KINTO Minami
Born in Tokushima, Japan.
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
Education
2011 BFA Oil painting Dept. Joshibi University of Art and Design, Japan
2012 Studied as an Exchange student Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2013 MA Oil Painting Dept. Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2016 Selected for Tokyo wonder seed 2016 by Tokyo wonder site
2015 Winner of Shibuya-Culture Festival Kappa Shishou(Ichiro Endo) art prize
2015 Winner of Award the Ruth Katzman Scholarship for the League Residency at VYT in New York, U.S.
2011 JOSHIBI Art Museum Yoshiyuki Kato commemoration prize, the Joshibi art museum prize
Residencies
2015 the League Residency at VYT in New York, U.S.
2013 Zerodate art center, Akita Japan
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Ome City Library, Ome Japan.
2020 “The Mask Women” Tsurumi Salvia hall,Kanagawa Japan.
2018 KINTO Minami solo exhibition / dongsomun, Seoul Korea
2013 “THE DOUBLE KISS:The walk of road in Sumida” awobaso,Tokyo Japan
2012 “KOGANECHO SHADOW WORK:The walk of road in Koganecho” mujikobo ,Kanagawa Japan
2011 “Joshibi-New-eye” Ginza Gallery Joshibi,Tokyo Japan
Selected Group Exhibition and Projects
2023.3 VOCA exhibition, The Ueno Royal Museum of Art, Tokyo
2022-2023 Shikoku Pilgrimage of Art Exhibition, Tokushima Castle Museum,Tokushima / Straw Craft Museum, Kochi / Gallery Live Art, Ehime / Yamanami Art Festival Related Programs, Kagawa, Japan
2020.3 Group Exhibition “Nuigurumu!-2”, Shinjuku Ganka gallery, Tokyo
2020.2 Amusement park city evolution, RELABEL Shinsen, Tokyo
2020.1 “Dr. ART witnessed! The exhibition of the secret of Tokushima”（2020.JAN.9-24, TOKUSHIMA CITY TOKUSHIMA CASTLE MUSEUM, Tokushima, Japan）
2019.7 TAV GALLERY 5th Anniversary Exhibition「MID CORE」 2019. JUL. 6– JUL.21 , TAV GALLERY, Tokyo
2019.5 Planning “KINTO Minami’s the Taming of the Shrew”, Garou Atochi, Tokyo
2019.5 SICF: Spiral Independent Creators Festival Exhibition part joined as team nuigurumu! , Spiral, Tokyo
2019.3 Group Exhibition “Nuigurumu!”, Shinjuku Ganka gallery, Tokyo
2017.10 Group Exhibition “2017 DMZ International Civilian Control Zone”/DMZ,Korea
2017.10 Group Exhibition “Shibu-karu-Matsuri”/galleryX by PARCO,Tokyo
2017.8. Group Exhibition “BOYS LOVE -flower-“/Nogata no Kuhaku,Tokyo
2017.5. Group Exhibition “ISETAN new artist display“/ISETAN Shinjuku,Tokyo
2017.3. Group Exhibition “Han-Gon-Koh-Replay” , Sai-Ho-Zi, Tokyo
2017.2 Group Exhibition “Post festum” /genron chaos*lounge Gotanda atelier,Tokyo
2017.2 Group Exhibition “Han-Gon-Koh” , Sai-Ho-Zi, Tokyo
2016.12 blanClass series playing the drama that written by Daisuke Kishii “Clan to protect the Roppongi Hills” /blanClass,Kanagawa
2016.10 Trance Arts Tokyo /Tsukasa 3331
2016.10 Planning “Croquette came from Israel”, /naonakamura,Tokyo
2016.8 “Current war painting exhibition” /TAV GALLERY, Tokyo
2016.8 Shinjuku-Shinju2,100 match/Genron-chaos-lounge Gotanda atelier, Tokyo
2015 “Taro Okamoto selected contemporary art show” Kawasaki Taro Okamoto Museum, Kanagawa
2014 “the Anti War: Resistance against the Anticipated War exhibition” SNOW Contemporary, Tokyo
2014 “3331 independent exhibition”3331 arts CYD,Tokyo
2013 “Zerodate Art Exhibition” Zerodate art center, Akita
2013 “GIGMENTA2013″ HIGURE 17-15 cas ,Tokyo
2012 “YOBU YOBU YOBU:call call call” Turner Gallery,Tokyo Japan
2012 “Open art and design critique event at the Co-Core show in Helsinki” Sanoma house Mediatori ,Helsinki Finland
2011 “Hongik Art Museum exhibition”Hongik Art Museum,Seoul Korea
Performance
2022.3 Stilllive Performance Art Summit Tokyo 2022──Tribute of Performance Anthology, Goethe-Institut Tokyo, https://www.stilllive.org/
2019.5 SICF: Spiral Independent Creators Festival PLAY part joined as a performing artist, Spiral, Tokyo
2017.2 The real pure land for Minami and Yujo, Shinjuku Tokyo
Screening
2015 “ w-a-l-k” TAV GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Maebashi media festival, Shopping Street of Maebashi-Benten, Tokyo Japan
Stage Costume
2014 Stage costume “Collar of the Noraneko” sons wo:,Theater green Box in Box [Festival / Tokyo]/Tokyo, Man-nen-bashi-Park-Building/Osaka Japan
KINTO Minami is a Tokyo-based visual artist originally from Tokushima, Japan. With an MA in Oil Painting from Tama Art University, her artistic practice centers on sewing.
Her work has garnered significant recognition. She has exhibited extensively in Japan, Korea, and the U.S., with solo shows like The Mask Women (2020) and The Crying Women (2018) . Her performances and stage costume design further demonstrate her versatility in the arts.