GROUP EXHIBITION

Held in parallel with STPI’s participation at Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK), STPI brings the spirit of innovation to Kyoto through an intimate series of artists talks, student-led workshops, and a curated showcase at the Kyoto City University of the Arts (KCUA) from 7 to 12 November 2026. Both presentations are timely amidst Singapore and Japan marking 60 years of bilateral ties and celebrating over two decades of artistic exchange between STPI and Japanese artistic practices. These collaborations forge new affinities and connections with KCUA’s printmaking department and Kyoto’s longstanding heritage of craftsmanship and material mastery, fortifying an important key in STPI’s wider international practice.

Introducing Japanese art audiences to the world of the STPI Workshop, the STPI in Kyoto exhibition brings to fore its prestigious Visiting Artist Programme (VAP), where international artists are invited to work closely with STPI’s print and paper specialists to push the physical and conceptual possibilities of these mediums. While STPI’s engagement with Japanese artists began in 2006, on this occasion, distinct works from collaborations with Tabaimo in 2008, Teppei Kaneuji in 2013, and Shinro Ohtake in 2015 will feature alongside those of Yanyun Chen, Heman Chong, Genevieve Chua, Han Sai Por, Charles Lim Yi Yong, Zul Mahmod, and Suzann Victor (Singapore); Lee Bul, Do Ho Suh, and Haegue Yang (South Korea), and Angela Bulloch (Canada).

Across traditional printmaking methods and experimental approaches to paper, the exhibition spotlights core techniques and processes at the heart of the STPI Workshop, such as intaglio, relief printing, lithography, screenprint, and papermaking. The showcase is significant in the context of Kyoto, nodding to KCUA’s longstanding printmaking department and a shared affinity with the culture of craftsmanship and material mastery rooted in the city’s heritage. 

From a broader perspective, Japan’s rich history of hanga, from ukiyo-e to the Shin-hanga and Sōsaku-hanga movements, and its washi papermaking traditions, provide a natural springboard for STPI’s innovative approach to print and paper, combining technical prowess with a creative impulse to continually test their material boundaries.

“We are excited to share STPI’s practice with the art audience in Kyoto, which resonates with Japan’s deep history of printmaking and papermaking. STPI in Kyoto is a celebration and strengthening of our relationship with Japan, and a compelling showcase of how the collaborations in our STPI Workshop bring new artistic dimensions to print and paper.” — Emi Eu, Executive Director, STPI

“It’s a pleasure to reunite with STPI, on occasion of this milestone exhibition at my alma mater, the Kyoto City University of Arts, in my home city of Kyoto. Seeing familiar faces from my residency with the STPI Workshop is like a reunion with old friends and reminds me of the spirit and vitality of our exchanges in artmaking. I look forward to sharing this same energy with my art peers and audiences at STPI in Kyoto.” — Teppei Kaneuji, Artist** **

STPI in Kyoto: Print, Paper & Beyond will also be accompanied by an exciting series of public programmes throughout the exhibition, including artist talks and hands-on workshops, offering abundant opportunities for exchange between artists, practitioners, and the next generation of makers. 

Concurrently at ACK, STPI and Mizuma Gallery will present a group showcase featuring prominent artists O JUN, Junichi Mori, Kim Lim and Heman Chong. Through the two presentations, STPI highlights its own driving ethos of collaboration during Kyoto’s annual art moment, connecting STPI in Singapore with artists, students, institutions and collectors in Japan and beyond.