Profile
Reika Nakayama
| 1974 | OSAKA |
| 2000 | completed Master course of Oil painting, Faculty of fine arts in Kyoto city university of arts. |
| 2002/4-5 | stayed at CITE International des Artes, Paris, France. |
| 2003/8-2004/7 | stayed in Mexico as a research student of the Exchange plan between Japan and Mexico, the Latin American Association. |
| 2005/8-2007/6 | awarded a scholarship from the Mexican government, and Studied at printmaking department, Faculty of fine arts in University National Autonomy of Mexico. |
| 2014- | Assistant Professor of Department of Arts and Crafts, School of Arts and Design, KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY |
| 2024- | Associate Professor of Center for Arts and Design Education, KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2024 | REIKA NAKAYAMA Solo Exhibition | sumikov shop gallery |
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| 2022 | 「Intertwined daily life」 | MORI YU GALLERY KYOTO |
| 2020 | “Night sky story” | MORI YU GALLERY, KYOTO |
| 2019 | “Portraits” | Galeria Ramón Alva de la Canal , Xalapa MEXICO |
| 2017 | “out of” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2017 | “Landscape swaying” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2015 | “Shiba became a Deer” | Pinpoint Gallery,TOKYO |
| 2014 | “The morning star” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2013 | “Being near and far” | South Gallery of Dai-ichi-life,TOKYO |
| “A stellar hill” | MORI YU GALLERY,TOKYO | |
| 2012 | “A stellar hill” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| “LINKING・ZOOMING・FLOATING” | Hirakata Civic Art Gallery OSAKA | |
| “Sleeping diary -to paradise-“ | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO | |
| 2011 | “Sleeping diary” | Roppongi Hills A/D GALLERY,TOKYO |
| 2010 | “Furikaeru,tosonomukouni” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| “Furikaeru,tosonomukouni” | MORI YU GALLERY,TOKYO | |
| 2008 | “yume-utsutsu” | MORI YU GALLERY,TOKYO |
| 2006 | “Distancia” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2005 | “Dormir!YMin” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2004 | “VACIO” | The cultural information center, the Embassy of Japan in Mexico/Mexico |
| 2003 | “FALDA” | Masmedula galeria/Mexico |
Group Exhibition
| 2023 | INTERNACIONAL ART EXCHANGE EXHIBITION 2014-2023 KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY OF VERACRUZ | Gallery Serendip at Kobe Design University, HYOGO |
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| 2023 | VOCA 30 YEARS STORY1994-2023 / KOBE | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Oji Branch Haradanomori Gallery |
| 2023 | Mural Painting of Smaele art project | Imazu, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo |
| 2023 | 「2023【Hand On】」 | Art Gallery @KCUA, Kyoto City University of Arts |
| 2022 | VOCA 30 Years Story/Tokyo | Main office Building of Dai-ichi-life 1f ,TOKYO |
| 2022 | Participated in Kobe Design University Art Project 2022 by KAGAWA Prefecture cooperation of Setouchi Triennale 2022 Work “Striped sea” | Saewall of Kitaura, Sei-cho, Sakaide city, Kagawa |
| 2021 | “-Dialogue- 2021” Exhibition by Department of Arts and Crafts | Gallery Serendip at Kobe Design University, HYOGO |
| 2021 | Constellatio The world of stars and small food stall | C.A.P./KOBE STUDIO Y3, 3rd floor, Kobe Center for Oversease Migration and Cultural Interaction, Hyogo |
| 2020 | Shinking of ART. Kobe Design University Art Project | Takamatsu Shinkin bank old Sakaide branch, Kagawa |
| 2020 | Collection: The Aesthetics of Contemporary Japan | The National Museum of Art, Osaka |
| 2019 | 5BAN Winter’s Exhibition Brooch | Gallery 5BAN, Hyogo |
| 2019 | Proyecto Bosque de Niebla/ JAPOMEX | Xalapa, MEXICO |
| 2019 | Participated in Kobe Design University Art Project 2019 by KAGAWA Prefecture cooperation of Setouchi Triennale 2019 Work “Striped sea” | Saewall of Kitaura, Sei-cho, Sakaide city, Kagawa |
| 2018 | “Power of Arts, Dream of Crafts” | Kobe Design University,Gallery Serendip, HYOGO |
| 2018 | “ALL VOCA The Vision Of Contemporary Art 25th Anniversary Planning” | Main office Building of Dai-ichi-life 1f ,TOKYO |
