Kenichi OGAWA

1969-

Biography ｜ Works ｜ Exhibitions ｜ Collections

Biography ｜ Works ｜ Exhibitions ｜ Collections

1969
Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
1993
Completed graduate studies (M.F.A.), Aichi University of the Arts
1998
First solo exhibition at KENJI TAKI GALLERY

Currently lives and works in Aichi Prefecture.

Works ｜ Biography ｜ Exhibitions ｜ Collections

Through works such as his “Untitled (Pants)” series — paintings using soft fabrics and rounded handmade canvases — and sculptural works like “Curry Nose“, in which human noses are molded from curry powder, Kenichi Ogawa has pursued a unique approach to texture and tactility.

In recent years, his practice has focused primarily on drawings and paintings using silicone.

“Silicone Painting” series

Before thickly applied silicone on the canvas dries, he rapidly scratches into the surface with swift gestures to create images.

Exhibitions ｜ Biography ｜ Works ｜ Collections

Selected solo exhibitions ｜ Group

Solo exhibitions at KENJI TAKI GALLERY

1992
Love Collection Gallery, Nagoya
1995
Galerie de cafe DEN Floor 2, Tokyo
1998
Galerie de cafe DEN Floor 2
T’s Gallery, Nagoya
“Kenichi Ogawa” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
1999
“Kenichi Ogawa” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Tokyo
2002
“Kenichi Ogawa” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2003
“Kenichi Ogawa” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2004
“Kenichi Ogawa“ KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2010
“Stretch” Tent Gallery (Edinburgh College of Art, UK）
“Kenichi Ogawa“ KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2014
“Kenichi Ogawa“ KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Tokyo
“Silicone Paintings and Drawings” Aichi University of the Arts Satellite Gallery, Nagoya
2016
“Kenichi Ogawa” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2019
“Sleep” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2023
“SONGS” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2026
“Voice of the Sea” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya

Group exhibitions ｜ solo

1999
NCAF Nagoya Contemporary Art Fair（Exhibition by KENJI TAKI GALLERY）
“Tokyo Shock” Lichthof der VHS, Cologne, Germany
2000
“SCOPE” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2006
“March part1” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2007
“City_net Asia” Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
“NEWS” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2009
“field studies・infield studies” Minokamo City Museum, Gifu
2011
“Culture Forest Gallery 2011” Minokamo City Museum, Gifu
2013
“ARTZUID – International Sculpture Route Amsterdam” Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015
“The Fertile – Contemporary Art in Toyokawa” Toyokawa City Sakuragaoka Museum, etc, Aichi
2016
“Art Rotterdam 2016” Netherlands, (Exhibited by Gallery Mieke Van Schaijk, ‘s-Hertogenbosch)
2017
“Art Obulist 2017 : Art Obu Art” Around Obu City Hall : Okura Park Administration Building, etc, Aichi
2018
“I Say Yesterday, You Hear Tomorrow. Visions From Japan” Gallerie delle Prigioni, Treviso, Italy
2019
“Peter McDonald, Kenichi Ogawa – Weightless” Galerie Mieke van Schaijk, ‘s-Herotogenbosch / Den bosch, Netherlands
2021
“Passage of Life” Hekinan City Tatsukichi Fujii Museum of Contemporary Art, Aichi
2025
“Morning Stars” KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Nagoya
2026
“Het Zuid Manifest : Carola Loves Carlos” The Art Festival of Charlois, Netherlands

Collections ｜ Biography ｜ Works ｜ Exhibitions

Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands