■ History of Travel
2006 South Korea
2007 Cambodia, Vietnam, Finland, Sweden, Denmark
2008 Sweden, Germany, Thailand
2009 Laos, Sweden
2010 Cambodia, Singapore
2011 Sweden, Belgium, USA (CA)
2012 Croatia, Montenegro
2013 Sweden
2014 HongKong
2015 Italy
2016 USA (NY)
2019 Guam
About
Kanahe (Kanahe SHIMADA, born 1986) is an artist living and working in Tokyo, Japan.
When she was a law student, she went backpacking alone abroad .
In 2007 she travelled northern Europe and was captivated by the beautiful city of Stockholm.
Since then, she has visited Sweden many times.
Influenced by artists she met in Sweden, she started to go to art school LUKANOSE in Octorber of 2009.
It is her dream to have solo exhibitions in Sweden, to publish picture books and to run art galleries for young artists.
*One of my dreams; "to have my solo exhibition in Sweden" has come true on August 2013!
■Activities
2010
- Curate "Drawing Workshop" for working girls in a farming village, Cambodia, November
2012
- "Walk of Night" is auctioned at the Charity Auction presented by Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program #14, Tokyo Japan, March
■Exhibition
2012
- Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program #14 @EYE OF GYRE, Tokyo, March
- Solo exhibition "Somewhere…" @drole Nakameguro, Tokyo, October
2013
- Solo exhibition "Stockholm Holiday" @A.B.Cafe, Tokyo, May
- Solo exhibition "Stockholm Holiday 2" @drole Nakameguro, Tokyo, July
- Solo exhibition "It's a beautiful day." @Korpens Lustgård, Alingsås (Sweden), August
- Tokyo Designers Week 2013 Art Fair, Tokyo, November
2014
- Group exhibition "Girlie Exhibition" @PINOCHIKA, Tokyo, December
2016
- TAGBOAT ART FES "Independent", Tokyo, July
- TAGBOAT New York Exhibition @Ashok Jain Gallery, New York City, August
2017
- Group exhibition "WHERE DOES SHE COME FROM?" @MASATAKA CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, January
- Group exhibition "New Art Prospects from Japan VI" @Ashok Jain Gallery, New York City, August
- Solo exhibition @GALLERY ART POINT, Tokyo, December
2019
- Group exhibition "Minimal" @Sansiao Gallery, Tokyo, November
2020
- Group exhibition "Collaboration Project Vol.3" @RISE GALLERY, Tokyo, June
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My Blog (Japanese): Stockholm Holiday http://blog.livedoor.jp/kanaheshimada/