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Kazuki Umigishi
Biography
Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1984
B.F.A. in Oil Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2008
After graduating, Umigishi worked as a graphic designer and mural artist before resuming his painting practice in 2020. He primarily works with acrylic on canvas and shaped panels. Beginning with digital drawing, he develops abstract paintings that incorporate layered color and visual interaction.
Statement
Drawing on his background in graphic design, Umigishi began working with digital drawing and came to regard the acts of drawing and erasing lines as fundamental gestures of painting. Since then, he has explored abstract expression rooted in digital mark-making.
Through this process, his interest has expanded to the perception and interaction of color, focusing on visual effects and subtle shifts in perception while exploring the expressive possibilities of color.
Drawing not only from painting but also from design and a wide range of contemporary culture, he pursues paintings that he genuinely finds visually compelling.
CV
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Interaction, tagboat Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2024
Overlap, 3LFTN apartment, Shibuya PARCO, Tokyo, Japan
2023
I’ve been painting, tagboat Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs
2026
tagboat Art Fair 2026, Tokyo, Japan
2025
Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
tagboat Art Fair 2025, Tokyo, Japan
2024
Multilevel Intersection, DDD ART, Tokyo, Japan
tagboat Art Fair 2024, Tokyo, Japan
2023
tagboat Art Fair 2023, Tokyo, Japan
Independent Tokyo 2022 Selection, Hankyu MEN’S TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
2022
MIX UP, NICK WHITE, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2022
Semi-Grand Prize, Independent Tokyo 2022
Projects
2026
B.V.D.
ART OF TRUNKS – Artist Collaboration
Workstyling SHIBUYA SAKURA STAGE, Tokyo, Japan
Office art project and permanent installation
2016
Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Mural
2013
Toride International Wall Art Competition, Ibaraki, Japan
Mural competition
Ryujin Suspension Bridge Anchorage Mural, Ibaraki, Japan
Mural