ARTISTS
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.
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
1992 Born in Tokyo.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
"和" (ES gallery / Tokyo)
2020
"TRACES" (ES gallery / Tokyo)
"6th by Oriental Hotel" (Tokyo)
"6th by Oriental Hotel" (Tokyo)
2021
"Anonymous" (ANB Tokyo / Tokyo)
2022
"Daydream" (MU gallery / Tokyo)
"Escapism" (Isetan Shinjuku Main Store / Tokyo)
"reflection" (Gallery Iritum / Seoul, Korea)
"Escapism" (Isetan Shinjuku Main Store / Tokyo)
"reflection" (Gallery Iritum / Seoul, Korea)
2023
"Colored Nostalgia" (MU gallery / Tokyo)
"While you were away" (Gallery Iritum / New York, U.S.A.)
"While you were away" (Gallery Iritum / New York, U.S.A.)
2024
"THE FAR SOUND" (LURF GALLERY / Tokyo)
"WILDFLOWER" (Hankyu Men's Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery / Osaka)
"WILDFLOWER" (Hankyu Men's Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery / Osaka)
2025
"FLOWING TIME" (Kyoto Tsutaya Books / Kyoto)
"NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Roppongi, Tokyo)
"NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Roppongi, Tokyo)
ART FAIRS
2021
"KIAF" (Seoul, Korea)
2022
"Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo)
"Seattle Art Fair" (Seattle, U.S.A.)
"KIAF" (Seoul, Korea)
"Seattle Art Fair" (Seattle, U.S.A.)
"KIAF" (Seoul, Korea)
2023
"Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo)
"ART CENTRAL" (Hong Kong, China)
"ART TAIPEI" (Taipei, Taiwan)
"ART CENTRAL" (Hong Kong, China)
"ART TAIPEI" (Taipei, Taiwan)
2024
"Art Fair Tokyo" (Tokyo)
"KIAF" (Seoul, Korea)
"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 - Red Dress at Dusk -
2026
oil and mixed media on canvas
116.7 × 91 cm / 45.9 × 35.8 in
Anonymous Portrait -Still Between Us-
2026
oil and mixed media on canvas
100 × 80.3 cm / 39.4 × 31.6 in