Art Works Gallery - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Art Works Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
"Miniature 2010" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2010-12-14 - 2010-12-26
Small works by 200 artists associated with Art Works Gallery, including painting, sculpture and calligraphy.More »
"Avant4" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-12-07 - 2010-12-12
12 oil and acrylic paintings and other 2D works by four artists.More »
Masanori Sogo "War"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-11-16 - 2010-11-28
Solo show by Masanori Sogo featuring paintings that address the theme of consumer society from the perspective of war. Sogo will be at the gallery on Saturdays and Sundays.More »
Rikei Komuro Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2010-10-12 - 2010-10-17
Solo show by Hitachi-based calligrapher Rikei Komuro.More »
Osamu Sayama Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-10-05 - 2010-10-10
Solo exhibition by Mito-based artist Osamu Sayama, featuring acrylic paintings and other works depicting panoramas and landscapes that he discovered during his walks through Mito.More »
"Re: Seminar" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-09-28 - 2010-10-03
Group exhibition by four graduates of Ibaraki University.More »
Shinya Goto Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-09-20 - 2010-09-26
"Into the Amorphous Forest" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-09-07 - 2010-09-19
Exhibition by three painters living and working in the Mito area.More »
"Jomin Art Festival" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Crafts
- 2010-08-24 - 2010-09-05
This exhibition features crafts and other objects by "jomin" creators of everyday tools that represent the essence of Japanese handicraft and artisanship.More »
"Moksha" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
- 2010-08-17 - 2010-08-22
Oil and acrylic paintings, wooden and bronze sculptures, computer graphics and mixed media works by the 8 members of Moksha.More »
Kota Sakai + Taro Shiono "Element and Point"
[0][0]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2010-08-10 - 2010-08-15
Two man exhibition by Kota Sakai, a doctoral student in art at Tsukuba University, and Taro Shiono, a sculpture graduate from the same university. On display are wood, earth and metal sculptures as well...More »
Sprout Ⅶ Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2010-07-27 - 2010-08-08
10th edition in a series of exhibitions that support the work of young emerging artists. On display are works by 5 artists who previously won the Art Works Prize. Gallery Talk: July 31st (Sat) 15:00-...More »
Hiroko Hasegawa "Introduction Project-15"
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2010-07-13 - 2010-07-25
This 15th installment in the series of Introduction Project exhibitions features sculptures by Hiroko Hasegawa. Hasegawa was born in Niigata in 1961 and graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts....More »
Shirts Genic Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Fashion
- 2010-06-29 - 2010-07-11
Limited period exhibition of T-shirts created by contemporary artists.More »
Yurie Tsukishiro "Sekai"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-06-22 - 2010-06-27
Solo exhibition focusing on oil paintings by Yurie Tsukishiro, a Mito-based artist who graduated from the art education department at the graduate school of Ibaraki University.More »
Yoko Yokosuka "Now"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-06-15 - 2010-06-20
Solo show by Mito-based artist Yoko Yokosuka, featuring crayon drawings and acrylic paintings.More »
"Rainy Days vol. 5" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-06-01 - 2010-06-13
5th installment of a group exhibition featuring small works by 18 artists that fit in the palm of your hand.More »
Natsumi Magae "To Blossom"
[0][0]- Media: Installation
- 2010-05-18 - 2010-05-30
Solo exhibition by Natsumi Magae, who won the Art Works prize at the Sprout IV exhibition held at this gallery in 2009. On display is an installation made out of existing products such as furniture and...More »
Naoto Uda "Beauties of Nature"
[0][0]- Media: Installation
- 2010-05-11 - 2010-05-16
Solo exhibition by Naoto Uda, who runs the smithery Studio Zwei in Hitachi city. This exhibition features an installation of works including pieces that received a prize from the Minister of Education,...More »
"Art Works Gallery Collection: Prints" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2010-04-27 - 2010-05-09
Exhibition and sale of prints from the gallery collection.More »
Hiroyuki Shimada Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Graphics - Painting
- 2010-04-13 - 2010-04-25
Computer graphics based on the Okinawan concept of "utaki" (sacred site inhabited by one's ancestors) by Mito-based artist Hiroyuki Shimada.More »
Akihiro Watabiki "Spring Quarter"
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2010-03-30 - 2010-04-11
Solo spring-themed exhibition of copper engravings and acrylic board works by Mito-based artist.More »
Kazuko Toda "Labyrinth Door - Storyteller"
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2010-03-16 - 2010-03-21
Solo exhibition by Kazuko Toda, an acclaimed puppet artist who lives in Hitachinaka City. On display are works based on Lindsay Kemp's "Midsummer Night's Dream" and Jim Heysen's "Storyteller". Gallery...More »
Hiroko Tsukio ”Beginning of a Dream”
[0][0]- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Sculpture
- 2010-03-09 - 2010-03-14
Solo exhibition by Hiroko Tsukio, an illustrator based in Mito who has exhibited her work at the Ibaraki Art Festival and won the Grand Prix at the Ibaraki Digital Content Software competition. On display...More »
The 41st Kaidosha Sculpture Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2010-03-02 - 2010-03-07
41st edition of the figurative sculpture exhibition organized by Kaidosha, an association that has devoted itself to the dissemination and development of sculpture in Ibaraki Prefecture since it was founded...More »
