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Painting, Illustration
drawing
Woodcut
About Me:
Ryo Kajitani is a queer artist and art model based in Tokyo, Japan. They identify as transgender and asexual.
During their time at Tama Art University (2010-2014), they specialized in oil-based woodcut printmaking.
In the doctoral program (2016-2019), they studied under the late MOTOE Kunio (art historian, 1948-2019) and Nakamura Yutaka (cultural anthropologist). Their research focused on implementing the ontological aesthetics method in exhibition spaces with the artistic activities therein and proposed tentative logical models based on Heidegger's art theory.
After graduating, they returned to work as an art model and Graphic designer in Tokyo. Currently, they are experimenting with mixed analog and computational photography, combining printmaking techniques and partial machine learning (Python library, etc.,).
they also use their experience of being assaulted to provide international humanitarian aid and support orphans and others who wish to reintegrate into society.
-教育
2016
多摩美術大学大学院 美術研究科 修士課程 修了
2016
多摩美術大学大学院 美術研究科 博士課程 入学
2019
多摩美術大学大学院 美術研究科 博士課程 修了
博士学位請求論文（甲第75号）「展示空間における芸術活動の行方――ハイデッガー『芸術作品の根源』に基づく存在論的美学を手掛かりに――」
-個展
2017
梶谷令 個展：第1回ギャルリー志門University Selection企画 Vol. 2 多摩美術大学大学院 (ギャルリー志門及び、多摩美術大学校友会 助成による)
▶最終成果報告会スライド資料ダウンロード 記録：8月21日（月)～26日（土）
2019
第7回 FEI PRINT AWARD準大賞者展「梶谷令 -見守ること、贈ること- 」(f.e.i art gallery及び、一般社団法人日本美術家連盟 助成による)9/17-27
-グループ展
2014
大学院美術研究科-版画研究領域-修士課程1年生展「iki」 (INOAC銀座並木通りギャラリー)
第82回日本版画協会版画展 (東京都美術館)
第5回「ドローイングとは何か」展 (ギャルリー志門)
2015
大学院同期 2人展 (ガレリア・グラフィカ bis/大学院学修奨励制度 研究発表活動奨励金による)
｢WALK THE LINE 線に生きる20代の作家たち｣展 (ギャルリー志門/画廊企画)
Small Works 2015 グループ展 (ガレリア・グラフィカ bis/画廊企画)
第83回日本版画協会版画展
Lipton 125th Anniversary TEA WAY ART COLLECTION (明治神宮外苑 聖徳記念絵画館前)
VOL.4 U35・500 ARTISTS JAPAN EXHIBITION (横浜赤レンガ倉庫1号館)
2016
東京五美術大学連合卒業・修了制作展 (国立新美術館)
第25回全日本アートサロン絵画大賞展 (国立新美術館、大阪市立美術館)
Line/break 版画研究領域博士前期課程修了制作展 (プロモ・アルテ プロジェクトギャラリー）
第93回春陽展 (国立新美術館)
第6回「ドローイングとは何か」展
第84回日本版画協会版画展
第1回鶴ヶ丘アートコレクション (coccinelle/大阪)
第41回大学版画展 （町田市立国際版画美術館/東京）
第19回多摩美術大学校友会小品展2016 (文房堂/神保町)
2017
TOKYO国際ミニプリント・トリエンナーレin SAPPORO―トリエンナーレ2015巡回展 (プラニスホール エスタ11階/札幌）
ArtBridge FAIR Vol.1 (PROMO-ARTE Latin American Art Gallery)
第26回全日本アートサロン絵画大賞展
別所公春まつり共催 第19回アート・フェス公募展 (三木市立堀光美術館/兵庫県)
第94回春陽展
第二回鶴ヶ丘アートコレクション (BonheurKitchen長居公園)
第1回深夜の美術展 (くるくるGlobal Hub/渋谷) 記録；6/23～24
Views on contemporary Japanese Printmaking - Cyprus 2017 (Hambis Printmaking Musiem/キプロス)
Small Works 2017 (ガレリア・グラフィカ bis)
MONSTER Exhibition 2017 (渋谷ヒカリエ 8/ COURT/渋谷/大学院学修奨励制度 研究発表活動奨励金による)記録；17年7月14日-18日 11:00-20:00
MONSTER Exhibition 2017 in NY (hpgrp GALLERY/ニューヨーク/大学院学修奨励制度 研究発表活動奨励金による)記録；2017年9月
第85回記念日本版画協会版画展 記録；30日-10月6日
SHIBUYA AWARDS 2017 in 第9回 渋谷芸術祭 (東急東京メトロ渋谷駅 駅構内 13番出口方面コンコース内 シブヤアワード特設会場)記録；17年11月3日～５日
オープンナガヤ大阪2017併催イベント「雑貨と展示と古本と」 (ギャラリー紬/大阪)
Challenge Art in Japan 2017 #TAMABI_HAKASE展 (駐日本国大韓民国大使館 韓国文化院)▶抜粋資料 (PDF)
