Yutaka Inagawa
Born 1974 Tokyo, currently lives and work in Onomichi, Japan
2012- Associate Professor at Onomichi City University, Onomichi, Japan
EDUCATION
2003-04 CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, LONDON, MA (FINE ART)
2002-03 CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, LONDON, POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (FINE ART)
1993-97 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, TOKYO, BA (FINE ART & PAINTING)
PRIZE&AWARD
Celeste Art Prize, shortlist (2006, 2007)
Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists (2007-2009)
CURATORIAL PROJECTS (ARTIST-CURATOR)
2024
Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock / Art Gallery Miyauchi / Hiroshima (curated as an artist-curator)
Murmuring Shores / On the Brink / MOU Museum of Onomichi City University / Onomichi, Japan (co-curated with Dr. Wang Ruobing)
2019
Another Pair of Eyes - curated by Yutaka Inagawa / Duddell’s / Hong Kong
2017
Floating Urban Slime/Sublime, Art Gallery Miyauchi (curated as an artist-curator)
2015-
ONLY CONNECT (collective curation as founding director and artist-curator)
PROJECTS
2020 Say to Day–Multilingual cross-discipline exploration (2020-2021), online collaboration with curator Ying Kwok
2019
Otak Jepun#2, Malaysia, organized by MAIX (participants: Takayoshi Aeba, Yu Araki, Yutaka Inagawa, Toshiaki Hicosaka)
Bring Your Own Light with Ying Kwok (curator) and Hong Wong (architect) in Onomichi, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Speak Spindle / Comma Space / Singapore
2023
Fluxosphere / UUH OOH / Hong Kong
2022
eASY mECHANISM | 符と思う / MOU Onomichi City University Museum / Onomichi, Japan
2015
OTAK JEPUN | Yutaka Inagawa, curated by Shooshie Sulaiman / Lorong Kekabu / Kuala Lumpur (catalogue)
2014-15
The Invasion of Cyberspace-Curated by Christina Mitrentse / Unit 24 Gallery / London
2013
Slow Life: Generation in Exchanges / Yachiyonooka Museum of Art / Onomichi
2009
Sensory Cocktails / Gallery Zandari / Seoul (catalogue)
Crazytokyo / Galerie Suty / Coye-la-Foret
2008
Nonplace Overlay / Bodhi Gallery / London
2007
Yutaka Inagawa Solo Show / New Art Center / New York
2005
HYBRID / Gallery Zandari / Seoul (catalogue)
YUTAKA INAGAWA EXHIBITION / Galerie Suty / Coye-la-Foret (catalogue)
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
Around the Clock: Yutaka Inagawa and Taek Lim / I-MYU Projects / London
Cosmopolis: Yutaka Inagawa and Adam King / Pippy Houldsworth Gallery / London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
I Don't Know What I Want But I Want It Now- curated by Alma Tischlerwood / APT Gallery / London
Tokyo Gendai (art fair) with GDM / PACIFICO YOKOHAMA / Yokohama
2021
Painters + Collection 2021 / Nakata Museum / Onomichi
2020
Beyond This Point (online exhibition) / hosted on SKEUKO
2019
ONLY CONNECT Osaka - curated by Only Connect / Creative Center Osaka / Osaka
Emerging Artist Group show at Total Arts Gallery in collaboration with International Emerging Artist Award for the occasion of Quoz Arts Fest "CTRL+ALT+ACTION" / Dubai
2018
Motionless Boundary | Vision of Stillness: Art from Japan, Singapore and Taiwan-curated by Sze Yang BOO & Eileen HSIAO (co-curator) / DaXin Museum of Art / Tainan / Taiwan
I Say Yesterday, You Hear Tomorrow. Visions from Japan - curated by Suzanna Petot / Gallerie delle Prigioni / Treviso / Italy
Painters / Nakata Museum / Onomichi
Haru no Niwa / Nakata Museum / Onomichi
2017
dr/op: Beyond Boundaries-organized by Boo Sze Yang (director, Artist Alliance SG) & Only Connect /Goodman Arts Centre / Singapore
2016
