Atsuko Yamashita Solo Exhibition 'a beautiful day' Announcement
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- Atsuko Yamashita Solo Exhibition 'a beautiful day' Announcement
- Atsuko Yamashita will present her new series at the solo exhibition 'a beautiful day,' inspired by her fresh perspective from studying in Germany and her renewed encounter with Japanese flora. Her vibrant, colorful world of plants, girls, and animals continues to evolve.
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- Date: June 18, 2026
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Atsuko Yamashita will present her new series at the solo exhibition 'a beautiful day,' inspired by her fresh perspective from studying in Germany and her renewed encounter with Japanese flora. Her vibrant, colorful world of plants, girls, and animals continues to evolve.
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- June 18, 2026
Atsuko Yamashita will present her new series at the solo exhibition 'a beautiful day,' inspired by her fresh perspective from studying in Germany and her renewed encounter with Japanese flora. Her vibrant, colorful world of plants, girls, and animals continues to evolve.
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©️Atsuko Yamashita
This exhibition presents a new series inspired by the artist's fresh perspective gained during her studies in Germany and her renewed engagement with plants in Japan.
Yamashita has long depicted her inner 'kingdom'—a world filled with plants, where girls and animals coexist in harmony. This world has served as a 'veil' protecting her from the outside, while simultaneously possessing the resilience to embrace and absorb diverse elements.
In the autumn 2025 solo exhibition 'reflect' (at VOID+), works created during her time abroad highlighted how foreign plants and landscapes resonated with her inner world.
After returning to Japan, in her newly established studio, she turned her attention to plants thriving vividly through the Japanese seasons. Yet, this is not mere realism. Filtered through her unique vision, these plants multiply across the canvas, merging with girls and animals, and once again becoming part of her 'kingdom.'
The exhibition title 'a beautiful day' expresses Yamashita’s desire to capture in her own words the beautiful moments that truly exist in everyday life. Her vivid, richly colored world—created with pens, colored pencils, and oil paints—shines with renewed brilliance, gently inviting viewers into a state of undisturbed happiness. We warmly invite you to experience the gateway to Atsuko Yamashita’s new artistic world.
©️Atsuko Yamashita
Atsuko Yamashita CV
1993 Born in Aichi Prefecture
2018 Graduated from the Oil Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Public Collections
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: 'A Night for Two'
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: 'Pretend Play'
Awards
Gunma Young Biennale 2019 – Selected
Shell Art Award 2018 – Jury Prize by Tomoko Yabumae
Wonder Seed 2018 – Selected
4th CAF Award – Selected
Gunma Young Biennale 2017 – Encouragement Prize
Turner Award 2016 – Excellence Prize
Turner Award 2015 – Selected
7th Visual Art Grand Prize – Tadashi Yanuma Award
Grants & Support
Yoshino Gypsum Art Promotion Foundation
Artist Support ART FACTORY Shinonoshima
35th Holbein Scholarship Recipient
Kashiwazaki Scholarship Foundation
Residencies
ATAMI ART RESIDENCE
FUWARI NO MORI ART FOREST
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Solo Exhibition 'reflect' – void+
Solo Exhibition 'mirror' – kaiserarchitektur / Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition 'eating a butterfly' – HARUKAITO
2024
Solo Exhibition 'Even Asleep or Awake' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
ATAMI ART GRANT 2024
Two-Person Exhibition 'not a gallery but a reality' – NOT A GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'dreaming' – Suomei M50 / Shanghai
Group Exhibition 'on paper' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'alone' – Kyoto Tsutaya
Group Exhibition 'RE:FACTORY_2 ART×MUSIC' – WALL_alternative
2023
Group Exhibition 'Life×Art on paper works' – Spiral Garden
Two-Person Exhibition 'Atsuko and Tarō: Double Horizon' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'Weaving Gazes' – Tokyo International Gallery
Group Exhibition 'ON PAPER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
2022
Solo Exhibitions 'Utopia2020-2021' and 'White/HER 2017-2020' – Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya / Ginza Tsutaya
Solo Exhibition 'dendrophilia' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Art Charity 'Art Can Save Us'
Two-Person Exhibition 'Atsuko and Tarō: Lift-off' – Gallery A8T
Artist-in-Residence 'Fanfare for Departure' – FUWARI NO MORI
MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2022 'New Soil' – Roppongi Hills, Ebisu Garden Place
Group Exhibition 'ON PAPER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'The Veil of the Kingdom' – GINZA SIX, Ginza Tsutaya Art Wall
Group Exhibition 'Inaugural Exhibition of Shiki Gallery' – SAN GALLERY, Taiwan
Group Exhibition '"Ampersand" Elegy of the Old Image World' – Tokyo Gallery + BTAP | Beijing, China
2021
Solo Exhibition 'once upon a time' – NADiff A/P/A/R/T
Group Exhibition 'TAION: When We Talk About Our World' – Spiral Garden
Group Exhibition 'Intersection' – Bunkamura Gallery
New Works Exhibition – GINZA SIX, Ginza Tsutaya DELTA
Solo Exhibition 'Waltz of Petals' – biscuit gallery
Art Book Release Commemoration Exhibition – Shibuya Tsutaya
2020
Solo Exhibition 'Utopia' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Collection Exhibition
Solo Exhibition 'Bakery and Art #11 Atsuko Yamashita' – German Bakery Tanne
Group Exhibition 'The scorching sun and summer heat may affect your health. Please take care to live healthily and regularly.' – Seibu Shibuya
2019
Solo Exhibition 'HER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Aoyama Sando Art Fair – additional gallery
Solo Exhibition 'Dis-appear in Light' – epulor, Nakameguro
Solo Exhibition 'Call Me by Your Name' – MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS
2018
Solo Exhibition 'In the flower garden' – MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS
This exhibition presents a new series inspired by the artist's fresh perspective gained during her studies in Germany and her renewed engagement with plants in Japan.
