Shinya Nagashima

Born in Shimane in 1986.
Graduated from Kyoto University of the Arts, majored in sculpture in 2010.
Held numerous solo exhibitions including at Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo every year since 2010; "Art Fair Tokyo" at Gallery Hanakagesho Booth in 2018.
Participated in various group exhibitions and art fairs including "Art history of beautiful girls" in Aomori Museum of Art, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Iwami Art Museum from 2014 - 2015; Museum of National Taipei University of Education / Taiwan in 2019; "Rediscover! 3D-Works in Japan!" at Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Mie Prefectural Art Museum from 2016-2017.

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Works

I create wood carving figures and netsukes inspired by anime and video games.
My experience of making lures for bass fishing during middle school led me to create wood accessories and sculptures.
As a small child, I was attached to small toys like freebees in snack packages and capsule toys, and liked to make such small objects by myself out of paper clay.
I carried toys all the time as good-luck charms.
That feeling from childhood is reflected in my netsuke production today.
Growing up in Shimane listening to Izumo myths had also influenced me to feature myths from Japan and around the world in many of my works.

ーShinya NAGASHIMA

PROFILE

1986　Born in Shimane
2010　Graduated from Kyoto University of the Arts, majored in sculpture

Solo Exhibition
2009　Bon Voyage (GALLERY Haneusagi / Kyoto)
2010　poikilotherms (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2011　mixture (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2012　Solo Exhibition (An-nei / Shimane)
2012　懐中神 (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2013　Embracing Purity in the World of Gaps (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2014　依代の心臓 (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2015　Dissolved Paradise (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2016　此岸の果てで鬼は微笑む (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2017　Color the Boundaries (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2018　龍の都 (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2019　夢幻の娘たち (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2019　海⇀天 (SMART SHIP GALLERY / Shimokitazawa)
2020　spilit-dwelling Girls with empty shell (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2021　The place where gods are Born (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)

Group Exhibition
2007　甑島で、つくる。Koshiki Art Exhibition (Koshikishima / Kagoshima)
2007　BUNKITEN (Gallery be-Kyoto)
2008　U.S.E (Gallery Maronie / Kyoto)
2009　SPACE (Gallery Maronie / Kyoto)
2009　Wood Sculpture Exhibition (id Gallery / Kyoto)
2010　The 3rd Wood Sculpture Netsuke Art Festival (HIKARU MUSEUM / Gifu)
2010　Kyoto University of the Arts DEGREE SHOW (Kyoto City Museum of Art)
2010　島根県人会 (Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo)
2010　第二回高円宮殿下記念根付コンペティション記念展 (Osaka University of Arts Hotarumachi Campus Gallery)
2011　江戸からの系譜「荒井良の妖怪張り子」と「現代の根付」展 (Ginza Mitsukoshi / Tokyo)
2011　ANIMA (Shimane Art Museum)
2013　ANIMA vol.2〜島根生まれの作家たち〜 (Shimane Art Museum)
2013　当世根付気質 (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2015　第7回高円宮殿下記念根付コンペティション記念展（Osaka University of Arts Sky Campus）
2016　現代作家根付特集 (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store / Tokyo)
2016　Breakzenya×Spiral (Spiral / Tokyo)
2017 　Uryuyama. Sculptors. Exhibition 10th (Gallery Maronie / Kyoto)
2017　三人展 -像- (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2018　Breakzenya Exhibition（Bunkamura / Tokyo)
2018　幻獣神話展Ⅴ (Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan)
2018　十五名の現代作家による、もののけ根付展 -勿怪の幸い- (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2018　XYLOLOGY -Root and Origin- (Hirakushi Denchu House and Atelier / Tokyo)
2018　猫のまにまに (WrightShokai / Kyoto)
2019　Breakzenya Exhibition×Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery (Tokyo)

Art Fair
2011　GYOSHO -The Gallery Circus- (Tokyo)
2011　ULTRA004 (Tokyo)
2012　artKYOTO (Hotel Monterey Kyoto)
2012　ULTRA005 (Tokyo)
2013　New City Art Fair (Osaka)
2014　the art fair +plus-ultra (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth)
2015　Wonder Festival Summer (Chiba)
2015　the art fair +plus-ultra (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth)
2016　the art fair +plus-ultra (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth)
2017　Wonder Festival Summer (Chiba)
2018　Art Fair Tokyo (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth)
2019　Asia Contemporary Art Show Fall 2019 edition (Hong Kong)

Art Museum
2014　高円宮家所蔵 -根付と宮中装束- (Kure Municipal Museum of Art)
2014〜2015　Art history of beautiful girls (Aomori Museum of Art, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Iwami Art Museum)
2016〜2017　Rediscover! 3D-Works in Japan! (Gunma Museum of Art, TatebayashiShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
2019　Art history of beautiful girls (National Taipei University of Education, The Museum of NTUE / Taiwan)

Other
2011　革工房「T・KLM（タクラミ）」のメンバーとして実演会に参加 (Docomo Yebisu Garden Place/ Tokyo)