内田麗奈個展【原始時代 x 画家!!?】
はじまりはクロマニヨン②巻出版記念展　-ようこそ！エカインの丘へ☆彡-
会　期　2026年1月10日（土）～1月25日（日）
会　場　下北沢アーツ（東京都世田谷区北沢1-40-9-1F）
開館時間　13：00～19：00
休館日　月曜日、火曜日、水曜日
入館料　無料
ホームページ https://shimokitazawaarts.tokyo/uchidareina_hajimariwacro-magnon_vol2/

　東京藝術大学大学院時代、スランプに陥り真っ暗な部屋で過ごした経験から、「どうしたら光が作れるだろう？」ともがいた内田麗奈は、壁にカーテンを作ることで心の中の「窓」を想像できるという考えに至りました。その自分自身を、暗い洞窟で暮らした旧石器時代のクロマニヨン人と重ね合わせ、洞窟壁画をモチーフにしたベロアのカーテン作品「クロマニヨンの夢」シリーズを生み出しています。さらに、この「窓」から見える景色として描き始めたのが、鉛筆漫画『はじまりはクロマニヨン』です。
　本展は、その漫画の第2巻の刊行を記念して開催されます。会場では、第1巻と第2巻が並べられた本棚に加え、漫画の原画や「クロマニヨンの夢」シリーズのカーテン作品が展示され、内田麗奈が紡ぐ独特の世界観を体感することができます。

見どころ・展覧会の構成
　展示初日である1月10日（土）には、画家の原良介氏を迎えたトークイベント＆サイン会（15：00～17：00）と、オープニング・レセプション（17：00～19：00）が開催されます。原良介氏は油絵具を混色せず一層で描く、光あふれる風景画が特徴の作家です。互いの作品のファンであった二人の出会いから実現したこの対談では、作品や制作について語り合います。いずれのイベントもどなたでもご参加いただけます。

関連イベント
トークイベント＆サイン会　2026年1月10日（土）15：00～17：00
画家の原良介氏と内田麗奈による対談と、内田麗奈のサイン会です。
オープニング・レセプション　2026年1月10日（土）17：00～19：00

アーティストステイメント
　やっと描けたぁ！！第2巻！！お待たせしてしまい、ごめんなさい。そして何より応援いただき、ありがとうございます。
　第1巻は原画に近い形で読んでもらえるよう、週刊漫画雑誌と同じサイズで作りました。そして第2巻は、B6判・単行本サイズという軽やかな形に生まれ変わり、「どこでもクロマニヨン⭐︎♪！」なくらい、気軽に手に取って楽しめるものになりました。是非手に取って読んでいただけたら、とっても嬉しいです。
　周囲に相談できる人もなく、「どうしたら消えない絵が描けるんだろう？！」と一人悩んでいた主人公のレイナが、同じ悩みを持つ同世代の「画家の卵達」と出会っていく物語です。個性豊かなクロマニヨン人たちに振り回されながら、彼女の身に一体何が起こるのでしょうか。一緒に2万年前の世界を覗きに行きましょう⭐︎

プロフィール
内田麗奈（うちだ　れいな）
1993年　愛知県生まれ
2017年　名古屋芸術大学美術学部美術学科洋画2コース卒業
2019年　東京藝術大学大学院美術研究科修士課程油画第一研究室修了
現在、東京都と茨城県を拠点に活動
好きな作家：手塚治虫、ウォルト・ディズニー、エドヴァルド・ムンク
主な個展
2024年　「クロマニヨンの夢『どこっレイナっ』下北沢アーツ編」下北沢アーツ、東京
2023年　「はじまりはクロマニヨン出版記念展　”私、明日からエルカスティージョに行くかも！”」TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY、東京
2022年　「クロマニヨンの夢」TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY、東京
2021年　「クロマニヨンの夢」HIGURE 17-15 cas、東京
2020年　「クロマニヨンの夢」渋谷西武 Art meets Life、東京
主なグループ展
2025年　「欲望の表面ーSurface of Desire」SISOUL.S Exhibition at MEDEL GALLERY SHU、東京
2024年　「ART SESSION by 銀座蔦屋書店」銀座蔦屋書店内 GINZA ATRIUM、東京
「ON PAPER」TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY、東京
「Expression Vol.3」長亭gallery、東京
2023年　「三沢厚彦 ANIMALS/Multi-dimensions」千葉市美術館
※三沢厚彦氏を描いた「あなたもクロマニヨン☆♪！似顔絵」作品の提供。
「CHANGTING GALLERY 3RD EXHIBITION」長亭gallery、東京
受賞
2017年　神山財団芸術支援プログラム
平成28年度名古屋芸術大学学生表彰　理事長賞受賞
第44回名古屋芸術大学卒業制作展　卒業制作優秀賞
出版
2023年　「はじまりはクロマニヨン 1」（アートダイバー出版社）

