Susumu Kamijo

Born in 1975 in Nagano, Japan, Susumu Kamijo currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Kamijo moved to the US at the age of 16 and completed a BFA in Painting and Drawing at the University of Oregon in 2000, followed by an MFA in Painting and Drawing at the University of Washington in 2002. Kamijo explores the abstraction of familiar motifs such as animals and human faces through the distortion of color and shape and has been actively producing a series of drawings and paintings of poodles since 2014. His recent solo exhibitions include Alone with Everybody, Perrotin (Seoul, 2022); How Was Your Summer?, Harper’s (East Hampton, 2021); Beyond The Hills, MAKI Gallery (Tokyo, 2021); Lick Me Till Dawn, Jack Hanley Gallery (New York, 2020); Fetch Your Own Bones, Kantor Gallery (Beverly Hills, 2020); and I’ll Follow You To The Sunset, GNYP Gallery (Berlin, 2019). He has also participated in various group shows in Italy, England, Belgium, and Greece, and continues to exhibit many works, primarily in the US and Europe. In 2017, Pacific published his first publication titled Poodles.
Artworks
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Susumu Kamijo, Welcome To The Tomorrow Island, 2021, vinyl paint and pastel pencil on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, While You're Dreaming, 2021, vinyl paint and pastel pencil on canvas, 238.8 x 182.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Yesterday's Garden, 2021, vinyl paint and pastel pencil on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, The Stride, 2021, vinyl paint and pastel pencil on canvas, 238.8 x 182.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Come A Little Closer, 2021, flashe vinyl paint on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Good to See You Again, 2021, flashe vinyl paint on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, The Champion Never Sleeps, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 127.0 x 96.8 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Sunbathing On The Hill, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 127.0 x 96.8 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Run To The Magic Waterfall, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 50.8 x 41.9 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Pink Desert Island, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 127.0 x 96.8 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Howling By The Sea, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 190.5 × 152.8 cm -
Susumu Kamijo, Summer Wind, 2018, oil crayon and pastel pencil on paper, 127.0 x 96.8 cm