Like infinity cell division of living things
Like layered thoughts and emotions of one's mind
Like the stars and planets in space
We are constantly changing and things are always moving
One fine delicate line is drawn
from another line connected and
it gives birth to another line
The drawing gradually expands from the starting point
Every line is connected to another line, everything is connected to everything else.
Things are organic and geometric at the same time.
It is like an imagery or a sample of on going cell division of the universe.
Each line is a thought and an emotion, and or a feeling, the whole drawing is an imagery of human mind. If each line is a cell of a life, then whole view is a life. If each small line is a unique life on the earth, then the whole view is the universe.
Nothing emerges, nor comes out of the blue as far as I know.
Things exist, existed, and will exist, and they are connected to each other, like my drawing in front of you.
I am still in the process of examining the connections between everything, from one art'st's point of view, using my art and my life.
My drawing will become a connection between you and me, when you encounter it, when you own it, or when you remember it in your heart, and you will be another connection and media or like the one line of the drawing, when you talk about it to another person.
We are all individual, we are all part of everything, and each of us is a medium at the same time.
Like infinity cell division of living things
Like layered thoughts and emotions of one's mind
Like the stars and planets in space
We are constantly changing and things are always moving
One fine delicate line is drawn
from another line connected and
it gives birth to another line
The drawing gradually expands from the starting point
Every line is connected to another line, everything is connected to everything else.
Things are organic and geometric at the same time.
It is like an imagery or a sample of on going cell division of the universe.
Each line is a thought and an emotion, and or a feeling, the whole drawing is an imagery of human mind. If each line is a cell of a life, then whole view is a life. If each small line is a unique life on the earth, then the whole view is the universe.
Nothing emerges, nor comes out of the blue as far as I know.
Things exist, existed, and will exist, and they are connected to each other, like my drawing in front of you.
I am still in the process of examining the connections between everything, from one art'st's point of view, using my art and my life.
My drawing will become a connection between you and me, when you encounter it, when you own it, or when you remember it in your heart, and you will be another connection and media or like the one line of the drawing, when you talk about it to another person.
We are all individual, we are all part of everything, and each of us is a medium at the same time.
Like infinity cell division of living things
Like layered thoughts and emotions of one's mind
Like the stars and planets in space
We are constantly changing and things are always moving
One fine delicate line is drawn
from another line connected and
it gives birth to another line
The drawing gradually expands from the starting point
Every line is connected to another line, everything is connected to everything else.
Things are organic and geometric at the same time.
It is like an imagery or a sample of on going cell division of the universe.
Each line is a thought and an emotion, and or a feeling, the whole drawing is an imagery of human mind. If each line is a cell of a life, then whole view is a life. If each small line is a unique life on the earth, then the whole view is the universe.
Nothing emerges, nor comes out of the blue as far as I know.
Things exist, existed, and will exist, and they are connected to each other, like my drawing in front of you.
I am still in the process of examining the connections between everything, from one art'st's point of view, using my art and my life.
My drawing will become a connection between you and me, when you encounter it, when you own it, or when you remember it in your heart, and you will be another connection and media or like the one line of the drawing, when you talk about it to another person.
We are all individual, we are all part of everything, and each of us is a medium at the same time.
Like infinity cell division of living things
Like layered thoughts and emotions of one's mind
Like the stars and planets in space
We are constantly changing and things are always moving
One fine delicate line is drawn
from another line connected and
it gives birth to another line
The drawing gradually expands from the starting point
Every line is connected to another line, everything is connected to everything else.
Things are organic and geometric at the same time.
It is like an imagery or a sample of on going cell division of the universe.
Each line is a thought and an emotion, and or a feeling, the whole drawing is an imagery of human mind. If each line is a cell of a life, then whole view is a life. If each small line is a unique life on the earth, then the whole view is the universe.
Nothing emerges, nor comes out of the blue as far as I know.
Things exist, existed, and will exist, and they are connected to each other, like my drawing in front of you.
I am still in the process of examining the connections between everything, from one art'st's point of view, using my art and my life.
My drawing will become a connection between you and me, when you encounter it, when you own it, or when you remember it in your heart, and you will be another connection and media or like the one line of the drawing, when you talk about it to another person.
We are all individual, we are all part of everything, and each of us is a medium at the same time.
ARTIST BIO
Natsumi Goldfish is a Japanese visual artist based in New York City. She was born and raised on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. Her early environment, situated between urban and suburban landscapes where nature and the city coexist, made a lasting impression on her creative practice. This dialogue between the natural and urban worlds continues to be a central theme in her work.
Growing up between an outside world without clear borders and people shaped by complex personal boundaries, she developed an interest in pluralism—a state of "being both and in between"—as well as the idea that "everything is connected to everything else." These concepts continue to inform her artistic practice. Through her work, Natsumi explores the porous boundary between humanity and nature, inviting viewers to reconsider where one ends and the other begins.
In her practice, Natsumi creates paintings that explore man-made, intimate spaces—such as fish tanks, bathtubs, and windows—as symbols of human presence. These spaces are rendered as both realistic and dreamlike, existing somewhere between reality and imagination. Her work is rooted in an interest in conscious and unconscious human behavior, informed by both historical contexts and her own personal experiences.
Natsumi received her B.A. in Art from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2013. She has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo and New York City, and her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions. Selected publications include Hyperallergic, OXYGEN Magazine, VoyageLA Magazine, CanvasRebel Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, and Whitehot Magazine.
