Kumi Obata

Born in Kanagawa / Lives in Tokyo Japan
Started creating etching at 2000.
Current activities include picture books, illustration,
and product development based on her own etching works.

・2004　Creative Calendar Show (Tokyo,Japan）Honorable Mention

・2006,2007,2008,2009,2010　Bologna Children's Bookfair（Bologna,Italy）Selected

・2006　Creative Calendar Show (Tokyo,Japan）Superior Award　

・2007　HB Illustration File Competition (Tokyo,Japan）Special Jury Award (Selected by Mr. Seiichi Suzuki)

・2008　The 7th TIS Open Competition (Tokyo,Japan）Special Jury Award (Selected by Mr. Yuki Sasameya)

・2009　8th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print 2009 (Sofia,Bulgaria）Selected

・2010　9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print 2010 (Sofia,Bulgaria）Selected

・2010　Tapirulan CALENDARIO DUEMILA11 Competition （Cremona,Italy）Selected

・2011　31rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Selected

・2012　32rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Selected　http://www.miniprint.org/in/in.html

・2013　58th CWAJ Print Show（Japan）Selected　　http://www.cwaj.org/default.htm

・2013　33rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Selected

・2013　58th CWAJ Print Show（Japan）Selected　　http://www.cwaj.org/default.htm

・2013　Awagami International Miniature Print（Japan）Selected

・2014　59th CWAJ Print Show（Japan）Selected　　http://www.cwaj.org/default.htm

・2014　34rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Selected

・2015　35rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Finalist

・2016　36rd MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS（Spain）Winner

exhibitions

2002　solo show "Something Is There" 　(Tokyo,Japan）

2004　solo show " Daily "　(Tokyo,Japan）

2006　Bologna Children's Bookfair （Bologna,Italy）
　 　 　 solo show "Box of Imagination"　(Tokyo,Japan）
　 　 　 Bologna Children's Bookfair　museum tour in Japan（Japan）
　 　 　 solo show "Time That Progresses Slowly"　(Tokyo,Japan）
　 　 　
2007　Bologna Children's Bookfair （Bologna,Italy）
　 　 　 Bologna Children's Bookfair 　museum tour in Japan and Soul, Korea
　 　 　 solo show "Another Box"　(Tokyo,Japan）
　 　 　 A solo show awarded by HB Illustration File Competition
　 　 　 solo show " Equinox "　(Tokyo,Japan）

2008　Bologna Children's Bookfair （Bologna,Italy）
　 　 　 Bologna Children's Bookfair 　museum tour in Japan and Soul, Korea
　 　 　 solo show "Sky of That Time, Under This Sky"　(Osaka,Japan）

2009　Bologna Children's Bookfair （Bologna,Italy）
　 　 　 Bologna Children's Bookfair 　museum tour in Japan
　 　 　 Vol.7 Tokyo Illustrators Society exhibition 　　(Tokyo,Japan）　
　 　 　 8th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print 2009 (Sofia,Bulgaria）
　 　 　 solo show "The Sky Says " 　　(Osaka,Japan）
　 　 　 solo show 　　(Toyama,Japan）
　 　 　 solo show " Trace vol.1"　　(Tokyo,Japan）

2010　Bologna Children's Bookfair （Bologna,Italy）
　 　 　 Bologna Children's Bookfair 　museum tour in Japan
　 　 　 9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print 2010 (Sofia,Bulgaria）
　 　 　 solo show " Signal " (Tokyo,Japan）
　 　 　 Tapirulan CALENDARIO DUEMILA11 exhibition （Cremona,Italy）

2011　31th Mini Print International of Cadaques Exhibition
　 　 　●Cadaqués , SPAIN　From June 25th to September 30th, 2011　TALLER GALERIA FORT
　 　 　●Wingfield , UK　From July 28th to September 4th, 2011　Wingfield Barns
　 　 　●Bages , FRANCE　From November 5th 2011 to January 16th 2012　Gallery "L'Etangd'Art"
　 　 　●Pineda , SPAIN（Barcelona）　Fundació Tharrats d'Art Gràfic
　 　 　 solo show　"The Scene at the Back of the Drawer" (Osaka,Japan）
　 　 　 solo show " Turning point" (Tokyo,Japan）

2012　32th Mini Print International of Cadaques Exhibition
　 　 　●Cadaqués , SPAIN　TALLER GALERIA FORT
　 　 　●Wingfield , UK　　Wingfield Barns
　 　 　●Bages , FRANCE　Gallery "L'Etangd'Art"
　 　 　●Pineda , SPAIN（Barcelona）　Fundació Tharrats d'Art Gràfic

2013　33th Mini Print International of Cadaques Exhibition
　 　 　●Cadaqués , SPAIN　From June 29th to September 30th, 2013　TALLER GALERIA FORT
　 　 　●Wingfield , UK　From July 27th to September 3th, 2013　Wingfield Barns
　 　 　●Pineda , SPAIN（Barcelona）From October 4th to November 3th, 2013　Fundació Tharrats d'Art Gràfic
　 　 　●Bages , FRANCE　From November 16th, 2013 to January 19th, 2014　Gallery "L'Etangd'Art"