First Flower Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2010-02-16 - 2010-02-28
Showcases works with plant and flower motifs by 3 young female artists to mark the first flowers of spring.More »
"In Memory of Toru Hoshino" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Party
- 2010-02-09 - 2010-02-14
Exhibition of poetry and sculptures in memory of the late poet Toru Hoshino, by artists and poets who were close friends of his.More »
Yuki Higuchi "Twilight Zone"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-02-02 - 2010-02-07
Taisuke Ota + Toshiaki Hodozuka Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-01-19 - 2010-01-31
On view are the works of two leading contemporary Japanese painters. More »
"Christmas Gallery" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Party
- 2009-12-15 - 2009-12-25
Second exhibition and sale of paintings, photos, sculptures and other works in a Christmas-themed space.More »
Shuichi Fukasaku Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-12-08 - 2009-12-13
Solo show by Shuichi Fukasaku, a Mito-based artist who creates wooden inlaid paintings, composed of many pieces of wood in varying colors and arranged like a puzzle. The wood pieces are not dyed - their...More »
Seiichi Sakai "Ink Traces"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-12-01 - 2009-12-06
Solo exhibition by Seiichi Sakai, a graduate of the Western painting department at Nippon Art College who is based in Mito. Fascinated by the world of sumi ink painting after a stint working at an established...More »
Avant 3 Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2009-11-24 - 2009-11-29
Second exhibition of new and recent works by the Avant 3 group, featuring oil and acrylic paintings in both figurative and abstract styles, as well as sculptures.More »
30th Norm Exhibition "The Last Norm"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2009-11-10 - 2009-11-22
Mito-based Group Norm has been showing their work almost every year since 1978, and this is their 30th group exhibition. "Norm" refers to the absolute quantity of a given vector, but the group consists...More »
Toshiyuki Suzuki Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-10-27 - 2009-11-08
Solo exhibition by Toshiyuki Suzuki, a Mito-based artist who works as a jury member of the Ibaraki Art Festival art exhibition. On display are 8 oil paintings and 5 smaller works.More »
Yasunori Sugiyama Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-10-20 - 2009-10-25
Sugiyama is an artist based in Hitachi-Ota City whose work has been shown at the Taiyo Art Exhibition, the New Millennium exhibition at the Czech Museum of Contemporary Art and the Irinishiwaki City Sam...More »
Naomi Futaki "Reality and Illusion"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Art Talk
- 2009-10-06 - 2009-10-18
Solo exhibition by Tokyo-based painter Naomi Futaki, whose works are made of layered sets of lines drawn onto rectangular sheets of paper with pencil and color pencil. In recent years, his works have been...More »
Mie Endo "Analysis of One's Own Pathologies"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-09-29 - 2009-10-04
Solo exhibition by Mie Endo, a graduate student at Ibaraki University who lives in Mito City.More »
Kiichi Oka Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Drawing
- 2009-09-22 - 2009-09-27
Oka runs Oka Design Studio in Kasama City, producing graphic designs for a number of clients. This exhibition features mostly pen drawings.More »
Ko Otaki "62223035"
[0][0]- Media: Installation
- 2009-09-15 - 2009-09-20
Second solo exhibition by Ko Otaki, a graduate of Ibaraki University who now lives in Tsuchiura city. This exhibition consists of several layers of wallpaper on the walls of the gallery that Otaki will...More »
"Hito no Katachi" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2009-09-01 - 2009-09-13
Group exhibition featuring human figures as the main subject.More »
Masumi + Michiko Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-08-18 - 2009-08-23
Two person exhibition by Masumi Ishikawa, who lives in Hitachiomiya, and Michiko Matsuzaki, who lives in Kita-Ibaraki. Ishikawa is showing works that borrow the forms of deep sea fish, while Matsuzaki...More »
Sprout VI Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2009-07-28 - 2009-08-09
6th installment of an exhibition that provides young artists with opportunities to exhibit their work. The Art Works Prize was founded as a supplementary award, promising to hold an exhibition of the winner's...More »
Miyuki Tomotsune "Memory Vessels"
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2009-07-14 - 2009-07-26
This solo exhibition by Miyuki Tomotsune is being held as a supplementary "prize" for winning the Art Works award at Sprout V 2008, also held at this gallery. It features works that Tomotsune has been...More »
Hidenori Majima "Kinesis Hydrometeor"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Other
- 2009-06-30 - 2009-07-12
Solo exhibition by Hidenori Majima, an artist living in Kasumigaura who holds a Master's from the Tokyo University of the Arts. Focusing on 6 double-sided panels measuring 18m across from the Kinesis Hydrometeor...More »
Hisayuki Numata Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-06-23 - 2009-06-28
Solo exhibition by Hisayuki Numata based on symphonic poems. Numata is a committee member for art festivals and exhibitions in Ibaraki prefecture. He lives in Hitachioota city. Numata's previous motifs...More »
"Drawing Itsuura in Early Summer" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-06-16 - 2009-06-21
Landscape artists from all over Japan participated in a short course held in Itsuura, in the north of Ibaraki City over three days in late May. On display are 30 oil paintings and watercolors of Hanazono...More »
"Rainy Days Vol. 4" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Crafts - Other
- 2009-06-06 - 2009-06-14
4th installment of the group exhibition Rainy Days, featuring small works for sale that you can wrap your hand around, falling like a sheet of rain suspended from the ceiling. This time, viewers can make...More »
