Yuko Mohri Wins 2015 Nissan Art Award
Yuko Mohri is the proud recipient of the second Nissan Art Award, which comes with a cash prize of three million yen, roughly £15,000, to support her journey as an artist from Japan. She’ll also have a two-month residency in London in the spring of 2016, thanks to a partnership with Camden Arts Centre. The audience award went to Tsuyoshi Hisakado. Along with Mohri and Hisakado, five other finalists—Sayaka Akiyama, Takashi Ishida, Takahiro Iwasaki, Futoshi Miyagi, and Tomoko Yoneda—are displaying their artwork at BankART Studio NYK in Yokohama until December 24. Mohri, based in Tokyo, has participated in major exhibitions like the Yokohama Triennale and Sapporo International Art Festival in 2014, and has recently shown her work in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Key facts
- Yuko Mohri won the second Nissan Art Award.
- Prize is three million yen (approx. £15,000).
- Mohri will have a two-month residency in London in spring 2016.
- Residency is in association with Camden Arts Centre.
- Tsuyoshi Hisakado received the audience award.
- Exhibition of finalists runs through 24 December at BankART Studio NYK in Yokohama.
- Other finalists: Sayaka Akiyama, Takashi Ishida, Takahiro Iwasaki, Futoshi Miyagi, Tomoko Yoneda.
- Mohri participated in Yokohama Triennale 2014 and Sapporo International Art Festival 2014.
Entities
Artists
- Yuko Mohri
- Tsuyoshi Hisakado
- Sayaka Akiyama
- Takashi Ishida
- Takahiro Iwasaki
- Futoshi Miyagi
- Tomoko Yoneda
Institutions
- Nissan Art Award
- Camden Arts Centre
- BankART Studio NYK
- Yokohama Triennale
- Sapporo International Art Festival
- Hong Kong Arts Centre
- Gallery waitingroom
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Locations
- Tokyo
- London
- Yokohama
- Berlin
- Hong Kong