[Hanshin Umeda Main Store] Yumika Wakana expresses the tranquil everyday life with the soft texture of pastels. This will be her fourth solo exhibition at Hanshin Umeda Main Store.
Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Ltd. Press release: September 3, 2025 To Members of the Press [Hanshin Umeda Main Store] Yumika Wakana expresses the tranquil everyday life with the soft texture of pastels. This will be her fourth solo exhibition at the Hanshin Umeda Main Store. Yumika Wakana Art Exhibition ~In the Shade~
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Walk” Official URL:https://website.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/bizyutsusanpo/?_bdld=2yga-O.pib-h1c.1739517477 Hanalo Art, an art gallery at Hanshin Umeda Main Store, actively presents paintings, objects, art goods, and more that can be enjoyed in everyday life. This time, we will introduce “Yumika Wakana Painting Exhibition: In the Shade.” This exhibition, my fourth at Hanshin Umeda Main Store, will have the same title as my first. Spending time with animals and observing the garden’s creatures as the sunlight filters through the trees swaying in the gentle breeze. I’ve captured my favorite pastimes in my artwork. Approximately 25 pieces will be on display, primarily in pastels, but also charcoal, watercolor, and pencil drawings. The artist will be present throughout the entire exhibition, so please come and enjoy interacting with him. ◇Work introduction
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2550/14431-2550-18e92e952607ed0c4a547b3fe72c078f-1568×1113.jpg “Yume no Nyaka – Forest Friends” Pastel and acrylic, 51.5cm wide x 36.4cm high, ¥264,000 “Fruit Harvest” Pastel and Acrylic, F3 231,000 yen
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2550/14431-2550-4fe3a8a5ee59dd099a06d747c4599735-2414×2700.jpg “garden” watercolor, height 15.5 x width 14cm 38,500 yen
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2550/14431-2550-9922a31f96c0baee86883d363ecd2ed3-2138×2700.jpg “Charcoal Drawing -Daruma-” Charcoal, 24cm long x 19cm wide 56,100 yen
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2550/14431-2550-bb252173e34e1b63be641a965693879a-1989×2700.jpg “Charcoal Drawing -Cherry Blossoms Dancing-” Charcoal, 24cm long x 19cm wide 56,100 yen *Prices shown include consumption tax. ◇Author profile Wakana Yumika Born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture in 1983. Graduated from the Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Oil Painting, Correspondence Course, Painting Course, in 2011. He has held solo exhibitions at department stores across Japan and is also active as a court painter. 2010: Selected for the Paris International Salon “Drawing, Sketch, and Printmaking Competition” 2011: General Honorable Mention Award at the “Digenten” Exhibition (Osaka) *Traveling Exhibition (Kyushu and Aichi) 2012: Selected for the Setsuryosha “Florence Prize Exhibition” (Niigata) *Traveling Exhibition (Tokyo)
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amp;artModSerNo=1&tmpArtId=12669957&tmpModSerNo=1&tplId=3429&pageNumber=1&forwardName=article ■Hanshin Umeda Main Store, 8th floor, Hara Culture 1 “Yumika Wakana Art Exhibition ~In the Shade of the Sun~” ■September 3rd (Wed) – September 9th (Tue), 2025 *Open until 5:00 PM on the last day ■”Art
Walk” Official URL:https://website.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/bizyutsusanpo/?_bdld=2yga-O.pib-h1c.1739517477