Hikari Shimoda (1984) - Flower Child

Hikari Shimoda

Born in Nagano, Japan in 1984.

After graduating from Saga University of the Arts in Kyoto, she became a lecturer at Nagano Art College in 2008. Shortly after, she was selected for a solo exhibition at Motto Gallery in Tokyo, after which she became more active in international galleries. Influenced by Japanese manga and anime from her youth, her works often depict a world where cuteness and horror coexist, using vibrant coloring techniques reminiscent of cartoons. Shimoda's works often depict innocent children in bright candy colors; however, behind the cute style lies a profoundly dark and melancholic theme. Currently, her work is exhibited in galleries worldwide, including in Japan, the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Exhibitions:
2014 Fantastic Planet, Goodbye Man Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, Corey Herford Gallery, New York, USA
ULTRA 2014, SPIRAL, Aoyama, Japan
Camilla D’Errico and Hikari Shimoda “Niji Bambini”, New York, USA
Hello! Explore the adorable world of Hello Kitty, Japanese American National Museum, New York, USA

Young Art Taipei 2014, Mitsukoshi Isetan, Osaka, Taipei, Taiwan

POP-EYECONIC Group Exhibition, Corey Herford Gallery, New York, USA

space2*3 Opening Commemorative Exhibition of Artists, space2*3, Nihonbashi, Japan

2013 About People of the Future: Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, KURUM’ART Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

Blue Moment, Auguste Clown Gallery, Australia

Toshihiro Nakamura, Hikaru Shimoda, Kana Otsuki: Three-Person Exhibition "Before the Birth of Language", gallery near, Kyoto, Japan

SCOPE miami, Corey Helrford Gallery, California, USA

2012 In the Land of the Dead: Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, KURUM’ART contemporary, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Children of this Planet Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, Vanilla Gallery, Ginza, Japan

2011 Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, Hellion Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Lonely Hero Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, DMO ARTS, Osaka, Japan
I, Like a Beast in Clothes Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, Foley Gallery, New York, USA
HERBEST Exhibition, ubeful, Hidari zingaro, Nakano, Japan
The Lies of Bad Kids, ubeful, Kyoto, Japan
The Hand of Creation ~Writers of Asahi Village~, Asahi Museum of Art, Nagano, Japan
Ichigo Ichie ~ Hideji Nonaka & Hikaru Shimoda Duo Exhibition, Azusagawa Academia Museum, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

2010 The Man in Animal Skin Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, GALLERY TRINITY, Roppongi, Japan
Hikaru Shimoda & Asami Kurihara Duo Exhibition The Clarity of the Heart, SAKURA GALLERY, Japan, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
3rd Guided Tour Exhibition, Sato Museum, Shinjuku, Japan
Rufus Lin Japanese Art Gallery, Canada
2009
Now, Here I am～Now, Here～ Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, Gallery 156, Ginza, Japan
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2009
4-Person Exhibition - Four Storytellers-, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Yotsuya, Japan
Asian Young Artists 3 ~Unaccustomed Gaze, Cum Sangalari Tokyo, Yokoyama, Bakugo, Japan
2008
Innner Children～The Children in My Heart～ Hikaru Shimoda Solo Exhibition, MOTT Gallery, Akeboshi, Japan
Ambryochi Exhibition vol.2, GALLERY TRINITY, Roppongi, Japan
NEXT DOOR vol.7, T&G ARTS, Roppongi, Japan

Awards:
2010 3rd Art Prize Selected
2008 NEXT DOOR vol.7 Public Exhibition Selected
2007 Art Forest Exhibition - Award of Excellence
TOKYO illustration 2007 Public Exhibition Selected