The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is proud to announce that its Research Director, Professor Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, is the curator of a major new exhibition, Art of Manga, opening at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on 27 September 2025.
This will be the first large-scale exhibition in the Americas to explore manga as an art form. Featuring over 600 original drawings by some of Japan’s most influential manga artists—including Akatsuka Fujio, Araki Hirohiko, Chiba Tetsuya, Oda Eiichiro, Tagame Gengoroh, Takahashi Rumiko, Tanaami Keiichi, Taniguchi Jiro, Yamashita Kazumi, Yamazaki Mari, and Yoshinaga Fumi—Art of Manga offers a rare opportunity to experience the creative power and global impact of manga.
Professor Rousmaniere brings her expertise in Japanese visual culture to the curatorial vision of the exhibition. Her leadership ensures that Art of Manga not only showcases the artistic brilliance of manga but also explores its roots in traditional Japanese painting and woodblock prints, its evolution through editorial and digital innovation, and its role in shaping contemporary social commentary.
Art of Manga will run at the de Young Museum from 27 September 2025 to 25 January 2026. For more information, please visit the museum’s website.