Announcement of Selected Artists for the AFAF AWARD powered by E.SUN BANK

We are pleased to announce the selected artists for AFAF AWARD 2026.
This year, alongside AFAF AWARD and AFAF AWARD GATEWAY, we newly established AFAF AWARD PHOTO, and across all three categories we received more than 500 entries in total.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.

After careful and rigorous deliberation, the following artists were selected.
Images and details of the selected works can be viewed on each category’s page.

[List of Selected Artists] *In alphabetical order

■AFAF AWARD
HIROAKI KAMIZONO @kamizono.hiroaki_art_works
Jasmine Fulford @jasminefulford
Kiyoshi Takahashi @kiyoshit
LIAO YUAN YI @_yi12
Rivers Qinnan Zhu @rivers_cichlids
AFAF AWARD Selected Artists →

■AFAF AWARD GATEWAY
Akane Morishita @akanemorishita_works_
AOKICHI @aok_ichi
Chen Wei Ting @chenweiting_art
HONG YONG XIN @hongyongxin_eikin
HSU HUIHSUAN @hsuchamber
IKENANA @ikednana
Maki OI @maki_ceramic
Mika Ando @andomika_
Misato Nonaka @nonakaten
Ryuki Nakama @ryuki_nakama
Sanae Yanagi @yanagisanae05
Sayoko Hayashida @rinda_01234
SHIKA @shikaworks
Wakiko Endo @endowakiko
XU LI @jori_xu
YEH JEN KUN @yehjenkun
AFAF AWARD GATEWAY Selected Artists →

■AFAF AWARD PHOTO
Masaki Tani @masaki._.tani
NaNaHa @nanaha_photograph
Soushi Tanaka @soushi_tanaka
Takuma Tadokoro @takuma.tadokoro
Tomohiro Hanada @tomohiro.0610
Yuki Kawanishi @yukikawanishi_art
AFAF AWARD PHOTO Selected Artists →

[Exhibition Information]

The selected works will be exhibited at ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026, held at Fukuoka Kokusai Center from October 2 (Fri) to 4 (Sun), 2026.

Title: ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2026
Dates: Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2026 *VIP Preview on Thursday, October 1, 2026
Venue: Fukuoka Kokusai Center (2-2 Chikko-honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)
Organizer: General Incorporated Association ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA
Co-sponsors: Fukuoka City / Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.

Tickets: Now on sale. Details here!