Rie NAGAI


Biography
Burning Yellow Burning Golden Orange Burning Midnight Pink
Burning Blue Burning Rd Burning Iris Purple
Burning Yellow Burning Silver Burning Sky Blue
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Biography of Rei NAGAI
1990 Born in Gumma, Japan
2012 Bachelor of Japanese painting in art department, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Yamagata, Japan
2014 Master of Japanese painting in art department, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Yamagata, Japan
   
[Solo Exhibitions]
2023 “Burning Blue”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma, Japan
2022 “Before Dawn”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma, Japan
2021 “Nacht”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma, Japan
2020 “Night”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2017 “Area”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma, Japan
2013 “AKA-NO-ANATA - Beyond the Red / Red you”, Art room enoma, Sendai, Japan
   
[Grouop Exhibitions]
2024 “The 9th Nikkei Japanese Painting Grand Prix Exhibition”, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
  “Art of Maebashi 2024”, Arts Maebashi, Gunma）
  “Re:Another Art of Maebashi 2024”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma
2023 “Pola Museum Annex Exhibition2023　-Independence and Integration-”, Pola Museum Annex , Ginza, Tokyo
  “Re:Another Art of Maebashi 2023”, Galerie Suiran, Gunma
2022 “Idemitsu Art Award Artist Selection2022”, The National Art Center Tokyo, Roppongi, Tokyo
  “4+3=1”, SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
2021 “The rising generation 1x1+1=”, The Museum of Sibukawa City, Gumma, Japan
  “The rising generation What can be seen in the Box vol.5”, The Museum of Sibukawa City, Gumma, Japan
2020 “Another Art of Maebashi”, Galerie Suiran, Gumma, Japan
2017 “The rising generation What can be seen in the Box vol.4”, The Museum of Sibukawa City, Gumma, Japan
2016 “Shell Art Award 2016 be accepted ”, The National Art Center, Tokyo
  “Amadare”, Galerie Suiran, Gumma, Japan
2015 “The rising generation13 Rie NAGAI Yuki YANAGISAWA”, The Museum of Sibukawa City, Gumma, Japan
  “Nakanojo Biennale 2015”, Nakanojo Town,Gumma, Japan
2014

“Tohoku University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition in Tokyo”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  “The light of Tohoku”, gallery KUNIMATSU Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “Art Aoi Iwami Art College Scholarship Japan Exhibition 2013”, Shimane, Japan
  “The Breath of Tohoku - dadacha -”, gallery Surugadai Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
  “Art Aoi Iwami Art College Scholarship Japan Exhibition 2012”, Shimane, Japan

[Art Fair]
2023 “Art Fair Tokyo 2023”, Pola Art Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
2014 “Fountain Art Fair New York 2014”, EMP Gallery, New York, USA
2013 “Suisse Montreux Art Fair 2013”, EMP Gallery, Switzerland
2012 “Shanghai Art Fair 2012”, EMP Gallery, Shanghai

[Grant]
2019 The Pola Art Foundation grant ( residency for Künstlerhaus Bethanien)

[RESIDENCIES]
2019 “Studio residency for the international program”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany From Nov 1, 2019 to Oct 31, 2020, As a trainee of the Pola Art Foundation
2015 “Nakanojo Biennale 2015”, Nakanojo Town, Gunma, Japan
2013 “San-Yu-Syoku-San-Kai” Exhibition”, Asahi Town, Yamagata, Japan
2012 “Hijiori Lighting Project 2012”, Hijiori Hot Springs, Yamagata, Japan

[Award]
2024 “The 9th Nikkei Japanese Painting Grand Prix Exhibition”, (winning a prize) The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
2016 “Selected Shell Art Award 2016”

[Biography]
2021 Interview, Jomo Shimbun (daily newspaper), 6 March 2021
2020 Be Magazine #27 p24-27, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, ISSN 0946-3585
2019 Interview, Jomo Shimbun (daily newspaper)
2016 Interview: "Seasonal person", Jomo Shimbun (daily newspaper), 30 June 2016, p.7
   
Artist web site