Yasuo Kashimura Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Photography
- 2009-05-26 - 2009-06-04
Solo exhibition by Yasuo Kashimura, a member of the Japan Photographers Association, featuring works taken over a three year period in the suburbs of Yuanyang City in Yunnan province in China, as well...More »
Masaya Haneishi "Boy"
[0][0]- Media: Illustration
- 2009-05-12 - 2009-05-24
First solo exhibition in Mito in 6 years by Haneishi, an illustrator who has shown at the Liquitex Biennale, Aoyama Art Festival Design Awards, The Choice and many more. On display are around 30 pieces...More »
Eisaku Ando Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2009-04-28 - 2009-05-10
This is the 14th edition in a series of exhibitions that focuses on introducing artists, showcasing the sculptures of Eisaku Ando. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, Ando relocated to...More »
Senko Minegishi Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-04-21 - 2009-04-26
Second solo exhibition in Mito by Senko Minegishi, a graduate of Sokei Bijutsu University living in Hitachi Naka-shi. Features acrylic, sumi ink and chalk works on cotton cloth.More »
"Monochromes by 6 Artists" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Prints
- 2009-04-07 - 2009-04-19
Monochrome works by 6 artists.More »
Permanent Exhibition III
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Ceramics
- 2009-03-24 - 2009-04-05
3rd permanent exhibition after the first two in 2002 and 2003, displaying works by artists living in and around Ibaraki Prefecture (prints, oil paintings, calligraphy, ceramics etc).More »
Masahiro Karisawa "Gun The World '09"
[0][0]- Media: Other - Other
- 2009-03-10 - 2009-03-15
Solo exhibition featuring 2D and 3D works by Masahiro Karisawa, a graduate student at Ibaraki University. These pieces lead audiences into a seemingly innocuous but in fact extraordinary world.More »
40th Kaidosha Sculpture Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2009-03-03 - 2009-03-08
This is the 40th edition of the Kaidosha figurative sculpture exhibition, featuring life-sized female figures, plaster and cast bronze works, relief works and more.More »
Masao Shiga Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2009-02-10 - 2009-02-15
Solo exhibition by sculptor Masao Shiga, who lives in Naka city. Features his "Kaze no Iro no Hazuru", exhibited at the Amabiki Village and Sculpture 2008 exhibition last year in Sakuragawa city. This...More »
Midori Itagaki Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-02-03 - 2009-02-08
Second solo exhibition by Midori Itagaki featuring 2D works of line drawings colored in with nihonga painting pigments and sumi ink on washi paper. Itagaki's unique sensibility shines in these works through...More »
"FORM Good Design: From the Collection of Graphic Designer Hideo Saito" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Product - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2009-01-20 - 2009-02-01
This exhibition features carefully selected tools and products with superior designs from around the world. From the collection of designer Hideo Saito, who lives in Kasama City, a wide range of livingware...More »
Nangaku Kawamata Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2009-01-06 - 2009-01-18
This is a January exhibition held every year to mark the new year. This 8th installment is a solo calligraphy exhibition by Nangaku Kawamata. On display are 3 new folding screen works measuring 215 cm...More »
"Gallery Christmas" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Other
- 2008-12-16 - 2008-12-25
Painting, photography, sculpture, lighting fixtures and other works will be on display and for sale at this Christmas-themed exhibition. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of these works will be...More »
Avant 3 Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-12-02 - 2008-12-14
Exhibtion of 2D works by Eiji Gamo, Keiichi Namekawa and Yukio Yokosuka, who exhibited as members of a group exhibition some 20 years ago. This exhibition shows new and recent works in an attempt to investigate...More »
Hisao Ueda Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2008-11-25 - 2008-11-30
4th solo exhibition by Hisao Ueda. This installment revolves around the notion of one's hometown, featuring around 20 calligraphy works of self-penned and modern poetry that mixes kanji and kana. More »
29th Norumu Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Other
- 2008-11-18 - 2008-11-23
Group Norm is based out of Mito city. Their name refers to the "absolute quantity of a vector" in mathematics. The group attracts artists with different orientations and serves as a point of departure...More »
Michiyo Yamaguchi Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Crafts - Other
- 2008-11-11 - 2008-11-16
Solo exhibition by Michiyo Yamaguchi, a metalsmith artist now living and working in Kasama city. This exhibition focuses mainly on stools (art objects), as well as works that probe the suppleness of their...More »
Okitsugu Komatsu Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-11-03 - 2008-11-09
Solo exhibition by Okitsugu Komatsu, a painter living in Hitachi city. Currently active as a member of the Ibaraki Prefecture Art Exhibition Committee, and jury member in the Japan Artist Alliance. This...More »
Orisue Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Fashion - Ceramics - Other
- 2008-10-28 - 2008-11-02
Collaborative exhibition between Yokohama-based dye artist Tomoko Tanaka and five ceramic artists in the Bizen and Tanba styles. Tanaka began creating dyed works that would complement and enhance the aesthetic...More »
Akira Terakado "In the Light"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-10-21 - 2008-10-26
Solo exhibition by painter Akira Terakado. In recent years he has used yellow as a base color to create picture surfaces with blue and pink accents in a unique, light and abstract style. This exhibition...More »
"Ninkimono no Apato" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2008-10-13 - 2008-10-19
Group exhibition by college and graduate students in Ibaraki.More »
Masami Kobayashi Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2008-10-07 - 2008-10-12
Solo exhibition by Masami Kobayashi, a Hokkaido-born ceramicist who now lives and works in Kasama City. As a member of the Japan Contemporary Craft Artist Association, the Ibaraki Craft Association and...More »
Masanori Togawa Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-09-23 - 2008-10-05
Solo exhibition by painter Masanori Togawa. Togawa's colorful canvases include words drawn onto their surfaces and give an initial impression of daring and extravagance. In fact, these are carefully and...More »
Shinobu Yukishita "Drops of Light"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-09-09 - 2008-09-21
This is Yukishita's first solo exhibition in Mito. She was born in Ibaraki prefecture and studied printmaking at Nagoya University of the Arts. Yukishita makes work themed after the light that filters...More »
Mie Nemoto Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-08-26 - 2008-09-07
Series of gallery exhibitions emphasizing the introduction of artists to the public. This 13th edition of the exhibition features Mie Nemoto, an artist born in Ibaraki prefecture who studied nihonga painting...More »
"Moksha 2008" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Graphics - Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Other
- 2008-08-19 - 2008-08-24
Moksha is an exhibition by a group of artist who graduated from the department of education at Ibaraki University who have been creating art since 1988, while still at school, in the suburbs around Mito....More »
Sprout V Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2008-07-29 - 2008-08-10
5th edition of an exhibition held at the gallery started to offer opportunities and support to young artists to exhibit their work. One component of the Art Works prize is the chance for the winner to...More »
"Shirtsgenic" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Fashion
- 2008-07-15 - 2008-07-27
T-shirts produced in collaboration with contemporary artists. A temporary T-shirt shop, Shirtsgenic, will be set up for a limited period in the gallery. This is the 4th edition of the exhibition, with...More »
Kaoruko Omori Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy
- 2008-07-08 - 2008-07-13
Solo exhibition by Kaoruko Omori, who studied printmaking at Tama Art University and now lives and works in Moriya as a printmaker, exhibiting mainly in Tokyo. This is her first solo exhibition to be held...More »
"Rainy Days Vol. 3" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Other
- 2008-06-24 - 2008-07-06
This is the 3rd edition of the "Rainy Days" exhibition featuring works - on display and for sale - hanging from the ceiling that are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. This group exhibition...More »
Nobuaki Yamanaka "Melting Point"
[0][0]- Media: Other
- 2008-05-13 - 2008-05-25
Solo exhibition of new works by Nobuaki Yamanaka, an artist living in Tsukuba City. An active participant in solo and group shows abroad, Yamanaka is also a member of the Nikakai group. His mixed media...More »
"Miniature" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Other - Sculpture - Other
- 2008-04-25 - 2008-05-10
Third installment of this exhibition that was also held in 2004 and 2005. 133 artists of all ages and in all media united by the miniature dimensions of their work - under 40 square centimeters for 2D...More »
Masui Shinoda Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-04-10 - 2008-04-20
Watercolor paintings of plants rendered in exquisite detail by Masui Shinoda, an artist active in the Koufukai. Around 40 works will be on display and for sale.More »
Aya Koguchi "To Blossom"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-03-25 - 2008-04-06
This exhibition is held as part of the extra prize in 2007's "Sprout" exhibition. The recipient of this extra award is Aya Koguchi, who graduated in art education from the education research department...More »
"Artless Art" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-03-11 - 2008-03-23
Artworks were loaned out to high school students in order for them to display them at their homes over a period of 10 days. The students recorded their thoughts on living together with the works by writing...More »
"39th Kaido-sha Sculpture Exhibition"
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2008-03-04 - 2008-03-09
This exhibition showcases representational sculptures by members of Kaido-sha which was established in 1950 and organized by Seiji Noshima. Works include figurative sculptures, bronze and plaster works,...More »
Shuntaro Tanigawa + Mieko Matsumoto "Ikiru"
[4][0]- Media: Photography - Other - Art Talk
- 2008-02-19 - 2008-03-02
Celebrating the publication of photography book "Ikiru" meaning "to live" in Japanese, this exhibition presents about 50 original prints by the photographer Mieko Matsumoto. These photographs accompany...More »
Yoichi Katoki Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2008-02-05 - 2008-02-17
This artist is a member of Ibaraki Design Association and has exhibited at large group shows. In this exhibition, he presents about 15 clay relief sculptures made of paper clay colored with acrylic, and...More »
Jun Yanagibashi Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-01-22 - 2008-01-27
Yun Yanagibashi (1936-) lives and works in Mito City. His works have been selected at the Modern Art Association Exhibition four times since he graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College of...More »
January Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2008-01-08 - 2008-01-20
This exhibition is the gallery's annual exhibition. This time, they focus on printmaking to celebrate their first exhibition of 2008.More »
Rou Inaba + Yasue Fukushima Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-12-18 - 2007-12-27
Rou Inaba and Yasue Fukushima both graduated from Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School in 2007 and since have been based in Mito. Sculptures created during their school years until today are on display....More »
Group Poan Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2007-11-27 - 2007-12-09
