About

植田 志保
美術作家。「色のすること」
兵庫県生まれ。色に立脚した表現活動を軸に、記憶や意識に潜む色を捉えた心象風景を描き続けている。対話描画、ライブペイント、本やプロダクトの装画、空間演出を手がけるなど、創作は多岐にわたる。国内外での個展にて作品を発表。近年は公共空間の再生事業にも取り組み、社会に還元する作品の在り方は豊かな価値を生んでいる。ウイロード再生事業の功績により、2020年豊島区文化栄誉賞を受賞。

 

|来歴|

2023
-兵庫県宍粟(しそう)市・山崎インターチェンジ「シソラミチ」リニューアル事業を担当。
-Haier(ハイアール) “freemo” 「冷蔵庫はもっと自由だ。× 植田志保」CM出演、作品提供。

2022
-豊島区・池袋北口周辺及び公衆トイレ「ウイトピア」再生事業に参画。制作・監修を務める。

2021
-不動産再活性化プロジェクトReal-estate Revitalization Project(丹青社)W2 KODENMACHO アートワークを手がける。

2020
-豊島区文化栄誉賞を受賞。
-「京の温所 丸太町」(ワコール町屋事業部プロデュース)作品提供。

2019
-豊島区・池袋駅地下道「ウイロード」再生事業に参画。制作・監修を務める。
-京都大学 iPS細胞研究所 CiRA  WebSite メインビジュアルを手掛ける。

2018
-「つばさ保育園」内装の描画制作を手掛ける。

2017
-若松英輔著 「言葉の贈り物」装画を担当。
-スターバックス「eGIFT」ビジュアルを担当。
-薬師蔵 「Shosa」 壁画・監修を務める。
-ナチュラグラッセ「coffret」アートワークを担当。
-FANCL「&MIRAI」アートワークを担当。

2016
-若松英輔著 「言葉の羅針盤」装画を担当。

2015
-ユニクロ「UT me」作品提供。
-三角みづ紀著 第６詩集 「舵を弾く」(思想社)装画を手掛ける。
-PERSPECTIVE(カワタ社)装画を手掛ける。

2014
-biiq＋LIM(Design/Teruhiro Yanagihara)作品を提供。
-Morozoff パッケージアートワークを担当。
-MOOL hair(Design/Reiichi Ikeda)アートワークを担当。
-なんばCITY 「CITY SPRING COLLECTION」メインビジュアルを手掛ける。
-マイナビ現代詩セレクション「気管支たちとはじめての手紙」 野口あや子,三角みづ紀(著)挿画を手掛ける。

2013
-京都「Bijuu」(Design/Teruhiro Yanagihara)作品を提供。

2012
-Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week TOKYO 2013 S/S furfur 東京コレクションアートワークを手掛ける。
-四国こどもとおとなの医療センターに作品を提供。
-KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD invitation MILAN  2012 ビジュアルを手掛ける。

 

|展覧会  Exhibition|

2024
-個展「空のむこう 白に温まる」@GOTTA Kudanshita
-SHIHO Ueda  Artist in Residence  Exhibition  NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZUKYOTO

2023
-個展「たえまなく浮かぶ」@9X(大阪)

2021
-植田志保 個展 「空に芽ぐむ」@東京芸術劇場 ギャラリー2(東京)

2018
-植田志保 個展 「メドレー」＠SISON GARELLY(東京)
-植田志保 個展 「分母」＠noie.cc(東京)

2017
-色に読む めくるめくポラリス@ 湘南蔦屋書店  SHONAN T-SITE
-植田志保  個展「接触」＠ LADS GARELLY(大阪)
-植田志保 巡回展 「色のすること  みずいろのこえ」＠CSAE GARELLY(東京)
-植田志保 作品展 「色のすること  みずいろのこえ」＠iTohen (大阪)

