About

artist

Akira MIYAMOTO

宮本明は彫刻や絵画、写真などを作るアーティストです。

“Each eye is unique. Each eye is an universe. Eye is a window that connects the internal world of the self to the external world.”

As a sculpture artist based in Kyoto, Japan, I always find it fascinating to explore the complexity of human beings and in particular how humans feel internally as well as externally.

I intend to make woodcut works that reflect upon such diverse human realities as we encounter in this world, and those insightful facets of humans as beings normally contain mysterious contradictions to be discovered.

2022
2–7 Nov. | 15th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto

2021
3–8 Nov. | 14th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto

2020
4–9 Nov. | 13th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
9 Jan.–1 Feb. | Inevitably Imperfect | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati

2019
18–23 Dec. | 12th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
8–22 June. | MORE THAN I | group exhibition | Galerie Stephanie | Mandaluyong
22–24 Feb. | Art Fair Philippines 2019 | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati
10–31 Jan. | 内外静動 (naigai-sêdô) | solo exhibition | The Terminal KYOTO | Kyoto

2018
31 Oct.–5 Nov. | 11th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
17–21 Oct. | Asia Now | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Paris
16 Sept. | Randomness of Spirits | commissioned by Synergy Eye Center | Kinmen
11–16 July. | So Fanderful Ⅱ | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
19–29 June. | MIgallery Art Award 10th anniversary show PART2 | MI gallery | Osaka
1–4 Mar. | Art Fair Philippines 2018 | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati

2017
Nov. | 10th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
July. | So Fanderful | group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
Mar. | Art Central Hong Kong | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Hong Kong
Feb. | Art Fair Philippines 2017 | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati

2016
Nov. | 9th ZIPANGU| group exhibition | Art Gallery Kitano | Kyoto
Sept. | Extended Play | Anniversary group exhibition | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati
Feb. | Art Fair Philippines 2016 | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati

2015
Dec. | Something Precious – Water – | group exhibition | Gallery SEIZAN | Tokyo
Nov. | 8th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Gallery i | Kyoto
July.–Aug. | Inevitably Imperfect2 | group exhibition | Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery | Makati
May. | Art Wonderland | Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi | Tokyo

2014
Nov. | 7th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | Gallery i | Kyoto

2011–2013
3th–6th ZIPANGU | group exhibition | GALLERY i | Kyoto

2010
Aug. | Hyogo Prefectural Exhibition | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Prize | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art | Kobe
Mar. | Completed comprehensive Design and Arts at the Graduate School of Arts | Hiroshima City University | Hiroshima