Miyuki Takenaka

Japan

She was born in Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from Tama Art University’s Painting Department specializing in Oil Painting, she completed the Master’s Degree Program at Tama Art University‘s Graduate School of Art and Design. She is based in Tokyo. She uses mainly transparent materials to create flat works and installations that incorporate light and shadows. Her recent exhibitions include Soughing City (2019 Shinjuku Park Tower Gallery 1/Tokyo) and New Story (2018 Art Front Gallery/Tokyo). Recent group exhibitions include Quintet IV Five Star Artists (2018 SOMPO Museum/Tokyo), Selection Artist of Shell Art Award 2017 (National Art Center, Tokyo). Major awards include the Motoaki Shinohara encouragement prize at Art Award IN THE CUBE 2020, the 2012 Shell Art Award’s Atsuhiko Shima encouragement prize, and the Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize at Tokyo Wonder Wall Contest 2010.

武蔵野美術大学大学院修了。
80年代の活動当初から鉄という素材に魅了され、溶断と溶接を繰り返しながら作品を制作している。
素材本来の硬質感や重量感、彫刻＝塊という概念からも解放され、空間を変容させていく。
“場”を深く観察し、可視、不可視に関わらずそこに存在するものを取り込み、
独自の世界を構築する。
近年は石膏、ガラスなど異素材の作品も発表。
主な受賞歴に、芸術選奨文部大臣新人賞、毎日芸術賞、中原悌二郎賞。

She was born in Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from Tama Art University’s Painting Department specializing in Oil Painting, she completed the Master’s Degree Program at Tama Art University‘s Graduate School of Art and Design. She is based in Tokyo. She uses mainly transparent materials to create flat works and installations that incorporate light and shadows. Her recent exhibitions include Soughing City (2019 Shinjuku Park Tower Gallery 1/Tokyo) and New Story (2018 Art Front Gallery/Tokyo). Recent group exhibitions include Quintet IV Five Star Artists (2018 SOMPO Museum/Tokyo), Selection Artist of Shell Art Award 2017 (National Art Center, Tokyo). Major awards include the Motoaki Shinohara encouragement prize at Art Award IN THE CUBE 2020, the 2012 Shell Art Award’s Atsuhiko Shima encouragement prize, and the Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize at Tokyo Wonder Wall Contest 2010.