EDUCATION
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2013 BA in Art, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
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2025 Rooms in a Room, Yashar Gallery, Greenpoint, NY
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2024 Hidden in Plain Sight (Duo Exhibition with FLATFILE), Yant Art Space, Queens, NY
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2018 Half Human, AG Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2018 Window Mereology, Yashar Gallery, Greenpoint, NY
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2017 Don’t Take Me to the Moon, Chateau 2F Gallery, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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2011 Tea Ceremony, The Ugly American, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2026 Hide 'n Seek, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
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2026 High Visibility, GOCA Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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2026 Summer Highlights, Hollis Taggart Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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2026 Elsewhere, Village One Art Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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2026 Unbearable Lightness, Pictor Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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2026 Through the Looking Glass, SHOWROOM Gallery (Guerra Paint & Pigment Corp), Maspeth, NY
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2026 Greenpoint Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
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2025 Holiday Remix, Hollis Taggart Downtown, New York, NY
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2025 Thresholds, GOCA Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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2025 Threads of Belonging, Hollis Taggart Downtown, New York, NY
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2025 Unknown Entry Point, Romi Gallery, Greenpoint, NY
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2024 Healing Color: The Biogenerative, Botanica Grove, Brooklyn, NY
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2023 Something Blue, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
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2022 Thicket, Gristle Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2022 Saintly Body (Collaborative project with Emil Memon), Loža Gallery (Obalne Galerije Piran), Koper, Slovenia
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2022 Intergalactic Open 3, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
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2021 Toy Box, Gristle Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2021 Home Sweet Home, SFA Projects, Lower East Side, NY
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2021 Toadstools, Gristle Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2020 Trading Card Art Show, Gristle Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2020 Art in Boxes X, AG Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2020 Cult of Meow IV, Gristle Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
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2020 Flatfile 8 x 8, SFA Projects, New York, NY
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2020 Quarantine Folk, Calico Brooklyn Gallery, Greenpoint, NY
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2020 Flatfile, SFA Projects, New York, NY
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2019 Wagmag Benefit 2019, Grace Exhibition Space, New York, NY
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2018 Opening of the Third Eye, Living Gallery Outpost (curated by Stephen Romano Gallery), New York, NY
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2017 Mediation: 15 Years of Art from Temple University Japan Campus, UltraSuperNew Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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2016 Smart Dust, SLA307, New York, NY
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2016 96.8 Miles, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
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2014 Asymmetry, The International Art Guild of New York, New York, NY
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2014 Wagmag: Brooklyn Art Guide Benefit Auction 2014, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
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2014 Freedom of Fantasy, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY
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2013 Summer Small Works Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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2013 The Small Worlds, Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
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2013 Tiberino Museum Group Exhibition, Tiberino Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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2012 Annual Student Exhibition (Faculty Selected), Tyler Gallery & Art Lounge, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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2012 Group Art Show & Big Critic, First Friday Art Exhibition, F&N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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2011 Art Seminar Group Exhibition, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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2011 Art Photography Group Exhibition, Harajuku Design Festival, Tokyo, Japan
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2011 Tokyo Book Art Week Exhibition, Azabu Art Space (Temple University Japan), Tokyo, Japan
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2011 Ruby Room Tokyo Music Event (Special Guest Artist), Tokyo, Japan
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
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Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2026 Becker, Noah. "Curatorial Picks Chapter 4: Carollyne Yardley and Natsumi Goldfish: Vermeer’s Legacy in a Contemporary World." Piece with Artist Magazine, August 2026.
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2026 “Through the Looking – Glass Paintings by Natsumi Goldfish & Jeffrey Morabito.” Gallery&Studio, July 2026.
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2026 "Meet Natsumi Goldfish." CanvasRebel Magazine, Interview, August 2026.
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2025 Becker, Noah. "Artist You Should Know: Natsumi Goldfish." In The Best Art in the World: 20 Years of Noah Becker's Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, edited by Noah Becker and Michael Maizels, 210–225. London: Anthem Press, 2025.
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2025 Otero, Liam. "Threads of Belonging: Ten Emerging Asian Women Artists at Hollis Taggart Downtown." Whitehot Magazine, Exhibition Review, 2025.
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2025 "Meet Natsumi Goldfish." Bold Journey, Interview, February 19, 2025.
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2024 “Meet. Natsumi K. Goldfish” The Kumo Collective, Instagram Interview, December 17, 2024
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2024 "Artists You Should Know: An Interview with Natsumi Goldfish." Whitehot Magazine, January 24, 2024.
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2024 "Meet Natsumi Goldfish." CanvasRebel Magazine, Interview, 2024.
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2023 “”Fish Tank Arrangement I” by Natsumi K Goldfish" Oxford Magazine (Miami University), Issue 50, May 1, 2023.
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2022 Zevitas, Steven. Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 47 (Front Cover and p. 78), 2022.
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2022 "Daily Inspiration: Meet Natsumi Goldfish." Voyage LA Magazine, Interview, November 16, 2022.
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2021 "Meet Natsumi Goldfish: Artist" Shoutout LA Magazine, Interview, March 15, 2021.
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2020 "Interview: Natsumi Goldfish." Voyage LA Magazine, June 15, 2020.
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2019 Frey, Angelica. "Choosing One’s Own Adventure at the Greenpoint Open Studios." Hyperallergic, June 13, 2019.
MEDIA & RELEASES
Music & Illustration
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2022 Memon, Emil. Saintly Body. Album Cover Art and Booklet Art. Dallas Records (Slovenia), February 2022.
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2016 Szczyglak, Jarek. THE FOLK. Album Art Cover: The Dream Bird, 2016.
Television & Film
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2017 Alex Inc. (Pilot Episode). Artwork featured: Pilot Painting. ABC Television Series, starring Zach Braff, 2017.
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2017 Mishima Yukio Film. Tokyo Footage. Directed by Emil Memon, cinematography by Pawel Wojtasik, 2017.
AWARDS & HONORS
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2010 New Artist of the Year Award, Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan
