Kihara Yudai

Born in 2002 in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.

He graduated from the Osaka University of Arts Department of Fine Arts in 2026 and is currently enrolled in Aichi Prefectural University of Art Graduate School of Fine Arts.

Currently, production activities are carried out based in Aichi Prefecture.

Kihara expresses themes such as “memory” and “existence” with “lines” and “blurring” by airbrushing, centering on his own skepticism about the landscape.

[Solo Exhibitions]

2026　FOCUS〈Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore 6F Art Wall, Kyoto〉

　　　Fade〈Gallery Sumiyoshi-bashi, Osaka〉

[Group Exhibitions]

2025　Hyper Cheap Osaka〈JITSUZAISE, Osaka〉

　　　You are different artfair 2025〈Yasuda Gallery, Osaka〉

2026　Osaka University of Arts Graduation Exhibition – Selected Works〈Osaka City Museum of Art, Tennoji Gallery, Osaka〉

　　　somewhere in between vol.3〈THE blank GALLERY, Tokyo〉

　　　Oboroge ni, Todoku.〈Gallery Sumiyoshi-bashi, Osaka〉

　　　Shinshoku vol.3〈Kyoto Seika University Gallery Terra-S, Kyoto〉

　　　Painting That Permeates – Matter and Image –〈ARTDYNE, Tokyo〉

[Awards]

2026　Department Award, Osaka University of Arts Graduation Exhibition

[Scholarships / Grants]

・Kōsetsu Museum of Art Scholarship

・Pal Inoue Foundation 10th Anniversary Special Scholarship

・Osaka University of Arts Academic Excellence Scholarship

・36th Cohort, Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation