Yuuna MASUDA

増田 由菜

Born in Oita Prefecture in 1998, she completed her master\u0026#39;s degree in painting at Kyushu Sangyo University\u0026#39;s Graduate School of Art. She began seriously studying painting during her undergraduate years, and after the passing of her beloved dog, she started creating semi-figurative works with animal motifs. Her art explores memories of time spent with animals she has met, the emotions that arose at those times, and the feelings of fading existence as time passes. She uses vibrant colors and semi-figurative expressions to capture the ambiguity of memory and traces of emotion on the canvas. Her work quietly embodies not only the memory of loss but also the affection and warmth of time spent together. Her creative process centers on preserving in her paintings things she doesn\u0026#39;t want to fade, such as memories of time spent with animals she encountered and her feelings at those moments. She hopes her work quietly resonates with viewers\u0026#39; memories and emotions, fostering a small sense of affection through her art.

Artworks

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Solo Exhibitions

2025
  • Solo Exhibition, Junkudo Bookstore Fukuoka (Fukuoka/Japan)
2024
  • Solo Exhibition, Isetan Urawa Store (Saitama/Japan)
2024
  • "Yuna Masuda Painting Exhibition," Kokura Izutsuya (Fukuoka/Japan)

Group Exhibitions

2026
  • "ANIMAL?×ANIMAL!", Matsuzakaya Nagoya (Aichi/Japan)
2025
  • "Special Selection Art Exhibition," Entetsu Department Store (Shizuoka/Japan)
2025
  • "KANZEN," Ginza Mitsukoshi (Tokyo/Japan)
2024
  • "Fine Art Collection," Matsuzakaya Ueno Store (Tokyo/Japan)
  • "The Power of Art," Isetan Shinjuku Store (Tokyo/Japan)
2023
  • "Ii Me Fukura Me in FUKUOKA," Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store (Fukuoka/Japan)
  • "ART ART TOKYO," Daimaru Tokyo Store (Tokyo/Japan)
  • "Konjaku Ezuten" (Past and Present Picture Exhibition), artglorieux gallery of tokyo (Tokyo/Japan)
  • "Minami Jūsei" (Southern Cross), Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store (Fukuoka/Japan)
  • "The Power of Art," Isetan Shinjuku Store (Tokyo/Japan)
2022
  • "DAIMARU Grand Contemporary Art Exhibition - Pop & Street," Daimaru Tokyo Store (Tokyo/Japan)
  • "KENZAN2022," Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo/Japan)

Art Fairs

2025
  • "Art Fair Tobu," Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro (Tokyo/Japan)

Awards

  • 20th Minamishimabara City Seminarion Contemporary Print Exhibition, Selected
  • 8th NBC Meshtec International Print Biennale Exhibition, Selected

Exhibition

Nei nei / Masuda Yuuna Duo Exhibition "What Is Cute"

2026.06.05 Fri -06.14 Sun 開催中

Yuuna MasudaNeinei

AND COLLECTION Contemporary Art is pleased to announce "What Is Cute," a duo exhibition by Nei nei and Yuuna Masuda. ...