第20回多摩美術大学校友会小品展2017 記録；12月3日（土）～ 12月9日（日）
2018
かわうそ新人賞展2018年 (銀座かわうそ画廊/東京) 記録；2月24日～3月2日
FACE展2018損保ジャパン日本興亜美術賞展 (東郷青児記念 損保ジャパン日本興亜美術館/東京) 記録；18年2月24日（土）～3月30日（金）
CROSS OVER Vol.4 PEDDY POT・梶谷 令2人展 (Mirage Garelly Cafe/カンボジア) ▶Mirage Garelly Cafe
Cross Over Vol.5 (New Treasure Art Gallery/ヤンゴン, ミャンマー)
第95回春陽展
Cross Over Vol.6 (Instinc Singapore Art Gallery/シンガポール)
銀座夏祭り-ART FES- (STAND GINZA/80/東京)
MONSTER EXHIBITION IN 2018
第7回「ドローイングとは何か」展
第7回FEI PRINT AWARD (FEI ART MUSEUM YOKOHAMA/横浜)
｢WALK THE LINE Part4 線に生きる作家たち」展 記録；9月17日～9月22日
第6回東京国際ミニプリント・トリエンナーレ2018 (多摩美術大学美術館/東京)▶PDF 記録；18年10月27日（土）〜12月2日（日）
第21回多摩美校友会チャリティ展2018 (光村グラフィック・ギャラリー(MGG)/東京) 記録；18年12月10日（月）〜12月16日（日）
第39屆台北音響暨藝術展 (王朝大酒店 Sunworld Dynasty Hotel/台北)
2019
第22回岡本太郎現代芸術賞展 (川崎市岡本太郎美術館/神奈川)
多摩美術大学博士課程展2019 (多摩美術大学美術館/東京)
2019春季當代藝術沙龍展 （台北オークションセンター/台北）
2019台北新藝術博覽會 （台北世界貿易センター3ホール/台北）
SHIBUYA ART AWARDS 2019 （渋谷区新庁舎スペース428/東京）
第22回多摩美校友会チャリティ展2019 (光村グラフィック・ギャラリー(MGG)/東京)
（国際会議）International Online Art Exhibition organised under AdvaitaUtsav - InternationalConference on AdvaitaVedanta (サガル、マディヤ・プラデーシュ州/インド)
京橋東クリスマスフェスタ （京橋東商店街/大阪）
2020
第二回 文房堂アワード (文房堂ギャラリー/東京)
仮想展覧会「シュテルン病棟」 (WorldWideWeb)
About "crossing"《 交差について 》(Gallery FACE TO FACE/東京)
2021
Culture365 "Portraits" 展, 12月20~1月20まで (WorldWideWeb)
Culture365 "Portraits" 展, 12月16~12月18まで (ポケットスターギャラリ―/ギリシャ、 ピレアス)
QueerTech.io Midsumma And/Or Exhibition Call for Artists, (WorldWideWeb/オーストラリア)
2022
國際藝術家大獎賽－精選展 (得藝美術館/ 台湾)
Chronically Online Inaugural Show (Curated by Ash Hagerstrand), (Web/アメリカ)
Single image photographer for the official program of Rotterdam Photo Festival 2022 XL, (延期)オランダ)
愛と狂気のマーケット (ラフォーレ原宿/ 東京)
Queer Perspectives: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ life (Curated by Upstream Gallery/ アメリカ)
Artists Village at #NFTNYC2023 （アメリカ）
-受賞・助成、雑誌等 ※審査通過日を基準とする
2014
第82回日本版画協会版画展 A部門 入選（記録；初出）
第5回「ドローイングとは何か」展 入選（記録；初出）
2015
第83回日本版画協会版画展 A部門 入選
VOL.4 U35・500ARTISTS JAPAN EXHIBITION 入選（記録；初出）
第25回全日本アートサロン絵画大賞展 入選・優秀賞 受賞（記録；初出）
2016
第93回春陽展 版画部 入選（記録；初出）
第6回「ドローイングとは何か」展 入選
第84回日本版画協会版画展 A部門 入選
ArtBridge FAIR vol.1 入選・審査員賞(熊田泰章 氏推薦)（記録；初出）
第19回多摩美術大学校友会小品展2016 チャレンジ賞 受賞（記録；初出）
第26回全日本アートサロン絵画大賞展 入選
2017
Ιαπωνικό Αφιέρωμα – Όψεις της Σύγχρονης Ιαπωνικής Χαρακτικής – Κύπρος 2017 (Views on contemporary Japanese Printmaking - Cyprus 2017) 採択
別所公春まつり共催第19回アート・フェス公募展 入選（記録；初出）
第94回春陽展 版画部 入選
池袋アートギャザリング IAG AWARDS 2017 準入選（記録；初出）
MONSTER EXHIBITION IN 2017 入選（記録；初出）
（論文誌）多摩美術研究 第6号 採択
第10回高知国際版画トリエンナーレ展 入選（記録；初出）
平成29年度 多摩美術大学校友会奨学生 採択▶助成事業詳細（記録；初出）
第85回記念 日本版画協会版画展 A部門 入選
SHIBUYA AWARDS 2017 in 第9回 渋谷芸術祭 入選（記録；初出）
一般財団法人守谷育英会 第25回修学奨励賞 受賞（記録；初出）
FACE2018 損保ジャパン日本興亜美術賞 入選（記録；初出）
2018
かわうそ新人賞 入選（記録；初出）
第95回春陽展 版画部 入選
MONSTER EXHIBITION IN 2018 入選 記録：7月21日（土）〜25日（水）
第7回「ドローイングとは何か」展 入選 記録：8月20日（月）～9月1日（土）
（論文誌）多摩美術研究 第7号 採択
第6回東京国際ミニプリント・トリエンナーレ2018 美術館賞 受賞（記録；初出）
第7回FEI PRINT AWARD 一般部門 準大賞 受賞（記録；初出）記録：9月4日（火）〜16日（日）
