2025 Award-winning and Selected Works

The "Idemitsu Art Award 2025" collection will be on sale at the exhibition venue.

Grand Prix

Ryo Endo "Marriage"

Ryo Endo
"marriage"

2025, 116.0 x 116.0 cm, acrylic paint, colored pencil, water, canvas

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July 1997 Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, currently living in Tokyo

Award speech

I'm so happy. When I heard about the award, the faces of my mother and wife came to mind. I'm also grateful to my best friend who has supported my work, the people who have cared about my art, and my local art teacher.

Jury award

Itaru Oura Jury Prize

Kosuke Kato "Crack: Fault Line"

Kosuke Kato
"Crack: Fault Line"

2025, 130.3 x 162.0 cm, acrylic, cotton, wood panel

Toshiharu Suzuki Jury Prize

Hiyori Murase "Give you my vanilla ice cream"

Hiyori Murase
"Give you my vanilla ice cream"

2025, 162.0 x 130.3 cm, oil pastel on board

Mizuki Takezaki Jury Prize

Makoto Yoshiura "The Whereabouts of the Phantom"

Makoto Yoshiura
"The Whereabouts of the Phantom"

2025, 150.0 x 90.0 cm, drypoint, oil ink, Watson paper

Fumiko Nakamura Jury Prize

Sae Inukai "Watching the world through the window with my hands in the sink - Housework 002"

Sae INUKAI
"Watching the world through the window with your hands in the sink - Housework 002"

(Note: Part of the title is an excerpt from a quote in Ann Oakley's book, "The Housewife.")

2025, 103.0 x 145.6cm, photograph, clothing, processed using Adobe Photoshop

Shinnosuke Yoshida Jury Prize

Kei Oyamada "It exists."

K.OOYAMADA
"There is."

2024, 31.8 x 41.0cm, oil stick (Sennelier), old paper, glue, pencil, canvas

Special Student Prize

Aoi Sakamoto “TSGALBHPQK”

Sora Sakamoto
"TSGALBHPQK"

2025, 162.0 x 162.0 cm, oil on canvas

Nozomi Higuchi "Chihuahua"

Moko Higuchi
"Chihuahua"

2025, 162.0 x 120.0cm, oil, acrylic, watercolor, pen, fabric

 

audience award

This year, visitors were once again invited to vote for the Audience Award during the exhibition. As a result of 3,119 votes, Fumiya Matsui's "Sardines and Telephone" (selected work) was selected as the winner of the Idemitsu Art Award 2025 Audience Award.

Fumiya Matsui "Sardines and the Telephone"

Fumiya Matsui
"Sardines and the Phone"

2025, 130.3 x 162.0cm, oil on canvas

Selected

Author name Work name the work
Takashi Abe People in the background of a mental landscape
Abe Takashi "People in the Background of Imaginary Landscapes"
Aruto Kusakabe tension
Alto Kusakabe "tension"
Oodaira Mako  Melt
Oodaira Mako "Melts"
oto kazumi tanimoto "Pushing daisies"
oto kazumi tanimoto "Pushing daisies"
ONO Sangatsu Shooting
Ono Mitsuki "Shooting"
Nanami Kamite Floating Layer
Uwabe Nanami "Floating Layers"
Yohei Karasugi on the retina (25-1)
Yohei Karasugi “on the retina (25-1)”
Kawabe Arisa Unsung Memory -women-
Arisa Kawabe "Unsung Memory -women-"
Reo Kikuchi Seen being seen
Reo Kikuchi "Seen Being Seen"
Reina Kurata Step down and bobbing jump
Kuratareina "Step Down and Bobbing Jump"
Huang Yuqi The Order of Things IV
Huang Yuqi “The Order of Things Ⅳ”
Yasu  Konatsuto Hey, do you remember?
Konatsuto Yasu: "Hey, do you remember?"
Cai Dongchen Misfight Arena
Tsai Dongchen “Misfight Arena”
SATOU TANAKA colored frosted glass
Sato Tanaka "Colored Frosted Glass"
SYURI YOSHIDA flower like
SYURI YOSHIDA「flower like」
Kensaku Suzuki Lights in the fog
Kensaku Suzuki "Light in the Fog"
Hana Takahashi Hug
Hana Takahashi "Hug"
Tanaka Rina Green Tourmaline
Rina Tanaka "Green Tourmaline"
Atsuya Tsuji 0.59
Atsuya Tsuji "0.59"
Takahiro Tsuzuki Recycled felt and asphalt
Takahiro Tsuzuki "Recycled Felt and Asphalt"
Menou Tsuboya Makeup makes me smile
Tsuboya Meno "Makeup makes me smile"
Hiroto Terauchi oil on canvas
Daito Terauchi “oil on canvas”
Nao Toyoda Pocket snail
Nao Toyoda "Pocket Snail"
Nakanokaiga drawing
Nakano Painting "Drawing"
Chihiro Niiyama The scenery seen by cats
Chihiro Niyama "The Scenery a Cat Sees"
Azusa Noboritama flower flame weak grass wisteria
Todama Azusa "Flower Flame Weak Grass Wisteria"
Ami Hatta Bobbing still
Ami Hatta "Bobbing still"
Ryosuke Hayashi disappearing
Ryosuke Hayashi "Disappearing"
Mirai Hirao lunch break
Hirao Mirai "Lunch Break"
Mikoto Fukasawa insect-eaten
Fukazawa Inochi "Insect-eaten"
Akari Horata Sprint
Akari Horada "Sprint"
Akihito Maeda character
Akito Maeda "Character"
Fumiya Matsui Sardines and a telephone
Fumiya Matsui "Sardines and the Telephone"
Matsuda Hal Virtual Altar
Matsuda Haru "Virtual Altar"
Matsumoto Chiaki MARBLE_#013
Chiaki Matsumoto “MARBLE_#013”
Hiromi Maruo Sea mountain'
Hiromi Maruo "Sea mountain"
Saya Mimura A side note
Saya Mimura "Aside"
Murakami Nodoka Boundary
Nodoka Murakami "Boundary"
Haruka Murakami Ragged Memories
Haruka Murakami "Ragged Memories"
Chisaki Mori Resonance
Chisaki Mori "Resonance"
Takumi Yamasaki "Kyoukai"
Takumi Yamazaki "Kyoukai"
Miyu Yamamitsu Rainbow Rain
Yamamitsu Miyu "Rainbow Rain"
Musashi Yamamoto (b+a=c)>d
Yamamoto Musashi "(b+a=c)>d"
Ana Jovanovska  Reenactment
Yovanovska Anna "Reenactment"
Tsubasa Yomiya Soft Traces
Yomiya Hisho "Soft Traces"
Mitsuko Watanabe Continue the angel in you
Mitsuko Watanabe "Continue with the angel inside you"