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MAYA NUKUMIZU

• Born in 1982 in Kyoto, Japan. Lives and works in Tokyo.
• Graduated BA Informational Design Dept., Kyoto University of the Arts
• Finished MA Artistic Expression Major, Kyoto University of the Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

"STRANGE STRANGERS" OIL by Bijyutsu Techo Gallery / Tokyo

2024

"SUPER BAD DREAM" WISH LESS gallery / Tokyo

2023

"CURE" Shinjuku Ganka Gallery / Tokyo

2022

"Protagonist" WISH LESS gallery, Tokyo, Japan

"I’m Watching You" art space traffic / Tokyo

2021

"Diffuse Reflection" NADiff a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo, Japan

2018

"I can see Everything" Ten Haaf Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2016

"GLOW IN THE DARK" mograg gallery, Tokyo, Japan

"unconfirmed" TETOKA, Tokyo, Japan

2013

"A burnt child dreads the fire" SANSEIDO GALLERY, Kobe, Japan

"Bombs in my head." OVER THE BORDER, Tokyo, Japan

2012

"Half death" cikolata, Tokyo, Japan

"Wonderful world" Para GLOBE, Tokyo, Japan

2009

"I’m strong, You’re weak" ArtJam Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

2007

"pansies" digmeout ART&DINER, Osaka,Japan

2006

"Keiichi Tanaami prezents debutante 2" art space Eumeria, Tokyo, Japan

GROUP EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, etc.

2025

"The Garden of Faces" Wada Gallery / Tokyo

"CASUAL VOL.4: Tokyo" UltraSuperNew KURA / Tokyo

"Oihirena Yashiki - ghost and then..." Moto Toyonaka Re-SennKougyo / Osaka

JITSUZAISEI + at any place I.s.s. presents "THE MONOCHROME SET OSAKA Ver. - Girls in Monochrome, Osaka Chapter" JITSUZAISEI / Osaka

Uso Fujishiro Project "Disheveled Hillside Terrace" Marco Gallery / Osaka

6c x TACHE Presents "Everyone Loves Books ~Pictures, ZINEs, and~" Art Gallery Shirokane 6c / Tokyo

"BOSS★BITCH" CEKAI O!K STORE&SPACE / Tokyo

"THE MONOCHROME SET - Girls in Monochrome" The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo / Tokyo

2024

"WAVE YELLOW" Lurf MUSEUM / Tokyo

2023

3-Person Exhibition "Enmangu Soku" Gallery10[TOH] / Tokyo

2022

"WISH LESS 10th Anniversary Exhibition" WISH LESS gallery / Tokyo

"WAVE 2022" 3331 Arts Chiyoda / Tokyo

"TIME GURU" artgallery opaltimes / Osaka

2021

"Me, Between Somewhere and Nowhere: Women Animation Artists from Japan" REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER, Los Angeles, USA

"WAVE TOKYO 2021" 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

2020

"Marine Environmental Protection 2020 Taiwan Image Poster Design Association International Poster Invitation Exhibition" Takao,Taiwan

2019

"WAVE2019" 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

"SONICART in SUMMER SONIC 2019" Live painting, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan

2017

"Back to the Origins" Kun Shan Art Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan

"I♡LOVE SAKEJapan Sake Maniac Expo in Tokyo" Ikebukuro PARCO MUSEUM, Tokyo, Japan

2016

"SHIBUKARU 2016 Autumn" Shibuya,Tokyo, Japan

2015

"EXperimental Film And Video Festival in Seoul EXiS2015" Seoul, Korea

"IGAROU exhibition 2" posterharis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2014

"December" Gallery G-77, Kyoto, Japan

"AAT 2014" THE TERMINAL, Tokyo, Japan

"SHIBUKARU 2014" Shibuya PARCO museum, Tokyo, Japan

"HETA-UMA" MIAM(Musée International des Arts Modestes), Sète, France

"Mangaro" friche la belle de mai, Marseille, France

"Bradford Animation Festival" National Media Museum, Bradford, England

"Wathann Film Festival #4" Waziya Cinema, Yangon, Myanmar

"Fantoche-Festival 2014" STERK CINE AG, Baden, Switzerland

2013

"SHIBUKARU 2013" Shibuya PARCO museum, Tokyo, Japan

"ImageForumFestival 2013" Park Tower Hall, Tokyo, Japan

2012

"SONICART in SUMMER SONIC 2012" Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan

