◆Shingo Iguchi

Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1957.
Contemporary art artist, manga artist, picture book author, novelist.
In 1984, published the manga “Z CHAN.”
Started a series of creative activities based on “Z CHAN” called “Z PLAN.”

Exhibitions:
1998: “The Era of Manga” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art (until 1999)
2010: “Commemorative Print Exhibition for the Shanghai Expo” at the Shanghai Expo site, China
2021: “The World of Z CHAN” at Yachiyo Hill Museum of Art, Hiroshima
2023: “Z 2023 4” at 99 Hualian Special, Tokyo
“Colors, Shapes, and the Invisible World” at Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
“ART021 SHANGHAI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR” in Shanghai, China
2024: “Forty Love (40-0) LOVE GAME” by Shingo Iguchi at Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
2025: “The World with Rose-chan and Banroff” at Kobe Hankyu, Kobe
“Z CHAN 40th Anniversary” at G Gallery, Hiroshima
“ROSE LOTUS” exhibition, among others, numerous solo and group exhibitions, domestic and international art fairs.
In 2024, twelve works by the artist were purchased by a museum in Shanghai, China.

Selected publications:
“Z CHAN Rose” (Seirindo, 1992)
“Revised Edition: Z CHAN Lotus” (Seirindo Kogei, 2007)
“Banroff’s Honey” (Gakken, 2001)
“Banroff’s Tulip” (Gakken, 2005)
“VANROGH’s HONEY” (Rokuyosha, 2013)
“Z-chan Wall Hole” (Birikensha, 1999)
“To You Who Became a First Grader” by Kaori Ekuni (Shogakukan, 2011), among many others.