Group Poan, mainly consisting of high school art teachers, has been exhibiting regularly for 24 years. Members all work in two dimensional media, but create different styles and genres of art. This exhibition...More »
Midori Kume Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Crafts
- 2007-11-20 - 2007-11-25
This is a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Midori Kume who graduated from the Craft Design Department of Musashino Art Unversity. She currently resides in Mito, exhibition her works in various shows....More »
Yutaka Shimizu Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-11-13 - 2007-11-18
This is a solo exhibition of a painter Yutaka Shimizu. He has been actively exhibiting throughout Japan. This exhibition presents around 30 paintings including landscape paintings and still-life paintings....More »
Midori Onose "Girls from Memories"
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2007-11-06 - 2007-11-11
This is the first solo exhibition of Midori Onose, an artist based in Hitachi City. She has been exhibiting in various group shows in the area. This exhibition includes her acrylic paintings and designs,...More »
"28th Norm 'Paint It Blue'" Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-10-30 - 2007-11-04
Group Norm consists of graduates of Mito Daiichi High School's art department. Since 1978, they have been exhibiting annually. In this exhibition, the members present works based around the theme of "blue."...More »
Rieko Koyama Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2007-10-16 - 2007-10-28
This is a solo exhibition by painter Rieko Koyama who currently lives and works in Nagano. Inspired by colors and shapes found in nature, she creates delicate and alluring paintings with acrylic paint....More »
Yuko Hanawa "Dwelling"
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-10-02 - 2007-10-14
This exhibition introduces new ceramic works by Yuko Haniwa. She studied ceramics under Masami Kobayashi in Kasama City, and currently lives and works in Mito City as an independent ceramicist. She create...More »
Kyoko Sato Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2007-09-18 - 2007-09-30
Printmaker Kyoko Sato currently lives and works in Niihari-mura. Her new works include drypoint works in which she creates an abstract world with unique scratch marks, as well as about 20 etchings and...More »
Tsutomu Kitazawa "Eroding Art Works Gallery"
[1][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-09-04 - 2007-09-15
This is a solo exhibition of sculptor Tsutomu Kitazawa, a member of the Ichiyo Group. He started the "Erosion" series in 2005, which consists of abstract pieces of sculpture that incorporate the fluidity...More »
"Matera" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Ceramics
- 2007-08-21 - 2007-09-02
Painter Yuichi Osaki and ceramicist Hiroshi Komazawa both create works incorporating scenes of Sassi, houses dug into the rock itself often seen in Matera, Italy and the surrounding landscapes. Osaki shows...More »
Workshop + Light Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Other
- 2007-08-14 - 2007-08-19
"Mobeats", a combination of mobile and light source, created by workshop participants on the 7th and 8th of July are on display. A total 26 people between age 4 to 60 created their original "Mobeat" with...More »
"Sprout Exhibition of Artworks" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-07-24 - 2007-08-05
This is a group exhibition featuring young emerging artists who have been actively creating and showing around Mito. On July 29th (Sun), an open critique by Toshiaki Terakado (Mito City Museum Director)...More »
Toshiyuki Iwahori Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Drawing
- 2007-07-10 - 2007-07-22
Toshiyuki Iwahori is a painter from Mito. His use of pencil on paper reveals his feelings to the viewer. This exhibition consists of ten A3-size works on paper, and four 2x2 meter drawings. More »
"Rainy Days 2007" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-06-19 - 2007-07-01
This is their second exhibition in the "Rainy Days" series. Small scale works are hung from the gallery ceiling as a representation of rain drops. More »
"Shirtsgenic UMA" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Graphics - Fashion
- 2007-06-12 - 2007-06-17
"Shirtsgenic," a shop which brings contemporary art and T-shirts together, is open for a limited period in the Art Works Gallery, where approximately 70 T-shirts by 20 young artists will be on display...More »
"Reflecting on Feelings" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-06-01 - 2007-06-10
Female artists, Masui Shinoda, Tsugiko Takaoka, and Setsuko Murakami all make figurative oil paintings that reflect on their inner feelings. More »
Kotoe Oze Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-05-22 - 2007-05-27
Oze uses acrylic and pastel to create colorful and rhythmical illustrations. This exhibition includes 15 works depicting animals and trees. More »
"Bird" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-05-08 - 2007-05-20
This exhibition features sculptural works by 28 artists taking "birds" as their theme.More »
Jiro Nozawa "The Contours of Weeds"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2007-04-24 - 2007-05-06
Graduating from Tsukuba University, Nozawa lives and works in Omoya City, and has been showing mainly in Tokyo. It has been 20 years since he last had a solo show in Mito. He used to use fog and water...More »
“Contemporary Prints" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2007-04-10 - 2007-04-22
An exhibition of selected contemporary printmakers who are represented by Art Works Gallery.More »
Hideki Inoue Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-04-03 - 2007-04-08
Born in Mito, pottery maker Hideki Inoue currently works and lives in Kasama City. He studied pottery in Ibaragi prefecture, as well as Germany and China. He has been showing at large scale group exhibitions...More »
Yuko Tachihara "Flowing Sceneries"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-03-23 - 2007-04-01
