Mizoe Art Gallery was founded in Fukuoka (2008), later establishing another gallery in Denenchofu, Tokyo (2012) as well as the Tomonori Toyofuku gallery in Fukuoka (2018). We have expanded our field of activity as a gallery that disseminates excellent Japanese art to the world. Our concept is to "propose high-quality works and artists that are not influenced by trends and times". We will continue to seek art with a universal value that can continue to impress people even as the times change. We participate in major art fairs worldwide. For example, we have exhibited at Art Basel Hong Kong for three consecutive years since 2022, and every year since 2015 at ART TAIPEI. We have also exhibited at Kiaf Seoul, LA Art Show, Taipei Dangdai, to name a few outside of Japan, and many more within the country as well.
A strong characteristic of our art collection is that it focuses on the works of artists with outstanding individuality, and who are highly evaluated by us in the history of postwar art in Japan. For example, our collection of works by artists such as Hideo Noda, Rey Kamoi and Genichiro Inokuma are substantially larger than any other Japanese gallery. In recent years, we have specialized in private sales in the secondary market, with a focus on the work of Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Renoir, Monet, Foujita and Alberto Giacometti, among other important 20th century artists. We have been dealing with art works for art museums and private collectors. As a primary gallery, we represent several Japanese contemporary artists focusing over a long period of time in order to honor the achievements of the artists who should be highly evaluated in the history of art, even after his or her death. For example, we collect works of Tomonori Toyofuku, Gyoji Nomiyama and have built galleries dedicated to the each artists.
We maintain gallery spaces in both Tokyo and Fukuoka, which are located in a quiet residential area in the suburbs, and feature a gallery space in a house on a large area surrounded by a garden full of greenery. We have created an environment where you can come face to face with an art work to spend a rich and quiet time, which is difficult to obtain in the city center.
In addition, our gallery in Fukuoka has opened an annex gallery space in 2020, where we hold unique special exhibitions and collection exhibitions.
