【3rd – 7th December 2018】 LATE OPENING: Thursday 6th December 11:00 – 20:00 (RSVP https://bit.ly/2Rw6Igi) Noriyuki Misawa will be attending. Noriyuki Misawa is one of a new generation of bespoke luxury shoemakers from Japan. Tokyo based, his shoes are favoured by an international clientele, including the likes of Spike Lee and Park Chan Wook. Noriyuki Misawa has also become a selected shoe-maker for the Japanese Imperial Household: an extremely rare honour for someone so young. In addition to custom wearable shoes, Noriyuki Misawa also makes non-wearables, such as avant-garde, sculptural pieces. “I was largely captivated by the functional ‘formative beauty’ rather than the utility of shoes. I strive to continuously evolve … Read More

【26-30 November 2018】 A group exhibition of unique and creative Japanese artists, curated by Artrates Mon-Fri → 11:00-19:00 Late Opening Thu 29 Nov → 11:00-20:00 (RSVP, Drink will be served from 17:00) PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: ● Maki NOHARA (Oil Painting) ● Sei Amei (Watercolour) ● Fumi Yamamoto (Mixed Media Painting) ● chizuko matsukawa (Embroidery Illustration) ● Naho Katayama (Paper Cut Works) ● Yuki Minato (Japanese Ink Painting) ● noco (Mixed Media Painting) ● Nobutaka UEDA (Japanese Ink Painting) ● Harumi Yukawa (Watercolour) ● Kaoruko Negishi (Acrylic Painting) ● IWACO (Doll Maker) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eleven Japanese up-and-coming artists, art majors as well as self-taught creators, have gathered to captivate the viewers with their … Read More

【2nd – 22nd November 2018】 PRIVATE VIEW: 1st November 18:00 – 20:00   The Sway Gallery London is proud to introduce Yuta Segawa, an incredibly talented Japanese ceramicist based in London. “In this installation, I will gather together three hundred of my miniature pots, as well as exhibit little painted pots. I have crafted scores of pots every day since 2013, always keeping miniature pots at the heart of my artistic endeavors. By spending every day working in this manner, I do believe that my miniature pots have grown more and more charming over time. For this exhibition, I believe it is important to show my miniature pots, which I have improved upon day-by-day, in the same way that … Read More

【5th – 30th Oct 2018】Shapes of Water – Print Works & Works on Paper by Hiroko Imada Event Information: ★ Wed 10 Oct 14:00-15:30 → Try Japanese Woodblock Printing! ★ Sat 13 Oct 14:00-14:45 → Artist Talk with Nicholas Sabisky * 15:00-15:30 → Nicholas Sabisky Flute Mini Concert with Megan Storer ★ Thu 18 Oct 19:00-20:00 → Artist Talk ★ Wed 24 Oct 14:00-15:30 → Try Japanese Woodblock Printing! ★ Sat 27 Oct 14:00-14:45 → Artist Talk with Nicholas Sabisky * 15:00-15:30 → Nicholas Sabisky Flute Mini Concert with Megan Storer   After the successful interactive installation work: Making Waves – the official event of ‘Hokusai, Beyond the Great Wave’ in the Great Court of the British Museum last … Read More

【13-28 Sep 2018】 PRIVATE VIEW: 13 Sep 18-20. In a celebration of heritage and the power of a woman’s sexuality, ‘Hana Machi’ is an intimate exhibition by Japanese-born, London-based painter, SAKI&Bitches. SAKI&Bitches is Japanese Street artist/painter/illustrator currently based in London. She has a background in the fashion industry, having worked as a make-up artist for seven years in Tokyo, New York and London before switching from faces to the canvas. As a self-taught artist, SAKI’s work/style grow from doodles on the back of scrap pieces of paper to full-scale portraits. She’s playing around with multiple mediums over the years; paint, pencils, stencils, woodcraft and some sculpting. Her work is unintentionally controversial … Read More

【3rd – 11th Sep 2018】 A photography exhibition by June Miyoshi DATES: 3-11 Sep 2018 ‘The most beautiful moments you can capture in Japan are in autumn. The colours of leaves are extraordinary. You will be impressed by the most astounding, splendid sceneries.’ A breath-taking photography exhibition that showcases June Miyoshi’s beautiful interpretations of Japanese landscapes, represented during the most incredible season of all, Autumn. Each image exhibited shows the photographer’s passion and individual perspective of Japan. Facebook Event Page FREE ENTRANCE *** ARTIST’S PROFILE London-based Japanese photographer June Miyoshi has always loved to express himself through art, since he was a kid. The experience of visiting Yakushima Island (Kagoshima, … Read More