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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

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
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

 

2023
– MOVE – 2023
(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 sleep10th
(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)