoto Arts and Crafts Award for Spirited Young Artist 2007", The Museum of Kyoto,

, Japan *2006 **"The Kyoto Art Center Summer Vacation Program – Under the Cloud", Kyoto Art Center,

, Japan **"Osaka Seikei University and Chung-Ang University Art Exchange Exhibition", TOPOHAUS GALLERY,

, Japan *2005 **"The Panorama Painting Exhibition", Tokushima Modern Art Museum,

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, Japan **"Beyond the Image", GALLERY WKS,

, Japan **"ART BEAT KYOTO 2005", Rissei school, ART ZONE, Shinpukan,

, Japan *2004 **"ART UNIV. 2004", Campus Plaza Kyoto,

, Japan **"CANZUME", GALLERY MARONIE,

, Japan **"ALTERNATIVE MOOD OF YUZEN", Kyoto Art Center,

, Japan **"B-port", spaceB,

, Japan

Awards

*2016 The 8th Koji Kinutani Memorial Award, Nominee *2015 Towards a Celebration of 400 Years of Rimpa School of Japanese Painting, Nominee *2012 The 5th Kaii Higashiyama Memorial Award for Nikkei Nihonga Grand Prize, Nominee *2007 The 11th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art, Nominee *2006 The Kyoto Arts and Crafts Award for Spirited Young Artist 2007, Nominee *2005 InterMedia Research Center, Osaka Seikei University – Student Exhibition Plan Competition 2006, winner

Private collections

1223 GENDAIKAIGA – Contemporary Painting Collection, Tokyo, Japan

References

External links

SYOH YOSHIDA
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