- 「The Shape Of Inner」／2025
WEI JIA
魏嘉
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Born 1988 in Taipei, Taiwan. Currently based in Tokyo, Japan, he received his doctorate in oil painting from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2024. He observes nature, folk culture, and things in contemporary society, mainly from a personal point of view, and takes all aspects of daily life as his themes. In the process of production, he explores the theme as well as the self, and finally expresses his sense of self and feedback to the theme in his works.
She was selected for the 2019 Shell Art Award, won the Grand Prix of FACE in 2021, and received the Special Student Award at the Idemitsu Art Award in 2022.
Recent major exhibitions include solo shows "The Shape of Inner" (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Exhibition Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo/2025), "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo/2023), "MEET YOUR ART2024" ( (Tokyo/2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo/2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo/2023), "Golden Hour"｜Duo Show - Keeenue × Jia Wei"｜TARTCH, (Taiwan/2025) as group exhibitions, Tama Art University TUB 1st Exhibition Relay Point" (Tama Art University TUB/Tokyo), "Painting no Yukue 2022 FACE Awarded Artists Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum of Art/Tokyo), "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo/2023), etc.
An artist currently based in Tokyo. In 2024, she completed a Doctoral Program in Oil Painting at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Her practice centers on observing nature, folk culture, and elements of contemporary society from a personal perspective, taking inspiration from the subtle aspects of contemporary society. Through the act of creation, she explores both her themes and her inner self, ultimately Through the act of creation, she explores both her themes and her inner self, ultimately reflecting this dialogue between self-awareness and thematic inquiry in her works.
She was selected for the Shell Art Award in 2019, received the Grand Prize at the 2021 FACE Art Award,and was honored with the Student Special Prize at the Idemitsu Art Award in 2022. Recent major exhibitions include the solo exhibition "The Shape of Inner" (Tokyo Bijutsu-ten, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo /2025), "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo / 2023), "MEET YOUR ART 2024" (Tokyo / 2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo / 2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo / 2023), and group exhibitions such as "Golden Hour"｜Duo Show - Keeenue × Jia Wei Keeenue × Jia Wei (TARTCH, Taiwan / 2025), "Relay Points: The 1st Exhibition by TUB Tama Art University" (TUB, Tama Art University, Tokyo), & quot;The Future of Painting: 2022 FACE Award-Winning Artists Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo), and "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo / 2023). 2023).
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She was selected for the 2019 Shell Art Award, won the Grand Prix of FACE in 2021, and received the Special Student Award at the Idemitsu Art Award in 2022.
Recent major exhibitions include solo shows "The Shape of Inner" (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Exhibition Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo/2025), "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo/2023), "MEET YOUR ART2024" ( (Tokyo/2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo/2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo/2023), "Golden Hour"｜Duo Show - Keeenue × Jia Wei"｜TARTCH, (Taiwan/2025) as group exhibitions, Tama Art University TUB 1st Exhibition Relay Point" (Tama Art University TUB/Tokyo), "Painting no Yukue 2022 FACE Awarded Artists Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum of Art/Tokyo), "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo/2023), etc.
An artist currently based in Tokyo. In 2024, she completed a Doctoral Program in Oil Painting at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Her practice centers on observing nature, folk culture, and elements of contemporary society from a personal perspective, taking inspiration from the subtle aspects of contemporary society. Through the act of creation, she explores both her themes and her inner self, ultimately Through the act of creation, she explores both her themes and her inner self, ultimately reflecting this dialogue between self-awareness and thematic inquiry in her works.
She was selected for the Shell Art Award in 2019, received the Grand Prize at the 2021 FACE Art Award,and was honored with the Student Special Prize at the Idemitsu Art Award in 2022. Recent major exhibitions include the solo exhibition "The Shape of Inner" (Tokyo Bijutsu-ten, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo /2025), "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo / 2023), "MEET YOUR ART 2024" (Tokyo / 2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo / 2024), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo / 2023), and group exhibitions such as "Golden Hour"｜Duo Show - Keeenue × Jia Wei Keeenue × Jia Wei (TARTCH, Taiwan / 2025), "Relay Points: The 1st Exhibition by TUB Tama Art University" (TUB, Tama Art University, Tokyo), & quot;The Future of Painting: 2022 FACE Award-Winning Artists Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo), and "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo / 2023). 2023).
WEI JIA _CV