This is an exhibition of work made over the last year by Yuko Tachihara, who participated in last year's "Sprout III" exhibition held at the gallery. A graduate of Tama Art University, Tachihara paints...More »
Makiko Nishikawa Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-03-13 - 2007-03-22
As a follow up to last year's "Sprout III" exhibition, the gallery is holding a solo show of Makiko Nishikawa, who won the second prize in that competition. Nishikawa is currently a student at Tsukuba...More »
Kaidosha Exhibtion
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-02-27 - 2007-03-04
At the start of the 1950's a group of artists in Ibaraki Prefecture pushed for the recognition of sculpture art. This exhibition features and celebrates some of those historical visionaries.More »
"Redecoration" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2007-02-20 - 2007-02-25
This exhibition forms part of a project organized by students of Ibaraki University's Information Culture Department. Taking the interior of a department store and its atmosphere as their theme, four artists...More »
"Taking a Look at Drawing" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Drawing
- 2007-01-30 - 2007-02-04
This exhibition brings together small works by 16 of the artists who will be showing in a group exhibition at Tsukuba Art Museum at the end of this year.More »
New Year Exhibition "Ceramic Forms"
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-01-16 - 2007-01-28
This exhibition presents ceramic works by potters and sculptors from all over the country. The seven artists taking part all use the same material, but they each achieve their individual expression.More »
Rieko Sakurai "Something Girly"
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2007-01-05 - 2007-01-14
Sakurai takes a cynical approach to her depictions of children and animals, and her work has gained her a lot of attention in the art world. She won the Art Works Prize for her work in the "Sprout II"...More »
"Calendar" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Illustration
- 2006-12-01 - 2006-12-28
This is an exhibition and sale of calendars featuring original illustrations by gallery artists. Sale Period: December 1st - 28th Exhibition Period: December 12th - 28thMore »
"Roots 06" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
- 2006-11-28 - 2006-12-10
"Roots 06" is an artist's studio that was established in May 2003 in Mito City. For this exhibition, the six members of the group will be presenting sculpture, painting (acrylic and pastel) and black and...More »
Group Powan Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-11-21 - 2006-11-26
Group Powan has been holding exhibitions of experimental works almost every year for 23 years. This is their 22nd solo exhibition and while all five of the participating artists are working in the medium...More »
Masahiro Kurita Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2006-11-14 - 2006-11-19
Masahiro Kurita is a woodblock print maker and for this exhibition he will be showing new works that have experimented with new techniques, such as a two metre wide work incorporating an acrylic board...More »
Rikei Komuro Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2006-11-07 - 2006-11-12
This is an exhibition of 20 works of calligraphy with nature as the theme. The artist expresses his feelings about everyday life through his work, representing the things he has seen and the apprehension...More »
27th Norumu Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-10-31 - 2006-11-05
Norumu is a group that has held yearly exhibitions at this gallery since 1978, showing interrelated, high quality works that exert a powerful presence in the gallery.More »
Art Works Gallery 5 Year Anniversary Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-10-03 - 2006-10-29
For this 5 year anniversary exhibition, there will be three parts each showing three artists. With the cooperation of curator Toshiaki Terakado, the theme for this exhibition has been "things that come...More »
Shigeo Saito Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-09-19 - 2006-10-01
This is an exhibition of work by Tokyo Zokei University graduate and Hakujitsukai member Shigeo Saito. With a tempera-like touch, Saito's oil paintings create a fantastical world despite its delicate and...More »
"Namae" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints - Sculpture
- 2006-09-12 - 2006-09-17
This is an exhibition of Noriyo Namae, a masters student at Tohoku University of Art and Design, with 5 etchings and 2 polyester resin and laminated wood sculptures. More »
Moksha 2006
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2006-08-22 - 2006-08-27
This is the first exhibition of the Moksha group to be held in two years, with the last one being held at this gallery in 2004. Moksha is a group of former students from Ibaraki University who now continue...More »
"Such a Lovely Place" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2006-08-15 - 2006-08-20
A group exhibition of students from Ibaraki University, taking "cherished places, atmospheres and times" as the theme. More »
Sprout III exhibition of artworks
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2006-07-25 - 2006-08-06
This is an exhibition of 12 young artists who work with a variety of media in and around Mito city. On Saturday 29th July, Tsukasa Mori, curator at Mori Art Tower will come and give a critical talk....More »
"The Vessel of Light - Seeing the Shapes in Glass" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Crafts
- 2006-07-04 - 2006-07-16
This is an exhibition and sale of approximately 30 glassworks by 14 artists who have graduated from Kurashiki Art University.More »
Genro Mori "Gates and Light"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-06-27 - 2006-07-02
This is a solo exhibition of painter Genro Mori, who lives in Kitaibaraki city, showing 40 of his new works, including his "Porta (Gate)" series which he started during a year and a half long stay in Italy...More »
"Rainy Days" Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-06-20 - 2006-06-25
