Artist KAZUSA MATSUYAMA

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA
Through distorted expressions and abstracted depictions, KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has developed the Anonymous Portraits series, exploring the essential beauty hidden beneath surface emotions.
Each work contains emotions and memories that resonate with the viewer, inviting multiple interpretations and acts of imagination.
In addition to solo and group exhibitions in Japan, Matsuyama has expanded activity to exhibitions and art fairs in the United States, Korea, and Taiwan, steadily gaining international recognition.
In recent years, Matsuyama has participated in public art projects in front of Shibuya Station and in Tokyo's bayside area, held a solo exhibition at BARNEYS NEW YORK Roppongi, and provided artwork for Rolls-Royce events. The artist has also undertaken numerous collaborations with luxury brands, continuing to captivate audiences while expanding the possibilities of painting.
BIOGRAPHY
| 1992 | Born in Tokyo |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2017 | "和" (ES gallery / Tokyo) |
| 2020 | "TRACES" (ES gallery / Tokyo) |
| 2020 | "6th by Oriental Hotel" (Tokyo) |
| 2021 | "Anonymous" (ANB Tokyo / Tokyo) |
| 2022 | "Daydream" (MU gallery / Tokyo) |
| 2022 | "Escapism" (Isetan Shinjuku Main Store / Tokyo) |
| 2022 | "reflection" (Gallery Iritum / Seoul, Korea) |
| 2023 | "Colored Nostalgia" (MU gallery / Tokyo) |
| 2023 | "While you were away" (Gallery Iritum / New York, U.S.A.) |
| 2024 | "THE FAR SOUND" (LURF GALLERY / Tokyo) |
| 2024 | "WILDFLOWER" (Hankyu Men's Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery / Osaka) |
| 2025 | "FLOWING TIME" (Kyoto Tsutaya Books / Kyoto) |
| 2025 | "NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Roppongi, Tokyo) |
ART FAIRS
| 2021 | "KIAF" (Seoul, Korea) |
| 2022 | "Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo) |
| 2022 | "Seattle Art Fair" (Seattle, U.S.A.) |
| 2022 | "KIAF" (Seoul, Korea) |
| 2023 | "Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo) |
| 2023 | "ART CENTRAL" (Hong Kong, China) |
| 2023 | "ART TAIPEI" (Taipei, Taiwan) |
| 2024 | "Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo) |
| 2024 | "KIAF" (Seoul, Korea) |
| 2025 | "ART BUSAN" (Busan, Korea) |
ARTWORK
| 2022 | Rolls-Royce VIP Event (Tokyo) |
| 2023 | SHIBUYA IN PROGRESS (Tokyo) |
| 2024 | PUBLIC ART PROJECT "YOU FEEL" (Tokyo) |
SELECTED ARTWORKS

Anonymous Portrait -Small Driver-, 2026
Oil, acrylic on canvas
162 x 130 cm / 63.7 x 51.1 in

Anonymous Portrait -In a red jumper-, 2026
Oil, acrylic on canvas
162 x 130 cm / 63.7 x 51.1 in
