Masato Nagai

Born 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Live and work in Tokyo
Active in Japan Print Association

E-mail: masatonagai2019@gmail.com
MASA Art Space Web Site: http://sampleorii.jimdo.com/

 

Studies:

2004 Graduate, Tokyo Zokei University,

Tokyo 2006 MFA Tama Art University, Tokyo

 

Solo exhibitions:

2005 Gallery Gan, Tokyo

2007 Nabisu Gallery, Tokyo

Wardlow, Melbourne, Australia

 

2009 Shiraya Art Space, Tokyo
AGA Gallery, Amsterdam

 

2010 Art Studio Nakameguro, Tokyo

2011 Art Space Shimouma, Tokyo

2014 Gallery Simon, Tokyo
2017 Gallery Sugino, Tokyo

 

Group exhibitions(International):

 

2006 International Print Triennial Krakow, Oldenburg, Vienna, / Poland, Germany, Austria

 

2008 The Internatinal Experimental Engraving Biennaial, 3rd edition, / Bucharest, Romania

International Print Triennial Kochi / Japan
Engramme International mini prints / Canada
4th International Biennal Exhibition of Mini Prints Tetovo / Macedonia

 

2010 International Print Biennaial Nobosibilsk / Russia

 

2011 Italy-Japan International Print exhibition / Padva, Italy

 

2014 Sprout Legacy International Invitational Mini Prints

Exhibition /Taiwan
Taiwan-Japan International exchange exhibiton of prints / Tokyo, Japan

 

2015 12th Premio Acqui / Italy(Selected in 2013)
 France-Japan exchange exhibiton of contemporary prints / Tokyo, Japan

 

2016 印象、Inshou, Impressions croisées / Paris, France International print festival / Touen, Taiwan

 

2017 Guanlan International print Biennale / China Yerevan International print Biennale / Almenia

Mexico-Japan International exchange prints show / Oaxaca, Mexico
Poetry of the place / London, UK
印象2、Inshou2, Impressions croisées / Paris, France

 

2019 International Contemporary Engraving Biennial / N-E, 3rd edition, Iasi, 2019 / Romania

 

2021 20th Biennale Internationale de la Gravure et des Nouvelles Images de Sarcelles / France

(Selected in2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2007)

 

2022 The 20th ROC International Print Biennial ROC2022 / Taiwan

 

 

2023 12th Kochi International Print Triennial

 

Awards:

2005 The Setsuryosya Firenze Prize, 7th edition, / Niigata, Japan

 

2006 Biennial of Kumamoto, 3rd edition, / Kumamoto, Japan

Memorial of Shigeru Aoki Prize, 16th edition, / Fukuoka,Japan


2008 Tokyo Zokei University Alumni Reunion Scholarship 2008, /

Tokyo, Japan

Harlem Studio Fellowship, / New York, USA

 

2012–2013  FEI Print Award Audience Award, / Yokohama, Japan 

 

2022 The 20th ROC International Print Biennial ROC2022 / Taiwan

 

Residencies and international exchanges:


2003 Exchange Student Program, De Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, Netherlands


2007 Wardlow Artist-in-Residence, Melbourne, Australia


2008 Harlem Studio Fellowship, New York,USA


          INSTYRIA Kultur Service Gesellschaft Rondo-Studios    

          Fellowship, Graz, Austria


2009 France Maseleel Centrum Artsit-in-Residence Fellowship, Kasterlee, Belgium

       
   Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

Statement

These my copper-plate print works could be rather paintings than print-works.Usually I compose a large work with many pieces of prints instead of drawing with brush.I make many prints and combine them on a panel making my own image clear.
It's often said that my works look like a fine Mandala--a Buddhist painting--or oil paintings of some kind of plants that express my point of view about the Universe.But my aim is to express the nuance between black and white that can be never expressed by oil paintings.
I'd like to make the best use of the print-making techiniques in order to express my oriental sense of beauty.In my works the nature--for example tree,water,sea--is treated as a main theme.I want to create the aweinspiring nature in my works.
Today print-works are too artificial and the world of print-maiking is too narrow.I want to explore a new world of both paintings and prints.