CHiYONO.
Born in the Goto Islands, in the Nagasaki
Solo Exhibition
2005 「La Vie 2005」CAMARADA, Tokyo
2006 「La Vie 2006」Gotham Café, Tokyo
2009 「La Vie 2009」FLAPPER Night gallery,
Shinjyuku Golden Gai, Tokyo
2018 「Of Human Bondage」FLAPPER Night gallery,
Shinjyuku Golden Gai, Tokyo
「KANATA・KOTANA」｜Organized by Ishimaru Goto,
Tomie Library Sangosan, Goto islands, Nagasaki
Art Fair
2019 「ST’ART FOIRE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN ET DE DESIGN」
PARK OF EXHIBITIONS, Strasbourg, France
Group Exhibiton
1998 「19th Salon de finearts International Art Exhibition」
Ginza Matsuzakaya, Cattleya Salon, Tokyo
1999 「Salon de Fine Arts,Paris」 ESPACE AYA, Paris
「14th Salon de finearts」Exhibition」O Museum, Tokyo
2000 「Young Art Japan 2000」Goliding gallery,
produced by parallel gallery、New York
「15th Salon de finearts Exhibition」O Museum, Tokyo
2001 「54th Japan Independent Exhibition」
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
「2th Masuo Ikeda Memorial Art Award」
2002 「55th Japan Independent Exhibition」
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
2003 「56th Japan Independent Exhibition」
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
「Paris, France Revolution Exhibition of Art in Louvre」
Louvre Museum, Paris
「Mugen」Exhibiton, Nishi Hongan-ji, Kyoto
2004 「Life is Art」Exhibiton, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1,
Kanagawa
2006 「59th Japan Independent Exhibition」
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
2008 「T shirT SHOWER2008 2008」Kosmos Lane Studio & Gallery,
Tokyo
「FLAPPER Jacket Art」Exhibiton, FLAPPER Night gallery,
Shinjyuku Golden Gai, Tokyo
2011 「ROCK ART FESTIVAL」Kosmos Lane Studio & Gallery Tokyo
2017 「El gran Fiambre Faburoso lleno Terrassa de collage」
TIGO MIGO gallery, Barcelona, Spain
「ART BAHO 2017」espacio120, Barcelona, Spain
Permanent Exhibition
2018 Ojikanooto and Otoya, Goto islands, Nagasaki
Award
1998 「19th Salon de finearts International Art Exhibition」
（53th salon de mai Invited exhibition）
2001 「2th Masuo Ikeda Memorial Art Award」
2003 「Paris, France Revolution Exhibition of Art in Louvre」
Grand Prix au Carrousel du Louvre
（MICHEL-HENRY, Ex-Vice-President ”Salon d'automne” other）
Prix Tricolore de la Paix de L’ Art
（Jean-Martial VEZIN, President de Association France Japon）
media
1998 「Nagasaki newspaper」Interview article
1999 「Gekkan Bijyutsu」Symposium（MC Art critic, Mr Kensuke Tokuda）
2001 「Sankei newspaper」work image appeared
Others
2000 Solo street gallery, Broadway, New York
Mural painting, Italian restaurant, Tokyo
2001 Mural painting, Bar, Tokyo
2002 Mural painting, Japanese restaurant, Tokyo
2004 Showcase, French restaurant, Tokyo
2005 CD Cover Art「Hallelujah」Rock band, El Qwazzo
Theater performance flyer「Showa Scanty」danganMAMAER,
Theatertoram, Tokyo
Theater performance flyer「Nikkyo Hiyori」danganMAMAER,
Theater V Akasaka, Tokyo
LIVE Painting, BAR, Tokyo
2006 Theater performance flyer「SINEMA na bonbon」danganMAMAER,
Theater Sandal, Tokyo
CD Cover Art「Pomjohn Σ」Naoki Nishimura from ShanShanTyhon
2007 LIVE Painting, CLUB ASIA, Tokyo
2008 Exhibition's Planning,Participation「LAPPER Jacket Art」
FLAPPER Night gallery, Shinjyuku Golden Gai, Tokyo
2015 LINE sticker「KODOMO CEO -NEO- 」Production・Sales,
LINE Creators Makes
2018 worksho「Let's make a sea park」Tomie Library Sangosan, Goto islands, Nagasaki
etc...
chiyono katayama
The art of Chiyono : oil painting and giclee reproductions
Born in the Goto Islands, in the Nagasaki prefecture, she now resides in Tokyo.
The island where she lived until she was 18, is a part of the UNESCO heritage since 2018. The many Catholic churches built there, unique in Japan, are known has the « Hidden Christian Sites of Nagasaki ».
It is also known as the « Island of prayers » thanks to this cultural and religious heritage.
Her creativity stems from the memories of her childhood in this universe.
From her village, one can enjoy the wonderful view and smell of the emerald-coloured sea, while in the evening, the sunset bathes the bell towers in a warm and incredible light.
The bell melody of the local traditional « Chankoko » dance, as well as the sound and smell of fireworks during the Bon festival, remind us of the Chinese New Year atmosphere.
The unique ambience of this island, as well as her family environment, have a strong influence on Chiyono’s work.
Since she was a child, has been drawing on every material she could find.
After high school, she wanted to study fine arts, but could not because of family issues. So she started practising on her own during her spare time.
Chiyono works with multiple plastic techniques, the only constant element being her creativity. She oftens draws winged medieval figures, which seem like a reflection of her desire to escape her familiar world and fly to unknown destinations.
Her characters cry, smile and embrace each other.
The thin and delicate lines she draws are impressive, but she also uses a more powerful touchto express a dramatic anger, such as her use of Japanese syllabary in the backgrounds, in order to put an emphasis on strong emotions. These particular elements illustrate a body of work centered around the human being.
Since 2010, the artist is creating human-shaped puzzle pieces, all different in shape and size. This represents the complexity of human relations in our society, which is emphasized by the use of a vivid and diverse colour scheme.
Chiyono now continues this puzzle series, centered on the theme of human bonding.
