Rui Matsunaga
   

Lives and works in London

Education

2003-2004            City and Guilds Arts School, London

Associate Research Course in Painting

 

1999-2002     Royal Academy of Arts Schools, London

                   MA Fine Art Painting

 

1996-1999     Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London

                   BA(Hons) Fine Art Painting


Selected Exhibitions

 

2006             Portraits, Liverpool Biennale, Liverpool

                   Jerusalem, Dean Clough, Halifax

                   Group Show, Sartorial Contemporary, London

                   Outdoor, Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London

2005             New London Kicks, Wooster Projects, New York

RAdical, Jerwood Space. London

                   NLK (In association with Armory Show), SohoHouse, New York

2004             Zoo Art Fair, Flaca Gallery, London

MA Show / Research Associate Course, City and Guilds Arts School, London

Le Petit Paysage, Liverpool Biennale, Liverpool (Nationally touring)

Le Petit Paysage, Comme Ca Gallery, Manchester

RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London

2003             trans-, Kyoto Art Centre, Japan

                   -portal, Studio J, Osaka, Japan

                   New York Art Fair - Michael Goedhuis Gallery, New York

                   Bologna Art Fair - Michael Goedhuis Gallery, Bologna

                   RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London

2002             Post-Otaku, Michael Goedhuis Gallery, London

Blood Auction, Contemporary Art Society, London

Teddington School Art Fund Raising, Middlesex

                   Norwegian Lady LP covers, Neon Gallery, London

                   RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London

                   Royal Academy Keeper’s Choice, Redfern Gallery, London

2001             Retrospektive, Galerie RM art, Germany, Essen

                   Deptford X, New Dealer Showcase, Deptford

                   RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London

                   7-Up, East 73rd Gallery, London

                   London Calling, Galerie RM Art, Germany, Essen

                   Premiums, Royal Academy of Arts, Sackler Gallery, London

2000             RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London

                   Skyfood, Charlotte Street Gallery, London

1999             Future Map, Toured to venues in London, New York and Berlin.

                   Direction, Lethaby Gallery, London

1998             Animal Beauty, Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London

        

Awards, Fellowship and Residencies

2005             Jerwood Solo Nominee, Jerwood Space, London

2003             Lexmark European Painting Prize Finalist, Eyestorm Gallery, London

Kyoto Arts Centre Residency, Japan

2002             Royal Academy School of Art Fellow 02/03, London

                   May Cristea Award for Painting

2001             Landseer Award for Painting

1999             Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design commissions

1998             Arte Viva Residency, Senagallia, Italy

                   Cohn and Wolfe Awards 98 Finalist, Lethaby Gallery, London

 

Selected Bibliography, Publications and features

2006                ‘New Figurative Painting, Charlotte Mullins, Thames and Hudson (image featured)

5.2.05              ‘Academic Brilliance’, Daily Telegraph magazine, Colin Gleadall (image featured)

7.2003             ‘This weeks Champion’, Croydon Gaurdian (image featured)

7.2003             ‘Artist in the last ten’, Croydon Advertiser (image featured)

1.11.2002        Metro Life, The Evening Standard, (image featured)

10.2002           ‘The Lexmark European Art Prize’, Art Preview (image featured)

9.2002             The new RA School, Art Review (image featured)

6.2002             ‘The Best of the Graduate Shows’, Art Review (image featured)

6.2002             ‘Hot off the Press’, RA Magazine, Morgan Falconer (image featured)

2.6.2002                    ‘A Royal Revolt’, The Independent on Sunday, Arts Etc, Charlotte Mullins (image featured)

9.2001             ‘Follow the Leader’, Art Review (image featured)

5.2001             Artist Newsletter Magazine, (image featured)

20.4.2001        ‘Zeitfung fur Essen’, NRZ, Germnay, Essen (image featured)

2.3.2001          ‘Digitale Landschaften und neue Mythologien’, Germany, Essen (image featured)

24.2.2001        ‘The week in two minutes’, The Times (image featured)

27.2.2001        ‘Students get a show at the Royal Academy’, The Times, (image featured)

1.11.99                        ‘Future Map’, Artist Newsletter magazine, (image featured)

 

Selected Collection

Various internationally private and corporate collections

1998             Museum of Senagallia, Italy

                   Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London

Keeper of the Garden
Oil on canvas
50.5 x 40” / 128 x102cm / 2005

Machine Dream
Oil on canvas
48 x 38“ / 122 x 97cm / 2005

Last Oblations
Oil on canvas
35.75 x 47.5” / 91 x 121cm /  2003

Lotus
Oil on canvas
50.5 x 40” / 128 x102cm / 2005

Light Sabre
Oil on canvas
48 x 35.5” / 122 x 90cm  / 2004