Kanzanloc

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, art history, philosophy, and contemporary art 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 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 editioned works, carrying on the tradition of ukiyo-e artists to bring authentic art to a ...

The Art Students League of New York, NYC

Coursework in Museum Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 PMQ, Hong Kong
2018 Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
2017 Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
2017 Osaka Prefectural Central Library, Osaka
2017 Solo Presentation, Singapore Contemporary Art Show
2016 Art Channel Gallery, Singapore
2016 Isetan Scotts, Singapore
2016 Solo Presentation, Singapore Contemporary Art Show
2016 Solo Presentation, Asia Contemporary Art Show (Spring)
2015 Solo Presentation, Asia Contemporary Art Show (Spring)
2007 Solo Exhibition, Organized by the city government

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2024 Art Fair Philippines
2023 Art Fair Asia Fukuoka / KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa
2023 Art Central HK
2022 Art Central HK / Art Taipei / Affordable Art Fair H K
2021 Fine Art Asia / Affordable Art Fair H K
2021 Whatz International Contemporary Art Festival
2020 Whatz International Contemporary Art Festival
2019 Art Fair Asia Fukuoka
2019 Asia Contemporary Art Show (Spring)
2018 Affordable Art Fair H K
2018 Asia Contemporary Art Show (Spring)/(Fall)
2017 Ink Asia / Asia Contemporary Art Show (Fall)

RESIDENCIES / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
2007 Artist-in-Residence, 50th Anniversary International Painting Colony, Prilep, North Mace...