Artist

Ray NAKAJUN

Imitation, "Contemporary Paper-cut Artists: Two-person Exhibition Rei Nakajun × Yusuke Shimomura Seisei Doudou",
Fujikawa Kirie no Mori Art Museum, 2022
photo: Akane Kiyohara

Kajitsu, Contemporary Paper-cut Artists: Two-person Exhibition Rei Nakajun × Yusuke Shimomura "Seisei Doudou",
Fujikawa Kirie no Mori Art Museum, 2020
photo by Akane Kiyohara

MAniMA, “MAniMA”, Gallery JITSUZAISEI, 2025
photo: Yukitsune Kitano

Ray NAKAJUN

Born 1983 in Hyogo, Live in Osaka
2005 Takarazuka University of Art and Design, Visual & Advertising Course

She began creating papercut works in 2001 while still a university student.
After graduating, she spent approximately one year studying art at the University of the Arts London. Working primarily with motifs such as women, the human body, insects, and plants, she has developed a distinctive practice that transforms delicate drawings into intricate papercut artworks. In addition to works that explore themes of femininity, spirituality, and perspectives on life and death rooted in her own experiences and sensibilities, she also addresses realities of contemporary society. Notable works include “Imitation,” which combines butterfly specimens with papercutting; “Kajitsu,” which generates different expressions through the interplay of papercuts and shadows; and “MAniMA,” a life-sized group portrait created using laser-cutting technology. Alongside exhibitions in Japan, she has also participated in group exhibitions in France and other international venues.

Selected Exhibition

Solo exhibition“MAniMA”, Gallery JITSUZAISEI(Osaka), 2025

Contemporary Paper-cut Artists: Two-person Exhibition Rei Nakajun × Yusuke Shimomura "Seisei Doudou", Fujikawa Kirie no Mori Art Museum(Yamanashi),2022

Solo exhibition“Itoguchi”, studio sizma(Osaka), 2019

Selected Award

“Art Move Competition 2015” Selected Artist, 2015

“International Kirie Triennale 2016 in Minobu, Japan” Jury Special Award, 2016

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