Shimon Kamada
Biography
Shimon Kamada (b. 1997, Japan; lives and works in Rotterdam) channels personal memory and subconscious reveries into his evocative acrylic and oil paintings. Drawing from his photo archives, Kamada constructs layered compositions that fuse figuration with abstraction, exploring the nuanced notions of dreamscapes, nostalgia, and loss. His practice extends to woodcut prints and the reworking of secondhand canvases, highlighting the process and accumulation of memory’s layers.
Kamada won the Ron Mandos Residency Award (2020) and worked at Brutus Lab in Rotterdam (2021) as an artist-in-residence. His work was featured in group exhibitions including PODIUM, Hong Kong (2025); Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam (2024); Enari Gallery, Amsterdam (2023); ARWE Gallery, Gouda (2022); Wilford X, Temse (2022); Felix Solo Gallery, Nijmegen (2021); Atelier of AVL Mundo, Rotterdam (2021); Het HEM, Zaandam (2020), among others.
Works
Shimon Kamada
Summer Research in the Garden
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
47 x 38 cm | 18.5 x 15 in
Summer Research in the Garden
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
47 x 38 cm | 18.5 x 15 in
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Shimon Kamada
A Found Sparkler
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
120 x 150 cm | 47.2 x 59.1 in
A Found Sparkler
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
120 x 150 cm | 47.2 x 59.1 in
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Shimon Kamada
Dusk Tree
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm | 47.2 x 39.4 in
Dusk Tree
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm | 47.2 x 39.4 in
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Shimon Kamada
Ripples on the Mirror
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
65 x 80 cm | 25.6 x 31.5 in
Ripples on the Mirror
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
65 x 80 cm | 25.6 x 31.5 in
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Shimon Kamada
Before the Car Light Came
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
65 x 80 cm | 25.6 x 31.5 in
Before the Car Light Came
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
65 x 80 cm | 25.6 x 31.5 in
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The Top Bunk
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
80 x 65 cm | 31.5 x 25.6 in
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Shimon Kamada
Sleeping Light
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm | 19.7 x 23.6 in
Sleeping Light
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm | 19.7 x 23.6 in
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Shimon Kamada
Harvest Season
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
55 x 45 cm | 21.7 x 17.7 in
Harvest Season
2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas
55 x 45 cm | 21.7 x 17.7 in
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Shimon Kamada
The Snow Suspension
2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
60 x 45 cm | 23.6 x 17.7 in
The Snow Suspension
2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
60 x 45 cm | 23.6 x 17.7 in
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Exhibitions
Artist: Shimon Kamada
Hong Kong
13 June—29 August 2026
Artists: João Gabriel, Shimon Kamada, Dew Kim, Jaewon Kim, Joy Li, Tao Siqi
Hong Kong
07 June—16 August 2025
News
12 June 2026
01 June 2026