"7th Shibuya Music Festival" Live painting, Bunka-mura-dori (Shibuya), Tokyo, Japan

2011

"Maya Nukumizu and Yukari Nishi's Studio " PULP, Osaka, Japan

"trans-plex" Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan

2010

"It must be your sexy way" AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

"Tokyo Decadence" Ten Haaf Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands

"Megane Exhibition 2" HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, Los Angeles, USA 2009

"The Bloom" ArtJam Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

"Flowering" gallery trax, Yamanashi, Japan

"Girls’ Zone Jamming" ArtJam Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

Makuhari Aqua Terrace Living Art Project "Artist Chair by graf + 10 Artists" Tokyo, Japan

2008

"CowParade Tokyo・Marunouchi 2008" Marunouchi area, Japan

"Girls’ Zone 01" ArtJam Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

"HIME-RANMAN" Gallery Kingyo, Tokyo, Japan

"AMUSE ARTJAM 2008 in Kyoto eve festival @mina Maya Nukumizu Exhibition & Live Painting" Mina Space, Kyoto, Japan

2007

"ART AWARD TOKYO 2007" Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

"STARS POPPING OUT OF CHAOS" Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan

2006

"AMUSE ARTJAM 2006 in Kyoto" The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

"Prejam the Cosmic New" Art Project Room ARTZONE, Kyoto, Japan

"THE EXPOSED of the art vol.1 PHOTOGRAPHS" Kaigan Dori Gallery CASO, Osaka, Japan

"METABOLIC DRAWING" (Exhibition related to "THE EXPOSED of the art vol.1 PHOTOGRAPHS"), Kaigan Dori Gallery CASO, Osaka, Japan

"FUNKY802digmeout EXIHBITION2006" minas capers, Osaka, Japan

"The Choice Award Exhibition 2006" Takeo Sample Book Store, Tokyo, Japan / Paper Voice, Osaka, Japan / Central Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan

2005

"The 5th ‘21st. Century Asia Design Competition’ Joint Exhibition of the Prize Winners" D’s Gallery, Kyoto, Japan / Marunouchi Building, Tokyo, Japan

"M2 Exhibition" D's Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

"AMUSE ARTJAM 2005 in Kyoto" The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

"ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005 AWARD Exhibition" Art Project Room ARTZONE, Kyoto, Japan

"ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005" former Rissei Elementary School, Kyoto, Japan

AWARDS

2007

"Kyoto University of Art and Design" MA Degree Show the Chaos Prize

"ART AWARD TOKYO 2007" Acceptance

2006

"AMUSE ARTJAM 2006 in Kyoto" the Judge’s Special Prize

2005

"ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005" the Grand Prize / Keiji Ito Selection

"The 5th ‘21st. Century Asia Design Competition" the 2nd Prize

ART FAIR

2023

"ONE ART TAIPEI" The JR East Hotel Metropolitan Taipei / Taipei

2022

"ART TAIPEI 2022" Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 / Taipei

2018

"KunstRAI Art Amsterdam" KunstRAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2014

"SCOPE NEW YORK 2014" SCOPE Pavilion, New York, US

2009

"ULTRA002" Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan

"CIGE" China World Trade Center, Beijing, China

2008

"Yokohama Art & Home Collection" Minatomirai, Kanagawa, Japan

ART BOOK

2013

"Marguerite" (ERECT Lab. )

2009

"ArtJamming 002 Maya Nukumizu" (ArtJam Contemporary)

CLIENT WORKS / PUBLICATION, etc.

Macaroni Enpitsu Major 3rd Full Album "physical mind" - Jacket artwork for 4 editions including the limited edition, and digital single "Itsuka Nani mo Nai Sekai de" jacket artwork (TOY'S FACTORY), Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku 4th album "Ebicracy" jacket artwork (SME Records), Fashion brand "MEMUSE 2018s/s" collaboration, Cover binding for "Kaminari Lover" by Ken Sorame (Gentosha), "Image Forum Festival 2015" Main Visual, ERECT Magazine, SIGG Bottle（SIGG）, Magazine"Mayonaka"（Little More）, Magazine"Yomu Hanatsubaki"（SHISEIDO）, Magazine"Bijutsutecho"（BTCompany）, Magazine"TOKION"（INFAS）、Magazine"Design no Hikidashi6"（Graphic-Sha）, illustlation（Genkosha）, Magazine"L-magazine"（Keihanshin L Magazine）, Magazine"Gekkan Gallery"（GALLERY STATION） etc.

PUBLIC COLLECTION

Jean Piggozi collection