CV
1980 born in Kagawa(Japan)
2000-05 Yokohama City University, Bachelor of Economics(Japan)
2003-04 The University of Vienna, history of art(Austria)
2005-10 The Berlin Weisensee school of art by Prof.Hanns Schimansky, fine art
2011 MFA under Prof. Hanns Schimansky, The Berlin Weisensee school of art
2023 Univercity teaching position, Hochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim
lives and works in Berlin
Grants
2024 The Visual Arts Research Stipends, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin
2022 NEUSTART KULTUR / Stiftung Kunstfonds, Germany
2020 Egmont Schaefer Prize for Drawing, Berliner Kabinett e.V.(Berlin Germany)
2017 Christine Perthen Prize for etching, Berlinische Gallery, Museum of Modern Art(Berlin,Germany)
2014
The FID Prize International Drawing Contest - finalist (Paris, France)
The GASAG Art Award, Nomination, Berlinische Gallery, Museum of Modern Art(Berlin,Germany)
2013 Grant for Oversea Research, Pola Art Foundation(Tokyo,Japan)
2011
NOMURA Foundation(Japan)
Mart Stam Prize, Mart Stam Association(Berlin,Germany)
2010 “Printing as an event 2” BBK,Leipzig e.V, First Prize(Leipzig,Germany)
2009 "The 58th KEISEI Exhibition(calligraphy)", special prize(Tokyo,Japan)
Solo Exhibition
2025 "Light field", Gallery Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf
2024 „Strichhaltige Gründe", Galerie Inga Kondeyne
2023 "A Path into White", Gallery Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf
2022 "Wind im Weiss", Gallery Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
2021 "Dem WInd folgen", Gallery Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf
2020
"Lichtungen-Gewichtungen", Gallery Inga Kondeyne,Berlin
"Egmont Schaefer Preis für Zeichnung 2020", Galerie Parterre,Berlin
2017 Gallery Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
2016 Appropriating Language #18-///// /////// /////, Galerie Maniere Noire,Berlin
2015
Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
Le Salon Vert, Geneve
2013
Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
Werbeflaeche,"Schrift" curated by Maya Minder, Zurich
2011 Gallery Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
2010 "Printing as an event 2", the prize winner exhibition, BBK Leipzig e.V.
2009
"Eve Aschheim, Kazuki Nakahara" ,Gallery Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
"Drawing & Etching"(curated:Anna Schädlich), Q-CLUB, Berlin
Group Exhibition
2025
"Luft", Sparkasse in Strausberg, curated by Anke Zeisler.
Abstrakte Welten - 100 Jahre GRIFFELKUNST, Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst
"brought to the point", 45th anniversary exhibition, Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
2024
"Dissonance - Platform Germany #2", Stadtgalerie Kiel, National Galerie in Bukarest.
2023
"World Framed
- Contemporary Drawing Art of the Schering Stiftung Collection", Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
"Von Blatt zu Blatt. Wege der Zeichnung", Galerie Parterre Berlin
"The corner of the cloud", curated by Jan Frühsorge, Alte Feuerwache, Berlin
2022
"The Abstract View", Museum Modern Art, Hühnfeld
"Über die Zeichnung hinaus", Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst, Zitadelle Spandau
"Lights on hands", Gallery Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf
2020
"Mai Linie", Galerie Inga Kondeyne,Berlin
Drawing Wow, Kunstsaele,Berlin
2019
"THE AHH-NESS OF THE THINGS", Bethanien/Projektraum,Berlin
"Performance Festival in Beeskow", with Ayaka Azechi, Beeskow, Berlin
“Im Kosmos der Zeichnung”, curated by Dr. Anne Marie Freybourg, DRK Kliniken Berlin-Westend
2018
Druck_Sache, Gallery Pankow Berlin
8. biennale der zeichnung, Kunstverein Eislingen
Zeichnung der Gegenwart (II), Gallery Parterre Berlin
2017
Maxhausen Gallery of Art,Concordia University Seward,Nebraska, USA
Pola Museum Annex Exhibition 2017, Pola Museum Annex, Tokyo
Geradewohl, Toolbox Gallery,Berlin
DRAWING PERFORMANCE
Abstraction from Germany and the United States, Gallery Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
Matterial Matters, Marie Kirkegaard Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016
"works on paper, paperworks" Galerie Inga Kondeyne(Berlin)
"works on paper"Junge Kunst Berlin
Positions Berlin Art Fair 2016, Galerie Inga Kondeyne
26. saxon printmaking symposium, Oper Leipzig(Germany)
Drawing performance, Tug Boat Gallery, Lincoln,Nebraska,USA
2015
"Hold the line,please", Halle li,Zurich
"The Print7" BBK Leipzig e.V.
