MINAKO ASAKURA (JPN)
Born in 1973, Japan
Lives & works in Tokyo, Japan
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist whose practice merges graphic design and contemporary art.
She studied sociology at university and graphic design at a professional school.
She began her career as a graphic designer and art director, creating visual materials for
TV stations, record labels, restaurants, and public institutions in Tokyo.
After more than a decade in the design industry, she returned to her artistic roots in 2013.
Her works are known for their vivid colors, delicate layering, and a sense of fantasy inspired
by nature and light, created using acrylic and watercolor.
Her visual language reflects the fusion of structure and emotion, clarity and imagination
— often evoking dreamlike forests, jewel-like trees, and quiet inner landscapes.
She believes that painting is a way of staying true to oneself — a dialogue between inner voice
and outer expression.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 VIVID, Omotesando Salon de Fleur, Tokyo, Japan
2021 VIVID, Omotesando Hills Gallery Kowa, Tokyo, Japan
2017 VIVID, Omotesando Hills Gallery Kowa, Tokyo, Japan
2014 VIVID, Art Complex Center, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Pink Art Fair, galerie bruno massa, Seoul, South Korea
2025 Jeju International Art Fair, galerie bruno massa, Jeju, South Korea
2025 Home Table Deco Fair, galerie bruno massa, Busan, South Korea
2022 DIAS in DAEJEON, galerie bruno massa, Daejeon, South Korea
2022 WITH ART FAIR, galerie bruno massa, Seoul, South Korea
2022 BLUE ART FAIR, galerie bruno massa, Busan, South Korea
2022 PREMIER ART FAIR JOSUN 2022, galerie bruno massa, Seoul, South Korea
2022 art:gwangju:22, galerie bruno massa, Gwangju, South Korea
2019 ASIA CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW, galerie bruno massa, Hong Kong, China
2019 ART FUTURE, galerie bruno massa, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 PLAS CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW, galerie bruno massa, Seoul, South Korea
2018 ART BUSAN, galerie bruno massa, Busan, South Korea
2018 Art Bahrain Across Borders, galerie bruno massa, Manama, Bahrain
2018 ART FAIR TOKYO, galerie bruno massa, Tokyo, Japan
2017 ART FAIR TOKYO, galerie bruno massa, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Jiangsu Art Fair, galerie bruno massa, Changzhou, China
2016 ART OSAKA, galerie bruno massa, Osaka, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2018–2025 JAPAN ART STORM in TAIWAN, Kaohsiung and Tainan, Taiwan
2015–2016 ART CASE – My Digital Life – 25TOGO BRIGHT, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2015 MINAKO ASAKURA, Solo Show “Fancy Forest”, Ikebukuro Art Gathering, Tokyo, Japan
2015 ART PHONE LABORATORY, Shibuya Hikarie / 8COURT, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Drawing the Nature of Japan, Uenonomori Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2013 ANIMAL PLANET, Art Complex Center, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Japan’s Mt. Fuji Exhibition, Labi Takasaki Art Gallery, Gunma, Japan
Dream World, Rabbit
2024
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
65,2 x 65,2 x 2,5 cm - 25,6 x 25,6 x 1 in
Beautiful World
2024
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
60,6 x 50,5 x 2,5 cm - 23,9 x 19,9 x 1 in