（芸術誌）Average Art Magazine28, 11月号 2018、 イギリス 公募採択
（芸術誌）Wotisart Magazine #20, 11月号 2018、イギリス 公募採択
第22回岡本太郎現代芸術賞 入選（記録；初出）
一般社団法人日本美術家連盟 美術家のための支援事業2019 採択（記録；初出）
一般財団法人ギオン芸術スポーツ振興財団 第二期奨学生 採択（記録；初出）
國際藝術家大獎賽、台湾 ファイナリスト選出（記録；初出）
2019
（芸術誌）Peripheral ARTeries, Biennial Edition 2019 イギリス 公募/特集採択
春季當代沙龍展、台湾 採択
（論文誌）多摩美術研究 第8号 採択
SHIBUYA ART AWARDS 2019 入選
ASIAGRAPH 2019 in Tokyo 準入選
（芸術誌）Al-Tiba9 Magazine issue#3 2019年12月号 スペイン 公募採択
（仏画/国際会議）International Online Art Exhibition organised under AdvaitaUtsav - InternationalConference on AdvaitaVedanta、インド 公募採択▶Booklet
2020
（芸術誌）Florence Contemporary Gallery International competition Catalog March 2020 イタリア共和国 採択
Social Art Award Book Top 50 artists ドイツ連邦共和国 ≫Download Here
第二回 文房堂アワード 入選
Blue Bee Art Gallery bluebee magazine - Spring 2020 イギリス 採択
Awesome Art Prize contest Spring Edition 2020 功労賞 パリ、コペンハーゲン
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund WorldWideWeb 採択
（論文誌）多摩美術研究 第9号 採択（研究ノート）
【FOLK FOLK 独自事業】クリエイターズ・ワーケーション 公募採択 三重県伊勢市
第9回「ドローイングとは何か」展 入選
2021
國際藝術家大獎賽、台湾 ファイナリスト選出
第1回『#CWA展』Twitterモーメント展 記録：21年6月13日(日) ~ 6月20日(日)
（論文誌/研究ノート）多摩美術研究 第10号 採択
（芸術誌）Florence Contemporary Gallery "LIMITLESS" 採択, イタリア
Culture365 & pocketstargallery Open call "Portraits" 採択, ギリシャ
Single image photographer for the official program of Rotterdam Photo Festival 2022 XL 採択, オランダ
QueerTech.io Midsumma And/Or Exhibition Call for Artists 採択, オーストラリア
2022
Chronically Online Inaugural Show (Curated by Ash Hagerstrand) 採択, アメリカ
(論文誌/制作ノート) Tama Art Studies, 2021 採択
第1回XANALIA NFT ART AWARDS 2021 入賞
國際藝術家大獎賽－精選展 採択
2022 NFT World MasterAward ファイナリスト選出
Queer Perspectives: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ life (Curated by Upstream Gallery NY) 採択, アメリカ
(Queer anthology) Beyond Queer Words - Queer Anthology (4th edition; Feb. 2023) 採択, ドイツ
Artists Village at #NFTNYC2023 採択、アメリカ
2023
(Journal of Gender and Sexuality) New Plains Review - Art - for Central Dissent 2022 (Published by University of Central Oklahoma) 採択、アメリカ ▶出版準備中
Fast Flesh Literary Journal Issue 5 (Curated by Jack Maes, Danielle Zaccagnino, Sam Scott) 採択、アメリカ ▶見る
Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment (Curated by Iowa State University, MFA Program Creative Writing and Environment) 採択、アメリカ
The Howler Project (by a Research & Creative Activity grant from the University of Nebraska Omaha) 採択、アメリカ
Art & Human Rights Exhibition (Curated by Emergent Art Space, based in San Francisco, California) 採択、アメリカ ▶見る
Porter House Review (Curated by exas State University’s MFA program in Creative Writing) 採択、アメリカ ▶見る
Barzakh Magazine Summer 2023 Visual Art (Curated by University at Albany) 採択、アメリカ ▶見る
The Closed Eye Open (Edited by Aaron Lelito) 採択、アメリカ ▶Pdf
(論文誌/制作ノート) Tama Art Studies, 2022 採択
ARTISTS RESPONDING TO... QUARTERLY MAGAZINE - Contemporary art, culture and activism 採択、イギリス ▶買う
NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art by Trenton City Museum 採択、アメリカ
