Saturday, March 7, 5:30–7:30pm

Reina Sugihara (born 1988, lives and works in Tokyo, Japan) received her BA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2013 and her MA in painting from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2018. Sugihara has presented solo exhibitions at Croy Nielsen, Vienna (2025); Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2025); Arcadia Missa, London (2024); MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo (2022); and Lavender Opener Chair, Tokyo (2021). Sugihara has also participated in group exhibitions internationally, including Greene Naftali, New York (2025); the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2024); ROH, Jakarta (2024); 47 Canal, New York (2023); Park View/Paul Soto, Los Angeles (2022); N/A, Seoul (2022); and MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo (2022). Sugihara will participate in the upcoming 59th Carnegie International If the world we, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (May 2, 2026 – Jan. 3. 2027). Sugihara is a member of the artist collective im labor via which she co-ran (together with artist Toru Otani) the exhibition space 2x2x2 (2020-22).

Support for Midway’s programming comes from the Boss Foundation, Harlan Boss Foundation, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and many generous individuals. This exhibition is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Images © Midway Contemporary Art and MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo; photos by Aaron Van Dyke and KEI OKANO.