下北沢アーツ（世田谷区北沢）

Uchida Reina solo exhibition, “Stone Age × Painter!!?” Hajimari ha Cro-magnon, Vol. 2 Exhibition- Welcome to the Hill of Ekain☆彡-
January 10 - 25, 2026
1-7pm
Closed on Mon, Tue and Wed.

☆Talk Event & Book Signing Event
January 10, 2026　3-5pm
Talk：Hara Ryosuke (painter) × Uchida Reina
☆opening reception
January 10, 2026　5-7pm
*Anyone can participate in the event and reception.
URL：https://shimokitazawaarts.tokyo/en/uchidareina_hajimarihacromagnon_2_en/
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Shimokitazawa Arts is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Uchida Reina,
“Stone Age × Painter!!?” Hajimari ha Cro-magnon, Vol. 2 Exhibition- Welcome to the Hill of Ekain.☆彡-

Uchida Reina was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1993. She graduated from the Department of Fine Arts (Oil Painting Course II), Faculty of Fine Arts, Nagoya University of the Arts in 2017, and completed her MFA in Oil Painting (Painting Studio I) at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2019. She is currently based in Tokyo and Ibaraki, Japan.

Shortly after entering graduate school at Tokyo University of the Arts, Uchida fell into a creative slump in which she no longer understood how to make her own work. During this period, she covered a storage space in her studio with black sheets and spent time inside the pitch-dark room. Struggling with the question, “How can I create light?”, she eventually arrived at the idea that by creating a curtain on an otherwise empty wall, one could imagine a “window” within the mind through which light could enter. This realization led her to begin producing curtain-based artworks.

Uchida likened herself, alone in the darkness, to Cro-Magnon people of the Paleolithic era who lived in dark caves. From this association emerged the curtain work series “Dream of Cro-Magnon,” inspired by cave paintings. Furthermore, as the scenery visible through the “window” of this series, Uchida began drawing the pencil comic “Hajimari ha Cro-magnon.”

Most people have experienced mental images that appear in their minds only to fade away. In the Paleolithic era, the setting of Hajimari ha Cro-magnon some 20,000 years ago, preserving such “images” was far more difficult than it is today. At that time, only selected “genius cave painters,” permitted to draw in sacred caves, were allowed to leave images behind. The protagonist, Reina, who loves drawing, strives to become a cave painter in order to create “drawings that will not disappear,” meeting various Cro-Magnon people along the way. Based on Uchida’s own experiences, all characters and stories are rendered entirely in pencil. Volume 1 of Hajimari ha Cro-magnon was published by Art Diver in 2023.

In January 2026, coinciding with this exhibition, Volume 2 will be published by the same publisher.
At the exhibition, a bookshelf displaying both Volumes 1 and 2 of Hajimari ha Cro-magnon will be installed, allowing visitors to freely browse and purchase the books. Surrounding the bookshelf will be original drawings from the manga as well as velour curtain works from the “Dream of Cro-Magnon” series, inspired by cave paintings.

On the opening day, Saturday, January 10, a book signing and a talk event with painter Hara Ryosuke will be held. Hara is known for his luminous landscapes painted in a single layer of unmixed oil colors. Uchida, a longtime admirer of his work, first met him when she visited his solo exhibition “Sagiko and Funako: In The Presence of Light” at the Hiratsuka Museum of Art in 2025. There, she discovered that Hara was already a fan of Hajimari ha Cro-magnon Volume 1, which led to the realization of this dialogue event. During the talk, Hara Ryosuke and Uchida Reina will discuss their respective works and creative processes.

