Chicaco Toya

Toya Chikako / Artist and Illustrator

He grew up drawing pictures and manga from a young age. After working as a company employee, he started working as an illustrator in 2012. In addition to providing artwork for corporate art collaborations and advertising and publishing, he has also been focusing on creating works as an artist in recent years, participating in solo exhibitions and special exhibitions both in Japan and overseas.

With the motto of "Harmony without Borders," he aims to make all life coexist on his canvases, expressing the cuteness and strength of living things. He aims to create works that bring happiness to the viewer by incorporating inspiration from everyday activities. He hopes to accumulate and evolve his work, creating a world filled with more love and brilliance.

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Born in Kyoto Prefecture. Lived in Fukui, Bangkok, Kyoto, and now lives in Tokyo.
2011: Graduated from Palette Club School
2014: Completed MJ Illustrations

Solo Exhibitions
2013 Toya Chikako Exhibition "Their Lives" (Tambourine Gallery, Tokyo)
2014 Toya Chikako solo exhibition "Fantasy Pop" (HB Gallery, Tokyo)
2017 Chikako Toya Solo Exhibition "Floating Reality" (DMO ARTS, Osaka)
2018 Toya Chikako solo exhibition "Welcome Here" (Omotesando ROCKET, Tokyo)
2019 Chikako Toya solo exhibition "APARTMENT" (Roppongi Hills A/D Space, Tokyo)
2021 Toya Chikako solo exhibition "Days of Blossom" (Tokyo pixel gallery, Tokyo)
2022 Toya Chikako solo exhibition "Face to Face" (Roppongi Hills Mori Art Museum Shop, Tokyo)
2023 Toya Chikako Exhibition "Loving Masterpiece Collection" (Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo)
2024 Toya Chikako Exhibition "Loving Masterpiece Collection in Kyoto" (Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore, Kyoto)
2024 Toya Chikako Exhibition "Loving Masterpiece Collection in Ginza Again" (Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions (selection)
2013 Breaking the Boundaries (College of the Mainland Art Gallery, Houston)
2016 UNKNOWN ASIA ART EXCHANGE OSAKA 2016 (Herbis Hall, Tokyo)
2017 Independent ART FES in TAPEI (Songshan Cultural and Creative Park District 1 Warehouse, Taipei)
2017 Peters Gallery Winners Exhibition (Peters Gallery, Tokyo/Harajuku)
2018 CONTEMPORARY CHIC In Fashion Illustration (Hankyu Umeda Gallery, Osaka)
2018 Illustration wave vol.1 ( Tokyo 3331, Tokyo)
2019 WAVE2019 (Tokyo 3331, Tokyo)
2020 Daruma Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Ginza, Tokyo)
2020 Cat Cat Cat Show (StableNice BLDG., Tainan)
2021 Giant Mango Selection (Wrong Gallery, Taipei)
2021 Mosquito Pig (Mori Art Museum Shop, Tokyo)
2022 Daruma and Lucky Charms Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Ginza 7th Floor Gallery, Tokyo)
2022 C/STOR (Hanshin Department Store Umeda Main Branch, Osaka)
2023 Zodiac and Lucky Charms Exhibition (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo)
2024 Contemporary Art Exhibition (Isetan Urawa Store, Saitama)
2024 Zodiac and Lucky Charms Exhibition (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo)
Happy Cat Day 2025 NyART FESTIVAL 2025 (Harakado, Tokyo)

Publications / Events
2013 Tokyo Art Book Fair (Tokyo 3331, Tokyo)
2017 Hills ZINE MARKET 2017 (Roppongi Hills A/D Space, Tokyo)
2018 Hills ZINE MARKET 2018 (Roppongi Hills A/D Space, Tokyo)
2018 Zine Day Taipei (Taipei Retro Printing, Tokyo)
2019 Here is ZINE Tokyo 19 (Tokyo Culture by Beams, Tokyo)
2020 Chikako Toya "Be Stylish" Picture Book Original Illustration Exhibition (Books and Coffee Tegamisha, Tokyo)
2020 Hills ZINE MARKET 2020 (Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery, Tokyo)
2023 Valentine Chocolate Expo (Hankyu Umeda, Osaka)

Awards
2015 Corporate Collaboration Art Tokyo Masuda Sebastian Award
2015 192nd The Choice Selected by Shinbo Minami
2016 Peters Gallery Competition 2016 Selected by Keiji Ito
2016 UNKNOWN ASIA ART EXCHANGE OSAKA 2016 Taniguchi Sumihiro Award
2017 16th TIS (Gold Award: Selected by Keiji Ito / Silver Award: Selected by Izuru Aminaka)