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
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
Collections
- Ohara Museum of Art
- Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris
- Takahashi Collection
- Japigozzi Collection
photo by Ichiko Uemoto