'STEPPING STONE – Group Exhibition of Four 2025 OAC Excellence Award Winners'
Venue: 8th Floor Art Gallery, Hanshin Umeda Main Store
Dates: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 – Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (Last day closes at 5:00 PM)
Official 'Art Walk' Website: https://website.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/bizyutsusanpo/?_bdld=2yga-O.pib-h1c.1739517477
Hanshin Umeda Main Store's Art Gallery actively promotes accessible art, including paintings, sculptures, and art goods, to the public.
This time, we present 'STEPPING STONE – Group Exhibition of Four 2025 OAC Excellence Award Winners'.
We are pleased to host a group exhibition featuring four artists—Kiaran (Kiaran), Chou Tarou, Nozaki Yuki, and Masuda Akira—who received the prestigious first-ever Excellence Award in the inaugural 'OSAKA ART COMPETITION2025 HANSHIN' held in 2025. We invite you to experience the works of these promising young talents.
Introduction of Excellence Award Winners and Their Works
Kiaran (Kiaran)
"Reverence for All" - Ballpoint pen, watercolor, 45.5×38cm
Born in 2002 in Hyogo Prefecture
2024: Graduated from the Illustration Course, Department of Design, Faculty of Art, Osaka University of Arts
2022: Gallery11 Award, "Any Kobe with Arts Super Open Exhibition"
2023: Grand Prize, Student Still Image Division, Asia Digital Art Awards Exhibition (Fukuoka Art Museum)
2024: Department Award, Graduation Work Exhibition, Osaka University of Arts
2025: Excellence Award, OSAKA ART COMPETITION 2025 HANSHIN (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
Currently continues artistic activities while working as a part-time assistant at Osaka University of Arts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__kiarannn__/
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Chou Tarou
"Core Wild Roar" - Ballpoint pen, 72.8×51.5cm
Born in 1996 in Ehime Prefecture
2020: Graduated from Osaka Designer Professional School
2017–2024: Held solo and group exhibitions in Osaka, Tokyo, and Shizuoka
2024: Participated in "osaka art market 2024"
2025: Excellence Award and Audience Award, OSAKA ART COMPETITION 2025 HANSHIN (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyakka3/
X: https://x.com/tyakka3
Nozaki Yuki (Nozaki Yuki)
"The Way Home" - 3D printer, figure technique, 80×170×80cm
Born in 2000 in Hyogo Prefecture
2025: Completed Master's Program, Integrated Art & Design Major, Kobe Design University
2025: Excellence Award, OSAKA ART COMPETITION 2025 HANSHIN (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
Masuda Akira
"Little Explorer" - Acrylic on canvas, 91×72.7cm
Born in 1998 in Hyogo Prefecture
2021: Graduated from Oil Painting Course, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art, Osaka University of Arts
2023: Participated in "Independent Tokyo 2023", Reviewer Prize Takamoto Akihisa Award, "UNKNOWN ASIA 2023"
2024: Solo exhibition "My Angel" at Gallery Bricolage, participated in "KOBE ART MARCHÉ 2024"
2025: Excellence Award, OSAKA ART COMPETITION 2025 HANSHIN (Hanshin Umeda Main Store)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masudaakira_art/
X: https://x.com/masudaakira_art
※ The award-winning works themselves will not be displayed in this exhibition.
Also available on the Art Gallery Blog:
https://www.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/shopnews/detail/12695978_3429.html
'STEPPING STONE – Group Exhibition of Four 2025 OAC Excellence Award Winners'
Venue: 8th Floor Art Gallery, Hanshin Umeda Main Store
Dates: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 – Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (Last day closes at 5:00 PM)
Official 'Art Walk' Website: https://website.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/bizyutsusanpo/?_bdld=2yga-O.pib-h1c.1739517477
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