2016
-京都LAQUE 6TH ANNIVESAERY   色のするこ「湖のみつあみ色」(京都)
-井筒屋創業81周年企画展 色のすること「はごろも、色」＠小倉井筒屋(福岡)
-植田志保展 「水が凍ってもクロールできる瞬色」@ 梅田蔦屋書店(大阪)
-YOUBI WORLD FUNITURE  STOOL 2016 伊勢丹新宿本館5階
-第８回 ターンアート展 (兵庫)
-蔦屋書店梅田1周年記念 CATART展(大阪)
-企画展「ARTとC RAFTの間」＠ iTohen (大阪)
-企画展「IN MY MODE」＠表参道ROCKET(東京)
-個展  色のすること「続・色葉牡丹」＠colissimo (兵庫)
-小木戸利光「神歌」×植田志保「色葉牡丹」special guest : UMU／田中真由美 @rizm(兵庫)
-合同展 「三角みづ紀と流動書簡＿巡回展」＠ QuantumGallery＆Studio(東京)
-春を迎える祝いと集い @伊勢丹新宿本館5階(東京)

2015
-the art fair+plus-ultra 2015 「Nature Creations 特別企画」＠スパイラル(東京)
-合同展 「三角みづ紀と14人の流動書簡」＠iTohen (大阪)
-「井筒屋創業80周年企画展 色のすること 植田志保」@IZUTUYA (大阪)
-「近畿の染・色」＠伊勢丹新宿本館5階(東京)
-「Nature Creations-Flowers-」@スパイラル(東京)
-「色のすること 音のすること 声のすること」＠CASE garelly (東京)
-「空色のホリデー」HugMag present WS ＠バラ公園 (大阪)
-「生活創造者たちのCASE STUDY HOUSE展 ～静寂なる洞窟～」＠ 伊勢丹新宿本館5階(東京)
-個展 「色のすること  パンジーのつばさよでんぐり返る色」＠CASE garelly(東京)
-日比谷花壇×植田志保 ナレッジv.t. @グランフロント ナレッジキャピタル(大阪)
-合同展 いとへん新春企画展  @iTohen(大阪)

2014
-「heART 2」@InterContinental Osaka (大阪)
-「heART 1」@InterContinental Osaka (大阪)
-個展「色のすること つぶつぶ・つぶ」＠ 森岡書店(東京)
-個展「色のすること Moss」@GULIGULI (大阪)
-個展「色のすること そなたの まばゆいゆでたまご色」@bibliotheque 自由が丘 (東京)
-個展「色のすること 色葉牡丹・巡回展」@la・garlie (大阪)
-個展「色のすること 色葉牡丹」＠iTohen (大阪)
-合同展 @ateried・paris (パリ)

2013
-個展「色のすること  プールのつづきにプールのじゅうたん色」@The LABO(大阪)
-合同展「Marche for wedding」 furfur×ShihoUeda@青山ライトボックススタジオ(東京)
-個展 「色すること おはようの居る せりのほほ色」＠la・garie (大阪)
-合同展「Girls Painting」@Coolie’s Creek(東京)

2012
-合同展  Depot Basel／MUSTERZIMMER 11(チューリッヒ)
-個展「色のすること  枝豆の声はホトトギス色」@ iTohen(大阪)

2011
-合同展 Spring selection @Garelie DEN(ベルリン)
-個展「ひとひら」@Vandange+ LIM(大阪)
-合同展「Abstract 展」@ART POINT銀座(東京)

2010
-ROKKO MEET ART／芸術散歩 2010 @六甲高山植物園(兵庫)
-個展「雨の ひとつぶ」@クレフテ(大阪)
-個展 KIZUKI+LIM ×Shiho ueda exhibition @KIZUKI＋LIM (シンガポール)
-「Aquarelle 展」@ARTPOINT銀座(東京)
-「霧のひとつぶ」@芝川ビル(大阪)
-合同展  萬福寺芸術祭 -EN-＠萬福寺(京都)

2009
-bule bule present うえだしほ フジヤマゴウのmeeting @.period原宿(東京)

 

 

 

Shiho Ueda

Artist — “What Colors Do”

Shiho Ueda is a Japanese artist whose work centers on the expressive nature of color.
Born in Hyogo, she paints inner landscapes that emerge from memory, emotion, and subconscious perception.

Her creative practice spans dialogical painting, live painting performances, book and product illustrations, and immersive spatial compositions.
She has presented solo exhibitions in Japan and abroad.

