Mine Tanigawa 谷川美⾳ is a contemporary lacquer artist and a graduate of the Kyoto City University of Art in Japan. Her unique lacquer sculptures are characterized by supple lines and curves, embodying a sense of lightness and intriguing structural forms. Tanigawa's work combines traditional lacquer techniques with innovative

materials such as fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP), resulting in exquisitely polished pieces.

 

In 2018, Tanigawa held her first solo exhibition outside Japan, titled "Brush," at The Gallery by SOIL in Hong Kong. Since then, she has been commissioned to create artworks for prestigious venues, including the Narita International Airport

JAL First Class Lounge in Chiba, Japan; the Agora Kyoto Karasuma Hotel in Kyoto; the Shangri-La Qiantan Hotel in Shanghai, China; and the Peninsula Hotel in London, United Kingdom. Her second solo exhibition took place in 2022 at The

Gallery by SOIL in Hong Kong, which also represents her work at international art fairs such as Collect in London and Fine Art Asia in Hong Kong.

 

Tanigawa won the "2021 Kyoto City Prize for Young Artist”. Recently, one of her lacquer creations was acquired for the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.