Mizuki Nishiyama


Mizuki Nishiyama is a mixed Japanese artist based in New York City and London.
She is known for her abstracted figurative paintings that explore human fragility, vulnerability, intimacy, and her mixed heritages of Japan, Hong Kong, and Italy. She speaks 6 languages, and had solo exhibited 8 international shows, and more than 15 international group shows by 22 years old.

Early life and education

Nishiyama graduated from Parsons School of Design with a Bachelors of Fine Arts, and Central Saint Martins with a Masters of Fine Arts degree. She also attended Canadian International School of Hong Kong.

Solo exhibitions

2022 - The Beautiful and The Grotesque, Haus of Contemporary, Hong Kong
2022 - Seiza: Transgressing the Seated Body, Art Next, Hong Kong
2021 - Moroi, Shout Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 - Ikebana, International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
2021 - Mizuki Nishiyama, Mr Wolf, Hong Kong
2020 - Shunga, Operation Smile Charity Exhibition,
Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2020 - An Exploration of Human Fragility : Love and Lust, Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, New York, NY
2019 - Mizuki Nishiyama: 脆い: An Exploration of Human Fragility, The Greenpoint Gallery, New York, NY
2018 - Mizuki Nishiyama, Rabbit House, New York, NY