MASAKI Miho

Profile

Graduated with an MA in Oil Painting from Tama Art University in 2007.

Recent exhibitions:
2026 “KAIKA TOKYO AWARD 2026,” KAIKA TOKYO, Tokyo
2025 “START Box EXHIBITION vol.3,” YAU CENTER, Tokyo
2013  “ART OSAKA 2013,” Hotel Granvia Osaka, Osaka
2013 “TWS-Emerging195,” TOKAS Hongo, Tokyo

Recent activity:
2013 “Open Atelier,” START Box sasahatahatsu, Tokyo

Recent awards:
2026 “KAIKA TOKYO AWARD 2026,” Hiromi Kurosawa Prize
2012 “YOUNG ARTISTS JAPAN vol.5,” Special jury prize
2003  “Tokyo Wonder Wall 2003,” Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize

About works / performance

Through my creative practice, I have come to the experiential understanding that "painting is a surface—at once fabric and akin to skin."
My process involves layering interfacing and cloth beneath a painted canvas, then stitching them together to create a quilted surface.
This act is intended to flesh out the fabric support, giving it a physical presence.
The intent is to emphasize the aspect of fabric as skin, rather than viewing it merely as a functional surface for capturing images.