artist
Chiho Iwase
Artist Biography
Chiho Iwase was born in Japan, currently lives and works in London.
She studied Fine Art/Sculpture at Chelsea College of Art & Design (University of the Arts London) after she had training in drawing and painting in Japan.
Iwase’s work covers painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, and installation. Her sculptures contain the quality of monstrosity and cuteness, which refers to her inner conflict and immaturity hidden in adulthood. She began to concentrate on drawing and her practice developed to playful illustrations and paintings showing her thoughts influenced by animism. She recently focuses on egg tempera painting and pencil drawing. Her works portray anthropomorphized natural spirits and visualize the voice of nature.
Awards
Exhibitions / Residency
Jackson's Art Prize 2025, Watercolour Award
Barbican Arts Group Trust ‘Art Works Open’ 2024, shortlisted
Jackson’s Art Prize 2023, longlisted
Derwent Art Prize 2022, shortlisted
Barbican Arts Group Trust ‘Art Works Open’ 2020/2021, shortlisted
Charlie Smith London 'Anthology' 2017, longlisted
Visual Art Open Prize 2017 longlisted
Jackson's Open Art Prize 2016 longlisted
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2015 shortlisted
Void Open 2013, shortlisted
Zeitgeist Open 2012 shortlisted
Salon Art Prize 2011 shortlisted
New Contemporaries 2007 shortlisted
-
Upcoming Exhibition
-
24-29 June 2025 Jackson's Art Prize at Bankside Gallery
-
7-11 May 2025 Affordable Art Fair at Hampstead Heath, London
-
-
2024 Art Work Open 2024 at Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
-
2022 Derwent Art Prize at OXO/ Pop up gallery, London/Paris
-
2021 Art Work Open 2021 at Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
-
2020 36th Annual Open Exhibition at Southwark Park Galleries, London
-
2020 Art Work Open 2020 at Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
-
2019 Modern Panic X by Guerrilla Zoo at Truman Brewery, London
-
2019 Back to Basics Artist residency program at Arteles, Finland
-
2018 40 Celsius at ASC studios/ Croydon Art House, London
-
2017 CGP London Annual Open Exhibition at CGP, London
-
2017 November Exhibition at Quaker Street Cafe, London
-
2017 Modern Panic 8 by Guerrilla Zoo at Apiary Studios, London
-
2017 Portrait Exhibition, at Candid Arts Trust, London
-
2016 Meet the Artists, pop up gallery in Hoxton, London
-
2015 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at The Mall, London
-
2014 Projekt. group exhibition at Projekt.STS, London
-
2014 VANITAS at Karin Janssen Project Space, London
-
2014 Standing on the Frontier Vol 2 at Unite 24 Gallery, London
-
2014 A Body, My Heads at Window gallery ASC studios, London
-
2013 Hot One Hundred at Schwarts Gallery, London
-
2013 Void Open 2013 at Hoxton Arches, London
-
2013 Raw Skin at Karin Janssen Project Space, London
-
2012 Modern Panic 3 by Guerrilla Zoo at Apiary Studios, London
-
2012 The Zeitgeist Open 2012 at Zeitgeist Art Projects, London
-
2011 Salon Art Prize 2011 at Matt Roberts Arts
-
2011 Squash Box at The Grocery (Heel Art Collective), London
-
2011 Play Time at Long White Cloud, London
-
2011 Chiho Iwase Solo Show at The Grocery (Heel Arts Collective), London
-
2011 double lives: duple trials at the Malt Cross Gallery, Nottingham
-
2010 Standing on the Frontier at Madam Lillie's, London
-
Link; Glass Magazine
-
2009 Melquiades at Crypt Gallery St. Pancras Church, London
-
2009 The Beauty, or the Beast? 2 plus Totonoma Project at Gallery Q, Tokyo
-
2008 en rote at Nolias Gallery, London
-
2008 Hide & Seek at Macondo Gallery, London
-
2008 In the Shadows at Crypt Gallery St. Pancras Church, London
-
2008 The Beauty, or the Beast? at House Gallery, London
-
2007 Pearce & Ramsey Summer Tour at Take Courage Gallery, London
-
2007 Banal Circus at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, London
-
2007 Degree Show at Chelsea College of Art & Design
-
2006 Group Show at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
-
2006 Now Here, No Where at Crypt Gallery St. Pancras Church, London
-
2005 Group Show at Trinity Bouy Wharf, London