Yamashita has long depicted her inner 'kingdom'—a world filled with plants, where girls and animals coexist in harmony. This world has served as a 'veil' protecting her from the outside, while simultaneously possessing the resilience to embrace and absorb diverse elements.
In the autumn 2025 solo exhibition 'reflect' (at VOID+), works created during her time abroad highlighted how foreign plants and landscapes resonated with her inner world.
After returning to Japan, in her newly established studio, she turned her attention to plants thriving vividly through the Japanese seasons. Yet, this is not mere realism. Filtered through her unique vision, these plants multiply across the canvas, merging with girls and animals, and once again becoming part of her 'kingdom.'
The exhibition title 'a beautiful day' expresses Yamashita’s desire to capture in her own words the beautiful moments that truly exist in everyday life. Her vivid, richly colored world—created with pens, colored pencils, and oil paints—shines with renewed brilliance, gently inviting viewers into a state of undisturbed happiness. We warmly invite you to experience the gateway to Atsuko Yamashita’s new artistic world.
©️Atsuko Yamashita
Atsuko Yamashita CV
1993 Born in Aichi Prefecture
2018 Graduated from the Oil Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Public Collections
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: 'A Night for Two'
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: 'Pretend Play'
Awards
Gunma Young Biennale 2019 – Selected
Shell Art Award 2018 – Jury Prize by Tomoko Yabumae
Wonder Seed 2018 – Selected
4th CAF Award – Selected
Gunma Young Biennale 2017 – Encouragement Prize
Turner Award 2016 – Excellence Prize
Turner Award 2015 – Selected
7th Visual Art Grand Prize – Tadashi Yanuma Award
Grants & Support
Yoshino Gypsum Art Promotion Foundation
Artist Support ART FACTORY Shinonoshima
35th Holbein Scholarship Recipient
Kashiwazaki Scholarship Foundation
Residencies
ATAMI ART RESIDENCE
FUWARI NO MORI ART FOREST
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Solo Exhibition 'reflect' – void+
Solo Exhibition 'mirror' – kaiserarchitektur / Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition 'eating a butterfly' – HARUKAITO
2024
Solo Exhibition 'Even Asleep or Awake' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
ATAMI ART GRANT 2024
Two-Person Exhibition 'not a gallery but a reality' – NOT A GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'dreaming' – Suomei M50 / Shanghai
Group Exhibition 'on paper' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'alone' – Kyoto Tsutaya
Group Exhibition 'RE:FACTORY_2 ART×MUSIC' – WALL_alternative
2023
Group Exhibition 'Life×Art on paper works' – Spiral Garden
Two-Person Exhibition 'Atsuko and Tarō: Double Horizon' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'Weaving Gazes' – Tokyo International Gallery
Group Exhibition 'ON PAPER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
2022
Solo Exhibitions 'Utopia2020-2021' and 'White/HER 2017-2020' – Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya / Ginza Tsutaya
Solo Exhibition 'dendrophilia' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Art Charity 'Art Can Save Us'
Two-Person Exhibition 'Atsuko and Tarō: Lift-off' – Gallery A8T
Artist-in-Residence 'Fanfare for Departure' – FUWARI NO MORI
MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2022 'New Soil' – Roppongi Hills, Ebisu Garden Place
Group Exhibition 'ON PAPER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Solo Exhibition 'The Veil of the Kingdom' – GINZA SIX, Ginza Tsutaya Art Wall
Group Exhibition 'Inaugural Exhibition of Shiki Gallery' – SAN GALLERY, Taiwan
Group Exhibition '"Ampersand" Elegy of the Old Image World' – Tokyo Gallery + BTAP | Beijing, China
2021
Solo Exhibition 'once upon a time' – NADiff A/P/A/R/T
Group Exhibition 'TAION: When We Talk About Our World' – Spiral Garden
Group Exhibition 'Intersection' – Bunkamura Gallery
New Works Exhibition – GINZA SIX, Ginza Tsutaya DELTA
Solo Exhibition 'Waltz of Petals' – biscuit gallery
Art Book Release Commemoration Exhibition – Shibuya Tsutaya
2020
Solo Exhibition 'Utopia' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Collection Exhibition
Solo Exhibition 'Bakery and Art #11 Atsuko Yamashita' – German Bakery Tanne
Group Exhibition 'The scorching sun and summer heat may affect your health. Please take care to live healthily and regularly.' – Seibu Shibuya
2019
Solo Exhibition 'HER' – TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY
Aoyama Sando Art Fair – additional gallery
Solo Exhibition 'Dis-appear in Light' – epulor, Nakameguro
Solo Exhibition 'Call Me by Your Name' – MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS
2018
Solo Exhibition 'In the flower garden' – MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS
FAQ
What is the theme of Atsuko Yamashita's exhibition 'a beautiful day'?
A new series blending her perspective from Germany with Japanese flora, depicting beautiful everyday moments as her 'kingdom'.
What is the distinctive style of Atsuko Yamashita's artwork?
Vibrant, colorful fantasy worlds using pens, colored pencils, and oil paints, featuring girls and animals surrounded by plants.
Where can I view Atsuko Yamashita's artworks?
At solo and group exhibitions. 'A Night for Two' is part of the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art's permanent collection.