This is an exhibition and sale of small works by 10 artists, working to the theme of "rain". Hanging from string attached to the ceiling, the works have been exhibited in a manner which recalls rain itself,...More »
Sadayuki Uruno "This one for You, and That one for Me"
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-06-13 - 2006-06-18
A solo exhibition of work by Sadayuki Uruno. On display and available for sale will be his works "that one", made three years ago and "this one", made two years ago.More »
Yasushi Fukuchi Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-06-06 - 2006-06-11
A solo exhibition of Yasushi Fukuchi, who was the central member of the ROZO group, at the heart of contemporary art in Mito for a long time. His portraits show people with ironic, or at times uneasy expressions...More »
"Shirtsgenic"
[0][0]- Media: Fashion - Product
- 2006-05-30 - 2006-06-04
"Shirtsgenic," a shop which brings contemporary art and T-shirts together is open for a limited period in the Art Works Gallery, where approximately 70 T-shirts by 18 young artists, both local and from...More »
Flower Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-05-23 - 2006-05-28
An exhibition and sale of works by artists connected to the gallery who have taken flowers as the theme for the show.More »
Hiroki Makino Solo Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-05-09 - 2006-05-14
This is Hiroki Makino's first solo exhibition in Mito, following his graduation from the print department of Tama Art University in 2002 and his subsequent work in Tokyo as a member of the Japanese Print...More »
Introduction Project 10: Satoshi Uchiumi
[2][0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-04-25 - 2006-05-07
This show is from a series of gallery exhibition designed to introduce you to an artist's work. This show, the 10th of its kind, introduces you to new work by Satoshi Uchiumi, who was born in Ibaraki prefecture...More »
Contemporary Prints: 3 Person Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Prints
- 2006-04-11 - 2006-04-23
This exhibition is focussing on artists who are currently working as print-makers. Works by Yuko Iwakiri (woodblock prints), Niwako Tan'ami (mezzotint) and Yuko Hara (etching) have been chosen for this...More »
Miyakawa Produce - Art Salad
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture - Product
- 2006-03-28 - 2006-04-09
Thanks to producer Mayumi Miyakawa, tha first edition of this exhibition happened last year at Masuii R. Design Room in Kawaguchi City. The present edition features the works of 36 different artists in...More »
"My Room"
[1][0]- Media: Architecture - Sculpture - Furniture - Product
- 2006-03-21 - 2006-03-26
Chiharu Numata learned the art of woodworking at Ibaraki University Department of Education. As a 2003 graduate and subsequent researcher there, Numata's works provoke both warmth and humor. Eleven pieces,...More »
Marmalade
[0][0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2006-03-15 - 2006-03-19
Haruka Hanakawa held her first private exhibition, entitled "Honey," several years ago. This time a somewhat gentler exhibition title, "Marmalade," hints at the character of the 20 illustrations and oil...More »
Monochrome
[0][0]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Prints - Other
- 2006-02-21 - 2006-03-12
This exhibition features monochrome pieces by eight artists working in a variety of genres.More »
Kaido Sculpture Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2006-02-14 - 2006-02-19
At the start of the 1950's a group of artists in Ibaraki prefecture pushed for the recognition of sculpture art. This exhibition features and celebrates some of those historical visionaries.More »
Days of Life
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Installation - Other
- 2006-02-07 - 2006-02-12
A group exhibition by eight 2005 graduates of Ibaraki University. The exibition will feature 15 works of painting, 3D solids, and installation.More »
Tetsuya Hashimoto: First Private Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Illustration - Other - Other
- 2006-01-31 - 2006-02-05
The first solo exhibition of Tetsuya Hashimoto, a graduate of Bunka Academy of Art's department of art engineering, born in 1974. This exhibition will feature 15 works of design, including a silkscreen...More »
The Shape of a Nest
[0][0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2006-01-17 - 2006-01-29
Art Works Gallery brings you a private exhibition of some works by Midori Kume, a Mito City native and graduate of Musashino Art University, who has been actively displaying her ceramics all over the region...More »
January Exhibition: Sculpture and Design
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture - Product
- 2006-01-05 - 2006-01-15
Art Works Gallery has been hosting New Year exhibitions for the past five years, each time with a different theme. This year's theme is titled, "Sculpture and Design" and features works by nine artists...More »
Miniature Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Drawing
- 2005-12-13 - 2005-12-28
A collection of literary sketches by 157 writers in connection with the Art Works Gallery. This exhibition aims to create opportunities to bring art into our daily lives. A portion of the sales will be...More »
Ya '84
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-12-06 - 2005-12-11
Otaki and Fukaya are both sophomores at Ibaragi University, majoring in painting. 2 large scale paintings by Otaki and 4 works by Fukaya will be on display.More »
Yasuyoshi Matsumoto Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-11-29 - 2005-12-04
A solo show by Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, born in Takahagi-city and a current resident of Mito-city. Matsumoto has been active since the 70s and has long been sharing his contemporary paintings in competitions...More »
Kunio Yokosuka Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-11-22 - 2005-11-27
A solo show by Kunio Yokosuka. Since graduating from Ibaragi University, Yokosuka has been producing abstract geometric paintings with freehand lines. 6 works in various sizes are on display. This is...More »
26th Norumu Show
