Exhibition location: ESPACIO Nagoya Castle – SAIUN(3rd Floor)
A Journey of Blessings
This work depicts swallows soaring above the moat of Nagoya Castle alongside the houoh, the auspicious mythical bird, and a sacred turtle. The swallow's long journey through the changing seasons is likened to the journey of life itself, while the composition gently evokes the stories woven through life and the blessings that accompany new beginnings.
Hiroko Toyama
Born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1984, Toyama graduated from the Department of Japanese Painting at Kyoto University of Art and Design (now Kyoto University of the Arts) in 2010. Her graduation work received both the President's Award and the Senju Award. In 2011, she won the Grand Prize at the Japan Art Center Painting Exhibition. In 2023, she created the four-panel gold folding screen Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter for SGC Co., Ltd. and received the Shoin Art Award. She has also participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
