Profile

Maiko KOBAYASHI
*1977 Born in Kanagawa, Japan *Lives and works in Tokyo
2008 Master of Arts with Distinction in Art Practice, School of Arts and Social sciences,
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1998 Certificate in Scenography and Display, The Junior College of Musashino Art University,
Tokyo Japan

Selected Solo Exhibition

2022 “Where It All Began” , Galerie OMOTESANDO, Tokyo, Japan (*February 7-19)
2021 “Dear Nameless City and You were there”, Machida Pario Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020 “POP UP”, LIGHT HOUSE Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020 “Come on”, Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2018 “We are all Kawaii”, Space Zero, Beijing 798 Art district, China
2018 “Kawaii Thinker”, Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2017 “DEAR ART”, Gallery WADA, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “Living in the City”, ROPPONGI HILLS A/D GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2015 “Capture the moment”, MITSUME, Tokyo, Japan
2014 “The works so far…”, Machida City Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2013 “mind / heart : right / light”, Gallery WADA, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “Drift into Time” , Galerie OMOTESANDO, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “Sorrows of Life”, ROPPONGI HILLS A/D GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2010 “ID”, L MD Gallery, Paris, France
2009 “Vale of Tears”, hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibition

2022 “Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary”, GR GALLERY Booth, Palm Beach County (*March 24-27)
Convention Center, Florida, USA
2022 “TAGBOAT ART FAIR”, TOKYO PORTCITY TAKESHIBA, Tokyo, Japan (*March 11-13)
2021 “ART MIAMI”, GALLERY JOEUN Booth, One Herald Plaza, Florida, USA
2021 “ART PARIS”, GALLERY JOEUN Booth, Gland Palais  ph m re, Paris, France
2021 “KIAF 2021”, GALLERY JOEUN Booth, COEX A&B, Seoul, Korea
2021 “ART BUSAN 2021”, GALLERY JOEUN Booth, BEXCO Exhibition hall1, Busan, Korea
2021 “The Forties; Alluring moments 4th”, GALLERY JOEUN, Seoul, Korea
2021 “TAGBOAT ART FAIR”, TOKYO PORTCITY TAKESHIBA, Tokyo, Japan
2020 “Power of Life”, Shun Art Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2019 “Don’t look at me!” (a duo-show by two artists), Pierre-Yves Ca r Gallery, Paris, France
2019 “Out of line”, Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2018 “Young Artists from Japan”, Blue Roof Museum, Sichuan, China
2017 “ART FAIR TOKYO 2017  Hopin’ Pocketful ”
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “3331 Art Fair 2016 -Various Collectors Prizes-  Alternative space section ”
3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
2013 “Machida Connection  Born After 1970 ”, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “FIELD OF NOW 2012”, Ginza Yokyo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “VOCA – The Vision of Contemporary Art 2011”, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2010 “Salon du dessin contemporain 2010”, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

Publication

2019 < Emo-jō> Collection aKa (a series of artist’s drawing books), Published by iKi Editions (France)
2014 < Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (Artists of the World) >, BAND 81 Knecht – Kretzner
The entry written by Ulrike Middendorf, Published by DE GRUYTER (Germany)
2011 < NOUVELLE GARDE DE L’ART CONTEMPORAIN JAPONAIS >
Written by Sophie Cavaliero, Published by LE LEZARD NOIR (France)
2008 < THE POWER OF JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART >
Written by Yumi Yamaguchi, Published by ASCll Inc. (Japan)
2007 < WARRIORS OF ART > Written by Yumi Yamaguchi, Published by Kodansha International Ltd.

Residency Program

2019 < Biancospino Studio> Artist-In-Residency Project in Florence (Italy), managed by Shun Art Gallery
2018 < Tiger’s House> Artist-In-Residency Project in Zhujiajiao (Shanghai), managed by Shun Art Gallery

Others

2008 Master course Graduation Work was purchased by Northumbria University, England.