Aiko Miyanaga

Born in 1974 in Kyoto. Graduated from Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2008. Miyanaga is known for her installation using materials such as salt, leaf veins, cracking sound of glaze and especially objects made with naphthalene into the shape of daily commodities. She visualizes time by tracing signs of itʼs presence. She received the Grand Prize at Nissan Art Award 2013. Her recent solo exhibitions include “life” (Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, 2018), “between waxing and waning” (Ohara Museum of Art, yurinso, Okayama, 2017) and “MIYANAGA Aiko: NAKASORA -the reason for eternity-” (The National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2012)