DIEGO：Absolutely I will Catch You!

DIEGO (b. 1986) is an artist based in Tokyo. He became deeply involved in street art during his teenage years and began his artistic journey as a self-taught creator. His work humorously anthropomorphizes everyday objects commonly seen in the city, depicting them as abstract characters in his paintings. This unique approach has been described as a “dislocated street expression.” DIEGO’s artistic range spans from visual arts such as paintings and murals to graffiti in urban environments and conceptual art. In recent years, he has been an active member of the collective SIDE CORE, engaging in exhibition curation and presenting his own works. Additionally, he directs mural projects, collaborating with artists from around the world through his own mural program. Solo Exhibitions 2026　 Second Life, NN, Ishikawa, Japan 2025　 WRITER IN THE DARK, parcel, Tokyo, Japan 　 EASY RIDER, Social Issue Gallery SIGNAL, Tokyo, Japan 2023　 Solo Exhibition No.12, DAILY SUPPLY SSS, Tokyo, Japan 2022 MY SOCIAL LADDER, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan 2021 INTERNATIONAL GATE, GALLERY ROOM・A, Tokyo, Japan 2020 I’m looking at you., OIL by Bijutsutecho, Tokyo, Japan 　　Always Secret OK , ON SUNDAYS, Tokyo, Japan 2018 IMPORTANT GARBAGE, Hidari Zingaro, Tokyo, Japan Group Exhibitions 2026　 WARNINGSIGNS 2, gallery trax, Yamanashi, Japan Things Near, Things Dear, kohtoh, Tokyo, Japan Cultural Waves vol.2, Kabutocho, Tokyo, Japan 2025　 UNDER THE STONE, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan 　 　　Koishikawa Magazine, H BEAUTY&YOUTH, Tokyo, Japan 2024　 Friends Wall, NN, Kanazawa, Japan 　　NEU TRIBALISM, WALL_alternative, Tokyo, Japan 　　5th Anniversary Exhibition「都市と自然 / Urban and Nature」, OIL by Bijutsutecho, Tokyo, Japan 　　SMALL FACTORY／小さな工房, on Sundays&LightSeed Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 　　SPACE PAPER POP UP STORE, PACIFICA COLLECTIVES, Tokyo, Japan 　　No Brainer, Case Study Studio Bababa, Tokyo, Japan 　　Friends Wall (GroupShow), NN, Ishikawa, Japan 　　NEU TRIBALISM, WALL_alternative, Tokyo, Japan 2023 Echo Windows, parcel, Tokyo, Japan BAYSIDE STAND, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, Japan SUMMER HOLIDAY SLAM ‘23, VOYAGE KIDS, Osaka, Japan Motsurete Hodokeru, OIL by Bijutsutecho, Tokyo, Japan 2022 SELLIT 4 curated by Kotaro Hosono, CENTER/SANUKI, Takamatsu, Japan 　　Group Exhibition, Allouche Gallery, New York, USA 　　CMYK COLORS RISO PRINT POSTER Exhibition, VOYAGE KIDS, Osaka, Japan 　　Someplace Friendly, Someplace Fractured PHASE 2, ON SUNDAYS, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan 　　Light Line, OIL by Bijutsutecho, Tokyo, Japan 2021 AFTER APOX. – BIEN, DIEGO AND GASIUS, CALM & PUNK GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 　　　Build the Time by Shin Hamada & DIEGO, HAITSU Nishiogikubo, Tokyo, Japan 2020 Warning Signs, Gallery Trax, Yamanashi, Japan 　　　Summer Group Exhibition, L+/ Lucie Chang Fine Arts, Hong Kong 2019　 COMIC ABSTRACTION BY WRITERS, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan 2018 Bubblewrap…, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan