CV/Bio
Shinya Ichiawa is a fine art photographer specializing in black and white silver gelatin print on fiber base paper. From film development to print finishing with archival quality, all of the processes are done by the artist. He pursues fine printings in a darkroom to realize sculptures by lights on photographic paper.
1997-1999 assistant of Center For Expression Study Paris 5th University, France
2002- director of Kyoto Photography Club
2023- general director of Kyoto Photography Club
solo exhibitions
2024 '2O14[ni-ou-ichi-yon]' Communication Gallery Fugensha, Tokyo, Japan
2023 'the way they were-Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1986' gallery EM nishiazabu, Tokyo, Japan
2022 '2O14 [ni-ou-ichi-yon] II' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto, Japan
2021 '2O14 [ni-ou-ichi-yon] II' gallery EM nishiazabu, Tokyo, Japan
2019 'De Los Caminos En La Habana-From The Streets Of Havana-' gallery 176, Osaka, Japan
2018 'inside/outside' OLYMPUS GALLERY OSAKA, Osaka, Japan
2017 '2O14 [ni-oh-ichi-yon] I' galleryMain, Kyoto, Japan
2010 'FROZEN SCAPE OF IRELAND' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto, Japan
2009 'COFESSIONS OF MASKS' see+ gallery, Beijing, China
'MOTHER LAKE' GALLERY ART SITE, Otsu, Japan
2008 'MOTHER LAKE 2004-2008' INTER ART CENTER, Beijing, China
2007 'MOTHER LAKE 2004-2006' PRINZ GALLERY, Kyoto, Japan
'MOTHER LAKE' Achim space Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 'MOTHER LAKE' KODAK PHOTO SALON , Tokyo, Japan
2004 'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' GALLERY OF OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF ART, Osaka, Japan
2001 'UNE BELLE JORNEE' CENTRE REGIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE NORD PAS-DE- CALAIS, Douchy-les-Mines, France
'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' OSAKA NIKON SALON, Osaka, Japan
2000 'CONFESSIONS OF MASKS' GINZA NIKON SALON, Tokyo
'PARIS MELANCOLIQUE' GALLERY ISSISS, Kyoto, Japan
1999 'LA VIE DES MALADES MENTAUX DANS L'HOPITAL PSYCHIATRIQUE AU JAPON' SINGER-POLIGNAC MUSEUM, Paris, France
recent group exhibitions
2023 '28th KYOTO/HOW ARE YOU PHOTOGRAPHY' GALLERY MARONIE, KYOTO
2022 '27th KYOTO/HOW ARE YOU PHOTOGRAPHY' GALLERY MAROINE, Kyoto
2021 '22st KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2020 '21st KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'LYRIC 05' Gallery YUKI-SIS, Tokyo
2019 '20th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2018 '19th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'23th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'LYRIC 02' Campton, Kyoto, GALLERY ISSUIDO, Kamakura, Japan
2016 '17th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'21th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2015 '16th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'20th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'PHOTO X FRAME' YAMAMOTO GALLERY, Kyoto
2014 'Observe Observe Perpetually' Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris
'15th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'19th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
2013 '14th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'18th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
'OKIMARI NO PARIS' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
2012 '13th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'17th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
2011 '12th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'16th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
2010 '11th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2009 '14th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE , Kyoto
'10th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'ORIGINAL PHOTO PRINT EXHIBITION 2009' PHOTOGALLERY 191, Kyoto
2008 'ORIGINAL PHOTO PRINT EXHIBITION 2008' PHOTOGALLERY 191, Kyoto
'9th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'13th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' DOJIDAI GALLERY, Kyoto
2007 '8th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2006 '11th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2005 '4th OSAKA PHOTOGRAPHY MONTHLY EXIBITION', OSAKA NIKON SALON, Osaka
'10th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'6th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2004 '3rd OSAKA PHOTOGRAPHY MONTHLY EXIBITION', OSAKA NIKON SALON, Osaka
'9th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'5th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2003 '4th KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2002 '3rd KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'1st OSAKA PHOTOGRAPHY MONTHLY EXIBITION' CITY GALLERY, Osaka
'7th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY ISSISS, Kyoto
2001 '2nd KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
'6th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLERY MARONIE, Kyoto
2000 '5th HOW ARE YOU, PHOTOGRAPHY?' GALLER Y SANJO, Kyoto
1998 'exhibition of the members of ADAC' Maison des Ateliers-Terrasse Lautreamont, Paris
invitted, jurried exhibitions
2022 'La photographie à tout prix' Bibliothèque natitonale de France, Paris,, France
2015 'Onward Compé'15 Exhibition' PROJECT BASHO, Philadelphia, USA
'Espy Photo Award 2015 Exhibition' ELYSIUM GALLERY, Swansea, UK
'2nd Photo Marché' AXIS GALLERY, Tokyo
2013 '14thKYOTO CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS' THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO, Kyoto
2009 '2009 JURIED EXHIBITION' CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ART, Carmel, USA
2007 '11thKYOTO CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS' THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO, Kyoto
2004 '5thSERAI LAND SCAPE PHOTO CONTEST' FUJI PHOTO SALON, Tokyo
2003 '9thKYOTO CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS' THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO, Kyoto
2002 'PHOTOSYNKYRIA' THESSALONIKI MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Thessaloniki, Greece
collection
CENTRE REGIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE NORD PAS-DE-CALAIS, Douchy-les-Mines, France
BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, Paris, France
publications
2024 '2O14 [ni-ou-ichi-yon]' Fugensha, Tokyo, Japan
2022 B&W Issue 154, p34-37, CA, USA
2021 B&W Issue 147, p42-45, CA, USA
2019 B&W Issue 135, p110-113, CA, USA
2012 B&W+Color Issue 92, p140-p141, CA, USA
B&W+Color Issue 88, p63, CA, USA
2009 Blue Canvas #2, p42-P43, CA, USA
PHOTOGRAPHERS’ COPANION Mar.2009, p60-p63, Beijing, China
2007 Art price Vol.48, p142-p146, Seoul, South Korea
2000 nikkor club 174, p13-p16, Tokyo, Japan
'PRATIQUE DE L'INSTITUTIONNEL ET POLITIQUE' Shoraisha, Kyoto, Japan
1999 sante mentale 40, p14-p17, Paris, France
nomination & selection
2021 16th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2020 15th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2019 14th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2017 12th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2015 Onward Compé'15, USA, Finalist
Gelatin Silver Session, JAPAN, Finalist
2014 9th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2012 7th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
2011 Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, FRANCE, Official Selection
2008 4th Spider Awards, USA, Nomination
awards
2023 MONOCHROME AWARDS 2023, USA, Honorable Mention
reFocus Awards 2023, USA, Gold Award
2022 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, Excellence Award
MONOCHROME AWARDS 2022, USA, Honorable Mention
2021 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, Excellence Award
MONOCHROME AWARDS 2021, USA, Honorable Mention
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, FRANCE, Silver Prize
2020 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, Spotlight Award
15th Spider Awards, USA, Honorable Mention
MONOCHROME AWARDS 2020, USA, Honorable Mention
2019 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
2018 B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, Spotlight Award
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
13th Spider Awards, USA, Honorable Mention
2017 B&W Magazine Single Image Contest, USA, Merit Award
2015 MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS, RUSSIA, Honorable Mention
ESPY PHOTO AWARD, UK, One of seven winners
2014 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS, RUSSIA, Honorable Mention
2013 INTERNATIONAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, FRANCE, 3rd Prize
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
2012 B&W Magazine Single Image Contest, USA, Merit Award
B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, Merit Award
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Country's Pick
Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, FRANCE, People's Choice, 3rd Prize
2011 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
2010 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
2009 Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, FRANCE, Honorable Mention
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention
2008 Px3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, FRANCE, Honorable Mention
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, USA, Honorable Mention