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Bio

Kazuki Umigishi was born in Tokyo in 1984 and is currently based there. He graduated with a BFA in Oil Painting. After graduation, he stepped away from painting for a time, working as a graphic designer and mural artist, before resuming his painting practice in earnest in 2020. He primarily works with acrylic paint on canvas and shaped panels.

Drawing on his background in graphic design, he began experimenting with digital drawing, where he came to view the acts of making and erasing lines as fundamental gestures in painting. From this exploration, he has developed an abstract practice rooted in digital brushwork, deepening his interest in the perception and interplay of colors.

Throughout the history of painting, artists have constructed their own worlds by layering “lies” upon the picture plane. Color itself also carries such “lies,” provoking sensations and perceptions that diverge from reality. He focuses on these visual effects and perceptual shifts, exploring the possibilities of expression through color.

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Education

2008　B.F.A., Oil Painting, Department of Painting
Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

Solo Exhibitions

2024 “Overlap”, Shibuya PARCO [3LFTN apartment], Tokyo

2023 “I’ve been painting”, tagboat gallery, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2024 “Multilevel Intersection”, DDD ART Nagi, Tokyo

2023 Independent Tokyo 2022 Selection, Hankyu MEN’S TOKYO, tagboat, Tokyo

Art Fairs

2025 tagboat Art Fair 2025, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Hall, Tokyo

2024 tagboat Art Fair 2024, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Hall, Tokyo

2023 tagboat Art Fair 2023, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Hall, Tokyo

Awards

2022　Second Grand Prix at Independent Tokyo 2022