JUNYA TSUBOTA 坪田純哉
1974
Born in Saitama, Japan
Lives and works in Saitama, Japan
As a seasoned Nihonga artist, Junya Tsubota celebrates the four seasons of Japan within his work. Particularly concentrating on natural phenomena and forms, such as water and sky, he contrasts these elements with unearthly bright colors. His central focus with this melding of styles and subject matter is to bring a new form of harmony into the space the painting is displayed in. Tsubota’s works have appeared in exhibitions across Asia, Europe, and North America. He received his Master’s degree in painting in 2001 from Tokyo University of the Arts.
EDUCATION
2001
MFA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
1999
BFA in Nihonga, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Junya Tsubota nihonga: Suimen ni Kirameku, Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo, Japan
2022
Junya Tsubota: Rhythm, SEIZAN Gallery, New York
2021
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten: Water and Universe, Fukuya Hachobori,
Hiroshima, Japan
Junya Tsubota: Water and Universe, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, Abeno Harukas, Osaka, Japan
2019
Junya Tsubota-ten, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan
2018
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, Abeno Harukas, Osaka, Japan
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, Funabashi Tobu, Chiba, Japan
Junya Tsubota-ten, Gallery A BIENTOT, Tokyo, Japan
2016
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten: Shiki no Kanade, Ikebukuro Tobu, Tokyo, Japan
Junya Tsubota-ten, Gallery A BIENTOT, Tokyo, Japan
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, Niigata Mitsukoshi, Niigata, Japan
Junya Tsubota: Nihonga-ten, Tokyu Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan
2015
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten: Hikari no Niwa, Sendai Mitsukoshi, Miyagi, Japan
2014
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Junya Tsubota-ten, Gallery A BIENTOT, Tokyo, Japan
2013
Junya Tsubota Nihonga-ten, Shinsaibashi Daimaru, Osaka, Japan
2012
Junya Tsubota-ten, Gallery A BIENTOT, Tokyo, Japan
2010
Junya Tsubota-ten, Gallery A BIENTOT, Tokyo, Japan
2009
Junya Tsubota-ten, Shinseido gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Junya Tsubota-ten, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan
2006
Junya Tsubota-ten, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan
2005
Junya Tsubota: Reflection, Tenmonkan Gallery, Kagoshima, Japan
2004
Junya Tsubota-ten, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Summer Group Show, SEIZAN Gallery, New York
2022
Utsuroiyuku Tayousei, Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Art in Japan, Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
The Dragon’s Thrilling Flight Through the Sky, GINZA SIX Artglorieux, Tokyo, Japan
SM toiu Neko, Gallery Seek, Tokyo, Japan
2021
Art no Mikata, Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
Yoh no Kai-ten, Yoh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
The Dragon’s Thrilling Flight Through the Sky, GINZA SIX Artglorieux, Tokyo, Japan
SM toiu Neko, Gallery Seek, Tokyo, Japan
2020
The Red, Iwataya Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka, Japan
Keiro Fudeiro, Souei Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019
SUMMER EXHIBITION 2019, SEIZAN Gallery, New York
SM toiu Neko, Gallery Seek, Tokyo, Japan
2018
Nihonga: Contemporary Art of Japan, SEIZAN Gallery, New York
KALEIDOSCOPE, Niigata Mitsukoshi, Niigata, Funabashi Tobu, Chiba, Japan
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Contemporary Art no Sekai, Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Aichi, Japan
Shinshyun Manpuku! Onenga-ten, FEI ART MUSEUM YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan
SM toiu Neko, Gallery Seek, Tokyo, Japan
2016
20th Anniversary Tokubetsu kikaku-ten, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
KALEIDOSCOPE, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013
SENSU-ten, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Korekara, Hiroshima Mitsukoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2011
CAF Nebula, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010
Sumi no Atarashii Kanousei, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009
Something Precious, SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008
KALEIDOSCOPE, Daimaru Sapporo, Hokkaido, Daimaru Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
ART SALAD, MasuiiRDR, Saitama, Japan, KWANHOON gallery, Seoul, Korea
AWARDS
2001
Honorable Mention, Aogaki 2001 Nihonga-ten
1997
Ataka Award, Tokyo University of the Arts
EXHIBITIONS
Nihonga: Contemporary Art of Japan