SONODA Genjiro
From the exhibition
“Idobatakaigi” 2023
“Michikusakurae” 2024
SONODA Genjiro
Born in Shiga Prefecture, where he lives.
Painter/haiku poet.
He goes back and forth between pictures and words in creating pieces.
He primarily draws with crayons.
In recent years, he has also worked on installation pieces that combine words and pictures within a space.
Major Exhibitions
Brillia Art Award Grand Prize Exhibition, Brillia Art Gallery (Tokyo), 2024
Solo exhibition “Manazashi no Kioku - Haikei, Kenzo-sama (The Memory of a Gaze - Dear Kenzo),” Omi Merchant Museum (Shiga), 2024
Solo exhibition “Kasokekimono (Fleeting Things),” Gallery 04 Gaiku (Osaka), 2023
Major Awards
Shibuya Art Award 2024, Shibuya Awards, 2024
Rokko Meets Art 2022, Hyogo Takken Dove Mark Award, 2022
Brillia Art Award Grand Prize, Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Building (Tokyo), 2021