Equipped with a sharp eye for detail, Tomita Natsumi is a contemporary artist from Japan who was born in Tokyo in 1986. After enrolling in the oil painting course at Tama Art University in her hometown, she developed the foundation for her artistic practice. Since 2007, her work has appeared in solo exhibitions and art fairs in Japan and abroad. In addition, respected institutions such as the Hamada Children’s Museum of Art have included her work in their collections.
Artistic Approach
Known for her witty and unconventional perspective, Tomita works with quirky and unexpected materials drawn from everyday life. Rather than relying solely on traditional artistic media, she transforms ordinary scraps and found objects into vivid, playful, and imaginative creations. As a result, familiar materials are presented to viewers in surprising new forms.
Nature, Urbanity, and Imagination
Youthful, rebellious, and highly intuitive, Tomita’s practice reflects on humanity’s relationship with the natural environment, especially the tension between urban life and nature. Furthermore, animals and fantastical creatures frequently appear in her compositions, rendered in vibrant forms through unusual combinations of materials. Endearing yet thought-provoking, these works evoke a sense of childlike wonder while encouraging viewers to reconsider the overlooked creative possibilities of everyday things.
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Education
2009 | Department of Painting (Oil Painting Course), Tama Art University, Tokyo
Recent Solo Exhibitions
2025 | Things and Creatures, Hiroki Oda Museum of Art, Fukuoka
2025 | Old and Good Things, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
2024 | Shangri-La, Nakamuraya Salon Museum of Art, Tokyo
2024 | WONDER CIRCUS, Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo
2022 | Wonder World, Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo
2022 | Strange Paradise, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
2020 | Scrap World, Yamazaki Mazak Museum, Aichi
2020 | Monogatari, Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store Art Gallery, Aichi
2020 | A Dream in Reality, Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo
2020 | Art through Creative Reuse! x Natsumi Tomita: Things and Living Things, Chofu City Cultural Hall Tazukuri, Tokyo
2020 | Days of Hanging Advertisement, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
2019 | LOST WONDERLAND, Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo
2018 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Takashimaya Shinjuku Art Gallery, Tokyo
2018 | Higashine City Public Cultural Facility Manabia Terrace, Yamagata
2018 | Manabi no Mori Noichi Kaleido, Ishikawa
2018 | Days of Train Advertisements, Galerie Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo
2018 | Long Long Time Ago, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
2017 | TSUNAGU GALLERY × Natsumi Tomita, Kokusai Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Headquarters Building, Tokyo
2016 | Carnival of Animals, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall Gallery, Kanagawa
2016 | ONCE UPON A TIME, Shinjuku Kashiwajima 10F Art Gallery, Tokyo
2016 | Re:Born, Machida Tokyu Twins, Tokyo
2016 | Adults’ Grand Sports Day, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
Earlier Solo Exhibitions
2015 | Things and Living Things, Shinjuku Residents Gallery, Tokyo
2015 | Heisei Ukiyo-e – Pictures of Actors on Stage -, Galerie Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo
2014 | Wonder Carnival, Bunkamura Box Gallery, Tokyo
2014 | Wonder Jungle, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
2013 | The Small Forest, Galerie 412, Japan
2013 | Happy and Fun These Days: A Creature World Exhibition by Natsumi Tomita, Sato Museum of Art, Tokyo
2013 | Natsumi Tomita’s Creature World, Shinjuku Historical Museum, Tokyo
2013 | Adults Grand Sports Day, Galerie Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo
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