Collection: Naoko Shimagami

島上直子

島上直子

After graduating from the Faculty of Art at Kyoto Seika University, she has worked as an artist. She has been selected for numerous exhibitions, and in recent years has held solo exhibitions both in Japan and abroad almost every year. Seeing travel as a source of inspiration, she reflects in her work the stimulation and discoveries that arise from stepping away from everyday reality and placing herself in new surroundings. She aims to create paintings that do not restrict the viewer’s imagination, but instead invite free interpretation through both the mind and the senses.

Our Artists

This page introduces the artists and creators whose work is featured in our collection. From painters and illustrators to textile designers, our diverse group of contributors from Japan and around the world moves freely across the boundaries of art and design, without being confined by traditional categories.

Artists