INFORMATION

The recipients of the 2025 Nagoya City Arts Encouragement Award were announced on January 13th, and Mai Shibata was honored as a recipient.

The Nagoya City Arts Encouragement Award is presented by the Mayor of Nagoya to individuals or groups who have consistently engaged in active artistic creation, are expected to achieve future success, and are anticipated to contribute to the promotion of Nagoya City's arts and culture.

Shibata's works depict “space, landscape, and thought” from a unique perspective, excelling in techniques for expressing spirituality, philosophy, and the inner world. Blending abstraction and figuration, he constructs a distinctive artistic universe that evokes the viewer's emotions and contemplation by expressing the serene depth of light and color through his unique layered structures. His themes span history, religion, environmental issues, and more, with his artistic practice deepening year by year.

This challenging creative approach is steadily gaining recognition, and further achievements in pioneering new expressive realms are anticipated.
（Quoted from the Nagoya City Art Award Pamphlet）

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Nov. 15, 2025 - Sun. Dec. 7, 2025

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Nov. 15, / Sun. 23, / Sun. 30, / Sun. Dec. 7,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Opening Reception
Sat. Nov. 15, 3:00 PM~
A conversation between Mr. Hioshi Dehara, Director of Arts Maebashi, and the artist will take place.

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Nov. 16, 2024 - Sun. Dec. 1, 2024

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Nov. 16, / Sun. 24, / Sun. Dec. 1,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Opening Reception
Sat. Nov. 16, 3:00 PM~

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Oct. 28, 2023 - Sun. Nov. 12, 2023

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Oct. 28, / Fri. Nov. 3, / Sun. 5, / Sun. 12,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Opening Reception
Sat. Oct. 28, 3:00 PM~
A conversation between Mr. Takashi Ishizaki, Chief Curator of the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, and the artist will be held.

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Jan. 14, 2023 - Tue. Mar. 14, 2023

Venue

Aichi Arts Center, 10th Floor Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Exhibition Room 5 and others

Address

1-Nagoya City Aichi Arts Center 10th Floor, 13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-971-5511

Hours

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Friday until 8:00 PM)

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Mon. Jan. 16, / Mon. Feb. 6, / Mon. 20, / Mon. Mar. 6,

Admission Fees

General: ¥500 (¥400), High School/College Students: ¥300 (¥240), Free for Junior High School Students and Younger
*( ) indicates group rates for 20 or more people

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Sep. 17, 2022 - Sun. Oct. 2, 2022

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Sep. 17, / Fri. 23, / Sun. 25, / Sun. Oct. 12,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Opening Reception
Sat. Sep. 17, 3:00 PM~

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Nov. 27, 2021 - Sun. Dec. 12, 2021

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Nov. 27, / Sun. Dec. 5, / Sun. 12,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Opening Reception
Sat. Nov. 27, 3:00 PM~
(If the event is canceled due to the infection situation, we will announce it on our website and social media.)

Exhibition Dates

Sat. Aug. 22, 2020 - Sun. Sep. 13, 2020

Venue

Gallery Garaku

Address

1-903 Umemorizaka, Meito-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan

Phone number

+81-52-702-3870

Hours

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Closed

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Artist in Attendance

Sat. Aug. 22, / Sun. 30, / Sun. Sep 6, /Sun. 13,

Access

From Hoshigaoka Subway Station, take the City Bus bound for Umemori-so and get off at Umemorizaka-guchi. 1-minute walk.

Exhibition Dates

Tue. Oct. 1, 2019 - Mon. Oct. 14, 2019

Venue

The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art

Address

1-19-30 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, japan, japan

Phone number

+81-52-937-3737(representative)

Hours

Weekdays 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)

Closed

Mon. Oct. 7,

Artist in Admission Fee

General: ¥1,000/Elementary, Middle, and High School Students: ¥500/Children under elementary school age: Free

Access

Directly connected to Exit 1 of Shinei-cho Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line