Curriculum Vitae
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

Kogan Amaro Gallery - "Hakuunzan - Mountain of the White Clouds" - São Paulo - SP - 2019
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

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
copyright © 2024 Kimi Nii | by arteninja