Kayoko Kimura is a Japanese artist who produces works focusing on universal themes such as the universe, time and life - by switching the focus from macro to micro and repeating the process of inter similarity.

“What is this world? In other words, what is life?”

Art production is a journey to find the answer to Kimura's question. The practice of creation is her continuous search for the answer. Her initial works before 2010 were mainly created and inspired by the energy of pencil, Japanese washi and photographs. Since 2011, she focused on “drawing” the action, by inserting the energy of her very own life to every single brush she put into the work, exploring the life cycle. Flower blossoms is one of the major subjects in most of her drawings to depict the beauty of life.

Selected Exhibitions:

1996 Ljubljana Graphic Art Biennial
1998 “PLIX WHANKI SEOUL, BERLIN, TOKYO,” WHANKI Museum
1999 Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno
2007 Gallery Closet, Nishiazabu
2015 "Flower of Flower," Gallery Q, Ginza
2015 Asia Hotel Art Fair, Hong Kong
2016 "Self-Portrait," Gallery ARK, Yokohama
2017 "Quintet 3", Sompo Japan of Tobu Hunabashi, Japan
2018 "Border" solo exhibition at Art Glorieux, Tokyo
2018 "The Best Selection, MITSUKOSHI Art Fair," Nihombashi MITSUKOSHI
2019 "Evolution-2019-," Kinoshokikaku, Kyobashi
2020 A Gallery Group Exhibition, Tokyo
2021 "Reflections on Nature," Gallery Y, Kyoto
2022 "Ephemeral Landscapes," Gallery X, Osaka
2023 "Inner Journeys," Gallery Z, Tokyo