Noir" - Artist book by SU4IP 採択、アメリカ
(Art Magazines) StreetLit 採択、アメリカ
#NFTNYC2024 採択、アメリカ
-シンポジウム/Symposium
2017
Challenge Art in Japan 2017 #TAMABI_HAKASE展 国際交流シンポジウム「美大と博士課程－作品と言葉－」 (駐日本国大韓民国大使館 韓国文化院)
-主な収蔵先/Public Collection
多摩美術大学 (Tama Art University)、多摩美術大学美術館(Tama Art University Museum)、Lipton、一般財団法人守谷育英会 (Moritani Scholarship Foundation)
他、プライベートコレクション
-主なメディア/Media
2019
ラジオ「みつくんの新鮮アーティスト！生絞り！ 」Shibuya Cross-FM (主催：Office EVE)
SHOWROOM RYO KAJITANIイラスト制作イベントvol.1 (主催：HSDM株式会社) ▶特設ページ
-Education (Studium)
2014
Graduated from Department of painting, printmaking Course of Tama Art University
2016
Graduated from Tama Art University Master's Degree Course,Printmaking Course
2019
Graduated from Doctoral Degree Course, Graduate School of Tama Art University (Ph.D.in Arts)
Received a doctorate in Arts for his "Towards Further Advancement of Artistic Activity in Exhibition Spaces:
Exploring through the Ontological Aesthetics based on Heideggerʼs Der Ursprung des Kunstwerkes (The Origin of the Work of Art)"
-Solo Exhibition
2017
Ryo Kajitani Solo Exhibition/GALERIE SIMON (Tokyo)
2019
7th FEI Print Award Runner-Up: Ryo Kajitani/F.E.I Art Gallery (Yokohama)
-Group Exhibition(include competition) (Gruppenausstellung)
2014
First Year In Master's Program Group Exhibition 「iki」/INOAC Ginza Namikidori Garelly（Tokyo）
82th Exhibition of Japan Print Association/TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM (Tokyo)
5th Exhibition of What is Drawing/GALERIE SIMON (Tokyo)
2015
Exhibition of two artists/Galleria Grafica Tokio (Tokyo)
WALK THE LINE/GALERIE SIMON (Tokyo)
SmallWorks2015/Galleria Grafica Tokio (Tokyo)
83th Exhibition of Japan Print Association/TOKYO METROPOLITANART MUSEUM (Tokyo)
Lipton 125th Anniversary TEA WAY ART COLLECTION/meiji jingu gaien,in front of Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (Tokyo)
VOL.4 U35・500 ARTISTS JAPAN EXHIBITION/Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse 1 (Tokyo)
AllJapan ArtSalon PaintingAward Exhibition/National Art Center (Tokyo)
2016
39th Five Tokyo Art Unviversities Graduation Exhibition/National Art Center (Tokyo)
"Line/break" Tama Art Univ Master Program Fine Aat Course Pintmaking Field Complete Exhibition/Promo arte project garelly (Tokyo)
93th Exhibition of shunyo/National Art Center (Tokyo)
6th Exhibition of What is Drawing
84th Exhibition of Japan Print Association
1st Exhibition of Tsurugaoka Art Collection/coccinelle garelly (Osaka)
41st Annual Exhibition of the Japan Society of Printmaking/Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts(Tokyo)
19th Exhibition of small works2016 by The alumni association of Tama Art Univ /Bunpodo garelly (Tokyo)
2017
Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial in Sapporo -Triennial 2015 Traveling Exhibition-/JR Tower (Sapporo)
ArtBridge FAIR Vol.1/PROMO-ARTE Latin American Art Gallery (Tokyo)
