Born in Kanagawa, Japan
Lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan

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
2023年7月1日
Les arts dessinés — 1 PAGE
2023
Emi KURAYA
2023年9月2日 - 2023年9月23日
巴黎
10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS
Walking in the Sky
2022
Emi KURAYA
2022年1月14日 - 2022年3月26日
上海
3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District
Long Vacation
2021
Chiho AOSHIMA, Emi KURAYA, Takuro KUWATA, KYNE, Kasing LUNG, MADSAKI, Mr., Takashi MURAKAMI, Shin MURATA, OB, Otani Workshop, Aya TAKANO, TENGAONE, Yuji UEDA
2021年2月5日 - 2021年3月20日
上海
3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District
Healing
策展人 Takashi Murakami
Emi KURAYA
2021年1月20日 - 2021年2月26日
首爾
1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu
Window and Scales
2020
Chiho AOSHIMA, Yukimasa IDA, Kasing LUNG, Emi KURAYA, MADSAKI, Takashi MURAKAMI, Shin MURATA, OB, Otani Workshop, Aya TAKANO, Yuji UEDA, TENGAONE
2020年10月17日 - 2020年12月23日
巴黎
2bis avenue Matignon 75008 Paris
Healing
策展人 Takashi Murakami
Takashi MURAKAMI, Mr., MADSAKI, TENGAONE, Kasing LUNG, Aya TAKANO, Chiho AOSHIMA, Emi KURAYA, OB, Otani Workshop, Yuji UEDA, Shin MURATA
2020年7月23日 - 2020年9月4日
首爾
1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu
Healing