kanzanloc
Painter
Painter
Born in 1964 in the foothills of northern Kanto, Japan, in a landscape deeply rooted in Zen and mountain culture.
In 1984, he moved to NYC to study at the Art Students League on a competitive scholarship, focusing on life drawing, artistic anatomy, contemporary art, art history, and philosophy under the guidance of Joseph F. Stapleton and Daniel Maloney.
Returning to Japan in 1996, he dedicated himself to community-based art initiatives—curating municipal exhibitions at the request of the local government while completing museum studies coursework at Waseda University in Tokyo. Alongside these efforts, he actively expanded his international presence. In 2022, he received a certificate of appreciation from the Taiwan Art Gallery Association. His works are permanently housed in the national collection of CSLU-Prilep, the municipal collections of Pale, Jahorina, and Otawara City.
At the heart of his practice are the exploration of "lines" and handcrafted natural materials—bark pigments derived from ancient trees in his homeland and earth pigments meticulously aged for over thirty years. Alongside these unique pieces, he is also passionately dedicated to creating accessible and affordable works, carrying on the tradition of popular art to bring authentic art to a wider audience.
2022: Certificate of Appreciation from the Taiwan Art Gallery Association
2022
PMQ, Hong Kong
2018
Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
2017
Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
Osaka Prefectural Central Library, Japan
Solo Presentation, Singapore Contemporary Art Show, Singapore
2016
Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
Solo Presentation, Singapore Contemporary Art Show, Singapore
Solo Presentation, Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
Isetan Scotts, Singapore
2015
Solo Presentation, Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2007
Solo Exhibition, Organized by Otawara City Government, Japan
2024
Art Fair Philippines, Philippines
2023
Art Central, Hong Kong
Art Fair Asia Fukuoka, Japan
KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa, Japan
2022
Art Central, Hong Kong
Art Taipei, Taiwan
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
2021
Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
WHATS International Contemporary Art Festival, Taiwan
2020
WHATS International Contemporary Art Festival, Taiwan
2019
Art Fair Asia Fukuoka, Japan
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2018
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2017
Ink Asia, Hong Kong
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
National Collection of CSLU-Prilep, North Macedonia
Municipal Collection of Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipal Collection of Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipal Collection of Otawara City, Japan
