Mika HORIE
堀江美佳
Mika Horie is an artist who focuses on Japanese paper photographic work, interested in encouraging the viewer to forget about time and cultural differences. Her work has been exhibited in Belgium, the USA, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and South Korea.
She grew up in Kyoto and studied photography and design at Kyoto University of Art and Design, and fine art with a focus on European conceptual art at Kingston University London. Since 2013 she’s lived in Ishikawa, making handmade paper with ancient techniques and cyanotype printing her photographs on it using sunlight.
Chronology
EDUCATION
Master in European Art Practice (Fine Arts), Kingston University London, 2009 Bachelor in Information Design at Kyoto University of Art and Design, 2007
Master in European Art Practice (Fine Arts), Kingston University London, 2009 Bachelor in Information Design at Kyoto University of Art and Design, 2007
Publications
January 2022 “Trees, Water and Light” Publisher: the(M) éditions & IBASHO
Selected Solo Exhibitions
September 7 - November 1, 2023
“Trees, Water, and Light” - Solo Exhibition at Sokyo Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
"January 29 - March 13, 2022
“Trees, Water, and Light” - Solo Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
January 20 - 30 March 2022
“Kiku” - Solo Exhibition at Bildhalle (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
October 16 - November 7, 2021
Cyanotype - Solo Exhibition at gamadan (Ishikawa, Japan)
“Trees, Water, and Light” - Solo Exhibition at Sokyo Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
"January 29 - March 13, 2022
“Trees, Water, and Light” - Solo Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
January 20 - 30 March 2022
“Kiku” - Solo Exhibition at Bildhalle (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
October 16 - November 7, 2021
Cyanotype - Solo Exhibition at gamadan (Ishikawa, Japan)
Selected Group Exhibitions
June 13 - 18, 2023
Photo Basel - Represented by IBASHO
May 10 - 14, 2023
Photo London - Represented by Bildhalle
February 4-March 12, 2023
"Perfectly imperfect"
Group Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
February 8 - 12, 2023
Art Rotterdam - Represented by Bildhalle
November 10 - 13, 2023
Paris Photo - Represented by IBASHO
2022
September 23, 2022 - January 15, 2023
“Wabi-Sabi” Group Exhibition - Represented by IBASHO at SieboldHuis (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Blues - Group Exhibition at Ingrid Deuss Gallery(Antwerp, Belgium)
February 6 - June 25, 2021
Mizu/The theme of Water - Group Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
LIGHTHOUSE - Group Exhibition at Waterfall Mansion & Gallery (New York, USA)
Qualia - Group Exhibition at Sokyo Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
Photo Basel - Represented by IBASHO
May 10 - 14, 2023
Photo London - Represented by Bildhalle
February 4-March 12, 2023
"Perfectly imperfect"
Group Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
February 8 - 12, 2023
Art Rotterdam - Represented by Bildhalle
November 10 - 13, 2023
Paris Photo - Represented by IBASHO
2022
September 23, 2022 - January 15, 2023
“Wabi-Sabi” Group Exhibition - Represented by IBASHO at SieboldHuis (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Blues - Group Exhibition at Ingrid Deuss Gallery(Antwerp, Belgium)
February 6 - June 25, 2021
Mizu/The theme of Water - Group Exhibition at IBASHO (Antwerp, Belgium)
LIGHTHOUSE - Group Exhibition at Waterfall Mansion & Gallery (New York, USA)
Qualia - Group Exhibition at Sokyo Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
Awards
Selected to J.P. Morgan Chase Curator’s Highlights the Art Collection’s 11th Anniversary Year at Paris Photo, (Paris, France), 2022
Selected to be a part of the 2018 Art Trail, power by Tesla at Unseen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), 2018
Selected to be a part of the 2018 Art Trail, power by Tesla at Unseen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), 2018
Collections
Olnick Spanu (New York, USA), Hood Museum (New Hampshire. USA)