26th AllJapan ArtSalon PaintingAward Exhibition
"Bessho-kou Spring Festival" co-organized 19th "ART·FES" Competitions /Miki City Horimitsu Art Museum (Hyogo)
94th Exhibition of shunyo
2nd Exhibition of Tsurugaoka Art Collection/BonheurKitchen-NagaiPark (Osaka)
1st Exhibition of "Midnight"/KURUKURU Global Hub (Shibuya)
Views on contemporary Japanese Printmaking - Cyprus 2017/Hambis Printmaking Musiem (Cyprus)
SmallWorks2017/Galleria Grafica Tokio (Tokyo)
MONSTER Exhibition 2017/Shibuya Hikarie 8F COURT (Shibuya)/Graduate School Study Incentive System
MONSTER Exhibition 2017 in NY/hpgrp GALLERY(NewYork)/Graduate School Study Incentive System
85th Exhibition of Japan Print Association
SHIBUYA AWARDS 2017 /Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station,13,13a exit of East Station(Tokyo)
OPEN NAGAYA OSAKA "sundry,Exhibits and secondhand book"/Tsumugi garelly (Osaka)
Challenge Art in Japan 2017 "#TAMABI_HAKASE" Exhibition International exchange symposium/Korean Cultural Center (Tokyo)
20th Exhibition of small works2017 by The alumni association of Tama Art Univ
2018
Kawauso new face award2018/Ginza Kawauso Garelly(Tokyo)
FACE 2018: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award Exhibition/Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art (Tokyo)
Exhibition of two artists:CROSS OVER with PEDDY POT & Kajitani Ryo/Mirage Garelly Cafe (Cambodia)
Group exhibition Cross Over Vol.5/New Treasure Art Gallery(Yangon,Myanmar)
95th Exhibition of shunyo
Group exhibition "Cross Over Vol.6"/Instinc Singapore Art Gallery (Singapore)
Group exhibition "Ginza summer festival" /STAND GINZA/80 (Tokyo)
7th Exhibition of What is Drawing
7th FEI PRINT AWARD/FEI ART MUSEUM YOKOHAMA (Kanagawa)
6th Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2018/Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo)
21th Charity Exhibition by The alumni association of Tama Art Univ/MITSUMURA GRAPHIC GALLERY (Tokyo)
2018 39th taipei international audio & art show /Sunworld Dynasty Hotel (Taipei)
2019
The 22nd Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art/Taro Okamoto Museum of Art (Kanagawa)
Tama Art University Doctoral Program Graduation Exhibition 2019/Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo)
Contemporary Art Salon, Spring 2019/Auction Center Taipei (Taipei)
2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition/Taipei World Trade Center Hall3 (Taipei)
SHIBUYA ART AWARDS 2019/Shibuya City Office the 15th floor space 428 (Tokyo）
22th Charity Exhibition by The alumni association of Tama Art Univ/MITSUMURA GRAPHIC GALLERY (Tokyo)
International Online Art Exhibition organised under AdvaitaUtsav - InternationalConference on AdvaitaVedanta/Sagar, Madhya Pradesh (central India)
Kyobashi East Christmas Festa/Kyobashi Higashi Shopping Street (Osaka)
2020
2nd Exhibiton of Bunpodo Award/Bunpodo Garelly (Tokyo)
Virtuelle Ausstellung „Stern-Krankenhausabteilung“ (WorldWideWeb)