In recent years, Ueda has also engaged in the revitalization of public spaces, exploring how art can offer quiet resonance within society.
For her contribution to the We Road regeneration project, she received the Toshima City Cultural Honor Award in 2020.

| Biography｜

2023

  • Directed the renewal project for “Shisora-michi” at the Yamazaki Interchange in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture.
  • Featured in the Haier “freemo” campaign: “Refrigerators Can Be Freer. × Shiho Ueda,” providing artwork and appearing in the commercial.

2022

  • Participated in the revitalization project for the Ikebukuro North Exit area and the public restroom “Utopia” in Toshima City, serving as both artist and supervisor.

2021

  • Created public artwork for W2 KODENMACHO, a real estate revitalization project by Tanseisha.

2020

  • Received the Toshima City Cultural Honor Award.
  • Provided artwork for “Kyo no Onjo Marutamachi,” a townhouse project produced by Wacoal.

2019

  • Participated in the revitalization of the “We Road” underpass at Ikebukuro Station in Toshima City, responsible for creation and supervision.
  • Created the main visual for the website of Kyoto University’s iPS Cell Research Institute (CiRA).

2018

  • Produced interior murals for Tsubasa Nursery School.

2017

  • Created cover art for “Kotoba no Okurimono” by Eisuke Wakamatsu.
  • Designed visuals for Starbucks’ “eGIFT.”
  • Produced and supervised mural artwork for “Shosa” by Yakushizo.
  • Created artwork for Naturaglacé’s “Coffret.”
  • Created artwork for FANCL’s “&MIRAI.”

2016

  • Created cover art for “Kotoba no Rashinban” by Eisuke Wakamatsu.

2015

  • Contributed artwork to UNIQLO’s “UT me” project.
  • Created cover art for “Kaji wo Hajiku,” the sixth poetry collection by Mizuki Misumi (Shisosha).
  • Created cover illustration for “PERSPECTIVE” (Kawata Publishing).

2014

  • Provided artwork for biiq + LIM (Design: Teruhiro Yanagihara).
  • Created packaging art for Morozoff.
  • Produced artwork for MOOL hair (Design: Reiichi Ikeda).
  • Designed visuals for Namba CITY’s “CITY SPRING COLLECTION.”
  • Illustrated “Kikanshi-tachi to Hajimete no Tegami,” a modern poetry selection by Ayako Noguchi and Mizuki Misumi (Mainabi Publishing).

2013

  • Provided artwork for “Bijuu” in Kyoto (Design: Teruhiro Yanagihara).

2012

  • Created artwork for the Tokyo Collection of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week TOKYO 2013 S/S (furfur).
  • Contributed artwork to Shikoku Children and Adult Medical Center.
  • Designed visuals for KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD’s “invitation MILAN 2012.”

｜Exhibitions|

2024

  • Solo Exhibition “Beyond the Sky, Warmed by White” @ GOTTA Kudanshita, Tokyo
  • Shiho Ueda Artist in Residence Exhibition @ NOHGA HOTEL KIYOMIZU KYOTO

2023

  • Solo Exhibition “Ceaselessly Arising” @ 9X, Osaka

2021

  • Solo Exhibition “Sprouting into the Sky” @ Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Gallery 2, Tokyo

2018

  • Solo Exhibition “Medley” @ SISON GALLERY, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “Denominator” @ noie.cc, Tokyo

2017

  • Group Exhibition “Reading with Color: Dazzling Polaris” @ SHONAN T-SITE, Tsutaya Books, Shonan
  • Solo Exhibition “Contact” @ LADS GALLERY, Osaka
  • Touring Exhibition “What Colors Do: The Voice of Water Blue” @ CSAE GALLERY, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: The Voice of Water Blue” @ iTohen, Osaka

