ZEN//SHIN

Neo L.A. Gallery is pleased to present ZEN//SHIN, a debuting solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Jeffrey Sugishita. Sugishita's creative practice revolves around the exploration of the material world through traversing both domestic and wild terrains, which then becomes filtered through his cognition and manifests in the form of a barrage of mixed media works. Sugishita's practice is an investigation of his existence in this material universe, and an ode to his sense of wonder and awe towards the world that he has felt since his childhood. 

This sentiment holds no exception even during recent times, where Sugishita lost his home and studio to the Eaton Fires in January 2025. Amidst the smoke and pillars of flame still billowing from what used to be his room and studio, Sugishita commenced to create something new out of experiencing the loss of what had accumulated over the course of his lifetime. The works presented in this exhibition reflects Sugishita’s recent experiences of facing the forces of nature in its fullest, along with several works that survived the cataclysm.   

The title of the show, ZEN//SHIN, is derived from the Japanese word zenshin, of which several words share the same phonetics, including words that mean past self, whole body, heart of Zen, all new, and moving forward.

ZEN//SHIN marks the departure to a new frontier for Sugishita in terms of both his artistic career and his personal journey through this cosmos.