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-11-15 - 2005-11-20
Since its establishment in 1978, Group Norumu has been showing their work on a yearly basis. The high quality of their work has long been recognized. This is their 26th exhibition and 5 artists will present...More »
Group Powan Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2005-11-01 - 2005-11-06
An exhibition by a group of high-school art teachers. A variety of 2D works are on display.More »
Space to Sculpture
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2005-10-18 - 2005-10-30
Works by 4 sculptors who challenges the boundaries of traditional ideas. Although their styles vary, their work all have the tendency to involve the surrounding space.More »
Masayo Kawaji
[0][0]- Media: Illustration - Sculpture
- 2005-10-11 - 2005-10-16
A collection of illustrations that are humorous and surreal. Small scale illustrations, dolls and sculptures are on display.More »
Mirei Matsuse - I Want to See You Now
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2005-10-04 - 2005-10-09
A solo show by Mirei Matsuse. After completing her sculpture studies at Ibaragi University, Matsuse has been an active artist. Her main motif is cows.More »
Calcutta
[2][0]- Media: Photography
- 2005-09-20 - 2005-10-02
Selected monochrome photographs from Michio Yamauchi's "Calcutta" series shown last March in Shinjuku. These images were shot in a 5 month period from '01 to '03 in Calcutta, India.More »
Akari: The Lights
[0][0]- Media: Installation
- 2005-09-09 - 2005-09-18
Lamps and lights by 30 artists will be on display and for sale. Various media including glass, woods, cloths and metals are used to create unique light art. More »
Wildlife Art in Ibaraki - The pulsing sparkle of life
[1][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-08-30 - 2005-09-08
In the West, "wildlife art" is an established genre that -not surprisingly- depicts wildlife. It is however more than just drawing animals; the artist is required to devotedly pay attention to the specificity...More »
Keiichi Namekawa - Free Association
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Ceramics
- 2005-08-23 - 2005-08-28
Before turning to ceramics, Namekawa was a painter. In this solo show, both his paintings and ceramic works are on display and for sale.More »
Club 312
[1][0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Installation
- 2005-08-16 - 2005-08-21
Club 312 was formed by 5 graduates of the University of Ibaragi, some 19 years ago. It has been 10 years since they last regrouped for a group show. This time round, various 2D and 3D works are on display....More »
Sprout II Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Art Competition
- 2005-07-26 - 2005-08-07
This exhibition of up and coming artists will present ten growing "sprouts" who are competing for the Sprout Grand prize. The winner will be awarded a one-man-(or woman)-show next year at the Art Works...More »
Medieval Towns by Yuichi Osaki
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-07-12 - 2005-07-24
In the past 40 years, Yuichi Osaki has tried to capture in his paintings the primitive spirit of ancient sites throughout Asia. Nowadays, he paints mountainous towns in Italy. On display and for sale...More »
Masaki Ono Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Graphics - Drawing - Digital
- 2005-07-05 - 2005-07-10
This is a solo show by Masaki Ono, an artist active mainly in Mito and Tokyo, who combines CG with drawings and mixed media. On display are his works from 2004-5.More »
Introduction Project 9 - Takumi Makino Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2005-05-31 - 2005-06-12
On display will be large-scale sculptures made from recycled wood and metal.More »
Shapes of Nature - Yumiko Ishikawa Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-05-24 - 2005-05-29
A solo exhibition by Yumiko Ishikawa, who is based in Mito. She specializes in abstract works of delicate color, utilizing Japanese pigments. More »
Hideharu Gamou - Play
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2005-05-17 - 2005-05-22
This is Hideharu Gamou's first exhibition in 11 years. A portrait artist trained at Ibaragi University, this show will feature oil paintings, new and old, alongside prints.More »
Various Sketches ‘05
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2005-05-03 - 2005-05-15
Watercolor, light color and oil sketches by 10 artists. Each artist will have 3 to 5 works on display. Works will also be available for sale.More »
Katsubumi Masuda Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts
- 2005-03-15 - 2005-03-27
Having completed a master's course in Ibaragi University, Katsubumi Masuda has worked on 3D art using plaster and wax. He has been featured at numerous exhibitions in Mito and Tokyo, and was a participant...More »
The 36th Kaido Sculpture Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2005-03-08 - 2005-03-13
An exhibition of representative sculptures by the prefecture's leading sculptural organization. Members include Seiji Nohjima, Tsutomu Ueno, Suguru Komatsuzaki, Suekichi Gotoh, Shigeru Sato, Shiro Hirato,...More »
Introduction Project 8: Hideki Maekawa
[0][0]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2005-02-22 - 2005-03-06
This is the eighth in our series of exhibitions featuring new and emerging artists. This show will feature wood sculptures and drawings by Hideki Maekawa. Having graduated from Musashino Art University,...More »
Sogo Miscellany Exhibition
[0][0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Film
- 2005-02-15 - 2005-02-20
An exhibition by Ibaragi University professor Masanori Sogo, and 9 students from the same school, held as part of the "Pictorial Project" class. Paintings, 3D, Photography, and Screen Art will be on display....More »
The 2nd Hisao Ueda Calligraphy Exhibition
[1][0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2005-02-08 - 2005-02-13
Known as a painter for the last two decades, Hisao Ueda has also worked on calligraphy for the past ten years. From 2000 on, he has worked solely with calligraphy, and held his first solo calligraphy...More »
