Kenichi Nakajima

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Kenichi Nakajima
Born
中島 健一

1978
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Education
OccupationVisual artist

Kenichi Nakajima (中島 健一, Nakajima Kenichi, born 1978[1]) is a Japanese painter, visual artist, and performance artist.[2][3][4] He is known for his exhibitions at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center,[5][6][7] including the group exhibitions Life on Earth[8] and Togetherness and Oneness.[9] He has also participated in exhibitions such as The Right to Silence? at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery[10] and the solo exhibition From FEET to Art.[3][11][12]

Early life and education[edit]

Nakajima was born in 1978.[1] He grew up in Sendai.[13] He graduated from the Sendai Vocational College of Design with a degree in Fine Arts.[3]

He moved to New York City to pursue a career in art in 2007.[3] While studying art at the Art Students League in New York, he received the Xavier and Ethel Edwards Gonzalez Grant and the Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant.[3][13] He eventually transferred into National Academy Art School.[14]

Career[edit]

2009, Spray paint, Hydro Cal, styrene foam and wood, 41 x 31 x 30in. In the collection of Yuko Nii Foundation
2009, Spray paint, Hydro Cal, styrene foam and wood, 41 x 31 x 30in. In the collection of Yuko Nii Foundation
Stand Here, 2013, Acrylic on Cardboard Sculpture, 55 x 17 x 13in.
Stand Here, 2013, Acrylic on Cardboard Sculpture, 55 x 17 x 13in.

In 2013, he exhibited at The Grand Harvest and won the award for "The 16th Anniversary Grand Harvest Emerging Artist Award".[15]

Nakajima’s work was featured in the group exhibition Significant Matters at the Projekt722 space in Brooklyn in 2013.[16][17] Nakajima’s sculpture Stand Here was also featured in The Trip exhibition at Loft 594 Gallery in New York in the same year.[18]

Stand Here would also be displayed at the NY Coo Gallery as part of the solo exhibition From Feet to Art in 2014. “Foot and Boot” became part of the permanent collection at NY Coo Gallery.[19][20][3][11]

Nakajima also participated in the 4th JART or Japanese Emerging Artists Exhibition at the WAH Center.[14] He would go on to participate in future iterations of JART, such as in 2015[21] and 2016.[22]

In 2014, Nakajima’s work was also featured in the National Academy Museum and School’s group exhibition The Paradox of Sculpture alongside works by other visual artists such as Andy Warhol.[23] Nakajima also collaborated with fellow artist Natsuko Hattori on a two-person show titled Integration and Experiment in the World of Art Work at the Ouchi Gallery in Brooklyn.[24]

Nakajima’s work was also part of the group exhibition Lapiz.7, which was exhibited at the SARP (Sendai Artist-Run Place) in 2015.[4] In 2015, Nakajima would also participate in exhibitions such as the WAH Center’s WAH Bridges Self,[25] TOKYO art crossing BERLIN in Berlin, Germany,[26] Unusually Natural at the Ideal Glass Gallery in New York,[27] and Boundary-less at the Pleiades Gallery.[28]

As a member of the WAH Salon Art Club, Nakajima has participated in the club’s annual art shows from 2015–present.[6][29][30][31][32][33] His work is also part of the center’s permanent collections.[34]

Nakajima’s work was featured in the group exhibition Life on Earth at the WAH Center in 2017.[35] He also contributed to the online exhibition show Deep Stretch in 2018.[36]

Nakajima collaborated with Satoshi Okada on a pop-up two-person exhibition titled Two Self Portraits in 2019.[37] In 2019, Nakajima also displayed his work as part of the SJAC’s (Society of Japanese and American Creators) third annual exhibition.[38][39] He would go on to be a featured artist at the SJAC annual exhibitions in 2021[40] and 2022.[41]

Nakajima participated in the group exhibition Overall There Is No Wall in May 2019.[42] At the 25th Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, Nakajima’s 2015 experimental film collaboration with Yuko Uchida, Inside the Cage, was shown.[43] His work was also displayed as part of the online sculpture exhibition FLUX: Vita Mutata.[44][45][46]

Nakajima’s work was part of the exhibition The Right to Silence? at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery.[10] In 2021, Nakajima’s work was also part of the online sculpture exhibition Up-cycling Detritus, which was organized by the Sculptors Alliance.[47] Nakajima also participated in the exhibitions On the Other Side at HACO New York[48] and Togetherness and Oneness at the WAH Center.[9]

Nakajima has also collaborated with artists such as Rie Nishimura on performance art projects such as Conductor, performed at The Sonic Room in New York in 2017.[49]

Awards[edit]

  • 2013, The 16th Anniversary Grand Harvest Emerging Artist Award[15]

Permanent collections[edit]