About "crossing"/ Gallery FACE TO FACE (Tokyo)
2021
2021 International Artist Grand Prize Competition/Postponed (Taipei)
1st "CWA Exhibition" Twitter Moment Echibition (WorldWideWeb)
Culture365 "Portraits" Exhibition, December 20 to January 20 (WorldWideWeb)
Culture365 "Portraits" Exhibition, December 16 to December 18 (pocketstargallery, Greece, Pireas)
QueerTech.io Midsumma And/Or Exhibition Call for Artists, (WorldWideWeb/ Australia)
2022
International Artist Grand Prize Competition - Featured Exhibition (得藝美術館/ Taipei)
Chronically Online Inaugural Show (Curated by Ash Hagerstrand), (WorldWideWeb/ USA)
Single image photographer for the official program of Rotterdam Photo Festival 2022 XL, (postponed), Holland)
Love and crazy market (Laforet Harajuku/ Tokyo)
Queer Perspectives: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ life /Upstream Gallery NY ( USA)
Artists Village at #NFTNYC2023（USA）
-Awards,Scholarships (Preis und Stipendium) ⋆list based on date of approval
2014
82th Exhibition of Japan Print Association Accepted in Part A
5th Exhibition of What is Drawing Accepted
2015
83th Exhibition of Japan Print Association Accepted in Part A
VOL.4 U35・500 ARTISTS JAPAN EXHIBITIONAccepted
25th AllJapan ArtSalon PaintingAward Exhibition Accepted/Ａward for Excellence
2016
93th Exhibition of shunyo Accepted in Part printmaking
6th Exhibition of What is Drawing Accepted
84th Exhibition of Japan Print Association Accepted in Part A
ArtBridge FAIR Vol.1 Accepted/Judge prize (Recommendation by Kumata Yoshinori)
19th Exhibition of small works2016 by The alumni association of Tama Art Univ Challenge Award
26th AllJapan ArtSalon PaintingAward Exhibition Accepted
2017
Ιαπωνικό Αφιέρωμα – Όψεις της Σύγχρονης Ιαπωνικής Χαρακτικής – Κύπρος 2017 (Views on contemporary Japanese Printmaking - Cyprus 2017) Adopted
"Bessho-kou Spring Festival" co-organized 19th "ART·FES" Competitions Accepted
94th Exhibition of shunyo Accepted in Part printmaking Accepted
IKEBUKURO ART GATHERING IAG AWARDS2017 Runners-up
MONSTER EXHIBITION IN 2017 Accepted
(Bulletin of research) Tama Art Studies, 2017
THE 10TH KOCHI INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF PRINTS Accepted
Tama Art University Alumni Association Scholarship 2017 Adopted
85th Exhibition of Japan Print Association Accepted in Part A
SHIBUYA AWARDS 2017 Accepted
Moritani Scholarship Foundation 25th special purpose grants Awarded
FACE 2018: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award Exhibition Accepted
2018
Kawauso new face award2018 Accepted
95th Exhibition of shunyo Accepted in Part printmaking Accepted
MONSTER EXHIBITION IN 2018 Accepted
7th Exhibition of What is Drawing Accepted
(Bulletin of research)Tama Art Studies, 2018 Adopted
6th Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2018 Museum Awards
7th FEI ART International Print Award Semi Grand-Prix Awarded
