Kaori Izumiya
Kaori Izumiya was born and raised in Japan and has been living abroad for the past few years and is currently residing in Quebec, Canada.
She studied oil painting at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and after graduating had some successful group and solo exhibitions in Tokyo and New Zealand, as well as a professional career in Animation and illustration.
Kaori is a constantly evolving artist whose style is influenced by her life experiences, travels, and reflects the many diverse experiences she has encountered on her journey.
Her travels and the various places she has called home have left an indelible impression on her work, and since leaving Japan, she has pondered the significance of her cultural heritage and how it is perceived in different parts of the world.
Since 2022, Kaori has embarked on a new chapter in her career as a muralist in Montreal.
2026 - ART TORONTO / Wishbone Art Gallery / Toronto, Canada
2026 SOLO LE JARDIN BLEU EN SILENCE / Wishbone Art Gallery / Montreal, Canada
2026 Future Fair / Wishbone Art Gallery / NY, USA
2026 Plural Foire d’art contemporain / Wishbone Art Gallery / Montreal, Canada
2025 Plural Foire d’art contemporain / Wishbone Art Gallery / Montreal, Canada
2025 ART TORONTO – Wishbone Art Gallery
"Blue Sand" (Group exhibition) – Wishbone Art Gallery, Montreal
2024 ART TORONTO / Wishbone Art Gallery / Toronto, Canada
2023 Bijin: beauté à la japonaise / Conseil des arts de Montreal, Festival Accès Asie , Artasiam / Montreal, Canada
2023 Collective exhibition “AZUR” / Wishbone Art Gallery / Montreal, Canada
2022 Collective exhibition “PARER LE FRIMAS” / Wishbone Art Gallery / Montreal, Canada
2022 Group show / Le Livart , Monrea, Canada
2022 Solo / Tokyo, Jiyugaoka
2018 Solo " VISION "/ Wellingto , New Zealand
2017 " F l u i d i t y "/ Wellingto , New Zealand
2015 Solo "KAORI POP 2” / Tokyo
Art show "PINK TOKYO" / Tokyo
2013 "ACT ART COM art&design fair" / Tokyo
2012 "Light room vol.9" / Tokyo
2011 "White light/White room" / Tokyo
"0 Collection" / Tokyo
2008 Solo / Kanagawa
2002-2006 Studied oil painting at the Tokyo University of the Art
Mural 2024 Rabat, Morocco / JIDAR
2023 Parc Aime-caron, Montreal / MURAL , L’arrondissement de Saint- Laurent
2023 Canettes de Ruelle, Montreal / collaborated with Julian Palma
2023 Place Dupuis, Montreal / MU
2022 Canettes de Ruelle, Montreal
Backgrounds for Japanese Animation since 2008 : [Suzume] [Weathering With You] [Your Name] [The Garden of Words] [Children Who Chase Lost Voices ] [5 Centimeters Per Second]...etc...