Nissan Art Award
The Nissan Art Award is an award
presented to the emerging generation of artists to further their careers,
enhance their presence in the international art world and create a social
environment where people familiarize themselves with art. The award is intended
to celebrate new developments in Japanese contemporary art and help provoke
debate about visual art by promoting creative emerging artists.
Since its inception in 2013, the Nissan
Art Award has been awarded to 4 emerging contemporary artists: Aiko
Miyanaga (2013), Yuko Mohri (2015), Hikaru
Fujii (2017), and Ishu Han (2020).
Previous finalists include: Noriko
Ambe, Meiro Koizumi, Hiroyuki Masuyama, Tatzu
Nishi, Taro Shinoda, Hiraku Suzuki,
and Eiji Watanabe in 2013; Sayaka Akiyama, Tsuyoshi
Hisakado, Takashi Ishida, Takahiro Iwasaki, Futoshi Miyagi,
and Tomoko Yoneda in 2015; Motoyuki Daifu, Ryuichi
Ishikawa, Yuichiro Tamura, and Nami Yokoyama in 2017; Sachiko
Kazama, Soichiro Mihara, Nobuko Tsuchiya and Ei Wada in 2020.