Featured in Average Art Magazine28, November 2018 edition, Accepted, United Kingdom
Featured in Wotisart Magazine #20, November 2018 edition, Accepted, United Kingdom
The Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art Accepted
Japan Artists Association 2019th Artist grant Adopted
Gion Foundation 2nd Scholarship 2018 Adopted
Finalist for "2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition"
2019
Peripheral ARTeries, Biennial Edition 2019, Adopted, United Kingdom
”Contemporary Art Salon, Spring 2019” Adopted, Taipei
(Bulletin of research) Tama Art Studies, 2019 Adopted
SHIBUYA AWARDS 2019 Accepted
ASIAGRAPH 2019 in Tokyo Runners-up
Al-Tiba9 Magazine issue#3 Accepted, Spain
International Online Art Exhibition organised under AdvaitaUtsav - InternationalConference on AdvaitaVedanta Accepted, India
2020
Florence Contemporary Gallery International competition Catalog March 2020 Accepted, Italy
Social Art Award Book Top 50 artists Selected, Germany ≫Download Here
2nd Exhibition of Bumpodo Award Accepted, Japan
Blue Bee Art Gallery bluebee magazine - Spring 2020 Accepted, United Kingdom
Awesome Art Prize contest Spring Edition 2020 Merit Prize Awarded, PAR, CPH
Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund Adopted, WorldWideWeb
(Bulletin of research) Tama Art Studies, 2020 Adopted
【FOLK FOLK Original Project】 Creator's Workcation Adopted, Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan
9th Exhibition of What is Drawing Accepted
2021
Finalist for "2021 International Artist Grand Prize Competition" Taipei, Taiwan
1st "CWA"Exhibition" Runners-up
(Bulletin of research/ Research Notes) Tama Art Studies, 2020 Adopted
Florence Contemporary Gallery "LIMITLESS" Accepted, Italy
Culture365 & pocketstargallery Open call "Portraits" Accepted, Greece
Single image photographer for the official program of Rotterdam Photo Festival 2022 XL Aopted, Netherlands
QueerTech.io Midsumma And/Or Exhibition Call for Artists Accepted, Australia
2022
Chronically Online Inaugural Show (Curated by Ash Hagerstrand) Adopted, USA
(Bulletin of research/ Production note) Tama Art Studies, 2021 Adopted
1st XANALIA NFT ART AWARDS 2021 Winner
International Artist Grand Prize Competition - Featured Exhibition Accepted, Taipei, Taiwan
NFT World MasterAward 2022 Finalist
Queer Perspectives: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ life (Curated by Upstream Gallery NY) Accepted, USA
(Queer anthology) Beyond Queer Words - Queer Anthology (4th edition; Feb. 2023) Accepted, Germany
#NFTNYC2023 Accepted, USA
2023
(Journal of Gender and Sexuality) New Plains Review - Art - for Central Dissent 2022 (Published by University of Central Oklahoma) Accepted, USA ▶preparing
Fast Flesh Literary Journal Issue 5 (Curated by Jack Maes, Danielle Zaccagnino, Sam Scott,) Accepted, USA ▶See here
Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment (Curated by Iowa State University, MFA Program Creative Writing and Environment) Accepted, USA
