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Marika Nagaoke
1976 Boashino Art Unirn in Saitama,Japan
1998 Graduated from Musversity
Based in Sapporo since 2009
Art Club Founder / instructor
Shindoten Asoociation member
1976 Boashino Art Unirn in Saitama,Japan
1998 Graduated from Musversity
Based in Sapporo since 2009
Art Club Founder / instructor
Shindoten Asoociation member
MARIKA NAGAOKE
Cling Works
Selected Works
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Born in 1976 Saitama, Japan
Sapporo -based
Member of the Shindo-ten Association
Art Circle Leader/ Instructor
Artist Statement
My paintings are deeply rooted in the art of dance, a discipline I have practiced since childhood. Capturing the dynamism of the human body and the transient movement of the surrounding air through the motif of dance continuously stimulates my imagination, breathing vitality into each canvas. For me, the act of painting is itself a profound form of physical expression. Throughout the creative process, I feel a visceral oneness with the figures taking shape on the canvas. I translate the fluid movements born from my dialogues and creative exchanges with dancers into painterly forms, entrusting the human figure with raw, inner messages: conflict, impulse, loneliness, resilience, and ultimate liberation.
Awards
2026 Finalist, ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE, Italy
2026 Effort Prize,85th Exhibition of the Fine Arts Association
2026 Finalist,Art International Zurich, Circle Foundation for the Arts
2026 ITSLIQUID Artist of the Year 2025
2025 Honorable Mention, FAME FRAME GALLERY
2025 Effort Prize,84th Exhibition of the Fine Arts Association
2025 Juror’s Award ,Artist of the Year Award, Circle Foundation for the Arts
2024 Grand prix, 68th New Hokkaido Art Association Exhibition
2024 Effort Prize,83th Exhibition of the Fine Arts Association
2024 ITSLIQUID International Contest 15th, Italy
2021 65th Memorial Prize, New Hokkaido Art Association Exhibition
Group Exhibition
2026 ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE 21 , Venice, Italy
2026 LOADING PLEASE WAIT, GALERIA AZUR New York, NY
2026 ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH, Zurich, Switzerland
2026 Art & Graphic Exhibition, RECTO VERSO GALLERY, Tokyo、Japan
2026 85th Art and Culuture Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2025 84th Art and Culuture Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2024 68th New Hokkaido Art Association Exhibition, Sapporo, Japan
2024 83th Art and Culuture Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2024 Contemporary Venice,14th Edition , Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy
2024 Art & Graphic Exhibition, RECTO VERSO GALLERY, Tokyo、Japan
2018 Art Wave Exhibition vol.49, RECTO VERSO GALLERY, Tokyo、Japan
2016 Art Wave Exhibition vol.39, RECTO VERSO GALLERY, Tokyo、Japan
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Solo Exhibition,Clinging Red, Resisting Body, Gallery SOU, Sapporo
2026 Solo Exhibition, TO Reclaim the Lost Body, Sapporo City Museum, Sapporo, Japan
2025 Solo Exhibition,DO TEN, Sapporo City Museum, Sapporo, Japan
2024 Solo Exhibition, Sapporo City Museum, Sapporo, Japan
2023 Solo Exhibition, Movement and Emotion, Sapporo City Museum, Sapporo, Japan
2018 Solo Exhibition, Sky Swim, Continental Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
2012 Solo Exhibition, Partition Installation, Sapporo City Museum, Sapporo, Japan
2008 Solo Exhibition, Beyond the Movement, Café Gallery Forma, Saitama, Japan
2006 Solo Exhibition, Blue on Body, Session house Garden, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Solo Exhibition, The Dancing Painting, Session house Garden, Tokyo, Japan
1999 Solo Exhibition, galleria grafica bis, Tokyo, Japan
1998 Solo Exhibition, Tsukasa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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