Norio Nakajima
Artist
Bio
Bio.
1955 Born in Osaka Prefecture
1979 Kanazawa College of Art bachelor’s degree of oil painting
Solo Exhibition
1987 Miyuki Gallery, Tokyo
1988 Yuyama Gallery ,Tokyo
1998 Hakusan City Museum, Ishikawa
Daiwa Department Store, Ishikawa (1998, 2001, 2004, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
2001 Gallery Kabutoya, Tokyo
2021 Galerie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo
2022 Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Ishikawa
2023 Gallery UG, Tokyo
Galerie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo
2024 Gallery Q, Tokyo
2025 Gallery Q, Tokyo
Group Exhibition
1983 Japanese Today’s Visual Art Exhibition, Barcelona ( Excellence Award)
1984 Japanese Today’s Visual Art Exhibition, Brisbane City Hall
1985 Ishikawa Select Artist Exhibition, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Ishikawa
Japanese Today’s Visual Art Exhibition, Roermond City Museum
1986 Japanese Today’s Visual Art Exhibition, Sevilla Museum of Fine Art
1987 Japanese Today’s Visual Art Exhibition, Tamayo Museum
1991 Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Kyoto City Museum of Art
France-Japan Multinational Contemporary Art Exhibition, Grand Palais, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Kyoto City Museum, Fukuoka City Museum(1991.1992)
1993Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (1993,1994,1995), Tokyo
1995 Sea of Japan Exhibition, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Toyama
1999 Artists of Tomorrow Exhibition, Tokyo
Uni Grabas Exhibition, Art Museum Ginza, Tokyo (Evaris Prize)
2025 CONSECRATION, M.A.D.S. gallery
2025 The30th Mitui Fudosan Retaill Management Office Exhibition, Mitui Fudosan Tokyo
Water Planets.
In the Face of Eternal Moment.
In a world where all living creatures must eventually die, and where this law endlessly repeats itself, I have chosen as my theme the fleeting moments that unfold before my eyes and the beauty of living beings that devote themselves fully to life.
People often speak of “eternal love” or “eternal beauty,” but what is eternity? Emperors in China and kings in ancient Egypt dreamed of eternal life, but were they ever able to attain it?
Human beings have a lifespan of around eighty years, while flowers may bloom for only a week. Then what of the sun, can it be called eternal?
My work includes the Water Planets series, depicting the sky, sea, stars, and the universe, as well as the Hana Hana series, which captures the momentary burst of energy plants release as they strive to bloom.
I continue to stand before the canvas, seeking to express those luminous moments found in flowers and stars, while still pursuing my own understanding of what “eternity” truly means.












