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01 Oct 2023 [Fukuoka]Zenzaburo Kojima Exhibition Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of His Birth - October 14th (Sat) - October 29th (Sun), 2023 see more: 《 Cherry blossom season 》Oil on canvas 　24×28.74 in　1930 [In 1934 Drawings added and completed]

Zenzaburo Kojima Exhibition Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of His Birth：Coexistence with Nature - The Times are Beginning to Seek Zenzaburo -
October 14th (Sat) - October 29th (Sun), 2023
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA
1-2-5 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
TEL:092-738-5655

Zenzaburo KOJIMA
1893　Born in Nakajima-cho, Fukuoka City
1911　Graduated from Shuyukan, a junior high school in Fukuoka
1913　Moved to Tokyo with the aim of becoming a painter. He returned home two years later due to illness.
1920　Return to Tokyo
1925-28　Visiting Europe
1930　Participated in the establishment of the Independent Art Association
He evolved his painting style each time he moved to Yoyogi, Kokubunji, and Ogikubo, and moved to new ateliers, opening new horizons in landscapes, portraits, and flower arrangements.
1962　Died at the age of 69.
In addition, he continues to receive high acclaim in the Asian art market as a painter who creates oriental oil paintings based on Western art.

Information related to the exhibition of Zenzaburo Kojima's works
◇Scheduled to be exhibited
*Zenzaburo Kojima exhibition at Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art (Held until from October 7th to December 10th, 2023)
*Yokohama Triennale 2024

◇Listed at 2023 Autumn Sale
Frieze Masters 2023 London, Sotheby's HK and Poly Auction,

《White porcelain Yi dynasty vase with rose 》Watercolour,Paper
10.43 x 9.64 in

Organised by Mizoe Gallery
Co-organised by KOJIMA GALLERY

30 Sep 2023 [Fukuoka] Ko MIYAZAKI Sculpture Exhibition “The World of Wax Casting” - October 14th (Sat) - October 29th (Sun), 2023 - see more: 《Space》（A piece of work） Bronze　H51.18 in

Ko MIYAZAKI Sculpture Exhibition “The World of Wax Casting”
October 14th (Sat) - October 29th (Sun), 2023
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA
1-2-5 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
TEL:092-738-5655
The artist will be at the gallery on 14th(Sat), 15th(Sun), 16th(Mon), 27th(Fri), 28th(Sat), 29th(Sun) October
＊Only on 16th(Mon), the artist will be in the gallery until 5:00pm.

There are not many artists in Japan who work with bronze sculptures, especially with the unfamiliar technique of wax casting. The form is molded with heated wax, and through various steps, it is directly replaced by a bronze sculpture. The materials and techniques used have had a profound influence on the forms created by Miyazaki. At the same time, he has long been involved in the study of Buddhist statues, and the he has reverence for materials that remain for hundreds of years gives his work a pleasant sense of tension. At his 2018 solo exhibition, Miyazaki said, “Now that I have worked with a variety of materials, including wood and stone as well as bronze, I want to break free of all restraints and enter the realm of free production”, and so, many of his new works are abstract in nature. About 30 works will be exhibited. Please come and have a look.
Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe

Ko MIYAZAKI
Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1958. Graduated with Bachelors of Fine Arts from Saga University, Finished Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from University of Tsukuba, studied at Brera Academia in Italy as a scholarship student of Rotary Club International `84-`86, studied abroad in Certaldo, Italy `10-`11
Currently: Honorary Professor of Chiba University

21 Sep 2023 [Tokyo] Tamie OKUYAMA Exhibition - October 7th (Sat) - October 22nd (Sun), 2023 - see more: 《Pink Sky》Oil on canvas 18.08 x 14.10 in 2023

Tamie OKUYAMA Exhibition
October 7th (Sat) - October 22nd (Sun), 2023
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO
3-19-16 Denenchofu, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-0071
TEL 03-3722-6570

Talk Event
Date & Time: October 7th (Sat), 16:00 ～
*Reservations required in advance
*The event will be followed by a small reception.

Tamie Okuyama has been depicting the mysteries of nature and life using motifs of the sun, clouds, sea, and mountains. In this exhibition, flowers appear on the canvas for the first time in a while. Flowers interact with insects and change their form depending its type. Okuyama is fascinated by the still-unresolved mysteries of the evolution and ecology of flowers. Okuyama, who believes that everything spanning from microorganisms to the stars of the universe, including humans, are all part of a single cosmic continuum of life, extends his imagination to the world beyond our galaxy. The blooming flowers in his new work "Pink Sky" form a landscape full of life on a planet yet to be seen. This is the first solo exhibition of Okuyama's work held in Japan in four years. Please enjoy the world of works created from the eyes of Tamie Okuyama.
Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe

Tamie OKUYAMA
1969 Graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from Tokyo University of the Arts.
1992 Received 35th Yasui Award.
2005 Became a professor of Onomichi University, Hiroshima.
2010 Received the 31st Hiroshima Culture Prize.
2012 Retired from Onomichi University.
Currently an honorary professor at Onomichi University and resides in Tokyo
Her works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art Saitama, Yokohama Museum of Art, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Ishii Collection of Tsukuba University, and others.