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KIMI NII

Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Lives in Brazil since 1957. Graduated from FAAP School of Fine Arts in 1972 with a degree in Industrial Design. Started to work with ceramics in 1978. She currently works in her atelier in São Paulo, developing utilitarian objects and sculptures. 

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

Mail Company Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro – "Kimi Nii in the Clouds" – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – 2014 to 2015
CAIXA Cultural Space, São Paulo – "In the Clouds" – São Paulo – SP – 2014
Oscar Niemeyer Museum – "Donguri" – Curitiba – PR – 2007
Siesta Gallery – Barcelona – Spain – 2007
Darcy Ribeiro Space, Brazilian Embassy – Brussels – Belgium – 2004
Tomie Ohtake Institute – "Donguri" – São Paulo – SP – 2004
Art Museum of Santa Catarina – "Prestige of the Mud" – SC – 2003
Manabu Mabe Space – Tokyo – Japan – 2001
Deco Gallery – São Paulo – SP – 1998
Mônica Filgueiras Art Gallery – São Paulo – SP – 1997
Nara Roesler Gallery – Campos do Jordão – SP – 1997
University Space Gallery – Federal University of Espírito Santo – "Sculptures in Ceramics" – Vitória – ES – 1996
Açude Museum – Castro Maya Foundation – "Sculptures in Ceramics" – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – 1996
Múltipla Gallery – "Ceramics Flora" – S. Paulo – SP – 1994
Mônica Filgueiras Art Gallery – São Paulo – SP – 1982 and 92
Deco Gallery – São Paulo – SP – 1980, 82 and 85

