Mina Katsuki

Born in Fukuoka, Japan, 1989. Based in Kitakyushu and Kyoto. Received M.F.A. in painting, Kyoto University of Art and Design, 2016. Katsuki blends over 200 shades of blue herself, and abides by her minimal rule of “one stroke” to produce a work of paint as its main subject. Awarded the TWW prize at Tokyo Wonderwall 2015, selected for the 3rd Contemporary Art Foundation, SHU UEMURA prize at a.a.t.m 2016, and selected for the 32th Holbein Scholarship. Selected solo exhibitions include, 241-294 Chroma at Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka, From one stroke at WINWIN ART, Taiwan, From one stroke 2 at Iori Machiya Stay, and satellite exhibition of ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2020. Katsuki has also participated in various Artist-in-Residences overseas such as the Sasaran International Art Festival 2017, Malaysia, International Art Camp Ⅱ -2018, Indonasia, and Hanoi Art Connecting 2019, Vietnam. Selected corporate collections include DMG MORI CO., LTD., OCA TOKYO (MITSUBISHI ESTATE Co., Ltd,), Chishima Real Estate Co., Ltd., ASTON MARTIN OSAKA (Hakko LR Co., Ltd.), UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC), and more.

Artist Statement
My paintings are for looking at paint.
I began production using the method of one stroke, to keep depicting my emotions and the act of painting to a minimum, in order to express the existence of paints.
However, as I repeated this same process hundreds of times, I realised that the state of the environment and my body at the time remained as traces in the work.
These are traces that are left behind, when I spread out the mountainous amounts of paint that lie in front of my eyes with one stroke, in attempt to control the paint, but losing this control as the paint resists.
I train my body to not leave these traces, and approach the white canvas in order to conquer the paint in this momentary battle.


Solo Exhibition
2017
shoukei-ato-r, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka

2018
241-294 Chroma, Fukuzumi Gallery, Osaka
Mina Katsuki New paintings, Gallery M.A.P, Fukuoka

2019
From one stroke, Winwin Art, Kaohsiung

2020
From one stroke 2, Iori Machiya Stay, Kyoto

2023
From one stroke, Yumiko Chiba Associates, Tokyo

Group Exhibition
2014
Way we draw, Exchange exhibition, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei

2015
The power of a painting, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto

2016
Insecure tide land, Frees Art Space, Taipei
HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO, Room #564, Kyoto

2017
Artotheque exhibition, uJung Art Gallery, Seoul
Insecure tide land_, Winwin Art, Kaohsiung

2018
THE NEXT 10 ARTISTS, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka
Shimogamo Bunka Salon, Shimogamosaryo, Kyoto

2019
Shimogamo Plaiades, ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2019 Satellite exhibition, Shimogamosaryo, Kyoto
November Island, Winwin Art, Kaohsiung

2020
FINDING PROXIMITY, MODEKA, Manila

2021
Shimogamo Plaiades 2021, ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2021 Satellite exhibition, Shimogamosaryo, Kyoto
Winwin Art, Kaohsiung

2022
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022 Satellite exhibition, Shimogamosaryo, Kyoto
Chishimatochi Collection, Kagoo, Osaka
FaN Week Special Exhibition, 4 Collectors with Art, Fukuoka city Museum, Fukuoka
Peculiar Island, WINWIN ART, Taiwan

Award
2015
Tokyo Wonderwall 2015, prize

2016
3rd Contemporary Art Foundation Award, selected
a.a.t.m 2016, SHU UEMURA prize

2017
The 32th Holbein Scholarship, selected

Festivals
2016
Kizugawa Art 2016, Kyoto

2017
Sasaran International Art Festival 2017, Malaysia

Artist in Residences
2017
Sasaran International Art Festival, Malaysia

2018
Solo International Art Camp 2018, Indonesia

2019
Hanoi Art Connecting, Hanoi
Artist-in-residence Kamonasu, Kyoto

Selected Corporate Collections
Skye Niseko, CL Sterling & Son Japan Co., Ltd.
Chishima Real Estate Co., Ltd.
ASTON MARTIN OSAKA, Hakko LR Co., Ltd.
Risshisha
BnA Alter Museum, COLUMBIA WORKS Co., Ltd.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN, UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
DMG MORI CO., LTD.
OCA TOKYO, MITSUBISHI ESTATE Co., Ltd.
Inoue Business Consultants, Inc
TORANOMON HILLS Residential Tower, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Trial Holdings ,Inc.
partyfactory, Inc.