The Art of Humanity- IMAGO MUNDI - LUCIANO BENETTON COLLECTION / Pratt Institute, The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery / New York
dr/op -Curated by ONLY CONNECT / Komyoji-kaikan / Onomichi
2015
The Launch Event of the 4th Award Edition / Plantation, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach / Dubai
Dogs in a Room-Curated by ONLY CONNECT / Komyoji-kaikan / Onomichi
CHEMCRAFT - For Love of Chemistry : Aesthetic Forms and Their Opposites-Curated by Christina Mitrentse Projects / Espacio Gallery / London
RELATIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA : ARBITRARY DREAMS-curated by Christina Mitrentse Projects / Lacey Contemporary / London
2014
The Standstill of Painting / Nakata Museum / Onomichi
2013
Yutaka Inagawa, artist participating in Imago Mundi, a Collateral Event of the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale / Fondazione Querini Stampalia / Venice
Affordable Art Fair NY (with Tolman collection)/ New York
2012
Expression / Komyoji-kaikan / Onomichi
2009
Da Saek Da Gam Ⅳ- My Story / Gallery Zandari / Seoul
Barock Plastik / I-MYU Projects / London
SH contemporary / Shanghai (with Zandari gallery)
Slick Art Fair (with Galerie Suty) / Paris
2008
Chrismas Exhibition / The Steps Gallery / London
20 / Dazed and Confused Gallery / London
2008 Changwon Asia Art Festival, Post Citizen-Finding our way / Sungsan Arts Halls / Changwon
Bluedot Asia 2008 / Seoul Art Center / Seoul
Next Art Fair (with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery) / Chicago
Pulse NY (with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery) / New York
Art Elysées (with Galerie Suty) / Paris
2007
Not What But Where / HP Garcia Gallery / New York
The 8th SHINSAIMDANG Art Festival / The City Art Museum of Gangneung / Gangneung (catalogue)
P&P Ⅱ-hybrid (catalogue) / Gallery Zandai / Seoul
Trajectories / The Agency / London
Tech-Mac-Mayacom / Myonichi-kan / Tokyo (catalogue)
2006
Tokyo Mon Amour / 43 South Molton Street / London
Synchro-Tron / Aqffin Gallery / London
This Far East / My Life in Art / London
la saison du blanc / Galerie Suty / Coye-la-Foret
Have a good eye [2] / New Art Centre / New York
2005
THE TRIANGLE / Chelsea College of Art and Design / London
SUMMER EXHIBITION 2005 / Royal Academy of Arts / London
ARTSPEAK / Candid Art Gallery / London
UK 5 / Galerie Suty / Coye-la-Foret (catalogue)
GLOAMING / Candid Art Gallery / London
St-art (with Gallerie Suty) / Strasbourg
Affordable Art Fair / London
VISION IN MOTION / 43South Molton Street / London
2004
XHIBIT04 / The Arts Gallery / London
CREATIVE WRITING
2023
Event Scores 2: Ideas between Artist-Parents and Their Kids, Rooftop Institute & ACO. pp. 20-23.
2021
et al. 2: Collected Writings by Artists on Artists, Cobo Social. pp. 188-195.
VISITING LECTURER
2024 Royal College of Art, London, UK, Visiting artist
2023 Royal College of Art, London, UK, Visiting artist
2021 Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, Visiting artist
2021 Tonbridge Art School, Kent, UK, Visiting artist
2020 Royal College of Art, London, UK, Visiting artist
COLLECTION
COLLECTION OF CINDY AND LIAM TAY (HONG KONG / NEW YORK)
WILLIAM LIM COLLECTION (HONG KONG)
THE PROGRESSIVE ART COLLECTION
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON COLLECTION
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2020
Slade Artist in Residence, Slade School of Art, London
COLLABORATION
2015
Collaboration with Glass Magazine ( Spring issue 2015 p24-p27)
2008
Collaboration with Chris and Tibor London
Collaboration with Wound Magazine (#3, Front cover and “propaganda” p134-143)
2005
Collaboration with JAS M.B (2005-2006 MEN’S LEATHER JACKET)