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

Central Galeria - "Sopra a ave-do-paraíso, voa longe a viúva negra" - SP - 2025
Galeria Teo - Colecionismo e Memória - São Paulo - SP
Instituto Tomie Ohtake - "Diásporas Asiáticas" - São Paulo - SP - 2024
Galeria Gomide - "O Curso do Sol" - São Paulo - SP - 2023
Farol Santander - "Arigatôbigado Arte Japonesa no Brasil" - São Paulo - SP - 2023
Pinacoteca de São Bernardo - "Vestir Cerâmica 3ª edição" - São Bernardo do Campo - SP - 2023
Arte132 - "Tridimensional: entre o sagrado e o estético" - São Paulo - SP - 2023
Pavilhão Japonês - "Koguei 工芸 - Arte Tradicional Japonesa" - São Paulo - SP - 2022
Tao Le House - "She, Tamen, Elas" - Xi'an - China - 2019
MuBE Museu Brasileiro de Escultura e Ecologia - "Ambiental - arte e movimentos" - São Paulo - SP - 2019
Emmathomas Galley - "Do not See the art" - São Paulo - SP - 2018
L'oeil Gallery – "Femmes D'argile" – São Paulo – SP – 2011
Deco Gallery – "Object and Bowl" – Artists using natural materials – São Paulo – SP – 2011
Dalcyr Ramiro Gallery – "Reunion" – FLIP – Paraty – RJ – 2011
Oscar Niemeyer Museum – Biennial of Design – Curitiba – PR – 2010
Japan Foundation – Tropical Charm – São Paulo – SP – 2010
Rotterdam Festival – Kleurbrazil – Rotterdam – The Netherlands – 2009
Destination Brazil – MOMA – New York – USA – 2009
Marta Traba Gallery – Latin America Memorial – "In Between Oceans – 100 Years of the Approximation between Japan and Brazil" – S. Paulo – SP 2009
Kawasaki Museum – "Creative Art Session" – Exhibition of Japanese-Brazilian Friendship – Tokyo – Japan – 2008. Brazilian Academy of Art, Culture and History – Japan in the Heart" – S. Paulo – SP – 2008
Banco do Brasil Cultural Center – "NIPPON" – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – 2008
Rodin Palace of Arts – "Embraces in the Art" – Salvador – BA – 2008
Deco Gallery – "Start After 100 Years" Brazil-Japan – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Pinacotheca of the State of São Paulo – "Japanese-Brazilian" – São Paulo – SP – 2008
São Paulo University Museum of Contemporary Art – "Art – Brazil Japan Modern and Up-to-Date" – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Brazilian Academy of Art, Culture and History – "Japan in the Heart" – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Memorial of Latin America – "Infinite Column" – São Paulo – SP – 2007
São Paulo Biennial Foundation "Art for the Amazon" – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Tomie Ohtake Institute – "Ties of the Sight" – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Boa Vista Government Palace – "Japanese Heritage in the Brazilian Ceramics" – Campos do Jordão – São Paulo – SP – 2008
Itamaraty Palace – "Brazilian Design – A change in the Sight" – Brasília – DF – 2007
Memorial of Latin America – "Infinite Column" – São Paulo – SP – 2007
Deco Gallery – "Three Dimensions" – São Paulo – SP – 2007
Alfredo Andersen Museum – National Salon of Ceramics – Selection and Award Commission – Curitiba – PR – 2006
Armani Space – "Global Edit" – Milan – Italy – 2005
MASP – "The Emerging Generation" – São Paulo – SP – 2005
Tomie Ohtake Institute – "Spiritual Weave of Contemporary Art" – São Paulo – SP – 2003
Unicid Space – "Generations" – Japanese-Brazilian Contemporary Art – São Paulo – SP – 2003
Casa das Rosas – Open Opera – São Paulo – SP – 2002
São Paulo Museum of Art – "Trends" – São Paulo – SP – 2002
Design & Nature – São Paulo – SP – 2001
500 Years of Design – Pinacotheca of the State of São Paulo – SP – 2000
Biennale Internationale Design 2000 – Saint-Ètienne – France – 2000
Brazilian British Center – "Building a Language" – S. Paulo – SP – 2000
São Paulo Museum of Art – "500 Years: A Window towards the Future" – São Paulo – SP – 1998
Lewarne Galleries – Vancouver – Canada – 1997
Museum of Brazilian Art – São Paulo – SP – 1996
Museum of Culture (PUC) – São Paulo – SP – 1994
Multiple of Art Gallery – "Ceramics Flora" – São Paulo – SP – 1994
Alfredo Andersen Museum – 11th Paraná Salon of Ceramics – Curitiba – PR – 1993
Cultural Space – Brazilian Central Bank – "Flora" – S. Paulo – SP – 1993
II International Studio of Image Technologies (Unesp) – SESC Pompéia – São Paulo – SP – 1993
Mônica Filgueiras Art Gallery – São Paulo – SP – 1992
Raquel Arnaud Art Cabinet – São Paulo – SP – 1990
Foz Palace – "Sculptures in Ceramics, Ten Brazilian Artists" – Lisbon – Portugal – 1989
Ciudad de Buenos Aires Cultural Center – Buenos Aires – Argentina – 1988
Conde Duque Cultural Center – "Sculptures in Ceramics, Ten Brazilian Artists" – Madrid – Spain – 1988
Italian – Latin American Institute (IILA) – "Sculptures in Ceramics, Ten Brazilian Artists" – Rome, Italy – 1988
Skultura Gallery – "Jewels, an Expression of Art" – São Paulo – SP – 1988
Mônica Filgueiras Art Gallery – "1st Cubo TV Mini Biennial" – São Paulo – SP – 1987
I and II MOA Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition – SP – 1986 and 87
São Paulo Museum of Art – "78th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil" – São Paulo – SP – 1986
Open Exhibition of Art Ceramics – I, II, III, IV, and V – São Paulo – SP – 1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, and 89
Ocra Gallery – SP – "The Art of Brazilian Ceramics in Brazil" – São Paulo – SP – 1984
Palace of Arts – "Contemporary Ceramics" – São Paulo – SP – 1985 and 87
Object Form – São Paulo – SP – 1981
Tenda Gallery – SP – 1980 and 85
Toki Art Gallery – SP – 1979, 80, 81, 83, 86, 88 and 89
II and III Meeting of Ceramists of Paraty – Paraty, RJ – 1979 and 81
Lira Paulistana Theater - "Cerâmica em alta temperatura" - SP - 1979
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