Kyoko Ikeda’s work has been consistent since the start of her career, with motifs of intricate structures floating in the air, which are delicate and instantly recognizable in their individuality. Accompanied by her father—an official of the Ministry of Construction, who was involved in public infrastructure—she was fascinated by monumental structures and the construction process from an early age.
In her twenties she was obsessed with a significant project for the construction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building which, at the time, was architect Kenzo Tange’s masterpiece, and she visited the construction site daily to make sketches.
Many people may feel a similar sense of fear and awe when confronted with skyscrapers, bridges, pyramids, and other massive structures that they cannot believe were created by human power. She is fascinated by such sensations and tries to represent them on canvas. All along, it has been a strong motivation for creation throughout her career.
1994Graduated from the Department Painting Course of SOKEI ACADEMY OF FINE ART & DESIGN
1995Completed the Department Painting Course of SOKEI ACADEMY OF FINE ART & DESIGN
Exhibition
1996Court Gallery “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
1997Court Gallery “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
The Museum of Modern Art, Gunnma “THE GUNMA BIENNALE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS”
The fifth Republic of China international drawing exhibition in Taipei
1998Skydoor art space Aoyama “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
1999Gallery space 88 “each one-viewpoint”
The Museum of Modern Art, Gunnma “THE GUNMA BIENNALE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS” Excellence Award
2000The 16th Cité Internationale des Arts / Paris
2001Cité Internationale des Arts / Paris “EXPOSITION COLLECTIVE 2001”
Cité Internationale des Arts / Paris “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
2004GLOBAL ART IN KOREA-JAPAN
Joffre /FRANCE “Regards sur japon”
2005CHUWA GALLERY ”Breath of Asia”
Contemporary Artists Exhibition from JAPAN in Bangladesh
Maison franco-japonaise “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
2006Promenade Gallery in Shinjuku Group Exhibition
2007HOLBEIN SCHOLARSHIP
2008ANA MEETS ARTS “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
art gallery closet “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
2009Gallery space 88 “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
ｂuca “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
2011Gallery space 88 “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
GALERIE OMOTESANDO Group Exhibition
2014GALERIE OMOTESANDO Group Exhibition
2018art gallery closet “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
2022art gallery closet “Kyoko Ikeda Solo Exhibition”