2016

  • “What Colors Do: Braids of the Lake” @ LAQUE, Kyoto (6th Anniversary Event)
  • 81st Anniversary Exhibition “What Colors Do: Feather Robe, Color” @ IZUTSUYA, Kokura, Fukuoka
  • Solo Exhibition “Even Frozen Water Can Swim: Fleeting Colors” @ Tsutaya Books, Umeda, Osaka
  • “YOUBI WORLD FURNITURE STOOL 2016” @ Isetan Shinjuku Main Store 5F
  • 8th Turn Art Exhibition @ Hyogo
  • CATART Exhibition (1st Anniversary of Tsutaya Books, Umeda)
  • Group Exhibition “Between ART and CRAFT” @ iTohen, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “IN MY MODE” @ Omotesando ROCKET, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Continuation of Iroha Botan” @ colissimo, Hyogo
  • Collaborative Exhibition “Kamiuta” by Toshimitsu Ogido × Shiho Ueda “Iroha Botan” with guest UMU / Mayumi Tanaka @ rizm, Hyogo
  • Joint Exhibition “Mizuki Misumi and Flowing Letters – Touring Exhibition” @ Quantum Gallery & Studio, Tokyo
  • “Celebrating Spring: Gathering and Celebration” @ Isetan Shinjuku Main Store 5F, Tokyo

2015

  • the art fair +plus-ultra 2015 “Nature Creations Special Project” @ Spiral, Tokyo
  • Joint Exhibition “Mizuki Misumi and 14 Artists’ Flowing Letters” @ iTohen, Osaka
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do” (80th Anniversary Project of IZUTSUYA) @ IZUTSUYA, Osaka
  • “Dyeing and Colors of Kinki” @ Isetan Shinjuku Main Store 5F, Tokyo
  • “Nature Creations – Flowers” @ Spiral, Tokyo
  • “What Colors Do / What Sounds Do / What Voices Do” @ CASE gallery, Tokyo
  • “Sky-colored Holiday” Workshop presented by HugMag @ Rose Park, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “Case Study House – Silent Cave” @ Isetan Shinjuku Main Store 5F, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: The Wings of Pansies and the Tumbling Colors” @ CASE gallery, Tokyo
  • Hibiya-Kadan × Shiho Ueda Visual Theater @ Knowledge Capital, Grand Front Osaka
  • New Year Exhibition @ iTohen, Osaka

2014

  • “heART 2” @ InterContinental Osaka
  • “heART 1” @ InterContinental Osaka
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Grains and Dots” @ Morioka Shoten, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Moss” @ GULIGULI, Osaka
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Your Radiant Boiled-Egg Color” @ Café & Books bibliotheque, Jiyugaoka, Tokyo
  • Touring Exhibition “What Colors Do: Iroha Botan” @ la galerie, Osaka
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Iroha Botan” @ iTohen, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition @ atelier d’paris, Paris

2013

  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: Pool’s Continuation and Carpet of Pool Colors” @ The LABO, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “Marche for Wedding” furfur × Shiho Ueda @ Aoyama Light Box Studio, Tokyo
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: The Face of Seri Greeting the Morning” @ la galerie, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “Girls Painting” @ Coolie’s Creek, Tokyo

2012

  • Group Exhibition @ Depot Basel / MUSTERZIMMER 11, Zurich
  • Solo Exhibition “What Colors Do: The Voice of Edamame is Hototogisu Color” @ iTohen, Osaka

2011

  • Group Exhibition “Spring Selection” @ Galerie DEN, Berlin
  • Solo Exhibition “Hitohira” @ Vandange + LIM, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “Abstract” @ ART POINT Ginza, Tokyo

2010

  • ROKKO MEETS ART 2010 @ Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, Hyogo
  • Solo Exhibition “A Drop of Rain” @ clefte, Osaka
  • Solo Exhibition “Shiho Ueda × KIZUKI+LIM” @ KIZUKI + LIM, Singapore
  • Group Exhibition “Aquarelle” @ ART POINT Ginza, Tokyo
  • “A Drop of Fog” @ Shibakawa Building, Osaka
  • Group Exhibition “Manpukuji Art Festival -EN-” @ Manpukuji Temple, Kyoto

2009

  • Solo Project “Shiho Ueda × Fujiyama Go: Meeting” @ .period Harajuku, Tokyo

The human eye can distinguish between tens of millions of colors. Even if we don’t know every individual color’s name, I believe we can actually feel these myriad colors.

For example, even in a small aquarium the space maybe small, but we can feel the many colors that exist in the universe that bring out inspiration and many colorful emotions from within us.

Also, our daily lives are over flowing with these countless colors nd I try to express every single colors by linking each color to an emotion and then drawing a picture.

No matter the place or time, if you look carefully, we can instantly find colors that make our hearts dance.