DIEGO

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