BIO:
Born in Osaka, Japan, Shogo Okada lives and works in Montréal, Québec. His practice explores the worlds of visual arts and music, and he is influenced both by counterculture and diverse historical eras. His technique shows impressive precision and warmth expressed by screen-printing without any digital processes, watercolour drawings, and analog music production. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and fairs in Canada and Japan. Shogo Okada’s work is included in many private collections and in public and corporate collections including the Bibliothèque et Archives nationale du Québec (BAnQ), Capital One USA, National Bank of Canada, and BMO.
︎ Email: shogookadaprints@gmail.com
︎ Artworks available at Open Studio and Art Gallery of Hamilton
︎ Instagram: @shoshoshoggidoo
CV
Education
2011 Diploma, Osaka College of Art, Osaka Japan
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Play My Music: Curated by Art Souterrain, Ubisoft Montreal, Montreal, QC
2024 Summer Song, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2022 Solo Exhibition, 12º, Toronto, ON
2018 Think Twice, Wil Kucey Gallery, Toronto, ON
2017 Reality, Ain't Always the Truth, Wil Kucey Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 That Reminds Me of, Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010 This Is My First Exhibition, Stem Gallery, Osaka Pref. Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 FUTURE PROOF, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
2020 Pandemia, 12 Degrees, Toronto, ON
2020 À l’épreuve, Arprim, Montreal, QC
2019 PRINT 2019, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Parade, Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, QC
2018 Designing with Printed Art-Curated by Kate Zeidler, Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2017 Parade, Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, QC
2017 Design in Printmaking (TODO 2017), Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016 Print London, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
2015 Works with Paper, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 45th Anniversary Exhibition, Open Studio Galley, Toronto, ON
2015 New Works, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Print-by-Colours, Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 Hi Five., LE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 The Print Show the 9th Annual, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 Under 30 at 30, Japanese Paper Place, Toronto, ON
2012 Exhibition at Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 Print About Me, Greenbox, Milano / Italy
2011 Artist Proof Sale, Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 The Print Show 8th Annual, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
Events / Fairs
2021 Edition 6, Metro Toronto Convention Centre (@Open Studio’s booth), Toronto, ON
2021 Lake Effect Project, Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, Toronto, ON
2019 Grande MTL, WIP(Work In Progress), Montreal, QC
2017 The 7th NBC MESHTECH Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial, Yuraku-cho Asahi Gallery, Tokyo Pref. Japan
2017 ArtSale 2018, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2017 The 6th NBC MESHTECH Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial, Yuraku-cho Asahi Gallery, Tokyo Pref. Japan
2017 Artist Proof Sale Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2017 Art Gems 2017, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON
2017 Artist Project 2017, Better Living Centre, Toronto, ON
2016 Artist Proof Sale Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Artist Proof Sale Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Annual Print Sale Pret-a-Emporter X, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, ON
2015 Art Toronto 2015, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2014 Artist Proof Sale Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 Artist Proof Sale Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 Art Toronto 2013, Toronto Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2013 Centre A 14th Anniv Fundraising Dinner & Art Auction 2012, Centre A, Vancouver, BC
2012 Artist Proof Sale 2012, Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 Big on Bloor, Bloor St. West from Dufferin to Landsdown, Toronto, ON
2012 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2012Nathan Phillip Square, Toronto, ON
2012 Interior Design Show 2012, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Music
2024 Produce: Summer Song(single) by ZIMBA, Montreal, QC
2024 Providing music: “Mémoires du Quatier chinois”, MEM Centre des mémoires moréalaises, Montreal, QC
2023 Produce: Do It Aganin(single) by Dante Maxwell, Montreal, QC
2021 DJing at vernissage of “TRACES” by Hamie Robitaille, Gallery Popop, Montreal, QC
Commissions
2017 Limited Edition Print for Art Gems 2017, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON
2016 Limited Edition Print for Editions 2016, Open Studio Toronto, ON
Awards
2022 First Prize, FUTURE PROOF 2022, Open Studio National Printmaking Awards, Toronto, ON.
2020 Honorable Mention in Print by The Japanese Paper Place, FUTURE PROOF, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
2012 First Prize, 100 Prints 2012, Open Studio National Printmaking Awards, Toronto, ON
Collections
The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Canada
Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canada
Capital One, USA
National Bank of Canada, Canada
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