ABOUT 

Miki is a Japanese/New Zealand artist and illustrator working in realist graphite works. She enjoys thinking on ideas of identity; how cultural attitudes form pieces of ourselves and how we feel about it all. The works intersect portraiture, object and touches of surrealism, often influenced by ideas of ‘femininity’ and what that entails for the modern woman. Zooming in on small spaces of our bodies, characteristics, and objects to form various introspectives of the weight we're left to carry. With previous study in graphic design she employs a level of finishing, experimentation and creative problem solving to find her way to the ideas she wants to convey. Often finding satisfaction in pushing the boundaries of simple mediums like pencil/graphite in service of these ideas.

Her ink paintings are an extension of these themes brought to more graphic endings. It has often provided an outlet to explore her Japanese heritage and it's place in New Zealand.

2024	November - 'Satisfaction Brought It Back' Gallery Mugen, Tokyo Solo Exhibition                                                                   2024	September - 'The Night' Yvonne Rust Gallery, Group Exhibition                      2024	Febuary - Kumeu Winners Group Exhibition
2024 	January - Martakana Exhibition, Harbour Hospice Charity event
2023	March - Franklins Arts Festival
2023	January - Martakana Exhibition, Harbour Hospice Charity event
2022	September - ‘Unframed & Unashamed’ Solo Exhibition
2022	January - Martakana Exhibition, Harbour Hospice Charity event
2021	September - ‘Kink’ Wellington, Group Exhibition
2021	June - Print Show, Mercury Plaza, Group Exhibition
2021	Febuary - ‘Gonzo’, Mercury Plaza, Group Exhibition
2021	January - Martakana Exhibition, Harbour Hospice Charity event
2020	December - Matakana Makers, Group Exhibition
2020	October - ‘Curated Maps’, Monster Valley, Group Exhibition
2019	November	Makers Studio, Whangarei, Group Exhibition

Waitakere Trusts Art Award – First Prize 2024
Waitakere Trusts Art Award – First Prize 2022
Franklin Art Festival - First Prize 2022
Great Summer Art Exhibition - First Prize 2020
Great Summer Art Exhibition - First Prize 2019
Kumeu Art Awards - Runner up 2023
Waitakere Trusts Art Award - Second Prize 2023
Molly Morpeth Canaday Award - Shortlisted 2023

For any queries email to:

mikinozomi.art@gmail.com

Selected prints available at:

Inprnt.com

Limited edition prints available at:

Art & Realism

Mercury Plaza Store