Coney Ishida is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City, working with painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and collage. Her work confronts issues of overconsumption, industrial farming, food waste, and environmental destruction, while offering moments of humor and lightness that reflect the playful wit of Japanese culture. Rooted in Shinto-Buddhist beliefs that all beings—animal, plant, natural element, or man-made object—possess spirit, she creates imagery that personifies and animates the world around us. Drawing from her cultural lineage, manga, and animation, her art balances seriousness with charm, encouraging empathy and respect while envisioning a kinder, more sustainable future.
Residencies
2025
ChaNorth Artist Residency
Pine Plains, NY
ChaNorth, Chashama's International
Writers & Artists-in-Residence
Program
Selected group exhibition
2021
NYFA Anniversary Benefit Auction
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
NYFA presented a virtual benefit gala, NYFA at 50.(100% donated to NYFA)
2021
Invincible Beings
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
New York, NY
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in collaboration with The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York.
2019
INDEX
NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentor Program
Index Art Center Newark, NJ
Index is a group exhibition of works in all mediums by artists participating as both mentors and mentees in NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentor Program, Newark.
Group exhibition
2023
“B“ Dry Goods
Brooklyn, New York
Award
2020
This Quarantine Life: A COVID-19 Era Comics Anthology 2020
Steven Walker and Greg Follender & The Art Students League of New York
2019
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
2016
Character Design Competition
Illustnote (Japanese illustration magazine)
My work was selected of 2016 Character Design Competition. Tsuneo Aida was as a jury who is a creator of Domo-kun. Previous jury include Yuko Yamaguchi who is a creator of Hello Kitty.