"Drawing Biennial 2015", Drawing Room, London
"Think Tank Lab Triennale, International Festival of Contemporary Drawing", THE MUSEUM of ARCHITEKTURE in WROCŁAW(Poland)
2014
"tan line", Drawing Room London(hosted by Tannery Arts London)
"FID Drawing Prize" Gallery Catherine Putman,Paris
"Paarlauf", Gallery Inga Kondeyne,Berlin
"FID Drawing Prize",The Drawaing Box,Tournai, Belgiem
"travelling light", curated with Tommaso Gorla, Centre for Recent Drawing, London
"Dachwood und Zeichnug" curated by Rieger+Shtein, Marthashof, Berlin
2013
"Transition"LIA,Leipzig
"ICH UND DU",Galerie Inga Kondeyne,Seitz und Partner,Berlin
"3.André Evard-Preis für konkret-konstruktive Kunst" Kunsthalle Messmer,Riegel am Kaiserstuhl
Reactivate!Art in Public,Zug(Switzerland)
Preview Berlin, Galerie Maniere noire, Berlin
2012
Centre for Recent Drawing(London)
Leipziger Bookmesse by Manière Noir
DRUCKSACHE 2012, Kommunale Galerie Berlin,
"Das Floss",Betahaus Berlin
Gallery Jürgensen,near Hamburg
Mart stam prize 2011"Kunstraum Bethanien,Berlin
Light,Color, Line,Spreehoefe, Berlin
Maps and Flags - II. Europäischen Lithografietage 2012, Kunsthaus Munich
PREVIEW BERLIN/Maniere Noire
Physis,mini Gallery Assisi,Italy
Ernst ist nur am Anfang, Open Stuido,wedding,Berlin
Space Art Award 2012, The New Yorker Hotel, Cologne
Physis, Griechische Kulturstiftung,Berlin
negENTROPY,Fruesorge Contemporary Drawings,Berlin
2011
Japanese-German Center Berlin,"Hilfsaktion für Japan"
Uferhallen Berlin“Diploma and Muster Students Exhibition, Kunsthochschule Berlin W.see”(Berlin)
Theaterhouse Berlin Mitte“Nippon Night”4xDance and Performance"
Gallery in Turm“Grafikpodium”(Berlin)
German Japanese Society Berlin,"Japanische Impressionen II"
island MEDIUM,“DRAWING”(Tokyo)
“XVI. International Graphic Triennale Frechen”(Frechen,Germany)
Gallery Fruehsorge,“LONDON-BERLIN” Curated by Andrew Hewish -Centre for Recent Drawing London (Berlin)
Gallery Inga Kondeyne,"double click : reloaded"(Berlin)
Manière Noire,"ORTSTERMIN"(Berlin)
Kulturhaus Spandau,"Spurensuch"(Berlin)
2010
Gallery Maribel Lopez "Avalanche"(Berlin)
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum "The 59th KEISEI Exhibition(calligraphy)" (Tokyo)
BBK Leipzig e.V, Leipziger Bookmesse "Printing as an event 2"(Leipzig)
Damen Salon"almost the same, but not quite" curated by Taro Furukata(la-condition-japonaise)(Berlin)
Uferhallen, "Diploma and Master Students Exhibition 2010(The Berlin Weissensee School of Art) (Berlin)
Bethanien,"We are the islands" three days exhibition with 30 artists from japan(Berlin)
Villa Elisabeth "Everybody lerns from disater"(Berlin)
Kunsthaus Hamburg, "Ausstellung zum 6. Grafikpreis" Griffelkunst-Gesellschaft e.V.(Hamburg)
Gallery Inga Kondeyne "pencile party" (Berlin)
Spiral Garden “ULTRA03” by YUKA CONTEMPORARY(Tokyo)
Spot Gallery “CROSSING THE LINE”(Berlin)
Permm Museum of Contemporary Art(Permm,Russland)
Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin“Olaf Dahlhaus und Kazuki Nakahara”(Berlin)
2009
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum "The 58th KEISEI Exhibition(calligraphy)" (Tokyo)
Gallery Inga Kondeyne "Bleistiftkonzert" (Berlin)
Gallery Parterre "Prolog 4" (Berlin)
Gallery Parterre "Zeichenklasse Plus(Schimansky)" (Berlin)
Gallery Born + Busse "Your Consent, Young Japanese Art" (Leipzig)
Wir Gallery "Ishiwata Biennale"(Berlin)
2008
The big art exhibition in "Haus der Kunst Muenchen" curated by "muenchener secession"
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum "The 57th KEiSEI Exhibition(calligraphy)" (Tokyo)
Gallery Parterre "sen 2008" (Berlin)
5. berliner artsalon (Berlin)
2007
Gallery Inga Kondeyne "Schwarzweiss" (Berlin)
Gallery F92 (Berlin)
Projectroom Lynarstr.4"Alibabas Rice" (Berlin)
2006
Europe Creative Centre"Erste Runde" (Berlin)
Europe Creative Centre"BerlinWien" (Berlin)
2005
Gallery for young art in "Schauspielhaus Dresden" (Dresden)
Artist in Residence
2016
26. saxon printmaking symposium, Hohenossig(Germany)
2013
Centre for Recent Drawing, Londn
AFKA-Agentur für Künstleransiedlung Zug(Swiss)
2012
international Jugendakademie Assisi(Italia)
2011
DRAW international,drawing research action workshops (Caylus,France)
Publication
2022
Dissonance - Platform Germany, Mark Gisbourne, Christoph Tannert
2020
"Kazuki Nakahara, Egmont-Schaefer Preis für Zeichnung2020", Galerie Parterre with Berliner Kabinett e.V.
2018
Zeichnung der Gegenwart (II), Gallery Parterre,Berlin
2016
catalog, 26. saxon printmaking symposium, Hohenossig(Germany)
2015
"Kunstforum" Band 231, “Zeichnen zur Zeit Ⅶ” , Dr.Reinhard Ermen
2013
griffelkunst, edition 2 etching(printer:Fritze Margull)
2011
"B-Reihe,341.Wahl", edition 6 etching (printer:Fritze Margull), by griffelkunst
"DRWING", island JAPAN(Tokyo)
"XVI. International Graphic Triennale Frechen”(catalog of exhibition)
2010
“Crossing the line”, Exhibition catalog, Spot Galerie( Berlin)
" 6. Graphic prize" Griffelkunst-Gesellschaft e.V.(Hamburg)
“wood and copper” Japanese-German Center Berlin
2008
"grosse kunstausstellung haus der kunst munchen"(catalog of exhibition)
Public collections
Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin(Schering Stiftung)
Berlinische Gallery, Museum for the modern art
Kunstpalast(Graphic Collection) Düsseldorf
Weltmuseum Wien
Artist Statement
My early experiences with Japanese calligraphy, which I learned from my father and grandfather—one of the most significant figures of Japan’s avant-garde calligraphy—laid the foundation for my understanding of line and movement.
During my studies at the Berlin Weißensee school of Art, in the “Drawing Laboratory” of Professor Hanns Schimansky, I experimented with different perspectives, materials, and techniques, through which I developed my own drawing style.
This approach combines the precision and dynamism of calligraphy with the expressive possibilities of contemporary drawing.
Between writing and drawing, between East and West—this is the field of tension in which I have been working for many years.
My drawings arise from a quiet, meditative gesture. Each line is drawn carefully by hand—in a repetitive, time-intensive process.
The lines condense, then dissolve toward the white edge, creating an atmosphere of spaciousness and stillness—like endlessly falling snow.
I wish to offer viewers a space for free association, while at the same time drawing attention to the depth inherent in the act of drawing itself.
In a fast-paced, digital world, I consciously embrace the power of the handmade and the mindset contained within it.