The Howler Project (by a Research & Creative Activity grant from the University of Nebraska Omaha) Accepted, USA
Art & Human Rights Exhibition (Curated by Emergent Art Space, based in San Francisco, California) Accepted, USA ▶See here
Porter House Review (Curated by Texas State University’s MFA program in Creative Writing) Accepted, USA ▶See here
Barzakh Magazine Summer 2023 Visual Art (Curated by University at Albany) Accepted, USA ▶See here
The Closed Eye Open (Edited by Aaron Lelito) Accepted, USA ▶Pdf
(Bulletin of research/ Production note) Tama Art Studies, 2022 Adopted
ARTISTS RESPONDING TO... QUARTERLY MAGAZINE - Contemporary art, culture and activism Issue 8 Accepted, UK ▶Buy
NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art by Trenton City Museum Accepted, USA
Noir" - Artist book by SU4IP Accepted, USA
(Art Magazines) StreetLit Accepted, USA
#NFTNYC2024 Accepted, USA
-SYMPOSIUM
2017
Challenge Art in Japan 2017 "#TAMABI_HAKASE" Exhibition International exchange symposium (Korean Cultural Center in Japan)
-Media
2019
Radio "Mitsu Kun's fresh artist! Raw squeezing!" Shibuya Cross-FM
SHOWROOM AUDITION “RYO KAJITANI draws you artistically” vol.1
2020
-Current Initiatives (2021-)
As a transgender/asexual individual, I have lived without romance or sexual love since childhood and have been close life to violence.
With this background, I recently launched a photography project titled 'Boys Don't Cry' to explore the whereabouts of phantom pain resulting from past experiences of violence.
The photographs are based on thousands of documentary photographs that capture my experiences of being subjected to violence over the past 20 years.
A trinity of photography, drawing, and art printing methods forms these works, utilizing machine learning (based on Python) in some of the pieces.
This project is not to prosecute violence as a victim.
In my works, I confronted violence as a creator, not a victim, and also positioned myself as one grain of social noise, not a protagonist.
The collage method is also a technical metaphor for manipulating nature and society.
The latent diffusion model, utilized in some works, realizes super-resolution by removing image noise and redundancy. I reflected on this metaphor as myself as noise and the diffusion process by "editing," I questioned the whereabouts of the body with era from beyond Latent space.
Violence is also a homeland for me.
Since the assault, I have lost the ability to express emotions; I have come to delegate most of the social role of face to the "belly."
The pain that accumulates here is no longer an "unpleasant event," but a familiar occurrence for me, and the belly becomes a public storage facility where energy accumulates as a social force.
For which the artist or viewer may project their fears, desires, and dreams.
My belly is like a jewel box that accepts these diverse projections.
