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KUMAGAI, Minako

 

Born in Tokyo, Japan.
Live in Saitama, Japan.

 

1994
Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University (Tokyo University of Art and Design/ nonfigurative painting major)

1995
Researcher at Tokyo Zokei University (nonfigurative painting major)

2004
Accepted for Tokyo Wonder Wall Competition
Attending for Saitama Japanese Traditional Paper Making Successors’ five-year Program

2005
Scholarship Student for the 19th Holbein Scholarship
Accepted for the 2nd Competition of Grand Prize for Work for Japanese Traditional Paper

2008
Get a prize from Suzuki Risaku for Photo Competition of Kawaguchi’s 100 Landscapes

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITION

 

2021, 2023
art lab Melt Meri (Kiyosumi-shirakawa, Tokyo, JAPAN)

2017
Hinoki Gallery (Kyobashi, Tokyo, JAPAN)

2019, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004
Ai Gallery (Ginza/Kyobashi, Tokyo, JAPAN)

2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
TOKI Art Space (Aoyama, Tokyo, JAPAN)

1999, 1998
Ginza Kyubidou Gallery (Ginza,Tokyo, JAPAN)

1995
Gallery Surge (Kanda, Tokyo, JAPAN)

 

 

 

GROUPE EXHIBITION

 

2024
Les points et un point vol.9 　*Scheduled to be held in February
(Ginza K’s Gallery/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
HUNCH – 2024 New year’s exhibition
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)
iti maha – Small exhibition
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)

2023

Context 2023
(Gallery Storks/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Ideas never sleep 11th
(Gallery BOVGATEI / Nagano, JAPAN)
See you again – beyond the opposite
(Saitama Hall/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Three-dimensional work 2023
(Galerie SOL/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Haven’t we met before? 2022
(Saitama Hall/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Non-permanent Exhibiton
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)
Les points et un point vol.8
(Ginza K’s Gallery/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
9 Stories 2022 – 2023
(Roppongi 605 Gallery- Gallery Lara Tokyo/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
MOVE – 2023 New year’s exhibition
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)

2022
2022 Verger exhibition
(Galerie Verger/ Kanagawa, JAPAN)
Non-permanent Exhibiton
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)
Ideas never sleep 10th
(Gallery BOVGATEI / Nagano, JAPAN)
Poison of ten flowers
(U forum museum / Tokyo, JAPAN)
– Cheers!! Via M.M. – art lab Melt Meri 5th Anniversary Showcase 3
(art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo, JAPAN)
TANAGOKORO: Alternative Crafts by 16 Japanese Contemporary Artists
(The Japan Foundation/ Los Angeles, USA )
Haven’t we met before? 2022
(Saitama Hall, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)
β-Verger
(Galerie Verger/ Kanagawa, JAPAN)
Les points et un point vol.7
(Ginza K’s Gallery/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2021
Hinoki Annual 2020-2021
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Paper lovers
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Ideas never sleep 9th
(Gallery BOVGATEI / Nagano, JAPAN)
Les points et un point vol.6
(Ginza K’s Gallery/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
β-Naruse17
(Gallery Naruse17/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Art in town URAWA 2021
(Washin Gallery, etc. / Saitama, JAPAN)

2020
Ideas never sleep 8th
(Gallery BOVGATEI / Nagano, JAPAN)
Saitama Triennale 2020/Art Sightama 2020 “Art and Walk “
(Free Style Antiques, etc. / Saitama, JAPAN)

2019
Ideas never sleep 7th
(Gallery BOVGATEI / Nagano, JAPAN)
CON-ten EN ASHIKAGA 2019
(ex-Oshima Textile Factory, Kurita Museum, etc. / Tochigi, JAPAN)
Haven’t we met before? 2019/ Art and Walk in Urawa
(Washington hotel, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)

2018
Hinoki Annual 2017-2018
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
In clearance of the faraway time/ A plus viewing 02
(Previously Tanaka Family House/ Saitama, JAPAN )
shelf life
(OOTE41221/ Nagano, JAPAN)
Seguente
(Ayumi Gallery/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Haven’t we met before? 2018
(Saitama Hall, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)

2017
Interactive 2017
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Haven’t we met before? 2017
(Aoyama house, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)
Hinoki Annual 2016-2017
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2016
Haven’t we met before? 2016
(Urawa Art Museum, Gallery Saikousha, Aoyma Japanese tea shop, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)

2015
Haven’t we met before? 2015
(Urawa Art Museum, Gallery Saikousha, Aoyma Japanese tea shop, etc./ Saitama, JAPAN)
Eight walls
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Hinoki Annual 2014-2015
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2014
Haven’t we met before? 2014
(Urawa Art Museum/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Homing Pigeon
(nitehi works 509 Kadoue/ Yokohama, JAPAM)

2013
Forget-me-not
(Roppongi 605 Gallery- Gallery Lara Tokyo/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Interactive 2013
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Hong Kong Contemporary
(The Excelsior Hong Kong/ Hong Kong, CHINA)
Homing Pigeon
(Balconi Coffee Company/ Los Angeles, USA)
MA – MA
(Art place K/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Hinoki Annual 2012-2013
(Gallery Hinoki/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2012
From a dot
(Art place K/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Featherweight
(West Los Angeles College Art Gallery/ Los Angeles, USA )
The beautiful form of a town
(Kawaguchi Art Gallery ATLIA/ Saitama, JAPAN)
Hong Kong Contemporary
(The Park Lane Hotel/ Hong Kong, CHINA)

2011
Gateway Japan
(The Torrance Art Museum/ Los Angeles, USA）
9 Stories
(Gallery Lara Tokyo/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2010
Fantastic 3
(Gallery Lara Tokyo/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Kawaguchi 2009.09.26 – Record of the poet YOSHIMASU Gozo’s photo workshop
(Gallery Mizu-to-k i/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2009
The Library 2009
(TOKI Art Space/ Tokyo, JAPAN)

2008
Photo Competition of Kawaguchi’s 100 Landscapes Vol.1
(Art gallery ATOLIA/ Saitama, JAPAN)
The Lights of Japanese paper
(Saitama Craft Center/ Saitama, JAPAN)

2007
Kako je bilo u Srbiji?/How was Srbija?
(Toki Art Space, Contemporary HEIGHTS gallery Den/ Tokyo, JAPAN)
Art Auction Exhibition-by Art By Xerox System
(Art by Xerox Gallery/Tokyo,JAPAN)

2006
The 2nd Competition of Grand Prize for Work for Japanese Traditional Paper
(Iiyama city public hall/ Nagano, JAPAN)
New Year’s Card by Japanese Artists
(Beograd, Sente,Sokobanja, SRBIJA)

2004
Tokyo Wonder Wall Exhibition 2004
(Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo/Tokyo, JAPAN)
Japan Art in Hungary 2004
(Hungary Contemporary Art Gallery/ Fuzesgyarmat,HUNGARY)

2003
Korea/Japan Modern Art Festival 2003
(Suwon Art Museum/ Suwon, KOREA)
The Tokyo Grobal Art 2003 in Korea Exhibition
(Gallery Samsong Plaza/ Seohyeon Dong, KOREA)