Ryuzo Nishida

Thanks to http://www.seedgallery.co.nz

Ryuzo Nishida comments on social and cultural mores with a shifting voice. Constructed from hand painted toy soldiers and based on bonsai forms, Nishida’s recent works simultaneously invoke nostalgic memories from a collective unconscious, and suggest violence and cultural imperialism.

Nishida completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at The University of Auckland in 2007. He has exhibited widely throughout Auckland over the past five years and received numerous accolades for his work - among them: first place in the Adam Portraiture Award in 2004, and finalist placings in the Walker and Hall Art Award in 2007, the Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award in 2005 and 2004 and The Wallace Art Awards in 2004.

Born: 1976 Japan

Education:

2007 Master of Fine Arts, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, NZ.

2006 Post-graduate Diploma of Fine Arts, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, NZ.

2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland, NZ.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009

Hello Lamb-The Perspectives of Elsewhere, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, NZ.

2008

Input/Output, The Film Archive, Auckland, NZ.

Hello Lamb-The Perspectives of Elsewhere, Rm103 gallery, Auckland, NZ.

Talk Back, ArtStation, Auckland, NZ.

Nakid Animation (Film maker in Residence), The Film Archive, Auckland, NZ.

One Love One Heart, Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China.

Geisai Museum#2 (Hello Lamb Project), Tokyo Big Site, Tokyo, Japan.

The Sticks, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

Two, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

Capsule, Seed Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

2007 Tiger Translate, Auckland, NZ.

Asian at Wheel, Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

2006 Close Encounters, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

2005 Close Encounters, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

The Bigdaddy, Base Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

2004 Eastern Translation, Kuja Lounge, Aucland, NZ.

Chocolart, Randolph St Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

The TV Show, Randolph St Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

2003 Various exhibitions, Urban Arthaus, Auckland, NZ.

Awards

2008: Finalist, Wallace Art Awards, Auckland & Wellington, NZ.

2007: Finalist, Walker and Hall Award, Waiheke, NZ.

2005: Finalist, Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award,

Hamilton, NZ.

2004: First Prize, Adam Portraiture Award, New Zealand Portrait Gallery, NZ.

Finalist, Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, NZ.

Finalist, Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award, Hamilton, NZ. Publicatons

2004

Were, Virginia, "After School?" artnews New Zealand, 2004: pg 58-59.

MacLellan, Sarah, "Speaking Art" Staple, pg 42.

Gifford, Allan, "Artist makes a point" The NZ Hearld, August 4

McLean, Robyn, "Artist nails portrait contest" The Dominion Post, Feb 7

Media

2004 Appearances on:

Flipside

TV One news

Tv One Breafast

Asia Downunder

Nightline

Public Collections: Parliament Gallery, Wellington, NZ.