Sohei NISHINO
西野壮平
Born in Hyogo in 1982. Since he was a university student of Osaka University of Arts, he started his series Diorama Map which is created from his memory as layered icons of the city. The creation of a Diorama Map takes the following method; Walking around the chosen city on foot; shooting from various locations with film; pasting and arranging with enormous mound of pieces. Diorama Map is still ongoing and will be developed in cities all over the world in the future as well as his other series. Since selected as an Excellence Award of Canon New Cosmos Photography Award in 2005, he has participated in several group shows, international festivals and solo exhibitions all over the world such as; the Out of Focus exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London (2012), Contemporary Japanese Photography vol.10 at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Tokyo (2012), A Different Kind of Order: ICP Triennial at ICP in NY (2013). He has recently awarded as newcomer's award for Photographic society of Japan awards of 2013 and also selected as one of the artists for Foam Talent call 2013 of Foam magazine.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020 - Solo Exhibition “New Works” (Michael Hoppen Gallery, London)
2020 - Solo Exhibition “TOKAIDO” (MITSUKOSHI CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Tokyo)
2019 - TOP END3 Exhibition with Naoki Ishikawa (Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan)
2019 - Solo Exhibition “Shape of Water” (rin art association, Maebashi Japan)
2018 - MAST foundation for Photography grant 2018 on industry and work: Group show (MAST Foundation, Italy, Bologna)
2018 - New planet Photo city: Group show (21-21 design sight, Tokyo)
2018 - New Cartographies: Group show (Asia Society Texas Center, Huston, USA)
2017 - Prix Pictet “Space” Finalist exhibition
2016 - Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York - Bricolage: Sohei Nishino (January 12, 2016 - March 4, 2017)
2016 - San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco - New Work: Sohei Nishino (November 4 - February 24)
2016 - TOP Museum: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (November 22, 2016 - January 29, 2017)
2016 - Photo city Sagamihara Prizewinner Photographic Exhibition
2016 - Sohei Nishino Solo Exhibition (SFMoMA, San Francisco)
2015 - PHOTO LONDON
2015 - Izmir Photodays
2015 - Sohei Nishino Exhibition CITIES（Polka Gallery, Paris）
2015 - Action Drawing Solo Exhibition (IMA gallery, Tokyo)
2014 - KYOTOGRAPHIE
2014 - unseen photo fair
2014 - NEW DIORAMAS
2013 - fotográfica bogotá 2013
2013 - A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial
2013 - ART ARCH HIROSHIMA 2013
2013 - Sohei Nishino "Diorama Maps"
2013 - Foam Magazine Talent Exhibition 2013
2013 - Of Walking
2012 - Contemporary Japanese Photography vol.10
2012 - OUT OF FOCUS: PHOTOGRAPHY
2012 - Diorama Map
2012 - Festival Images Vevey
2011 - Wandering The Diorama Map
2011 - Sohei Nishino Solo Exhibition
2010 - EMON SELECTION Vol.1
2010 - Sohei Nishino Exhibition
2010 - DAEGU PHOTO BIENNALE 2010
2009 - Canon New Cosmos of Photography 2009 Part II
2009 - TAMA VIVANT 2009
2008 - Sohei Nishino Exhibition
2007 - Dialogue with a city
2005 - JPS Young Eye
2005 - Canon New Cosmos of Photography 2005
2004 - Osaka University of Arts Senior show
Awards
2018 - MAST Foundation Photography Grant
2017 - The theme for the seventh cycle of the Prix Picket "Space" finalist 2016 - Sagamihara Newcomer's Award
2013 - Photographic Society of Japan: Newcomer's Award
2013 - Foam Talents Call 2013
2005 - JPS Exhibition Young Eye: JPS chairman Award
2005 - Canon New Cosmos Photography: Excellence Award
2004 - Osaka University of Arts Senior show: President Award
Collections
Huston Museum of Fine Art
amana photo Collection
The Fisher Collection
Jean Pigozzi Collection
Louis Vuitton
Saatchi gallery
Statoil Collection
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Fine Arts in Huston
