Born in Kanagawa, Japan
Lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan
Emi Kuraya, born in 1995, is one of the most interesting and refreshing new voices in the contemporary Japanese art panorama. A graduate of Tokyo’s Tama Art University, in spite of her young age Kuraya has already had a few high-profile solo shows, in Japan and at Perrotin Seoul and Perrotin Shanghai, and has been exhibited at Art Basel in Basel, Hong Kong and also at Frieze New York, receiving wide acclaim for the freshness, and the deep layers of meaning that make her work so captivating. Since 2018, Kuraya has been a member of Kaikai Kiki, the art society founded by Takashi Murakami.
education
2019
- BFA in Oil Painting, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
solo shows
2023
- A Strolling Path, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022
- Long Vacation, Perrotin Shanghai, China
2021
- Window and Scales, Perrotin Seoul, South Korea
2019
- In Search of a Lull, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018
- Inside Outside, Hidari Zingaro, Tokyo, Japan
group shows
2022
- Roppongi Art Night 2022, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo
2021
- 2021 Kaikai Kiki Autumn Show, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- Healing, Perrotin, Shanghai, China
2020
- Healing, Perrotin Matignon, Paris, France
- Healing, Perrotin Seoul, South Korea
2019
- 2019 Kaikai Kiki Summer Show, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018
- StageIV, Shinjuku Ophthalmologist Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
- Comic Art Exhibition, Ginza Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
