CV

Erina MATSUI
  • 1984
    • Born in Okayama, Japan
  • 2006
    • Studied at University of Art & Design Helsinki, Finland
  • 2008
    • B.A. Tama Art University, Kanagawa
  • 2010
    • M.A. Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
  • 2012
    • Artist residency at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Germany
      (Agency of Cultural Affairs Overseas Training Program Fellowship)
Solo Exhibition
  • 2007
    • "My Cosmo, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
    • Cycle: Kawaii! Japan Today, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2010
    • One-Touch Time Machine!, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
  • 2012
    • Sunrise Erina, Ohara Museum of Art, Okayama
    • Wabi Sabi Utopia, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
  • 2013
    • Road Sweet Road, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Germany
  • 2015
    • Manga Mind Serenade – non-stop painting, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
  • 2016
    • Planet of the Faces, Kirishima Open-Air Museum, Kagoshima
Group Exhibition
  • 2005
    • J’en reve, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris
  • 2006
    • Collection of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo
  • 2007
    • HOW TO COOK DOCOMODAKE? Docomodake Art Exhibition, Openhouse Gallery, New York
    • Drive You Insane, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
  • 2008
    • DREAM of the SKULL, YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
    • The 31st Joint Graduation Exhibition of 5 Art Universities in Tokyo, The National Art Center, Tokyo
    • Art Award Tokyo 2008, Gyoko Avenue Underground Gallery, Tokyo
    • HOW TO COOK DOCOMODAKE? Docomodake Art Exhibition, Inter Communication Center, Tokyo
  • 2009
    • The Simple Art of Parody, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei
    • Resonating art 2009 －Challenge to Expression, Kurashiki City Art Museum, Okayama
    • Detour The MOLESKIN Notebook Experience, MOMA Design Store, Tokyo
    • The 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow
    • No Man’s Land, Former Building of French Embassy, Tokyo
    • neoneo exhibitioni Part 2, Takahashi Collection Hibiya, Tokyo
  • 2010
    • The 3rd Mr. I Award Nomination Exhibition, Okayama Tenjinyama Culture Plaza, Okayama
    • Hitohito, Bambinart Gallery, Tokyo
    • Tokyo Trans Weeks - Transformation, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
    • KITAHARA Collection, Mori Arts Center Gallery, Tokyo
    • Self Portrait - Others as Myself, TAKAHASHI COLLECTION HIBIYA, Tokyo
    • GEISAI Winners Group Exhibition, Kaikai Kiki Gallery Taipei, Taipei
  • 2011
    • JAPANCONGO: Carsten Höllerʼs double-take on Jean Pigozziʼs collection, Magasin, Grenoble, France (Traveling exhibition: Center for Contemporary Culture of Moscow, CIMAC of Milan, Italy)
    • Girlfriends Forever!, Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo
    • Shuffle, Shirokane Art Complex/ NANZUKA UNDER GROUND, Tokyo
    • SHIBUKARU MATSURI, Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo
  • 2012
    • SHIBUKARU MATSURI 2012, Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo
  • 2013
    • Ohara Contemporary, Ohara Museum of Art, Okayama
    • Takahashi Collection 2014 Mindfulness!, Kirishima Open-Air Museum, Kagoshima
    • Takahashi Collection 2014 Mindfulness!, Sapporo Art Museum, Sapporo
    • The 3rd Mr. I Award Winner Exhibition, Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama
  • 2014
    • Haver fet un lloc on els artistes tinguin dret a equivocar-se. Històries de l'Espai 10 i l'Espai 13 de la Fundació Joan Miró, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
    • Teruhisa Kitahara Collection, Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa
    • Takahashi Collection 2014 Mindfulness!, Nagoya City Art Museum, Aichi
    • Ushimado Asia Triennale, various locations, Ushimado, Okayama
    • The Present and Future of Japanese and Taiwanese Contemporary Art, The Univiersity Art Museum, Tokyo University of The Arts, Tokyo
    • Boutique!, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
  • 2015
    • TAKAHASHI COLLECTION Mirror Neuron, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
    • Teruhisa Kitahara Grand Collection Exhibition, Odakyu Shinkuku, Tokyo
    • Cosmos/Intime – la Collection Takahashi, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, Paris
  • 2016
    • TAKAHASHI COLLECTION mindfulness, The Museum of Art Kochi, Kochi DOMANI THE ART OF TOMORROW, National Art Center, Tokyo
  • 2018
    • After 10 years, Atelier, Tokyo TAKAHASHI COLLECTION “FACE and Abstract” ,Kiyoharu Art Colony, Yamanashi Kenbi Connection, Okayama Prefectural Museum Of Art, Okayama Painter and Pottery, Atelier, Tokyo
  • 2019
    • Collection Exhibition “Art of Okayama”, Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama Cross the Art and Culture”MOMOTARO”, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo PAINTER and Dolls, Atelier, Tokyo
Awards/Prizes
  • 2004
    • GEISAI#6 (Gold Prize)
    • Shell Art Award (Winning prize)
  • 2006
    • JASSO (Excellent student)
  • 2008
    • Fukuzawa Ichiro Award
  • 2010
    • Okayama Prefectural Mr. I Development of Rising Artists Award
Public Collections
    • Ohara Museum of Art, Japan
    • Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, France
    • Takahashi Collection, Japan
    • Takahashi Collection, Switzerland
    • Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
    • KOLON GROUP, Korea


photo by Ichiko Uemoto

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