{"id":19759,"date":"2026-01-03T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlighten-gallery.com\/en\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=19759"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:32:28","slug":"naho-matsuo","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/enlighten-gallery.com\/en\/portfolio_page\/naho-matsuo\/","title":{"rendered":"Naho Matsuo"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Naho Matsuo<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;small&#8221; position=&#8221;left&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"qode-advanced-tabs qode-advanced-tabs qode-advanced-horizontal-tab clearfix qode-advanced-tab-without-icon qode-advanced-tabs-column-7 clearfix\">\n\t<ul class=\"qode-advanced-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e4%bb%8b%e7%b4%b9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u4ecb\u7d39\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e7%b0%a1%e6%ad%b7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u7c21\u6b77\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e4%bd%9c%e5%93%81\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u4f5c\u54c1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%b1%95%e8%a6%bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5c55\u89bd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e6%b4%bb%e5%8b%95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u6d3b\u52d5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%bd%b1%e7%89%87\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5f71\u7247\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%88%86%e4%ba%ab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5206\u4eab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-tab-container\" id=\"tab-%e4%bb%8b%e7%b4%b9-646\" data-icon-pack=\"\" data-icon-html=\"\">[vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756995859476{padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Introduction to Naho Matsuo<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Naho Matsuo (b. 1996, Kyoto) is a highly regarded emerging figure in contemporary Japanese realist painting. She holds an MFA from Hiroshima City University, where she received the Excellence Award. Centered on figurative painting, her practice explores the subtle tensions that arise in moments of human \u201ctouch\u201d (fureru)\u2014the ambiguous boundary between approach and withdrawal, intimacy and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Working with exceptionally refined oil techniques, Matsuo\u2019s soft yet precise brushwork captures minute psychological shifts. In her representative <i>Dual Bodies<\/i> series, pairs of figures drawn close to one another\u2014where boundaries nearly dissolve\u2014form the core structure of the compositions. She describes her process as \u201cturning vision into touch, groping in darkness while still grasping clarity,\u201d a sensibility that permeates her work with quiet oscillation and tension.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Her work has received significant recognition in Japan, including acquisition by the Hoki Museum and presentations in major exhibitions. She is a scholarship recipient of the Kamiyama Foundation Art Support Program and has been featured in leading art publications such as Gekkan Bijutsu (Monthly Art).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Subtle and acutely perceptive, Matsuo\u2019s work reveals the most elusive layers of interpersonal distance, marking her as a promising voice in contemporary Japanese realist painting.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;19760&#8243; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><div class=\"qode-advanced-tab-container\" id=\"tab-%e7%b0%a1%e6%ad%b7-993\" data-icon-pack=\"\" data-icon-html=\"\">[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1996 Born in Kyoto, Japan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"54\">Education<br \/>\n2021 Graduate School of Art, Hiroshima City University, Major in Plastic Arts<br data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"123\" \/>2019 Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art, Hiroshima City University, Major in Oil Painting<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Solo Exhibition<br \/>\n2022 Naho Matsuo Solo Exhibition, Gallery Suchi, Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Selected Group Exhibitions<br \/>\n2025 <em data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"415\">Inside Realism: Hyperrealistic Painting and Extraordinary Techniques<\/em>, Bunkamura Gallery 8, Tokyo<br data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"446\" \/>2025 <em data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"467\">Eternal Return<\/em>, S_R Gallery, Tokyo<br data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"490\" \/>2024 <em data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"506\">Inherit I<\/em>, S_R Gallery, Tokyo<br data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"529\" \/>2024 <em data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"582\">The Artist\u2019s Gaze: Past and Present, and Then\u2026<\/em>, Hoki Museum, Chiba<br data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"605\" \/>2023 The 11th Maeda Kanji Grand Prize Exhibition, Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C., Tokyo; Kurayoshi Museum, Tottori<br data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"719\" \/>2022 <em data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"744\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Threatened Realism<\/em>, Former Matsuzaka Family Residence, Takehara City, Hiroshima<br data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"808\" \/>2022 <em data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"851\">CISTRON: The Genetic Code of Realism<\/em>, Gallery Suchil, Tokyo<br data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"877\" \/>2021 <em data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"920\">CISTRON: The Genetic Code of Realism<\/em>, Gallery Suchi, Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"956\">Art Fairs<br \/>\n2025 ART FAIR PHILIPPINES 2025, Ayala Triangle, Makati City, Manila<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1014\">Awards<br \/>\n2021 Oil Painting Award, 24th Graduation and Completion Works Exhibition, Faculty of Art, Hiroshima City University<br data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1156\" \/>2019 Excellence Award, 22nd Graduation and Completion Works Exhibition, Faculty of Art, Hiroshima City University (Collection of the Art Resource Center)<br data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1313\" \/>2019 Second Prize, 8th <em data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1354\">What Is Drawing?<\/em> Exhibition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1382\">Collections<br \/>\nHoki Museum, Chiba<br data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1406\" \/>Art Resource Center, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><div class=\"qode-advanced-tab-container\" id=\"tab-%e4%bd%9c%e5%93%81-183\" data-icon-pack=\"\" data-icon-html=\"\">[vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; 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