Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store will be hosting the "ANZ KANIE New Works EXHIBITION 2026" at "Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO," an art gallery operated by the company on the 5th floor of GINZA SIX. Approximately 60 new paintings will be on display.
Date: June 4th (Thursday) to June 10th (Wednesday), 2026
Opening hours: 10:30 AM – 8:30 PM (closing at 6:00 PM on the last day)
Holding onto the contradictory elements of day and night, light and shadow, reality and dreams, Anzu Kanie has depicted the emotions and landscapes that arise in the space between them through her paintings and words.
This exhibition presents my latest paintings, born from observing and exploring the subtle nuances present in the fluctuations of everyday life.
"Daytime Dreams" 720 x 1,000 mm, drypoint, hand-colored, collage.
"Darkness Flare" 840 x 700 mm, drypoint, hand-painted, collage.
"Ball Balance and Horse," F15 size, acrylic on canvas.
"A Garden Without Words" 550 x 710 mm Drypoint, hand-colored, collage
"Outside the Window," F15 size, acrylic on canvas.
■Profile: Anzu Kanie
Painter and author. Born in Tokyo. Member of the Japan PEN Club. Chairperson of the NPO 3.11 Children's Library.
Graduated from "Jiyu no Mori Gakuen" (Freedom Forest Academy). Studied printmaking in London.
She has held solo exhibitions at art museums, department stores, and galleries throughout Japan. She has authored numerous books, including novels, picture books, and essays.
In 2022, she provided artwork for a wrapped Toyota MIRAI (Nagano Toyota) car. She has also worked on numerous corporate collaborations, including wrapping BMW Japan's eco-car i3, JTA (Japan Transocean Air)'s Iriomote wildcat decal aircraft, and the confectionery shop West. Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, she has been involved in activities to deliver picture books and art supplies to children in the affected areas and established "Niji Bunko," a picture book library in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture.
She has been involved in activities connecting children and art throughout Japan, including serving as a coordinator for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's reconstruction education support project. Her activities with children in disaster-stricken areas were featured in the NHK BS1 Special "The Promise of 10 Years Later – The 'Future' Envisioned by Children of Fukushima," a special program commemorating the 10th anniversary of the earthquake. In addition, she received a Special Jury Prize at the "pen" magazine Creator Awards 2021, "The 7 Most Shining Groups of 2021 Who Will Change Japan and the World," for all of her activities to date. In 2023, her picture book "Hana Likes Snakes" (Fukuinkan Shoten) won the "14th Kindergarten Picture Book Grand Prize" and was also selected as a finalist for the 27th Japan Picture Book Award. Her 2024 publication "I Want the Color of That Sky" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) (selected by the National School Library Association) will become the most frequently asked book ("Japanese Language" narrative) in the 2025 junior high school entrance exams. She also received the 74th Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award. The picture book "Hey!" is featured in JBBY's (Japanese Board on Books for Young People) "Recommended! Children's Books from Japan and Around the World 2026".
■Exhibition overview
Anzu Kanie New Works Exhibition 2026
Date: June 4th (Thursday) – June 10th (Wednesday), 2026
Opening hours: 10:30 AM – 8:30 PM *Closing time on the last day is 6:00 PM Venue: Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO
GINZA SIX 5th Floor, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
https://artglorieux.jp/
Admission fee: Free
About Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO
Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO is a gallery operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd. *Details will be posted on the website as they become available. Please check it. *Events and exhibitions may be changed or canceled due to various circumstances.
[From the press release of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd.]
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