We warmly invite you to immerse yourself in the joyful and imaginative Cro-Magnon ☆♪! world woven by Uchida Reina

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Artist statement

“I finally finished drawing it!! Volume 2!!”

Thank you so much for waiting—and I’m truly sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Above all, thank you for your continued support.
And to everyone who appears in the manga—thank you, too!

Volume 1 was produced in the same large, easy-to-read format as a weekly manga magazine, so that readers could experience it as close to the original drawings as possible. With its carefully considered texture, the “pencil manga book” became one of my most cherished creations.

And now, Volume 2… it’s been reborn in a wonderful size you can read anytime, anywhere!

The book will be published in B6 tankōbon format—compact and lightweight. I tried holding it, and yes, it really is light! This is manga as it should be: perfect for reading on the train, in the living room, in the kitchen, and of course, in the studio.
Truly, it’s become something like “Cro-Magnon ☆♪! anywhere!”
I would be delighted if you would pick it up and enjoy reading it.

To share just a little about the story of Volume 2:
Reina, who has been struggling alone with the question, “How can I draw pictures that will never disappear?”, begins to encounter other young “artists-in-the-making” of her generation who share the same doubts. These uniquely individual Cro-Magnon people soon appear before her—and she finds herself swept up by them all…!! (What?!)

What on earth is happening to her? (So thrilling!)
Now then—everyone, you’ve got your Explorer Pass ready, right??
Let’s take a peek together into the world of 20,000 years ago ⭐︎

(Of course, if this is your first time discovering the series, you are more than welcome. At the publication commemorative exhibition, both Volumes 1 and 2 will be displayed together on a bookshelf. How about starting the new year—and 2026 itself—with a new manga? There may even be a special drawing gift featuring “a horse from 20,000 years ago × Reina”… who knows?!)

Now, without further delay—
Welcome to the Hill of Ekain ☆彡
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Uchida Reina
Born in Aichi pref. Japan, 1993
2017　BFA, Nagoya University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Western painting
2019　MFA, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Oil painting
favorite artists：Tezuka Osamu, Walt Disney, Edvard Munch
Solo exhibition
2024　Dreams of Cro-magnon "Where is Reina ? " Shimokitazawa Arts Edition, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
2023　"Hajimari ha Cro-Magnon Publication Commemorative Exhibition , I might go to El Castillo tomorrow!” TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, Tokyo
2022　"Dream of Cro-Magnon" TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, Tokyo
2021　"Dream of Cro-Magnon" HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo
2020　"Dream of Cro-Magnon" SEIBU SHIBUYA Art meets Life, Tokyo
Selected group exhibition
2025
“Surface of Desire” SISOUL.S Exhibition at MEDEL GALLERY SHU, Tokyo
2024
“ART SESSION by Ginza Tsutaya Books” – GINZA ATRIUM, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo
"ON PAPER" TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, Tokyo
"Expression Vol.3" Changting gallery, Tokyo
2023
"Misawa Atsuhiko, ANIMALS/Multi-dimensions" Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba pref., Japan
※Providing the "You too are a Cro-Magnon⭐♪! Portrait" work drawing Mr. Misawa Atsuhiko.
"CHANGTING GALLERY 3RD EXHIBITION" Changting gallery, Tokyo
"Night Before the Big Break in Kanazawa' Now selection ~ Night Before the Big Break'" ASTER, Kanazawa
"Night Before the Big Break : The Next Generation of Artists" GINZA SIX Artglorieux of Tokyo, Tokyo
2022
"ON PAPER" TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, Tokyo
2019年
"SHIBUYA STILE vol.13" SEIBU SHIBUYA gallery, Tokyo
Award
2017
Kamiyama Foundation Art Support Programme scholarship student
Nagoya University of Arts Student Award, Chairman's Award
Nagoya University of Arts Graduation Work Exhibition, Award for Excellence in Graduation Work
Publication
2023　the first volume of "Hajimari ha Cro-Magnon" Art Diver Publishing