Inspired by CWAJ’s mission of fostering female leadership for more than 50 years and support of art through its annual exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints, leading Italian fashion brand Loro Piana Japan is collaborating with CWAJ with the donation of a special award, the CWAJ Print Show Loro Piana Woman Artist Award. The award, of 500,000 yen, is to encourage the career of a woman artist and the development of Japanese contemporary prints. This year’s recipient is Feng Yi, who was selected from among the entries to the 68th CWAJ Print Show by CWAJ and the selection advisors. Ms. Feng is an up-and-coming young printmaker originally from Zhejiang Province, China, who shows great promise for the future. We hope that this award will help Ms. Feng to make further progress and contribute to the expansion of the Japanese printmaking world.
2025 Loro Piana Woman Artist Award Recipient
FENG Yi
Born: 1998 Zhejiang, China
Residence: Tokyo
Education: MFA, Tama Art University
Award:
2024 49th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Society of Printmaking, Outstanding Award 2024 91st Japan Print Association Exhibition, Award Candidate
2024 lithograph
‘My work focuses on visualizing “ambiguous memory” through lithography. I incorporate fragmented recollections and era-specific visual symbols, such as television test patterns, to create a space where viewers can freely project their own memories and emotions. The soft gradations and the delicate realism unique to lithography are highly effective in expressing the instability and vagueness of memory. I also embrace the accidental “errors” that emerge during the process, treating them as an essential part of memory reconstruction. As an artist, I intend to continue exploring the boundaries of lithographic expression while delving more deeply into the visual structures woven from memory, perception, and time, in order to further expand the scope of my artistic practice.’