Selected exhibitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kenichi Nakajima | Artist Overview | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com.
  2. ^ "American Dream Monthly Community Magazine Vol. 139, January 2013 by Summer Blues". American Dream Monthly Community Magazine. 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Yomitime Vol .223, 2/7/3014 by Summer Blues". Yomitime. 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Kahoku Shimpo Newspaper, Evening edition No. 42528, March 3 (Tue) 2015 by Summer Blues". Kahoku Shimpo Newspaper. 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "PEPPER'S PROJECT". www.peppers-project.com.
  6. ^ a b Buck, Orin (January 19, 2015). "16TH ANNUAL SALON ART CLUB SHOW". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  7. ^ Sanchez, Richard (October 21, 2019). "New Japanese Horizon". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  8. ^ Buck, Orin (March 5, 2016). "JART6th Armory Night Performance". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  9. ^ a b c "Exhibition - Togetherness and Oneness". www.americantowns.com.
  10. ^ a b c "ONLINE: The Right To Silence? | Exhibitions | MutualArt". shivagallery.org.
  11. ^ a b c "Shukan New York Seikatsu No.476, 2/1/2014 by Summer Blues". Shukan New York Seikatsu. 4 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "NYCoo Gallery Archive 06-06-antiqus02". www.nycoo.com.
  13. ^ a b "Kahoku Shimpo Newspaper, September 11, 2009 by Summer Blues". Kahoku Shimpo Newspaper. 4 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "New York". jart4th.
  15. ^ a b "Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York USA". www.wahcenter.net.
  16. ^ a b "ニューヨーク・イベント情報紙 よみタイム". www.yomitime.com.
  17. ^ a b Galgiani, Allison (May 2, 2013). "Never Fear! Your Weekend Art Guide Is Here!". Bushwick Daily.
  18. ^ a b Galgiani, Allison (December 12, 2013). "The Boys Are Back in Town! Best Bushwick Art after Miami Basel This Weekend". Bushwick Daily.
  19. ^ a b "NYAB Event - Kenichi Nakajima Exhibition". www.nyartbeat.com.
  20. ^ a b "BLOUINARTINFO.COM GALLERY GUIDE FEBRUARY 2014 by Summer Blues". blouinartinfo.com.
  21. ^ Buck, Orin (February 12, 2015). "JART5th". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  22. ^ "NYAB Event - "JART6th" Exhibition". www.nyartbeat.com.
  23. ^ a b "THE PARADOX OF SCULPTURE by Summer Blues". 4 July 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Yomitime Vol.241, Nov. 1 (Sat.) by Summer Blues". Yomitime. 4 July 2022.
  25. ^ a b Buck, Orin (May 13, 2015). "WAH Bridges Self". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  26. ^ a b "TOKYO art crossing BERLIN". SomoS. May 21, 2015.
  27. ^ a b "Unusually Natural". November 8, 2015.
  28. ^ a b "NYAB Event - "Boundary-less" Exhibition". www.nyartbeat.com.
  29. ^ Buck, Orin (January 14, 2016). "17th Annual WAH Salon Art Club Show". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  30. ^ Buck, Orin (January 15, 2018). "19th Annual WAH Salon Show". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  31. ^ Center, W. A. H. (January 4, 2019). "20th Annual WAH Salon". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  32. ^ a b Buck, Orin (February 7, 2021). "22nd Annual WAH Salon". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  33. ^ a b Buck, Orin (March 31, 2022). "The 23rd Annual WAH Salon Show". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  34. ^ Center, W. A. H. (October 12, 2018). "Section A Permanent Collection Part 3: Acquired Between 2010-2012". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  35. ^ a b Buck, Orin (May 16, 2017). "Life On Earth". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
  36. ^ a b "Show #47 Online". Field Projects.
  37. ^ a b "TWO SELF PORTRAITS FEATURING SATOSHI OKADA - AmNews Curtain Raiser". www.amnewscurtainraiser.com.
  38. ^ a b "TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE". www.tenri.org.
  39. ^ a b "The Japan Voice" (PDF). nyseikatsu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  40. ^ a b "第4回「SJAC 2021」アーティスト総勢30人参加：ニューヨーク最新イベント情報【よみタイム】#Yomitime". www.yomitime.com.
  41. ^ a b Shukan New York nyseikatsu.com/
  42. ^ a b "OVERALL THERE IS NO WALL". overallthereisnowall.com.
  43. ^ a b The 25th Lower East Side Festival of the Arts: Film Program. Theater for the New City.
  44. ^ a b ""FLUX : Vita Mutata" virtual on Sculptors Alliance – Art Spiel". 18 December 2020.
  45. ^ a b Shukan New York nyseikatsu.com
  46. ^ a b "＜12月30日まで＞ 特別展「FLUX : Vita Mutata」を開催 - ニューヨークで生活する人のための情報サイト - NYJapion.com". December 11, 2020.
  47. ^ "オンライン彫刻展「アップ-サイクリング・デトリタス」：ニューヨーク最新イベント情報【よみタイム】#Yomitime". www.yomitime.com.
  48. ^ "Past Exhibition & Events". Haco NYC.
  49. ^ "Exhibition / Event".
  50. ^ Buck, Orin (November 26, 2021). "The Works Acquired in the Yuko Nii Foundation's Permanent Collection from the Three Consecutive Exhibitions Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
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  52. ^ "My Friend | Artwork". ArtFacts.
  53. ^ Buck, Orin (February 6, 2020). "WAH Salon 21st Anniversary Show". WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center).
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