I was a child who loved to draw since I was little, and at the same time I loved to fantasize a lot. I was moved by the fact that I was surprised and moved by casual events that exist naturally, such as why ducks, can eat such hard cabbage even though there are no teeth in the back of their mouths. I felt that the leaves of trees change their appearance many times in the seasons, and I felt that there was nothing other than the providence of nature, and I enjoyed fantasizing about it. In that way, I loved to observe and be moved by curiosity and draw pictures, expand my fantasies, and draw my favorite anime characters on the side of the road with white chalk, which was common at the time. When I was in high school, I suddenly learned that my father liked drawing, that he had given up painting to work, and that he had given up painting to work, and that he had seen a bunch of drawing books and sketchbooks that he would have drawn on his own, and decided to go to art school. After that, after going to art school, I joined a design office and wanted to live by drawing as I pleased, mainly working in graphics and illustrations, and then I went on to become a painter in earnest. In addition, during his time at a design office, he worked as a anime for Toei Animation at the dawn of Japan anime that worked on White Snake Den and other works, and then met and studied under Makoto Nagasawa, who was a leading expert in line drawing painting in Japan, and learned the style of watercolor drawing under Makoto Nagasawa. Since then, I have been working with the desire to convey the joy of painting and let people know me by drawing in the style of watercolor drawing with the above lines, which is important for drawing on site. There are many motifs such as plants and butterflies in my paintings, but the theme I want to draw is "respect for the invisible" found behind what I can see. For example, I want to depict wind, light, the richness of life, the beauty and brilliance of life, and in recent years, I have taken on the challenge of drawing a large tree that lives much longer than us. We are taking on the challenge of a series depicting butterflies crossing thousands of kilometers of oceans. When I always draw, I face myself head-on and try to figure out how to interpret the scenery in front of me. At that time, I start with line drawing on site, face nature alone, and carefully draw the scenery in front of me one by one, releasing my inspiration, and drawing local flora and fauna as a messenger from the invisible as if I were weaving a story into a single picture. I draw on site for a long time, so it can be painful when I am drawing, but I really enjoy the experience of actually drawing on site. I want to convey my experiences and mental images so that they can be conveyed, and I hope that the paintings I draw will resonate with many people and that art will spread even more.
【Biography】 ・Born in Tokyo ・Graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design, Musashino Art University ・Member of the Japan Federation of Artists ・Member of the Sankikai ・Member of the Taiyo Art Association ・Standing Secretary of the Musashino Art University Alumni Association (completed from 2014 to 2024) 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 ・ April 25 - May 1, 2003 (Gallery Komazawa) "Blue Sky Journey: Reiko Kondo Exhibition" ・ November 3 - November 8, 2011 (Gallery Kichijoji) VIVA LA VITA Reiko Kondo Exhibition" ・September 22 - October 10, 2014 (Roppongi Gallery OPP) "UKA Exhibition" ・December 9 - December 23, 2017 ( Ohshima Fine Art) "CALLING Exhibition" ・April 1 - April 15, 2019 (Shimokitazawa Last Chance) "Sketches of Life Exhibition: Something Eros, You and Me 90 Seconds" ・June 17 - June 30, 2020 (Shimokitazawa Last Chance) "If You Come Here, Always Blue Sky Exhibition" ・April 16 - April 30, 2021 (Shimokitazawa Last Chance) "Carpe Diem Exhibition" ・July 1 - July 15, 2022 (Shimokitazawa Last Chance) "Leuconoe Exhibition" ・April 1 - April 15, 2023 (Shimokitazawa Last Chance) "Parantica Sita Exhibition 1" ・November 2 - November 7, 2023 (Ginza Gallery G2) "Parantica Sita Exhibition 2" [Public Exhibition] 2009 - 2023 (Present) - Taiyo Art Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) 2010 - 2023 (Present) - Sanko Kai Exhibition (The National Art Center, Tokyo) [Group Exhibition] 2013 - Reiko Kondo's Classroom Exhibition "TRUE COLORS-LIKE A " ・3331 Chiyoda Art Festival 2013 (Tokyo/3331 Art Chiyoda) ・Musashino Art University Alumni Association Saitama Branch Exhibition 2013 (Saitama/Art Gallery Atria) 2014 ・Exhibited at Spectrum Miami "Takeshita Art Museum" (USA) ・Musashino Art University Art Festival "Salon Fugetsu" (Musashino Art University) 2015 ・Berlin Japan festival (Germany) ・Starbucks Exhibition (Shimokitazawa Starbucks, Tokyo) ・HAWAI Exhibition of the Sea and Beach (Kanagawa/Tokyu Livable Chigasaki Center) ・Art Shimane Exhibition (Shimane/Museum Takeshita Achievement Factory) ・Ishimasa Museum of Art Selection Exhibition (Shimane/Ishimasa Museum of Art) ・Malta Exhibition (Republic of Malta) 2016 ・The 10th Artists Federation New Member Encouragement Exhibition (Tokyo/Artists Federation Gallery) ・Musashino Art University Alumni Association Kumamoto Reconstruction Support Charity Exhibition (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art Annex 1st Floor) ・Musashino Art University Alumni Association Saitama Branch Hospital Art Exhibition (Saitama/Saitama Prefectural Nursing Facility) 2017 ・Illustration Pride Exhibition (Tokyo/Bunbodo Gallery) ・Venice Biennale (Venice, Italy) 2018 ・Three Artists Who Love Amami Exhibition (Tokyo/Last Chance) ・HY ART STORY Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) ・【Shikoku Marugoto Museum of Art】Tatsuno Kogenic ・88 Spot Art Tour (Shikoku) 2019 ・Cebu International Art Fair 2019 (Philippines/IEC Convention Center Cebu) ・Manazuru Art Lantern Project (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) ・Osamu Tezuka's 90th Anniversary Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) ・Nakameguro Art Cherry Blossom Viewing Vol.4 "Sakura Pink" Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) ・Tatsuno Cogenic Art Exhibition (Kyoto/Kyoto University of Art and Design, Mt. Guayuyama Campus) ・The 1st Sanki Brilliant Exhibition (Tokyo/Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) ・50th Anniversary of Broadcasting "Haxion Daimao Exhibition" (Tokyo/Graveyard Gallery) 2020 ・Def Tech Anniversary Music Art Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) 2021 ・RIVERTV PLAY STORE Delivery Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) 2022 ・OKINAWA BLUE Exhibition (Tokyo/MDP Gallery) 2023 ・New Year's Mt. Fuji Exhibition (Tokyo/Gallery G2) ・Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong (China/HKCEC) 2014-2017 ・ Sangyo Women's Exhibition (Ginza Gallery Akatsuki) 2016-2023 (Present) ・KS Artist Group Exhibition (Tokyo/Ginza Yukinobu Gallery, G2 Gallery, MDP Gallery) 【Major Awards】 2007 ・First Exhibition at the 20th "Ueno Royal Museum of Art Painting Japan's Nature" First Selection "Old Trees" 2009 ・The 35th "Sun Art Exhibition" First Exhibition First Selection "Sunflower" and "Manju Saka" 2010 ・First Exhibition of the 62nd "Sankyo Exhibition" First Selection Honorable Mention Award "Miharutaki Sakura" "Neoya Tansumi Sakura" 2011 ・Selected for the 63rd "Sankyo Exhibition" Nominated by Members "Takoki -Requiem-" ・The 37th "Taiyo Art Exhibition" Newcomer Award "Man and Nature" 2012 ・The 38th "Sun Art Exhibition" (Resource) Japan Seininkan Award Member Nomination "Mont Hill to Saint-Michel" 2016 ・The 42nd "Taiyo Art Exhibition" Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Chairman's Award "Shadow Pine" 2020 ・The 230th Salon de Paris Exhibition First Exhibition First Selection "typhoon2019" [Main media] 2017 Amami Festa (posters and other key visuals) 2019 Mina Ganaha Yumeshima Tropical Botanical Museum Special Live (Live Painting) 2020 BS Fuji/Appearance on the eve of Break