PROFILE
Usugrow started his art career by creating flyers in the underground punk and hardcore music in
the early ’90s. He develops creative activities beyond methods and media as illustration,
calligraphy, canvas painting, and mural. He is currently creating artwork with the theme of
cultural diffusion with the motif of his original calligraphy and traditional folk dances.
90年代初頭、パンク、ハードコア等のアンダーグラウンドミュージックシーンでのフライヤー製作からアーティスト活動を始める。イラストレーション、カリグラフィ、キャンバスペインティング、ミューラル等、手法、媒体を超え制作活動を展開。現在はオリジナル書体によるカリグラフィと舞踏をモチーフに、文化の伝播をテーマにした作品を主に制作中。
EXHIBITIONS
USUGROW Solo exhibitions
- 2024
"ふくのしま - FUKUNOSHIMA" @OOMACHI GALLERY, Fukushima city, Fukushima Japan
- 2024
"YIN YANG" @GASBON METABOLISM, Hokuto, Yamanashi Japan
- 2024
"INK, SOUND AND POWER" @SHINTORA GARO, Tokyo Japan
- 2022
"DANCING i " @SORTone, Tokyo Japan
- 2021
"SPIRIT BEYOND BORDERS" @SHINTORA PRESS, Tokyo Japan
- 2021
"ORGANIC LINES" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London, UK
- 2017
"GARDEN" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London, UK
- 2015
"USUGROW SOLO EXHIBITION" @WOOLLOOMOOLOO EXHIBIT, Taipei Taiwan
- 2015
"ORGANIC CONTRAST - Artworks of Usugrow" @DIESEL ART GALLERY, Tokyo Japan
- 2014
"INKFLOW" @FIFTY24SF, San Francisco US
- 2012
"INK MOON" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London, UK
- 2010
"DAY OF INK" @FIFTY24MX, Mexico city Mexico
- 2010
"HASADHU IN THE NIGHT BEFORE A STORM" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London, UK
- 2008
"BEHIND THE BLACK, BEHIND THE WHITE" @FIFTY24PDX Portland, US
- 2007
"LEARN A LIGHT BY DEFINING A SHADOW" @FIFTY24SF, San Francisco US
- 2006
"THE PREVIEW" @BROOKLYN PROJECTS, Los Angeles US
- 2005
"ORGANIC CONTRAST" @BK GALLERY, Sendai Japan
USUGROW Curated group exhibitions
- 2018
EXCEL Visual Archive @RVCA SHIBUYA, Tokyo Japan
- 2016
MOJITEN 1 @HHH GALLERY, Tokyo Japan
BIG SLEEPS, CRYPTIK, DEFER, MAYONAIZE, PITC, USUGROW
- 2015
"MONOCHROME" @HHH GALLERY, Tokyo Japan
Aaron Horkey, Mike Giant, Shohei, Kyotaro, Toshikazu Nozaka, Ozabu, Sadam, Usugrow
- 2012
"AZMA" @FIFTY24MX, Mexico city Mexico
Usugrow, Mozyskey, Syunoven, Shohei Otomo
- 2011
"SHINGANIST SHOWCASE 3" @THC, Tokyo Japan
Usugrow, Mozyskey, Toshikazu Nozaka, Syunoven, Jun Kaneko
- 2009
"SHINGANIST SHOWCASE 2" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London UK
Usugrow, Mozyskey, Toshikazu Nozaka, Syunoven, Jun Kaneko
- 2009
"SHINGANIST SHOWCASE 1" @FIFTY24SF, San Francisco US
Usugrow, Mozyskey, Toshikazu Nozaka, Syunoven, Jun Kaneko
Selected Group exhibitions
- 2022
"LAYER CAKE – THE VERSUS PROJECT 2" @URBAN NATION Museum, Berlin, Germany
- 2021
IMAGETEXT Group exhibition @MIRUS Gallery, Denver US
- 2021
"LAYER CAKE – THE VERSUS PROJECT" @URBAN NATION Museum, Berlin, Germany
- 2021
"ART FAIR TOKYO 2021" @Tokyo International Forum Hall E, Booth C001 SEIBU – SOGO, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
"the showcase. A Group show of creative talent from skateboarding and beyond" @Polygon Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
"PAFOS2017 Street Art Square Festival" Pafos Pyprus
Mural Festival
- 2017
“STAR WARS THE LAST JEDI ART SHOW TOKYO” @VACANT, Tokyo Japan
- 2017
VOLCOM x NOZAKA x USUGROW Art show Asia Tour 2017 Taipei, Shanghai
Exhibition and Live paint performance
- 2016
"ASIAN DAYS" FACES & LACES @Tsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow, Russia
Exhibition, Live paint performance
- 2016
"POW!WOW! HAWAII" Honolulu Hawaii
Mural Festival
- 2015
"POW!WOW! TOKYO" @TENNOZ ISLE Bond st, Tokyo Japan
Mural Festival
- 2014
"A STUDY OF HAIR" @BACKWOODS GALLERY, Melbourne Australia
- 2013
"ORIENTAL ELEMENTS 2" @COMMON GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
TOSHIKAZU NOZAKA x USUGROW
- 2013
"VII GROUP SHOW" @STOLENSPACE GALLERY, London UK
- 2012
"HOSOMICHI" @HOLON GALLERY, Sendai Japan
- 2012
"A STUDY OF HAND" @BACKWOODS GALLERY, Melbourne Australia
- 2012
"OBEY YOUR MASTER Art tribute to METALLICA" @EXHIBIT A GALLERY, Los Angels US
METTALICA Official Art exhibition
- 2011
"ORIENTAL ELEMENTS" @BACKWOODS GALLERY, Melbourne Australia
TOSHIKAZU NOZAKA x USUGROW
- 2010
"THE HUNDREADS x GARFIELD" @The Hundreds x Garfield Pop-Up Shop, Los Angeles US
- 2010
"NEVER JUDGE...?" @STOLEN SPACE GALLERY, London UK
A Group Exhibition In Association with Penguin Books
- 2010
"FACES&LACES 2010" Moscow Russia
- 2010
"LTRHDS Letterheads 2010" @1000 £ Bend, Melbourne Australia, @Red Bull Gallery, Sydney Australia
- 2009
"CELERITAS" @SURU, Los Angeles US
- 2008
"THE VADER PROJECT TOKYO" @Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Japan
- 2008
"SCION INSTALLATION ART TOUR 2008" US US
- 2007
"THE BEAST WITHIN" @SHOWROOM NYC, New York US
- 2007
"REFILL7 TOKYO" @TOWER RECORDS SHIBUYA, Tokyo Japan
- 2007
"CHAZ BOJORQUEZ Art show Osaka" @THREETIDES TATTOO, Osaka Japan
CHAZ BOJORQUEZ x USUGROW Live paint
- 2007
"MIKE GIANT x USUGROW" @WHITEWALLS SF GALLERY, San Francisco US
MIKE GIANT x USUGROW
- 2006
"REFILL SEVEN" @MTV Gallery, Sydney Australia
- 2002
"PUSHEAD Presents SKELETAL CARNIVAL 2" Tokyo, Osaka, Japan
- 1999
"PUSHEAD Presents SKELETAL CARNIVAL 1" Tokyo Japan
PROJECT
under construction