| 2017 | “EXHIBITION Artists Work of Kobe Design University Department of Arts and Crafts” | Galeria Fernado Vilchis Universidad Veracruzana Instituto de Artes Plasticas, Mexico |
| 2016 | “50th Anniversary of the Bienále Ilustrácií Bratislava: 50 Years of Illustrated Books – Up to Now and From Now On” | Urawa Art Museum, Chiba |
| “Clear and Present View” | Gallery Serendip at Kobe Design University, HYOGO | |
| Setouchi Triennale 2016 / Work “Las Islas – shima shima” Participated in the Shamijima Art Project supported by Kobe Design University | Former Shami Elementary and Junior High School, Kagawa | |
| 2015 | “Biennale of Illustrations in Bratislava” | BIBIANA, International House of Art for Children, Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| 2014 | “Creature Wonderland” | Kobe Design University,Gallery Serendip,HYOGO |
| “GARDEN -CRYSTAL HAZARD-“ | MORI YU GALLERY,TOKYO | |
| 2013 | “GIFT” | SferaBuilding Exhibition, KYOTO |
| 2012 | “2012Biennial Arts and Crafts” | THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO |
| “Collection” | The National Museum of Art,OSAKA | |
| “Collection” | South Gallery of dai-ichi-life,TOKYO | |
| “NEVER ENDING CONSTRUCTION” | AKI GALLERY, Taiwan | |
| “New Contemporaries” | Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA1@KCUA2 Gallery B,KYOTO | |
| 2011 | “Undulationism” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| “VOCA 2011 – Artists on New Plain- “ | The Ueno Royal Museum TOKYO | |
| 2010 | “Garden of Painting -Japanese Art of the 00s” | The National Museum of Art,OSAKA |
| 2008 | “Bunkamura Art Show 2008″Fear to Familiar” | Bunkamura Gallery,TOKYO |
| “Hyakka kyo-ran” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO | |
| “BLUE GARDEN” | MORI YU GALLERY,TOKYO | |
| 2007 | “EXPO Generacion 2005-2007” | Academia de San Carlos ENAP!YUNAM/Mexico |
| Exposicion colectiva Japon Mexico Japon | la Galeria cafe HIRVANA/Mexico | |
| Primere muestra de grafica international de academia | Casona de la estacion,the state of Michoacan/Zitacuaro,Mexico | |
| Exposicion colectiva | the Embassy of Cuba in Mexico/Mexico | |
| “Los Takatakas” | the cultural information center, the Embassy of Japan in Mexico/Mexico | |
| 2006 | “Vision Contemporanea” | Galeria Tnonalii del Centro Cultural Ollin Yolizti/Mexico |
| Juntas y revueltas/mujeres en la plastic mexicana | The Municipal Museum in Mexico | |
| 2005 | “Date tinta/grabado urbano” | The Municipal Museum in Mexico |
| “Let’s look for Florence in Nishiki Ichiba vol.2” | Nishiki Ichiba/KYOTO | |
| “Let’s look for Florence in Nishiki Ichiba” | Nishiki Ichiba/KYOTO | |
| “Lost something?” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO | |
| 2004 | “The garden of yellow” | MORI YU GALLERY,KYOTO |
| 2003 | “Mujeres de Japon en Mexico” | Mexican Art Academy/Mexico |
| 2002 | “Presencia de Japon en Mexico” | el Casa del Lago/Mexico |
| “Mexico” | Chopo Museum/Mexico | |
| 2001 | The library video exhibition | Gallery sowaka/KYOTO |
| “Drowing 2001/part1” | Gallery sowaka/KYOTO | |
| 2000 | “Oneday Gallery Project” | Gallery sowaka/KYOTO |
Art Fair
| 2022 | Art Fair Tokyo 2022 | Tokyo International forum,TOKYO |
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| 2019 | ART OSAKA 2019 Exhibition PLUS Room#6126 | Hotel Granvia OSAKA 26F, OSAKA |
| 2013 | Art Stage Singapore 2013 | Marina bay sands/Singapore |
| 2008 | Art Agnes 2008 | Agnes Hotel and Apartment/TOKYO |
| 2007 | ART FAIR TOKYO art club | TOKYO |
| Art in Dojima Osaka 2007 | Dojima Hotel/OSAKA | |
| ART FAIR TOKYO 2007 | Tokyo International forum,TOKYO | |
| Art Agnes 2007 | Agnes Hotel and Apartment/TOKYO | |
| 2006 | Art in CASO 2006 | Kaigandori Gallery CASO/OSAKA |
| 2005 | Art in CASO 2005 | Kaigandori Gallery CASO/OSAKA |
| ART FAIR TOKYO 2005 | Tokyo international forum/TOKYO |
Other
2017 Decorative cooperation “SORA FES 2017 -Let’s play facing up-“
2023.5.3 Reika nakayama Artist Talk show at sumikov gallery
Public Collection
The National Museum of Art, OSAKA
Dai-ichi Muyual Life Insurance Company
Prize
“A Certain Planet”
2011 The top prize the VOCA.
